This holiday season, donate $150 to buy a bike for a hardworking Community Healthcare Volunteer Worker in Africa and we’ll send a beautiful Bikes Without Borders (organic cotton) t-shirt to that special someone on your holiday shopping list, on your behalf. It also includes a customized card with a picture of our bikes in Africa.
Select your shirt and make your donation!
Or donate $50 to purchase a set of replacement tires in someone’s name and we’ll send them a beautiful personalized card.New bikes help Community Health Workers in Malawi, Africa do their work up to 3X more effectively, helping them save lives and bring Pedal Powered Hope to Malawi!
How about giving a gift that gives this holiday season - because together we can change the world, one bike at a time…
Signal Boost!
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I love both Columbus & Bikes & therefore biking in Columbus. I thought I’d make a kind of meta post of bike-related stuff in Columbus for anyone’s reference (including my own). This is just what I know about, so please feel free to send me stuff to add to the list.
LOCAL ADVOCACY
Yay Bikes! Cycling Education, Bike to Work Challenge, Advocacy
Consider Biking promotes all forms of bicycling, provide educational resources, and advocate to improve the safety and conditions for cyclists using our roadways
MORPC The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission will be the regional voice and a catalyst for sustainability and economic prosperity in order to secure a competitive advantage for central Ohio
BIKE CO-OPS
Third Hand Bicycle Cooperative Promote cycling as safe and environmentally responsible transportation. The non-profit organization provides community members with the facilities and tools, as well as the skills and knowledge to help make cycling an essential part of their everyday lives
Franklinton Cycleworks&bsp; a non-profit bike co-op serving the neighborhood of Franklinton while also supplying Columbus with quality used bikes
WEEKLY RIDES
[Please note that every ride has different expectations, experience levels and environments. Some rides you can show up on a beater, no helmet and just ride. Others will require all saftey equipment and set a pace of 18 mph. Click on the links and read about the rides to find the best one(s) for you!]
Mondays
Monday Night Ride [MNR]
Tuesdays
Columbus Rides Bikes! [formerly ‘Tuesday Night Ride’]
Tuesday Alum Creek Ride [with Paradise Garage]
Wednesdays
Thursdays
PG Shop Ride [with Paradise Garage]
Lane Ave Road Rides [with Trek Columbus]
Fridays
Path to Pub Rides [with Trek Columbus]
Saturdays
Saturday 8:30am [with roll: Easton]
9am Breakfast Ride [with roll: Lane Ave]
Sundays
Mountain Bike Ride @ Alum Creek [with roll: Polaris]
Easton ‘No Drop’ Ride [with roll: Easton]
Lane Ave. Ladies Ride [with roll: Lane Ave]
Sunday Night Ladies Ride [SNLR]
OTHER RIDES (MONTHLY/YEARLY/ETC.), FESTIVALS & EVENTS
LOCAL BIKE STORES [LBS]
COLUMBUS BIKE BLOGS
Remember when I said I was participating in a bike film thing? Well it was for How We Roll which is:
a bike campaign that offers FREE bicycle tours of Downtown Columbus that showcase the sights and flavors of our city, while increasing your cycling confidence. Tours include free samples, gift cards and discounts from all of our partner businesses and organizations. So register today to take a tour and get your hands on all of this sweet stuff.
So if you’re an OSU (Ohio State) student you totally need to check this out.
