Winter is here and while it may feel like time to curl up into a ball indoors, there are still fun bike related events going on in NYC! Tonight, December 5th from 6:30-9:30pm is Recycle a Bicycle’s Annual Benefit. Tickets start at just $25 and go to a great cause. Join us tonight at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe [...]
Read more →Remember that Levis comercial for “cycling jeans” we posted about? They are coming to NYC. You can stop by the Ace Hotel this weekend Aug 5-7th for what looks like free swag and potential tune ups. Since summer streets is also kicking off this weekend, it could make for a fun cycling day.
Read more →Summer Streets takes place on consecutive Saturdays August 7, 14 and 21 from 7:00 am – 1:00 pm. This event takes a valuable public space – our City’s streets – and opens them up to people to play, walk, bike, and breathe. Don’t forget this year there will be dumpster pools on the streets! Three Dumpster pools will be located on the east side of Park Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets. The pools will be open 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Read more →Enjoy creative ideas? Make art? Papergirl NYC is looking for “rollable” art submissions by Aug 15th. Papergirl began 5 years ago in Berlin as artists took their art to the streets imitating paperboys. PaperGirl distributes art to strangers on the street by bike after the art is shown in a gallery. This year Papergirl will be [...]
Read more →Tomorrow 8/5, 6:15 the beginning of #bikenyc tweetups. Summer Streets – you know when NYC closes down the Park and Lafayette Avenues to traffic – begins this Saturday! TA Brooklyn has planned rides for each of the dates beginning at 8:30am at Grand Army Plaza.
Read more →“NYC Five Borough Bike Tour This fills up quick so I am putting the word out now. Reblog if you’re going to attend (or comment below!). Hope to see you there! There are 42 miles of adventure ahead on May 3, when you can ride car-free through New York City! Join 30,000 cyclists for the [...]
Read more →We couldn’t be in DC but the fanfare was felt around the world as President Obama (we get to call him that now!) delivered his inaugural address. Here is a beautiful shot by Jesse Chan-Norris of the DC bike valet. Can we say success!? Thanks to all the valet volunteers out there. You are appreciated. [...]
Read more →Ok, now we are feeling a lot better for staying in NYC tomorrow. Check out the Time’s Up Bike Ride. We’ll be there if only we can figure out a way to be at work, make it to the White House Project event and stop by for a ride. Totally possible, right? Inauguration Bike Parade [...]
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