May is National Bike Month and this BikeAthens Group Ride is kicking off a month full of events and activities!  National Bike Month is the time to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons why we ride, so what better way to start the month than with a fun Group Ride with BikeAthens!

This leisurely-paced 5.8 mile ride will start from City Hall, take you through the historic Boulevard neighborhood, swing by Bishop Park for a water break, then wind through Normal Town before a fast and fun ride down Prince Avenue. The ride will end at Little Kings for the BikeAthens Social from 7-9PM where BikeAthens members can enjoy discounted pints!

We hope to see bikes, people, and gear of all shapes and sizes on this ride!  Come out, bring your friends, and help us form a spectacle of cycling diversity that will grab the attention of our Classic City!

Join us for either, or both!

6-7PM – Group Ride, starting from City Hall (Downtown Athens, on the corner of Washington Street and College Avenue)

7-9PM – BikeAthens Social, Little Kings (223 West Hancock Ave, Athens)

**BikeAthens Members get $3 pints at the Social!  not a member? We’ll have membership forms at the event!

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The Portlanders are coming!  Let’s show them how we bike in Athens.  To celebrate the fine spring and all the fantastic riding we have been doing, come out the Thursday before Twilight to Little Kings to enjoy an entertaining evening that includes food, a traveling bookstore, talk about bicycle transportation issues and cycling shorts (films that is).  7-9pm, Little Kings, 223 W. Hancock Street.

But first, pre-register and see ticket prices here, by 5pm Wednesday, April 25th.

We are proud to welcome Joshua Ploeg, Joe Biel, and Elly Blue as they traverse the southeast. We’ll start by filling up our plates, finding a seat, and start enjoying new and amazing flavor combinations cooked up by touring vegan chef Joshua.  BikeAthens will chat about local bike/ped issues and ways to get involved.  Then Elly, a long time bike advocate and organizer, will talk about the bicycling economy interspersed with Joe’s short, inspiring movies about Portland’s bike culture.  At the end there’ll be time for questions and to peruse the mobile book and zine shop, featuring transportation and food related titles.

You’re invited to the 2012 Athens Greenfest Awards Ceremony, Friday April 20, starting at 5:45pm. The ceremony will take place in the Odum School of Ecology at UGA. Come see who won the BikeAthens Volunteer of the Year and Advocate of the Year awards!

New Belgium Brewing’s traveling beer and film festival, “cLips of Faith,” returns to Athens Georgia Friday, September 21 beginning at 7pm. Come join us! This year, we’re setting up camp at the Lyndon House, located downtown near Melting Point at 293 Hoyt Street. New Belgium Brewing is the maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, and their annual cLips of Faith festival travels to 18 cities showcasing independent films. This event will showcase some of New Belgium’s most esoteric beer offerings from the brewery’s popular Lips of Faith series as well as New Belgium favorites, providing a great way to unwind indoors and outdoors at your favorite Athens Arts Center:  the Lyndon House.

The national tour also features short films made by New Belgium’s fans that cross the genre divide by highlighting New Belgium’s main follies: craft beer, sustainability and whimsy. Last year, the top three films included lizard wrangling in the dead of the Wisconsin winter, a talking beer bottle sketch comedy and a miniature day on a tremendous mountain. Stay tuned for previews to this year’s independent films! The free outdoor screening of these collected films is sure to complement a full tasting of New Belgium’s Lips of Faith beers and food from local vendors. In Athens, all proceeds from beer sales benefit BikeAthens. Recycling at the event will be handled by ACC.

BikeAthens will be raffling a Fat Tire bike, valued at over $350, at a downtown location. Stay tuned for details…

For more information on the 18 city cLips of Faith event, visit www.clipsoffaith.com.

Spring is here, and so is the 2012 BikeAthens Group Ride season!  Join us Friday April 6th for the first ride of the year!

This month’s Group Ride will take you from City Hall, through UGA’s campus to 5 points, then on a fun stretch down Milledge Avenue to Prince, ending at Little Kings.  A lot has happened to make bicycling easier on-campus since our last Group Ride, and this ride will take you through some of the highlights.  Athens first contra-flow bicycle lane on Sanford Drive & the city’s new bike lane on Pulaski are among them!

BikeAthens Group Rides are meant for each and every cyclist in the community, and are a great way to network among your two-wheeled friends & to see the town at a leisurely pace.  We hope to see you their on your road bike, mountain bike, cross bike, commuter, tandem, fixie, recumbent, or whatever other crafty bike you might have!

Join us for either, or both!  RSVP on Facebook!

6-7PM Group Ride, starting at City Hall  (Downtown Athens, on the corner of Washington Street and College Avenue)

7-9PM BikeAthens Social at Little Kings (223 West Hancock Ave, Athens)
**BikeAthens Members get $3 pints at the Social!  not a member?  join online or at the event!

Don’t forget to bring your helmet, some water, and your friends!

This is the route we will be taking!

Date:  Thursday, February 23th
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM
Location:  Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Street, Athens GA

Details:

Meet us at Little Kings on Thursday, February 23 for some pizza and a chance to meet 4 Cross-Country Cyclists traveling through Athens!  We’ll be there from 6-9pm, so come grab a slice of pizza and meet four amazing women who are riding cross country from Key West, FL all the way to San Francisco, CA!  This trip is not just for fun, this group of two sisters, a mom, and one close friend are making their way across America on 2 wheels to benefit bicycle safety advocacy efforts, and BikeAthens is excited to hear about the first leg of their journey!

Dubbed “Ride America for Safe Routes” (RASR), their ride traverses 13 southern states and 20 major cities, logging over 5,000 miles.  RASR’s mission is to raise $50,000 for the League’s Bike Friendly America program and for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs in local communities.  http://www.rideforsaferoutes.com

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This Thursday, December 1st, join BikeAthens as we participate in the annual Downtown Parade of Lights. Bring your bike, your unicycle, your rollerskates, or your walking shoes; no matter how you go, it’s a great time! Be sure to decorate yourself and your vehicle of choice with lights and other festive trappings.

Meet us on Dougherty Street, up the hill from Pulaski Street, at 6:15. The parade starts to roll at 7pm.

Parade of Lights Route in Downtown Athens, 2011

Looking for a new (to you) bike? Come to our Pre-Holiday Bike Sale and check out our commuters, classics, cruisers, racers, and mountain bikes. Prices are generally $150 and up. The sale will be held at the BRP shop in the Chase Park Warehouse (149 Tracy Street) on Sunday, November 20, from 2pm to 4pm. All of our bikes are fully refurbished and pass a thorough inspection process.

The BikeAthens Bike Recycling Program (BRP), a cooperative venture with local social support agencies, distributes reconditioned bikes to individuals in the Athens community who are underserved by private and public transportation. We rely exclusively on volunteers to recondition the bikes. Proceeds from the bike sale help cover the costs of this program.

Visit our Facebook page for photos, bike descriptions, and pricing on most of the bikes.

Put on your costumes and join us for a fun 6 mile Group Ride through several of Athens west-side neighborhoods!  There’s no better way to see all the neighborhood Halloween decorations than on a leisurely Group Ride after dark!  The ride will end downtown at the Wild Rumpus Parade, so be ready for a post ride extravaganza!

Bring a helmet, water, LIGHTS, and your friends!

7:00PM SHARP – Group Ride will depart from City Hall.

8:00PM – Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!  (Corner of Clayton Street and Pulaski Street)

Here’s the route we will be taking: