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By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: Bike!Bike! 2012The folks at PEDAL and the Bike Kitchen are excited to host Bike!Bike! in Vancouver. Bike!Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for not-for-profit community bicycle projects and initiatives. It is an opportunity for people across North America to come together to learn, network, share, affirm, and explore. Each year Bike!Bike! is hosted by a different bike project, bringing folks to new cities to teach and learn how bikes can better their communities. Within the past eight years it has touched New Orleans, Tucson, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Toronto, and San Marcos. By hosting in Vancouver we [more...]

By: Velo VillageWant to spend solstice weekend in the country on your bike? Salt Spring is holding a rural cycling festival from Thurs June 21st to Sat June 23rd. The big events are: – A Gala Auction of bike-part-art for World Bicycle Relief on Friday Night – And a Bike Only Ferry from Swartz Bay to Salt Spring on Saturday (see http://www.straight.com/article-708991/vancouver/cyclists-sail-salt-spring). Velo Village – Connecting City Cyclists with their Country Cousins!

By: Ole (the Bull)First:  Be part of the Pedalheads Bike Decorating contest – decorate your bike and then ride in the Saturday Fiesta parade. Assembly: Tolmie & 10th Avenue at 09:30am. Free bike decorating on Friday.   http://www.pointgreyfiesta.org/parade/decorated-bikes/ Second: Bring your bike to the Kids and Dads bike race sponsored by The Bike Gallery. Assembly: 11:15am at 10TH Avenue & Trimble. Dads must ride Kids bikes – provided at the race site. Both events are free. Then come to Trimble Park for live stage, wading pool, Carnival Rides and more fun. http://www.pointgreyfiesta.org/parade/kids-and-dads-race/

By: Mountain Equipment Co-OpMEC Bikefest Vancouver is a daylong community celebration of all things bicycle related. It features clinics, entertainment, bike demos, a marketplace and a bike swap. With events and fun for both kids and adults it is a great way to celebrate the wonders of cycling and share them with the community of Vancouver. Registration for clinics is now open!  Clinics are only five dollars and include a free chocolate bar!

By: Dave WodchisElemental Gardens Garden Ride #1 will be a revision of the 2011 ride and take in some of our favorite streetside gardens in East Vancouver and Strathcona. Ride time 1.5 – 2 hours. Ride difficulty – easy. Complimentary snack and beverage or ice cream depending on weather. Hosted by Elemental Gardens owner and designer Dave Wodchis

By: Saw-monGet on your bike, load your weapons with a clear transparent H2O solution and head to the Olympic village for an hour of deadly bike ride. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/fVRK RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/422764217754188/ For each event, we meet at 11:45am and ride at 12:15pm Also you could RSVP for each individual weekly event at [June 16] WGBW I https://www.facebook.com/events/300617500029631/ [June 23] WGBW II https://www.facebook.com/events/476069402407217/ [June 30] WGBW III https://www.facebook.com/events/303849333036461/

By: MelissaJoin us for the round two of Kiddiepalooza! This year we will do a quick Bike Maintenance seminar to show our youngsters how easy it is to keep your bike clean and running smoothly. Bike Maintenance will be followed by a kid friendly ride for all ages in the city: Short route – http://goo.gl/maps/yeBW; Long route – http://goo.gl/maps/KhP1.  Bring out your bikes, trailers, trail-a-bikes, run-bikes and help foster and encourage the next generation of cycling enthusiasts!

By: Bernadette No Trucking Freeway KeenanWe will ride east along the the South Fraser Waterfront as much as possible to experience the natural beauty of the river and see first hand the destruction of the South Fraser Freeway. Bring a snack and good walking shoes as there is a slight chance some portions may be more hiking than biking.

By: Dave WodchisElemental Garden Garden Ride #2 will explore some of Vancouver's public garden spaces, greenways and landscape architecture as well as a visit to one of Vancouver's green roofs and walls atop a low rise downtown building. Ride time – approx. 2 hours. Ride difficulty – moderate. Complimentary snack and beverage during ride or beer at ride's end. Possible cyclobus ride tba. Hosted by Elemental Gardens owner and designer Dave Wodchis with special guest, urban planner, former councilor and long time cyclist Gordon Price.

By: dead baby bikes vancouverDead Baby Bikes Vancouver hosts a bunch of crazy bike things involving craziness and bikes and things <3 Tall bike joust.. A screwed up race.. Rad prizes… and more!

