THIS IS YOUR CALENDAR FOR EVERYTHING!

All the fun bike events happening in the Buffalo area, all month long. Rides! Breakfasts! Happy Hours! Challenges with Prizes and a whole lot more! Whether you plan to attend one of these events or not, make this May the month you change your habits and incorporate riding more often. We live in a city that’s perfect for it.

Bike Month is brought to you by Independent Health, and our GObike members!

Three Open Shops Every Week

Every Tuesday 5P-8P: OPEN SHOP at 98 Colvin*
Every Wednesday 5P-8P: OPEN SHOP at 313 Broadway*
Every Saturday 10A-2P: OPEN SHOP at 313 Broadway*

* = Open Shop is an opportunity to use our bike stands, tools, and guidance from our team to work on your own bike. While 313 Broadway has only the stands and tools at this time, 98 Colvin has those and the plethora of spare parts and old bikes available as always. Open Shop is FREE to all GObike members, and $10 for everyone else.

Bike Breakfasts Every Wednesday May 8 – June 5, 730A-930A

Free and open to everyone, especially cyclists!
New Location this year: Trinity Church Courtyard (371 Delaware)
Coffee and Oatmeal, New friends and old friends

First time riding to work? AWESOME. Welcome! Click here for a toolkit to participate as an individual or organization.

100 Mile Challenge

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10-Station Challenge

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Roll Into Bike Month On Michigan

The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor is excited to announce a community-wide bike event to kick off National Bike Month in partnership with Reddy BikeShare. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, at 136 Broadway St, Buffalo, NY 14203. The event will run from 11 AM to 3 PM and promises a fun-filled day of activities for all ages.

Attendees can look forward to engaging in various activities aimed at promoting health, wellness, and bike safety. Highlights of the event include:

Games and Activities: Enjoy exciting games suitable for the entire family.
Helmet Giveaways: A limited number of free helmets will be distributed to promote safe biking practices.
Food and Refreshments: Savor delicious food and drinks throughout the event.
Informational Tabling: Learn more about community resources and initiatives.
Mobile Bike Repair Shop by GObike: Receive expert assistance and tune-ups for your bicycle.

Earn $50 in Riding Credit

The Reddy Team, in partnership with Independent Health is rewarding Western New Yorkers who visit the most Reddy Bikeshare station throughout National Bike Month. The top five users who scan bikes from as many of our 100+ stations will earn a $50 riding credit, and the person who scores the most stations will earn a $50 Shop 716 gift card. Visit ReddyBlogshare.com to learn more about the Bike Month Contest.

On National Bike To Work Day, Friday, May 17:

The Reddy Team, in Partnership with Independent Health, is rewarding folks to flaunt the spirit of National Bike To Work Day. Anyone who shares their “Reddy Bike To Work” photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter on Friday May 17, will earn a $10 riding credit on their bike share account. Please tag Reddy Bikeshare’s respective social media accounts.

Rides that welome everyone, with levels to choose from. More at campuswheelworks.com

April 27: Tour duh Gravel Allen Lake
May 4: Tour duh Gravel Mt. Morris
May 8: CCC Road Group Ride (Buffalo, NY)
May 11: Tour duh Gravel Arkwright
May 15: Campus Wednesday XC MTB Race @ The Brook (Glenwood, NY)
May 18: Tour duh Gravel Fort Erie, ON Canada
May 22: CCC Road Group Ride (Buffalo, NY)
May 25: Tour duh Gravel Bennington (again)
May 29: Campus Wednesday XC MTB Race @ The Brook (Glenwood, NY)
June 5: CCC Road Group Ride (Buffalo, NY)

City Murals by Bike

This bike tour will view many of the recent public art additions to Buffalo’s streetscape. Over the past few years, numerous murals have been added across the city, enlivening the streets where they are located and becoming neighborhood conversation pieces. Beginning downtown, the tour will travel through downtown, Allentown, and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. This majority of this tour is on city streets, some with bike lanes. This tour is approximately two hours in length.

Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

Delaware Park & Frederick Law Olmsted in Buffalo by Bike

On this approximately 4-mile, 1.5 hour bike tour we visit the first park Olmsted designed in Buffalo (Delaware) and the parkways and circles that Olmsted designed as the grand entranceways into the Park. The tour also covers several of Buffalo’s cultural centers (Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo History Museum, Burchfield Penney) in the Delaware Park district.

Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Leading Ladies: Women’s History by Bike

Join us for a bike tour of the history of many of Buffalo’s leading ladies! From Buffalo’s earliest days, women have played a prominent role in shaping the community, including establishing many of our community institutions. Buffalo has been the home of many well-known actresses, authors, business owners, and artists, as well as the first woman in America to be a professional architect. This guided bicycle tour will visit the homes and workplaces of many of these women who were important to both Buffalo and the nation. This tour is approximately two hours in length.

Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

Landmarks & Landscapes by Bike

On this overview bike tour of Buffalo’s museum district, see works by some of America’s greatest architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, set within a park and parkway system designed by celebrated landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Many of Buffalo’s landmark cultural attractions, including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Buffalo History Museum, call the Olmsted landscapes home. Along the way, admire a diverse collection of public sculpture that has been incorporated into Olmsted’s system. This tour is approximately six miles in length with frequent stops, with much of the tour along designated bike paths.

Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Outer Harbor Views by Bike

Join us for a bike tour along Buffalo’s Outer Harbor and beautiful waterfront. This tour is just under 10 miles and usually takes about 2 hours. Riding along the bike path we will stop at locations showcasing our Outer Harbor parks, attractions, and waterfront history. With all of the new development and initiatives taking place along this route, you are guaranteed to be impressed! This tour is approximately two hours in length.

Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 10:00 AM
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 2:00 PM
Sunday, May 26, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

Tour de Olmsted – North Bike Tour

The father of the public park movement in America, Frederick Law Olmsted (FLO) was brought to Buffalo in 1868 for his far-sighted belief that parks, parkways, and residential communities were essential social institutions with great humanistic appeal. With his partner, Calvert Vaux, he left an indelible mark on our city that is still, today, the most historically complete parks and parkway system in the USA. On this 14-mile, 2-hour bike tour we visit the first park Olmsted designed in Buffalo (Delaware) and the last one in Buffalo designed by his firm (Riverside), as well as several of his earlier established parkways and circles.

Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Tour de Olmsted – South Bike Tour

On this 21-mile, 3-hour bike tour we visit the second set of parks and parkways that Olmsted and his firm designed in Buffalo (Front, South, and Cazenovia Parks) as well as several of his parkways, circles, and pocket parks. We also experience “once-were” parks, designed-but-not-implemented parks, parkways, and circles. The tour also covers multiple Buffalo neighborhoods (West Side, Downtown, South Buffalo, East Side), architectural highlights, Canalside, the Outer Harbor, and “the Parade” which is today known as Martin Luther King Park.