Discounts

Become an AS&R member and get discounts at local bike shops and businesses!

Blue Heron Bikes: 10% off parts and accessories.

Bikes on Solano: 10% off labor, parts and accessories.

Offers are valid to members of Albany Strollers & Rollers and their households. Tell your friends!
Contact us with questions.

Events

Oct
30
Sun
Blue Heron Bikes 10th Anniversary Celebration @ Blue Heron Bikes
Oct 30 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Blue Heron and owner Rob Allen for his wonderful local shop’s 10th Anniversary Celebration! There will be food, drink, music, fun and a bike parts swap meet!

Be there or be square, in their back parking lot just off the Ohlone Greenway!

SEE YOU THERE!!

 

Nov
20
Sun
3rd YEAR ANNIVERSARY RICHMOND BRIDGE BIKE RIDE @ Richmond BART Plaza
Nov 20 @ 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Come join friends, neighbors and future friends as we bike the Richmond Bridge!

Join Rich City Rides, the Richmond BPAC, friends & neighbors Sunday November 20th 2022 for a Free bike ride to fight for our right to safe pathways on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge!! “USE IT OR LOSE IT” means we need to show up en masse, to KEEP THIS BIKE/PED LANE OPEN! ALL WHEELS WELCOME!!
Meet at Richmond BART Plaza at 11am, roll at Noon.
Ride is FREE but please register HERE so they have an idea of numbers.

Come ride with us and celebrate this crossing! Photo courtesy Amy Smolens

Let’s toast to not only bridging the gap in the Bay Area, but also creating more pathways for cyclists and maintaining the ones currently in use!

Preview of the route is here.

Rich City Rides will be hosting a family friendly after-party & networking event at East Brother Beer Co. (1001 Canal Blvd.)
ENJOY A DAY FULL OF BIKES, MUSIC, FOOD, GAMES AND COMMUNITY!

Apr
16
Sun
“BIKE FROM BART TO THE BAY” FOR BREWS (& MORE) WITH EL CERRITO STROLLERS & ROLLERS! @ El Cerrito Plaza BART Station
Apr 16 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Join us for brews, bevs and/or snacks after a leisurely ride to Armistice Brewing Company!

Join our neighbors to the north, El Cerrito Strollers & Rollers, for a Bike from BART to the Bay for Beer or non-alcoholic bevs, and/or snacks!

Meet at the El Cerrito Plaza BART ticket area at 3:30 p.m. We’ll take a leisurely ride over the Sacramento Street bridge (this may be new to some of you!) to the Bay Trail, then on to Armistice Brew Company, and return on the Richmond and Ohlone Greenways – 8.1-miles total. If you prefer not to bike, please meet us there for Happy Hour between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m at 845 Marina Bay Pkwy #1, in Richmond.

Apr
27
Sat
Albany Community Expo – Volunteers (and bikes) needed! @ Albany Community Center
Apr 27 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City’s Recreation Department is organizing its 3rd Annual Community Expo Come on over, help out, enjoy the Expo! to showcase community based organizations like ours and City departments at the Albany Community Center. AS&R will be sharing a table with Bike East Bay, displaying materials, information and a variety of bicycles (yours?) and chatting about strolling and rolling. Other groups will be doing the same and there will be giveaways, food trucks, a raffle, activities and live entertainment!

We need a few volunteers to spend time at our table and speak to community members who may have questions about strolling or rolling in Albany and beyond. We’d also like to have a few bikes to display – a cargo bike, trailer, e-bike – anything you think might pique a neighbor’s interest!

Non-profit bike shop Street Level Cycles will be there providing free and low-cost tuneups for you, so bring your old, creaky bike!

If you can volunteer or have a bike to display, please email Nick at nicky@mindspring.com

Nov
16
Sat
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail 5th Anniversary Ride @ Richmond BART station
Nov 16 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Our friends at “Rich City Rides” are organizing a family-friendly, all ages and abilities group ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of bike and pedestrian access over the bridge! Meet at Richmond BART at 10am, roll at 10:30. It’s crucial that Albany Strollers & Rollers members support our neighbors and active transportation access between the East Bay and Marin County!
Many of us will take BART from El Cerrito Plaza to the start at Richmond BART so please join us!

“Afterparty” mentioned in flyer below at location TBA.

Join others from the East Bay on this fun RSR Bridge Trail ride!

Feb
22
Sat
URBAN CYCLING 101 – DAY 1 CLASSROOM WORKSHOP (IN ALBANY!!) @ Albany Library
Feb 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

DO YOU, A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WANT TO RIDE YOUR BIKE MORE BUT DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THIS URBAN SETTING? THIS FREE CLASS IS FOR YOU/THEM, AND IT’S RIGHT HERE IN ALBANY!
Learn rules of the road, how to equip your bicycle, fit your helmet, use different types of bike infrastructure, and avoid common hazards!!
This is an indoor class for adults or teens, no bicycle required to learn and benefit from the instruction.
FREE, BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE!

Bike East Bay’s award-winning bicycle education program offers both online and in-person classes, so register for a FREE workshop, access online blog posts and resources, and have fun on every bike trip!
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY FREE, BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE!
Thanks to AS&R’s Fiscal Sponsor, Bike East Bay, for running these valuable classes.