By: monkey wrenchmeet at the commons! from there who knows? rumored activities include: unplanned revelry of all kinds bring yer own balloons, pots, pans, jump ropes, chalk, freak bikes, and sound bikes http://www.facebook.com/events/254921467942814/

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: GraceA friendly community bike ride to raise awareness and acceptance of those living with mental illness.  You can choose  a 20K or a 50K ride, starting from Burnaby Central Park goes along scenic bike routes in Vancouver and returning to Central Park for post ride entertainments and lunch.   Early bird registration before June 10th is $30. Registration includes a Stromtech dry-fit shirt, breakfast, lunch, goodie bag and music by a live band.

By: Bike!Bike! 2012The folks at PEDAL and the Bike Kitchen are excited to host Bike!Bike! in Vancouver. Bike!Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for not-for-profit community bicycle projects and initiatives. It is an opportunity for people across North America to come together to learn, network, share, affirm, and explore. Each year Bike!Bike! is hosted by a different bike project, bringing folks to new cities to teach and learn how bikes can better their communities. Within the past eight years it has touched New Orleans, Tucson, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Toronto, and San Marcos. By hosting in Vancouver we [more...]

By: Gordon PriceSee how Vancouver has evolved, from the perspective of the Seaside Bikeway.  This tour starts in the West End, transformed by highrises in the 1950s, and ends with the city's most current megaproject.  In between, five decades worth of city planning – and the ideas that led to the Livable City and Vancouverism.

By: VBCVancouver Bicycle Club (VBC) weekly leisure ride each Sunday morning at 10. We’ll average 15-20km per hour following bike routes around Vancouver, going to Iona Island or crossing to the North Shore. The ride will go 30-50 km with a coffee break somewhere in the middle. Helmets are required on all VBC rides and tours.

By: GermainWhat's better than a leisurely Sunday bike ride? A PANCAKE bike ride!! Come eat a plate of delicious pancakes while drawing on placemats and listening to your friends play folk music. Gluten-free and vegan options, all organic, tasty homemade toppings (like yogurt, blueberry jam, apple butter – mm!). Make sure to come early as we will only take the first 40 orders we get this Sunday, whether those folks are Velopalooza riders or not. It's a small operation and that's all we can handle! Also know that coming right at the beginning doesn't guarantee you'll eat quickly – we'll do [more...]

By: Melissa BalfourThe Westminster Pier Park in New Westminster is opening up mid June so it's time we celebrate! I propose we meet at the end of the boardwalk near 1009 Rialto Court (Quayside Drive) and cycle the length of the boardwalk into Westminster Pier Park! Bring a vegan dish, plate, and fork and we can all share a picnic in the park. If you need some ideas for vegan recipes let me know and I'll email you some links. Please register on the links below and leave a comment with what dish you would like to bring so we don't all [more...]

By: Hastings Sunrise Bike Fest CommitteeFamily bike festival at Hastings Park (Italian Gardens). Come and decorate your bike and choose one of two rides (easier or longer). *VanCycle Mobile Bike Shop will be there to do minor tuneups and safety checks *say "hi" to members of the Vancouver Police Department bike squad and community policing volunteers *face painting *snacks *prizes! Thanks to the following supporters: Hastings North Community Partners Group and the Neighbourhood Small Grants program, VanCycle Mobile Bike Shop, Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre (especially Constable Dujmovic), Seasons of Food, the PNE (especially Kate Huffman), Laughing Bean, Luna Marula (face painter), and Natures Path. [more...]

By: NathanRide to Lulu Island Winery, Sanduz Estate Wines, and Isabella Winery in Richmond for free wine tasting. Approximately 40km round trip. We'll head there via the Knight Street Bridge and return via the Canada Line bridge. You'll have the option of catching the Canada Line on the way home if you don't want to ride up the hill from the Fraser River. http://www.luluislandwinery.com/ http://www.sanduzwines.com/ http://isabellawinery.com/

By: Ron RichingsShow the world your cargo bikes, trikes,  and trailers.   A new route this year where lots of people can see us.   Long bikes, bakfiets, cargo trikes, mothers with kids in trailers, cargo trailers — all are welcome.   Mostly flat terrain.  Very moderate pace.  Don't have a Cargo Bike?   Ride along with us anyhow.  The more the merrier.

