Category Archives: Bike to work week

Bike Week LA: Thursday, May 14th 2015

Santa Monica Bike to Work Day Pitstops 2015 &
our 5th Annual Bike FROM Work Handlebar Happy Hour!

Did you take the pledge? Pledge here to ride your bike on Bike to Work Day and you could cool prizes!
If your ride is long or a full day at work makes it a challenge to pedal home, go multi-modal:
Big Blue Bus joins Metro (and other transit) to offer FREE rides to bicyclists all day on May 14th. Bring your bike or helmet on board a Big Blue Bus and you can ride for free.

Join the National Bike Challenge: Ride for team BIKE SANTA MONICA
Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

2015, Santa Monica Bike to Work Pit Stops:
Metro LA Pitstop Map

note: if you know of other Pitstops not listed – lets us know and we will add them!
Gray type is not yet confirmedBike to Work Day

Santa Monica Spoke 7am -9am 17th and Broadway (updated location) Bike to Work Pit Stop. Coffee, Juice, breakfast food and healthy snacks!
Santa Monica Spoke & Spinlister Co Host 9am – 10:30 at 1640 5th Street, south of the Expo Terminus at SM Spoke HQ. Bike to Work Pit Stop coffee, Juice, breakfast food and healthy snacks!

Don’t forget  to join us for 5th Annual BIKE FROM WORK Handlebar Happy Hour Mixer,
5-9pm
 Areal Restaurant, 2820 Main Street

City of Santa Monica, 6-9am, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, there will be giveaways, continental breakfast, hot and cold beverages and gift packs for bikers, also lots of bicycling information. Santa Monica Spoke will be here too!

Office of Assemblymember Richard Bloom 50th District, 8-10am Stop by on your bike ride to work, they will have beverages, snacks and provide State Resource brochures.

Crossroads School, 7-10am, 1729 21st Street (just south of Olympic Blvd), 
Cold drinks, snacks, water, giveaways FUN

Helens Cycles,  7:30-10AM, 2501 Broadway, Free
Bike safety checks, coupons, information, snacks

Colorado Center, 8-10am, 2401 Broadway, Corner of Broadway and Cloverfield – Southeast Water and giveaways. 

Water Garden Commuter Center 8-10am, 2450 Colorado
We will have water, snacks, and giveaways!

Caffe Bellagio 8-10am & 4-6pm 1400 3rd Street Promenade Free drip coffee and water bottles for bikers! Plus 10% off any other item.

Santa Monica College, Center for Environmental and Urban Studies, 9am – 1pm, 1744 Pearl Street, In the bike parking corral area, The Santa Monica College Bicycle Club and Bike SMC Campaign will be providing a pit stop for students and other commuters riding out to or around the West Side. They will be giving away free breakfast and lunch items in the bike park. Such as bagels, yogurt, bananas, etc.

Santa Monica Bike Center, 8am-1pm, 1555 2nd Street (corner of 2nd and Colorado)
Free Safety Checks,  ‘Juice Girl’ fresh pressed juices and gourmet peanut butter + ‘your favorite topping’ sandwiches will be available for bike commuters!

IZIP Store, 9am – 6pm 2830 Main St: (90405) 10% off Accessories and Services. Free Safety Checks (use promo code “RIDE2WORK”)

Cynergy Cycles, 10am -7pm, 2300 Santa Monica Blvd. Cynergy will be a pit stop for anyone commuting or biking all day. They will supply Free cold water, Cliff Bars, and safety checks through out the day for any riders that stop in and Mention Bike Week – plus Bike Local discounts all week. 

Moore Ruble Yudell, 8-10am 933 Pico Blvd,
Bottles of water as well as a larger container of water to refill bottles/thermos and fruit & granola bar.

DTLA Bicycles 10am -7pm, 700 Wilshire Blvd.
Free safety checks and 10% off there entire purchase by mentioning “I Ride LA”

Areal Restaurant, 10am-11pm, 2820 Main Street,
Free coffees & fountain drinks as well as refilling of water bottles. 20% off any food purchase by mentioning that you biked to work Thursday May 16th.

O’Brien’s Irish 2226 Wilshire Blvd 11:30am-11pm, 2226 Wilshire Blvd
Two for one burgers for Cyclists

Metro LA Pitstop Map

Golden Pedal Awards

It’s time again for the Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s annual bicycle story competition! Do you or someone you know have a great story to tell about your bicycle commute? What do you love about bicycling to school or work? Tell them about your victories—whether it be the hills you conquer every morning, bicycling to school with your children, or your clever shortcut that lets you zip past traffic.
No matter your age or ability level, Metro wants to hear about your cycling success story, you define what is a bicycling success story and they are interested in hearing about it.
Nominate yourself or someone else for an award. Winners will receive a number of fun prizes and will be featured on The Source!
Tell your story here

Bike Week LA: Wednesday, May 13th

Ballona Creek Camp Coffee – Special Bike Week Edition – BYO coffee & share breakfast outdoors!   7am Coffee Outside

Camp coffee gatherings add adventure to everyday routines! For us it’s #BallonaCreekCampCoffee!

