Tag: events

June 3, 2014

Scenes from Bicycle Sundae

Big thanks to everyone who biked and ate ice cream with us for Bicycle Sundae! 46 people registered for the scavenger hunt bike ride, which toured some of the city’s many great ice cream, gelato and frozen yogurt shops. Riders were given a list of clues and had to figure out which shop to go…
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tagged: bicycle sundae, bicycle sunday, events
May 27, 2014

Seattle Bike Blog and Bicycle Benefits present: Bicycle Sundae

I am super excited to announce an all-new Seattle Bike Blog event, Bicycle Sundae: an alleycat-style ice cream scavenger hunt by bike. Organized in conjunction with Bicycle Benefits, you’ll be sent out into the city on a journey to tour as many of Seattle’s awesome ice cream, gelato and frozen custard shops as you can…
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tagged: bicycle benefits, bicycle sundae, events, full tilt ice cream, verity credit union
May 21, 2014

In memory of people who have died while biking, Ride of Silence is tonight

In communities around the nation, people will ride together tonight (Wednesday) to remember friends and family members who have died or been seriously injured while biking. Seattle’s Ride of Silence meets at Gas Works Park at 6:30 p.m. Unfortunately, the ride overlaps a bit with the Westlake bikeway open house, but you could arrive to…
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tagged: events, ride of silence
April 7, 2014

Vote Yes on Prop 1 (duh) + Ballot Party Wednesday

At a time when King County’s population is booming, we need our transit service to boom with it. Cutting Metro service by 17 percent is simply not an option. Your ballot should be in your mailbox very soon if it is not there already. It’s a short ballot, and should only take you a minute…
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tagged: events, king county metro, the hoot hoots
April 4, 2014

Weekend Guide: Rainier Valley Pop-Up Greenway, 57 Varieties Time Trial + Kidical Mass

Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the Seattle Bike Blog Events Calendar. Got a bikey event or fun group bike ride idea? Anyone can post to the calendar. Just go to the calendar page and follow the instructions at the top. The city will begin planning work for two neighborhood greenway routes…
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tagged: 57 varieties time trial, events, kidical mass, moisture festival, pop-up greenway, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, weekend guide
April 2, 2014

Obliteride announces kids route for 2nd annual fundraiser ride

Obliteride is already launching efforts to get people excited about their second annual summer fundraising bike ride, scheduled for August 8 this year. The ride raises money for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The inaugural ride raised an astounding $1.9 million. One change this year is the addition of a 1-mile route for kids. Organizers…
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tagged: events, fred hutchinson, fundraisers, obliteride 2014