By: Club CrawlJoin us for a bike ride touring Vancouver's favorite social clubs, The Railway, The ANZA & the WISE! Celebrate Velopalooza Bike Fun in Vancouver and Bike Month. Lunch, specials, riding the streets, dinner & Karaoke! The ride will meet at the Railway Club at 2pm for lunch & a social, and will depart for the ANZA Club at 4pm. We should arrive at the ANZA by 4:30 pm and will visit for a social. We will be leaving the ANZA at 6:30pm and arriving at the WISE at 7:00pm. There will be food trucks at the WISE for dinner, and [more...]

By: Rohit and JaniceThere are over 120 murals in the city of Vancouver. These narrative and expressive works that line the walls of our community have persisted and evolved through the life of our city and have represented seeds for social change, community engagement and symbols of unity and solidarity. Mumbai to Manila as well as the city of Vancouver are a strong supporter of community Murals. Come join us on a laid back Sunday afternoon cycling through the east side of our city checking out numerous murals that adorn and paint the artistic landscape of one of the most livable cities in [more...]

By: Staal (rhymes with tall)A tall-bike only ride around Vancouver. Tall bike and tall cans are a must. Ironic moustaches optional. !! Moved to the following weekend due to weather !!

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: HUB. (led by Lori Kessler & Darcy McCord)Meet up with bike advocates from both Vancouver & around the world who are participating in the afternoon's Velo-Talk conference, hosted by HUB (formerly Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition). We'll check out the best bike routes and infrastructure in East Van, head to the east part of the False Creek seawall, and finish up at Grandview Park in time for lunch on the Drive before the conference. Free, open to all. Great time to meet other bike-lovers from all over, & show off a bit of Vancouver's finest.  🙂   Satellite Event of Velo-City 2012.  Bikes on the Drive is sponsoring [more...]

By: HUB (was Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition)Morning ride will finish at the workshop location. Riffing off of the international Velo-city conference coming to town, this advocacy workshop (a Velo-city satellite event) and optional a.m. ride will bring people together from around the world to talk specifically about moving bicycling for transportation into the mainstream. Registration $30 http://bikehub.ca/civicrm/event/register?id=48&reset=1 Social afterwards, at 5pm, at Zawa's on 920 Commercial Drive, open to all. Drink and Meal specials.

By: the generalThink that bikes and queer culture are rad? Well, then this might be the ride for you! Wear your queerliciousest (whatever that means to you) and be ready for a gay 'ol time.   *People of all orientations and genders are welcome to Gears & Queers. *Gears & Queers is a positive, safe space. Sexism, racism, ableism, homophobia, heterosexism, biphobia, transphobia, classism, and cis-sexism are not part of the cultural norms of this group.

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: Velo-city GlobalVelo-city Global is the world's premier international cycling planning conference. The four day event offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation. In 2011 this conference is being held in Vancouver! A conference fee is involved. $ Register now at: http://www.velo-city2012.com/registration/register-online http://www.velo-city2012blog.com http://www.facebook.com/velocityconference

By: Ulrike RodriguesDo you ride a Brompton, Bike Friday, Bazooka, Birdy, or other style of collapsible bike? Meet other foldies and join Ulrike Rodrigues (author of the Folding Bikes chapter in the book "On Bicycles: 50 ways the new bicycle culture can change your life") and her vintage Auto-Mini on a fun and friendly cruise on Vancouver's car-free seawall bike path. We'll stop along the way to compare collapses, then socialize over refreshments at an agreed-upon spot. Future foldie owners and curious onlookers welcome to gawk as we mass and fold. FREE. Weather permitting.

By: UBC Bike CoopVolunteering with us is the easiest way to become involved in the co-op! Come to the Bike Kitchen on Tuesday from 6-9pm and help us out by working on our bikeshare fleet or performing other essential tasks. Our volunteer night happens every week (except for holidays and reading week) and it’s a great way to start to learn about bike mechanics and the Bike Co-op. Absolutely no experience necessary and everyone is welcome! Volunteer nights are a great way to meet other people who are interested in cycling and to learn about fun cycling events happening at UBC or in [more...]

By: ToreyIf you like to sing as your ride, or think you might… join for an experiment in communal song and pedaling. Without much training to teach songs, or being an especially talented singer: I hope for a ride full of smiles, melodies, voice squeaks, laughter and alike. Part of a community choir, I value all voices and hope you will bring yours to celebrate Velopalooza! The plan is to meet up, learn and share songs and fill some bike friendly roads with our voices. Dress up, dress down. Being colourful could be fun. Find out more on Facebook

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: Velo-city GlobalVelo-city Global is the world's premier international cycling planning conference. The four day event offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation. In 2011 this conference is being held in Vancouver! A conference fee is involved. $ Register now at: http://www.velo-city2012.com/registration/register-online http://www.velo-city2012blog.com http://www.facebook.com/velocityconference

By: Johnny AppleseedYou are what you eat.  Prepare to meet your maker!  From the ocean to the orchard, a picturesque meander along False Creek, English Bay and downtown waterfront, ending 3pm as Main Street farmer's market begins at Thornton Park, Station Street by the VIA Rail Station, Pacific Central.  Bring pannier, bag or basket and as much cash as you want to spend on fresh locally grown organic produce.  Route is almost entirely on greenway or separated bike lanes.  Free gift for riders who complete the ride.   Vancouver Farmer's Market info: www.eatlocal.org CASH ONLY at the market.

By: Travis CycleField games, Food garden appreciation, Forest games, Forest sensory walk. Park hoppin: Strathcona, CRAB, Stanley Parks. Led by leaders from Catching the Spirit Youth Society. www.catchingthespirit.com

By: Henry HVancouver Bicycle Club (VBC) members zip around the edges of Vancouver. Starting from Canada Place we climb to Prospect Point in Stanley Park, then along Beach to Science World, across to Kits, and out to UBC and back home along the bike routes of Kits. A fast, but friendly ride with several stops to collect everyone. The distance traveled is about 20 to 50 km, depending on how far you ride. Helmets are required on all VBC rides and tours.

By: Art WheelersThe Art Wheelers are guided bicycle led art tours that explore Vancouver’s vibrant collection of public art along the city’s dedicated bike lanes. Join us and take in works of public art from Vancouver City's Public Art Program and the Vancouver Biennale that are installed along the seawall. Summer 2012 tours run from Coal Harbour to Olympic Village every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm from June 20- September 19. The cost is $20 per person and registration for each week is limited. You can make a reservation at http://www.artwheelers.com/p/reservations_11.html

By: Ron RichingsRide, sample Gelato, ride some more, eat some more Gelato. Repeat, until we are all … satisfied. Bring money for your favourite frozen treats!

By: Dan FassWe will ride along the path of Gibson Creek, one of the longest creeks in Vancouver, from its source to where it used to empty into False Creek.  This moderately-paced ride will have a number of stops, including one at Gibby's Field—three City lots containing a piece of creek bed that follows the path of Gibson Creek.  The ride will finish close to the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station.

By: Amy Walker, George RahiJoin us for our second year as we invite you to show & tell, listen, dance and turn up the volume on Vancouver's best DIY bike sound systems. Last year we heard a range of systems: big, small, simple, complex, slick and tricked out or made completely from salvaged materials! This year: an exciting new route, a "Daisy Chain Challenge," and extemporaneous & interactive jam with the Freestyle Focus Group (FFG)… All DIY bike sound systems welcome! IMPORTANT: To keep things tight we'll plan sets so please contact organizers by June 25 and we'll schedule you for one of our [more...]

By: dafidylanCANCELLED. We're going to bomb the city with seed bombs of all kinds.  Let's spread growth and seeds everywhere!  We'll bike around to vacant lots, traffic circles, back alleys, even your back yard if you'd like! The more people the merrier.  There will be a seed bomb making session before this date, and you are more than welcome to bring your own.  Let's cover the city with wonderful plants!

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: Velo-city GlobalVelo-city Global is the world's premier international cycling planning conference. The four day event offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation. In 2011 this conference is being held in Vancouver! A conference fee is involved. $ Register now at: http://www.velo-city2012.com/registration/register-online http://www.velo-city2012blog.com http://www.facebook.com/velocityconference

By: Ron RichingsBring your diamond frames, tall bikes, BMX, recumbent, cruisers, homemade, cargo, in fact ALL bikes for a promenade around False Creek.  Unicycles, nanocycles, tricycles, quads, in fact any number of wheels.  Strange bikes of all kinds.   Show off what you've got!   A FUN ride for those in the Parade, and for those who only get to watch.

