Central Oklahoma Celebrates Bike Month
Get ready to pump your pedals, Central Oklahoma. National Bike To Work Day is May 18, 2018.
Cities Showcase Benefits of Bicycling
Oklahoma City
Myriad Botanical Gardens
Celebrate Oklahoma City’s 13th annual Bike to Work Day, 7:15-9 a.m., May 18. Those who bike to work are invited to meet at the Myriad Botanical Gardens for complimentary coffee and breakfast from Junction Coffee, courtesy Downtown OKC Partnership. Participating businesses include Cultivar, Clarity Coffee and Schlegel Bicycles.
Moore
Buck Thomas Park
BikeMoore will sponsor a ride, 9:30-11 a.m., Saturday, May 19, Buck Thomas Park, Moore. Click here for more details.
Norman
City Hall
The City of Norman will share their Bike Month Proclamation at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, Norman City Hall.
Bike To School
Students Ride
Grab your helmets, students, and any other safety gear you think you might need, and ride your bike to school on May 9. As a bonus, join the Facebook event and tell your friends you’re gonna pump your pedals to class!
Bike To Church
Pedal to Sunday School
Ride your bike to church, Central Oklahoma! Join the Facebook event and let your friends know you’ll be pedaling to Sunday School on May 20.
Edmond
Arcadia Ride Day
Where: Edmond; starts at Midwest Blvd and 2nd St
When: 1 – 5 p.m., Sunday, May 6
Who: Specifically for kids between ages 5 and 23
Click here for more details.
Edmond Family Bike Ride
Where: Edmond Park, Edmond
When: 2 – 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6
Who: geared towards families with children
Click here for more details.
Edmond Flat Tire Clinic
Where: Flat Tire Burgers, 318 Ayers Road, Edmond
When: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 10
Edmond Proclamation
The City of Edmond will celebrate Bike Month with a proclamation at 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 14, Edmond City Hall.
Edmond Ride of Silence
A Ride of Silence is planned for 6:14 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, Hafer Park, Edmond. Cyclists are invited to join in the journey honoring cyclists who have been killed or injured on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn’t aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.
Heard on Hurd
Heard on Hurd will sponsor a ride. Meet at Hurd and Broadway, Edmond. The ride runs from 6-10 p.m., Saturday, May 19. Click here for more details.
Guthrie
Temple to Roasters
Guthrie will sponsor a Bike to Work ride, May 18. It starts at the Scottish Rite Temple, 900 E. Oklahoma Avenue, 7:30 a.m. and ends at Hoboken COffee Roasters, 224 S. Division Street. The ride i .8 miles long, and will last about five minutes.
Yukon
City Hall
The City of Yukon will host a ride on Bike To Work Day, May 18. It starts at 7:30 a.m. and will last about 20 minutes. The ride will begin at Yukon City Hall, 500 W. Main Street, and end at the Yukon Community Center, 2200 S. Holly Avenue. The path is 2.5 miles.
