Madison Bike Week 2020

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison bike donation week

• Sponsored by Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison

Have a bike you’d like to donate to someone who can’t afford one? Drop it off at one of our participating bike donation locations around the city during Madison Bike Week!

During Madison Bike Week, September 12-20, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison is partnering with some local organizations to collect bike donations. If you have a gently used bike that you no longer need and want it to have a new owner that wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford one, please consider donating it to Free Bikes 4 Kidz!

Each year, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison gives over 1,000 bikes to low income and underserved communities throughout Dane County. We’ve set a lofty goal of giving away 2,000 bikes in 2021 but we need your help to make it happen!

FB4K MADISON BIKE DONATION STATIONS

Schwinn Swag Rides

• Schwinn (Pacific Cycle) Headquarters, 4902 Hammersley Road
• Sponsored by Schwinn (Pacific Cycle)

Ride a Schwinn Route in Ride Spot to Win a 125th Anniversary Schwinn Beanie (picture below)

1. Download the Ride Spot app and create an account

2. Complete any of the three Schwinn challenges USING THE APP

   • Challenge 1 – https://ridespot.org/rides/212405

   • Challenge 2 – https://ridespot.org/rides/212401

   • Challenge 3 – https://ridespot.org/rides/212388

3. Once completed, your information will be sent to Schwinn through the app and you’ll be contacted about your beanie!

PHILANTHROPIC EVENT – Schwinn is participating in the Pedal for Good Community Food Drive and will have a food donation bin to combat food insecurity in our region. Please bring a toiletry or non-perishable food item to drop off before you ride one of the Ride Spot Challenges! The donation bin will be at the front door of the Pacific Cycle building and can be accessed during normal business hours (8am-5pm Monday through Friday). Feeding America predicts food insecurity will affect 12% of the Dane County population. That’s an increase of 63%, meaning 24,620 more people will need help this year!

Bike Benefits Blitz

• Sponsored by Bicycle Benefits Madison

The #BikeBenefitsBlitz photo challenge starts on the 1st of September. Look at the www.bicyclebenefits.org map of all the unique places around the area and plan on visiting a new place EVERY day in September. Every unique place where you use Bicycle Benefits and post a photo counts. Prizes will be sweet and the bike rides will be even better!

1. Pick up a $5 Bicycle Benefits helmet sticker at a local business

2. Use it at bike-loving places and post photos of your adventure.

3. Win gift cards based on how many spots you use it during September.

Love to Ride – Cycle September

• Sponsored by Love to Ride Madison

Cycle September brings the National Bike Challenge to a close. Your rides will help your club/group continue to climb the leaderboard and finish the NBC on a high note. For September you can also take part with your workplace and compete against others worldwide. If you want to show your support for Madison Bikes, join the Madison Bikes group on Love to Ride

Individuals and workplaces will compete locally, nationally and worldwide to earn the most points by riding and encouraging others to do the same.

You can ride anywhere, anytime during September – just a 10 minute ride is enough to take part.

Pedal for Good Community Food Drive

• Sponsored by Love to Ride Madison

Help us meet a growing community need by donating food and supplies at participating bike shops throughout September! Donations will benefit the Community Action Coalition, which delivers to over 80 sites in Dane, Jefferson, and Waukesha Counties.

Post a Story with a photo of yourself donating and hashtag #PedalForGood or #BikeFoodDrive to be entered into a drawing for a Saris bike rack at the end of the month!

Madison BCycle Free Membership

• Sponsored by Madison BCycle

We’ve created a promo code: bikeweek2020 which can be used by riders at the kiosk or on the mobile app as long as they don’t have an existing membership with BCycle. This code offers a free one-month membership with unlimited 60-minute trips! Usage fees will still apply for any rides longer than 60 minutes @$3/30minutes. To avoid these fees, riders can check bikes into a dock and re-check out a bike immediately.

1. Visit any Madison BCycle station

2. Download app or find nearest station at madison.bcycle.com

3. Go through steps at the kiosk to select ‘Monthly Pass’

4. When asked ‘Have a Promo Code’ select ‘Yes’ and enter bikeweek2020

Note that using this code will enable auto-renewal every month, so if you don’t want to auto-renew, be sure to turn that off in your BCycle profile after applying this code.

UW-Madison Bike Scavenger Hunt

• Sponsored by UW-Madison Transportation Services

A month-long, campus-wide bike scavenger hunt open to UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff. Event runs September 2 – 30. Download the free GooseChase app (Apple App Store or Google Play), search for “UW-Mad Bike Scavengers,” and get started on your first mission. You’ll have the chance to learn more about campus and Madison and even compete to win prizes!

Fitchburg Cycles Bike Week Discount

• Fitchburg Cycles, 2970 Cahill Main Suite 101, Fitchburg
• Sponsored by Fitchburg Cycles

20% off in-store for bike week. Limitations apply on discount offer, contact shop for further details. (No discounts on bikes, labor, car racks, trainers, or special order items.) Discount applies to any individuals who ride to the shop and show their helmet.

Cycle September Trails and Parks Clean Up

• Sponsored by Madison Parks

Pedal for Good is a month-long celebration of biking in Madison. Activities include a trail and park cleanup, a food drive, an online class and more.

Help Madison Parks and the City Traffic Engineering Division by cleaning up a trail or park. Before you head out for a bike ride, grab a few supplies, plot your course and stop at a park or trail – picking up trash along the way. Use the online interactive maps to find a trail or park near you.

Bike Trails: Search by address or place

Parks: Search by address and amenity

Place your filled trash bags at the edge of the park, near a paved path or in the trash can, if available. Be sure to follow up with an email to parksvolunteer@cityofmadison.com to alert us of the location and work completed. We request all volunteers complete and submit the Volunteer Release Form. Send any photos along as well. We love photos to share! Thank you in advance for keeping trails and parks clean!

Volunteers are reminded of the following:

• This is a solo project or done with members of your household only.

• No group projects.

• Bring your own bags.

• Use gloves and hand sanitizer.

• A cloth face covering is recommended.

Bike Rides

• Sponsored by Madison Bikes

While group rides aren’t possible while social distancing, we’ve created fun routes across town. Explore themed routes and more of different lengths. Strava and Ride Spot integration, as well as GPX files, are available so you know where to go. We’d love to see your pictures of exploring the city on these rides!

Bike to a Food Fight Restauant!

• Sponsored by Food Fight

Jump on your bike and stop by any Food Fight restaurant (dine-in or carryout), and show your bike helmet and you’ll get $5 off your bill of $20 or more.

**Carryout orders must be placed and paid for over the phone. Please mention “Madison Bike Week $5 off” when ordering.

Visit foodfightinc.com to check out our roster of local restaurants.

Beers for Bikes

• Delta Beer Lab, 167 E. Badger Rd
• 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Sponsored by Delta Beer Lab

Bring in a gently used bicycle 2-6pm during Madison Bike Week, September 12-20th and receive a free pint! N/A options also available.

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“Pick Me Up At The Border” Bike Ride (*Bike Week Preview Night!)

• 2995 Sub-Zero Pkwy, Fitchburg
• 7:00 PM
• Sponsored by Bike Fitchburg

Join Bike Fitchburg for their annual “Pick Me Up At The Border” bike ride, September 11th to celebrate the start of bike week! The ride begins at 7:00pm and riders will travel 80 miles round trip along the Badger State Trail to the Illinois border and back.

If you prefer a shorter ride, you can do the round trip 50 mile round trip from Monticello, or 25 mile round trip from Belleville.

Registration fee required – see site for details.

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Bicycle Brunch with Dream Bikes

• Everyday Kitchen, 2801 Marshall Court
• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Sponsored by Everyday Kitchen – Madison and DreamBikes – Madison North

Bike, brunch and do a little good. Grab the family and pedal over to Everyday Kitchen for Sunday brunch where Dream Bikes will be offering free bike washes and safety checks from 8 am to noon. Reservations can be made at OpenTable.

Cargo Bike Family Hour!

• The Cargo Bike Shop, 1404 Williamson St
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• Sponsored by The Cargo Bike Shop

A bike themed family-friendly event

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Women, Trans, and Femme Bike Chat

• 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Sponsored by Madison Bikes and Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

Throughout the U.S., women* bike less than men* for transportation, recreation, and sport. Why? Even in Madison, which has a better record than many cities, the disparities are very noticeable. What keeps you from biking? What keeps your friends, family, or colleagues from biking? There has been a lot of academic research and discussion on this topic, but we want to hear from you.

Join us for a casual discussion of what keeps women, trans, and femme folks from biking more, or at all. Bring your ideas, gripes, solutions, concerns, and encouragement for others. Based on this discussion we may schedule future sessions on more specific topics, such as errands, biking with kids, male culture in recreational biking, biking groups for WTF, or other topics that come out of this.

*Women and men here are used as a shorthand, and not meant to be binary or exclusive. For this event, we are asking that only people who identify as female, trans, or nonbinary. We want to be able to speak freely amongst ourselves.

Madison Bikes board members Heather Pape and Robbie Webber will be joined by Zia Brucaya from the Madison Area MPO as hosts, but this discussion is for you, not us.

Monday, September 14 at 6:00 pm

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88097800488

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Edward Jones Financial Services Bike Station

• 950 John Nolen Drive (Capital City Trail)
• 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
• Sponsored by Patrick Ellestad – Edward Jones

Bike stop/station with pre-packaged snack, water, Gatorade

Tuesday Night Meander

• Slow Roll Cycles, 4118 Monona Dr
• 6:20 PM – 9:30 PM
• Sponsored by Slow Roll Cycles

A socially distanced Tuesday casual evening ride, starting at Slow Roll Cycles and ending at the Muskie Lounge. Please wear a mask, behave in a COVID-safe manner – and join for as much or little of the ride as you like. Any bike, any person, any pace is welcome.

“Bicycle Flat Fix” Virtual Class

• 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
• Sponsored by UW-Madison Transportation Services

“Bicycle Flat Fix” virtual class – September 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Class taught by India Viola, local bicycle advocate and educator. Learn what you need to fix flat tires with confidence in this in-depth flat fix clinic for front wheels. Pre-registration is required at Bicycle Flat Fix Class – WebEx online registration.

Limited to 12 attendees, with a waitlist available. Once you are approved by the host, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session.

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Edward Jones Financial Services Bike Station

• 950 John Nolen Drive (Capital City Trail)
• 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
• Sponsored by Patrick Ellestad – Edward Jones

Bike stop/station with pre-packaged snack, water, Gatorade

Slow Rolling to Nowhere?

• Corner of Monona Dr @ Buckeye Rd, Lake Edge Center
• 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
• Sponsored by Slow Roll Cycles and Crema Cafe

Don your mask, bike to Slow Roll Cycles and Cafe Crema, and enjoy donut muffins, coffee, bike checks, and long distance conversations outside.

Cargo Bikes & Business

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• Sponsored by City of Madison and Downtown Madison Inc

The 2015 Bicycle Plan recommended increasing the use of bicycles by city agencies and providing support for local businesses to use bicycles for freight, cargo and other uses. Join us during Bike Week to learn more about how cargo bikes are being used right here in Madison by City departments as well as by local businesses. Learn more, ask questions and discuss how you and your business could make use of this environmentally friendly, healthy mode of transportation.

Zoom Registration:

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Edward Jones Financial Services Bike Station

• 950 John Nolen Drive (Capital City Trail)
• 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
• Sponsored by Patrick Ellestad – Edward Jones

Bike stop/station with pre-packaged snack, water, Gatorade

CamRock Women’s (trans inclusive) ride

• CamRock 2
• 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM
• Sponsored by Bell Joy Ride/ Midwest Ms.Fits

Social-Distance Singletrack Ride, open to W/T/F identifying mountain bikers ages 18+

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Bicycle Brunch with Dream Bikes

• Everyday Kitchen, 2801 Marshall Court
• 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Sponsored by Everyday Kitchen – Madison and DreamBikes – Madison North

Bike, brunch and do a little good. Grab the family and pedal over to Everyday Kitchen for Sunday brunch where Dream Bikes will be offering free bike washes and safety checks from 8 am to noon. Reservations can be made at OpenTable.

1st Annual Madison Brewery Bike Race

• Delta Beer Lab and Hop Haus Brewing Company – Fitchburg
• 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Sponsored by Delta Beer Lab and Hop Haus Brewing Company

Join us for the 1st annual Madison Brewery Bike Race! There is no marked course – just get from one brewery to the other and back as fast (or slow) as you can.

Race for time or ride for fun. Riders must obey all traffic laws, wear face masks and practice social distancing.

Registration fee required – see site for details.

Pop Up Wheel Spots

• Warner Park, 2930 N Sherman Ave
• 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Sponsored by Capital Off Road Pathfinders (CORP)

Do you think there should be mountain bike facilities on the north and east sides of Madison? So do we, and here’s a good chance to let the right people know. We’re teaming up with Madison Parks and the Madison Skatepark Fund to build enthusiasm for more and better amenities for our sports by hosting pop-up Wheel Spots, where people can get an idea of the possibilities. We’ll have our mobile features there, and the skaters are bringing something for the small-wheel crowd. Get on your self-propelled wheeled conveyance of choice and join us!

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Calendar last updated Sep 16, 2020, 1:01:09 PM