By: Vancouver Cycle ChicMikael Colville-Andersen is known as Denmark's bicycle ambassador. His approach to urban cycling promotion are well known through his blog Copenhagenize.com, and his Copenhagen cycle chic blog helped launch the global bicycle boom. He was born in Fort McMurray and grew up in Calgary. He will speak on his four goals for promoting urban cycling, and about "bicycle culture by design" — how the current traffic planning mindset is outdated and how design can create a mainstream bicycle culture.

By: dafidylanI'm going to make a whole bunch of moss mixes, that we can all bike around the city to paint on walls.  If you haven't heard of this google moss graffiti. Bring a nice stencil, paint brushes, creativity, excitement, good walls to go to.   We will end near where Midnight Mass starts, for those who may want to go on that ride.

By: GermainDon't know where Simon is. But I want to do this again. Bring weather appropriative clothing, your favourite beverage, and a friend. Discover a different side of Vancouver, the night before Critical Mass.

By: Saw-monCome join us for an early morning fresh bike ride. This leisurely morning ride would set you up for a productive work/study/… day. We will go for a ride every morning during the velopalooza festival and might continue the event even after the festival. Destination would be a surprise 🙂 Refreshments + snacks to share with other happy riders is highly recommended. meeting point map: http://goo.gl/maps/RP8W RSVP at the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/334924146581105/

By: Velo-city GlobalVelo-city Global is the world's premier international cycling planning conference. The four day event offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation. In 2011 this conference is being held in Vancouver! A conference fee is involved. $ Register now at: http://www.velo-city2012.com/registration/register-online http://www.velo-city2012blog.com http://www.facebook.com/velocityconference

By: Pedal Revolutionary RadioRADIO FOR TODAY'S CYCLIST ~ Listen live at 102.7fm CFRO in Vancouver ~ ~ Streaming via the Internet at http://coopradio.org ~ ~ Visit http://pedalrevolutionary.org to listen to archives or drop by during the show to join the Revolutionary Chat Noir Room ~ Contact us with events, music, actions, news & declarations!

By: Tim YzermanAnyone interested in a group ride on Friday? Contact timyzermangmail.com to RSVP. We are planning to ride from Maple Meadows Station by taking the 3:50 train from downtown which arrives at Maple Meadows station (Pitt Meadows – Dunn Ave at West St) at 4:34 and riding back to the King George station in Surrey. We will be riding the Golden Ears bridge and back to Surrey on a route that is almost entirely on a greenway. I will email you my phone number if you RSVP to make it easier to meet at the station. Thanks, Tim Yzerman Chair HUB [more...]

By: Vancouver Critical MassJoin fellow bicyclists, skaters, and bladers for this leisurely and spirited celebratory ride and roll through the streets of Vancouver. Meet at the Vancouver Art Gallery on the Georgia Street side between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. — and roll and ride at 6:00 p.m. The ride is on rain, shine, or snow! Decorated bicycles, trailers, signs, flags, noisemakers, gettoblasters, sound systems, drums, and wildly modified bicycles are all highly encouraged! Critical Mass on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2227461980 Worldwide details may be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_rides Upload/View Vancouver Critical Mass Photos at Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/groups/vancriticalmass

By: Vancouver Cycle ChicCycle Chic Social is a celebration of style, art, and design in Vancouver. Cyclists and non-cyclists welcome. —A grand entrance by the Bicycle Babes. —Live fashion installation by Fashionilla featuring local retailers and designers Bianca Barr Jewellery, Bhana Designs, Cuchè Bikinis, Rowan Sky Shoes, Neighbour Clothing, and more. —DJ sets by Bikes, So Real and City of Glass. —Art installation by Beaumont Studios and decor by Colin Moore. —Product Demos by Opus Bicycles, Whoa! Nellie Bikes, Grass Frames, and more. —Drinks by Boneta. —Nibbles by MarkED and Earnest Ice Cream. —Held in the beautiful former location of Boneta restaurant, in [more...]

By: Mimi LauzonThe Fashionilla Bicycle Babes are at it again and our June 29th mini ride is just the beginning of the summer rides! We are a community group of fashion lovin bicycle riders who cruise and raise funds for various charities.  Our goal is to promote cycling with fashion and music. Join us for our summer kick-off mini ride starting at Davie & Marinaside Crescent at 8:30pm and riding to Boneta's in Gastown for a bike loving fashion party! Come dressed to impress! Sponsored by http://www.fashionilla.com/ After party has an entrance fee.