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Bike Week LA: Saturday & Sunday Bike Local Weekend May 16th & 17th!

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Click for full list of participating businesses and specials for Bike Week, Bike Month & Bike Local SM Specials

Santa Monica Spoke is pleased to partner with Buy Local Santa Monica, the City of Santa Monica and LA County Metro for Bike Week LA.  Here are some great Bike Local Santa Monica Weekend Specials….just ride over on your bike and mention “Bike Local, Buy Local SM!”
Most specials are good all week and some all through the month of May!

Monday-Sunday—Bike Local:  Ride your bike to eat, play or shop, and take advantage of special discounts just for bicyclists! Bicyclists are great for local business. Research shows that people traveling on bicycles spend more money at and make more visits to small establishments than people traveling in cars. Because bicyclists travel at slower speeds, it’s easier for them to stop and smell the coffee!

AO Santa Monica Apartments, 2200 Colorado:  For the duration of the Bike Local Week, we will offer free applicants to anyone who comes in and says “Bike Local” May 9th- May16th.   www.aosantamonica.com

Aussie Pie Kitchen, 2510 Main St:  Present your bike helmet at the shop – or be dressed like a MAMIL (Middle aged man in lycra) and you will get 10% off your order – please ask for this “MATES RATES” discount BEFORE you order – so we can ring it up correctly!, http://aussiepiekitchen.com

Cynergy, 2300 Santa Monica Blvd:  Mention Bike Week and receive 15% off accessories (excluding Thule, Oakley, and Garmin)  www.buylocalsantamonica.com/vendors/cynergy-cycles.html

IZIP Store, 2830 Main St:  10% off Accessories and Services. Free Safety Checks (use promo code “RIDE2WORK”), www.buylocalsantamonica.com/vendors/izip-store.html

lo/cal coffee and market, 2214 Pico Blvd:  10% off your total purchase if you are riding a bike,  http://local-coffee.com

Pedego Santa Monica, 214 Pier Ave:  Buy a new Pedego Electric Bicycle and get $195 Off when you say, “Buy Local”.  www.PedegoSantaMonica.com

Salon Tru Santa Monica, 614 Santa Monica Blvd:  20% off services for anyone that rides their bike to their appointment,  http://salontru.com

YogurtLand Santa Monica, 304 Santa Monica Blvd:  Show your bike helmet (or mention “Bike Local Week”) and receive 3 ounces for FREE on your purchase, www.buylocalsantamonica.com/vendors/yogurtland-santa-monica.html

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

Bike Week LA: Saturday and Sunday, May 9th & 10th

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Saturday is the Santa Monica Festival, BIKE ZONE
Sunday, May 10th: Get ready with Fix your Bike Day.
CycloFemme Rides and Mother’s Day!

Start the fun Saturday at the Santa Monica Festival Bike Zone at Clover Park. Bikerowave and REI will be there for safety bike safety checks, mini clinics and DIY info.

Sunday, CycloFemme Rides and what better plans for Mother’s Day? CF_Header_2015 …. Go on a bike ride with the whole family. Getting out on your bicycling is the perfect family-friendly activity for a leisurely Sunday. Check for Bike Month and Mother’s Day specials at local bike shops!

But first – get ready with fix your bike day. Local shops will host safety checks to help get your bike in good running order. Many shops are offering specials Sunday and some all month.
Here is a list of the ones we know of locally. If you know of other let us know and we’ll add them.

Cynergy Cycles Santa Monica Blvd at Cloverfield
Fix your bike workshop 11am-12pm
Clinic to focus on making sure your bike is safe to ride and applying the proper maintenance to make sure your bike performs its best. Special attention on flat repair and minor adjustments to make sure you’re not stranded on the road.

Helen’s Cycles, 26th and Broadway
Bicycle safety checks
Mother’ Day Sale, 10% Women’s Bikes – Trek & Electra, 20% off Women’s Apparel, 20% off Burley Bee Child Carrier & Baby Seats, Blackburn and Topeak

Performance Bicycles, new location Wilshire Blvd, west of 14th
Basic bike maintenance clinic 11am – 12pm.
Snacks and refreshments.
10% off all tools, tool kits, and work stands for all clinic attendees

Team Bike Attack, Main Street
$10 off on Tune ups this Saturday
10% off on bicycles and accessories during Bike Month!

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!

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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.

Santa Monica Festival, May 9th starts Bike Week!

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Santa Monica Festival kicks of Bike Week for us here in Santa Monica as it celebrates its 24th year at Clover Park Saturday, May 9th from 11am to 6pm.  The Santa Monica Festival showcases sustainable living and culture through an array of free, family-friendly activities and performances, including art workshops, music and dance performances, cooking demonstrations, fitness classes, and more that reflect the culture and diversity of this unique beach City. The free festival is an opportunity for residents and visitors alike to come together to connect, create, and celebrate Santa Monica.
Check our Calendar for more upcoming events for Bike Week, BTWD, and so much more added all the time! 

We celebrate this year with an even bigger expanded FAMILY BIKE HUB!
Bikes again play a large roll in the festivities. Santa Monica Spoke is again excited to be participating by putting on our 5th Bike Exhibition, a Youth Skills Course / Bike Rodeo and Bike Demos in the ever expanding BIKE ZONE / Family Bike Hub supported by the City of Santa Monica Planning and Community Development Dept and Safe Routes to School.

The Bike Exhibition demonstrates the wonderful versatility of the bicycle and how it can enhance our lives as a healthy, sustainable part of our city and the environment.  We demonstrate the adaptability of bicycles and how bicycles can be more than just for pleasure – they can get us to work or school, go shopping, get groceries, run errands, and take us on terrific adventures from cruising in the sun to bike touring destinations near and far.

We will have a large variety of bicycles on display from standard cruisers, mountain bikes and road bikes to the increasingly popular cargo bikes and folding bikes.  We will have trailers for hauling all kinds of cargo from your children and pets to trips to your local farmers market, weekly groceries and weekend shopping sprees.  We will also have some nice vintage bikes on display as well, still ready for daily use.
Volunteers needed – email volunteer@SMSpoke.org
Bikes on display are courtesy of Santa Monica Spoke community, and with generous help from our local bike shops.
Family Bike Hub

Youth Skills Course – Bike Rodeo NOON to 4pm will offer a fun training and skills course for children to learn or improve their riding skills and learn safety precautions. Adults can get instruction, safety tips and learn their rights and responsibilities of smart cycling.

Activities will include helmet decorating, Bike Safety check and bike maintenance workshops with Bikerowave, & REI, Photo Wall , FUN PRIZES AND MORE!

Ride your bike to the festival, Free Bike Valet will be provided by the City of Santa Monica.
Free rides on the Big Blue Bus (line #8 only) will be offered to festival participants. Click to print coupon. Also, Santa Monica Free Ride will offer free shuttle service between Main St. at Ocean Park Blvd. and the Festival. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

We look forward to you visiting our Exhibition and talking with you about bicycling in Santa Monica and the City’s progress on the Bike Action Plan.

The Festival:      Website      On Facebook      Facebook Event       twitter @santamonicafestival

The 24rd annual Santa Monica Festival is presented by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division and Office of Sustainability and the Environment, and is produced by Community Arts Resources (CARS). The festival is free and open to all ages. See you on May 9th!

Each year since 1992, Community Arts Resources, (CARS) who also has produced this event that has grown into Santa Monica’s largest celebration of its civic identity. The Santa Monica Festival expresses the city’s persona through a two-pronged approach: culture and the environment. Now one of the greenest festivals in the Los Angeles area, the event employs solar-powered stages, carbon offsets, waste diversion and product replacement to be as sustainable as possible. The festival, located in Clover Park since 1994, also celebrates the amazing diversity of Santa Monica through programming on two stages, a Town Square of local non-profits and government agencies, a Global Café, and a Marketplace of diverse vendors. The festival is presented by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division as well as the City’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment.

SANTA MONICA, CA (APRIL 10, 2011) – Commemorating its twentieth year (in 2011), the Santa Monica Festival has evolved into a celebration of the unique intersection of art and the environment.  Festival-goers can celebrate Mother Earth and all moms this Mother’s Day weekend with an eclectic mix of live music and dance, DIY art workshops utilizing recycled and repurposed materials, guilt-free shopping from vendors featuring earth-friendly artistic wares and local resources offered by a variety of City and local non-profit organizations.

The National Bike Challenge starts May 1st

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Join the Challenge and ride for team Bike Santa Monica!NBClogo-SCREEN

Riders, start your engines! The National Bike Challenge kicks off this Friday, May 1. If you haven’t already, start tracking your rides for the opportunity to win bike gear (and a year’s supply of toilet paper!). Get ready at NationalBikeChallenge.org.

After you sign up for the National Bike Challenge. and create your account - join team Bike Santa Monica!

The National Bike Challenge officially starts May 1st. We’ve already started warming up in April – don’t wait join now! This year there are 4 apps you can choose from to record your participation. Visit the app gallery here. IT”S EASY!
The Challenge starts May 1

The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands of current bicyclists — and encouraging countless new riders. In its simplest form it is a logging center for users to record miles ridden and be part of the national community of bicyclists. It is a free and easy way to challenge yourself, colleagues and the greater community to ride more. Users compete on a local, state and national level. The year the Challenge aims to unite 75,000 riders to pedal 35 million miles from May 1, 2015 until September 30, 2015. Now in its fourth year, the Challenge is a successful partnership between the PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clark’s Scott Natural Brand.

PeopleForBikes owns, operates, and maintains the National Bike Challenge website. PeopleForBikes mission is to making bicycling better for everyone by uniting millions of riders, thousands of businesses and hundreds of communities..