The best part of waking up… Is #‎coffeeoutside in your cup! Join us for #‎ballonacreekcampcoffee Special Bike Week Edition on the jetty off of Poseur Bridge in between MDR and Playa. Here’s location and our route. We will be cooking breakfast food to share too! Join the Fun. Questions?

Bring the stuff to BYO “brew you own” or just bring a full cup of your morning beverage with you 🙂 Search Instagram for lots of photos,  #‎ballonacreekcampcoffee. If you’re on the east side look up with #‎larivercampcoffee!

Santa Monica City Ride: MANGo, Bike Lanes and More!

City Hall Green Lanes
Two years ago we were celebrating the announcement of our Bike Friendly Community Silver Award from the League of American Bicyclists,  Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC).
Now on a quest for GOLD, join us on a City Ride of some of our newest bike lanes and infrastructure and MANGo. Give input, ask questions hear about what’s up next –

The ride begins in front of Santa Monica City, 1685 Main Street at 4:45pm – ROLL 5:00pm
DOGTOWNZBOYS
We end our tour at Vidiots, for a free movie screening.

Join us and our partners Santa Monica Next for a screening of Dogtown and Z-Boys the 2001 award-winning documentary that takes a look back at the Santa Monica and Venice of the 1970s where skateboarding was invented. There will be snacks and drinks. Maybe a HBHH after the movie for more socializing and discussion on Santa Monica of the 70’s.

You are also welcome to join us at 6:30 just for the Movie, see that event here.

Join the National Bike Challenge: Ride for team BIKE SANTA MONICA

Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

Bike Week LA: Tuesday, May 12th

Blessing of the Bicycles and Ladies Choice Morning / Coffee Talk Ride.

Good Samaritan Hospital’s 12th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles.

 

Santa Monica, morning – Lady’s Choice – Chat, ask questions, share stories – over coffee, tea. We can explore the benefits, challenges and shared experiences as women on bikes. Non-gender specific – all are invited  – but lady’s choice on ride and topics. Meet up location for morning beverage and conversation
18th Street Coffee House 7:30am, 1725 Broadway St, Santa Monica, CA 90404

 

Bike Movie Night at Performance Bicycles American Flyers 7pm
Celebrate Bike Month at Bike themed Movies every Tuesday in May at the new Performance Store – admission is FREE and includes POPCORN!Ameican Flyer
Everyone is invited  to bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on during the movie.

Tonight: American Flyers Sports physician Marcus persuades his unstable brother David to come with him and train for a bicycle race across the Rocky Mountains. He doesn’t tell him that he has a brain aneurysm which could render him paralyzed or dead at any given moment. While David powerfully heads for the victory, Marcus has to realize that the contest is now beyond his capabilities. / Features great views of the Rockies and an insight in the tactics of bicycle races.

  • Tuesday, 5/19 Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
  • Tuesday, 5/26 The Bicycle Thief

All movies will begin at 7PM on the specified nights. (tonight and every Tuesday in May!)

Join the National Bike Challenge: Ride for team BIKE SANTA MONICA

Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

Bike Week LA: Monday, May 11th

Metro Kicks-off Bike Week LA at Grand Park 

Grand Park at Hill & Temple St., next to the Metro Grand Park/Civic Center Station.
10-11am Speakers from Metro, local council offices, and bicycle advocacy groups discuss the benefits of cycling in LA at Grand Park.

Santa Monica!
2nd Annual Bike Week Meatless Monday Fundraiser at the Veggie Grill SM,
Go anytime during the day – or Ride with us to Dinner & Beverages!
Veggie Grill Donates 50% of receipts* when you mention Bike Week LA or SANTA MONICA SPOKE when ordering!!

logoEat anytime during the day Monday or join SM Spoke for a ride to dinner at a favorite local eatery, the Veggie Grill! Lock up at the great sidewalk bike corral out front and enjoy a meal and yummy treats. Veggie Grill will donate 50% of all receipts* when customers mention Bike Week LA or Santa Monica Spoke all day!
We’ll also be there to help you join the Nation Bike Challenge or log your miles! We’ll start at 5pm at the Colorado Center Park (the park at the SW corner of 26th and Broadway, across from Helen’s Cycles). Short ride to work up an appetite over to the Veggie Grill, 2025 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica. Ride with us or join us there!

Show the flyer or mention us when you order!

*50% of receipts is calculated before tax

Join the National Bike Challenge: Ride for team BIKE SANTA MONICA

Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

BIKE WEEK LA! Santa Monica Events and More!

Bike Week LA 2015

Bike Week LA is an annual week of community events sponsored by Metro and local advocates all over the County of Los Angeles to promote bicycling as a sustainable and practical mode of transportation. Did you take the pledge? Pledge here to ride your bike on Bike to Work Day and you could win cool prizes!

Santa Monica Spoke hosts rides and events all week – (and all of MAY)! Check out our Event Calendar for the latest.

Join the National Bike Challenge: Ride for team BIKE SANTA MONICA

Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

2015 BIKE WEEK LA! List of Santa Monica Events


Click the bullets for complete info. Please check back for added links and new additions!
Check out our Event Calendar for the latest.

Check Metro website for events all over LA. In Santa Monica we have you covered, to get connected in your area check out LACBC or your areas LACBC chapter or Bike Ambassadors.