 

Apr
26
Sat
FAMILY CYCLING WORKSHOP @ El Cerrito Plaza BART Station (Central + Richmond parking lot)
Apr 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Bike East Bay instructors will provide a day of fun games, safety drills, skills building and a neighborhood ride. For kids and parents!
This workshop is for kids who are able to ride a bike and are ready to take to the paths and roadways with their parents (suggested grade range 2nd-6th). The event includes instruction on:

  • fitting a helmet
  • performing a bike safety check
  • communicating with other road users
  • riding in a straight line and avoiding obstacles
  • as well as navigating safely through intersections, all while playing fun games!

All minors must be accompanied by an adult to participate, both with their own working bikes and helmets.
If the class is full, you can be added to the wait list or be notified about future sessions as they are added.
Please note: Our family events are for parents and kids to participate in together. If you are interested in an in-school or youth-only bike rodeo we recommend following up with our friends at Cycles of Change instead, by emailing DriveYourBike@CyclesOfChange.org.
*THIS WORKSHOP IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EL CERRITO “GO GREEN! MOBILITY FAIR

EVENT IS FREE BUT YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER HERE TO RESERVE A SPOT!

GO GREEN! MOBILITY FAIR – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! @ El Cerrito Plaza BART - North Parking Lot
Apr 26 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join EC/RA Walk & Roll, the City of El Cerrito, City of Berkeley, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), & Bike East Bay for the first GO GREEN! Mobility Fair at the El Cerrito Plaza BART north parking lot, on Saturday, April 26, 11am – 3pm.
There will be games, music, food and much more!
Your very own Albany Strollers & Rollers organization is a sponsor-in-kind, donating our Valet Bike Racks for self-parking at the event!

AS&R will have an information table and NEEDS A FEW VOLUNTEERS to speak to people and perhaps help install bells on bikes & scooters. Of course, you can take time to enjoy the fair, too! Local businesses Fern’s Garden & Bua Luang have generously given us GIFT CARDS for volunteers!! Please email Amy at amy@albanystrollroll.org if you can help out!

Learn about how our region is transforming streets into safe spaces that bring neighbors together, improve our air quality, fight climate change and connect our Bay Area communities. A range of electric mobility devices will be on display including e-bikes, e-scooters, and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs). Meet your neighbors, share your vision for mobility and engage with City and community representatives and planners. Every voice and journey matters as we move forward together!

  • Bring the kids – games, bike smoothies, and crafts
  • Test ride electric bicycles
  • See neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) and e-mopeds
  • Learn about discounted mobility options
  • Find exciting destinations via local buses
  • Discover new parking solutions for taking BART
  • Valet bike parking
  • Music by Nashville HoneymoonHot Rod Juke Box and more!

Bike East Bay will be hosting a Family Cycling Workshop from 10:30am – 12pm for kids who are able to ride a bike and are ready to take to the paths and roadways with their parents (suggested grade range 2nd-6th). Reservations are required! To save a spot, register for the cycling workshop at the following link: Family Cycling Workshop.

Apr
28
Mon
Group Ride to the I-80 at Gilman Bike/Walk Bridge & Roundabouts Ribbon Cutting @ northeast corner of Marin & Ohlone Greenway
Apr 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Help celebrate the many years of planning that went into the Gilman Interchange Project at the Ribbon Cutting! This event will celebrate the collaboration between the City of Albany, City of Berkeley, Alameda County Transportation Commission, and Caltrans. AS&R helped expand the scope of the project to include the construction of a low-stress, all ages and abilities connection from the Codornices Creek Trail to the new active transportation bridge. This created the lowest stress connection between the Ohlone Greenway and the Bay Trail anywhere along their length. We’ll ride along this new route, stopping at times to admire the details. Ride starts in Albany at 10:30 am. Ribbon Cutting is at the west side of the interchange at 11 am. Register for the Ribbon Cutting here.

This will be an all ages and abilities group ride with support from the AS&R Core Group. Kids welcome, but bikes with training wheels are not recommended.

Yes, it’s a Monday, but take a couple hours off and celebrate as we lead into May: Bike Month!

Ride Plan:

  • Meet-up at the NE corner of Marin at Masonic, on the Ohlone Greenway,
  • 10:30 am: head south on the Greenway for one block,
  • Turn right onto Dartmouth,
  • Cross San Pablo at the High Visibility signal,
  • Make a quick left then right onto the Codornices Creek Path west towards 10th Street,
  • Continue on the Codornices Creek Pathway to 5th Street,
  • Turn left onto 5th to Harrison (past the skate park),
  • Turn right on Harrison to 4th (past the soccer fields),
  • Turn left on 4th to Gilman,
  • Cross Gilman and turn right onto the protected cycletrack on the far side,
  • Ride it three blocks to the bridge,
  • Go over the freeway on the bridge,
  • Turn right off the bridge onto the Bay Trail,
  • Ride around the corner to the 11 am ribbon cutting, all the way to the interchange!
  • Some bike parking is available in the field’s parking lot, or keep your bike with you.
  • Now you know the route! Return is on your own or with those you met on the ride.
May
31
Sat
FIX A FLAT WORKSHOP (IN ALBANY!!) @ Albany Library
May 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Join Bike East Bay for an interactive, hands-on workshop where we will review the basic process of fixing a flat and inner tube patching, as well as strategies to avoid flats. Bring your own flat tire or use one of our class demos! No prior experience is necessary to attend this class.

This class is made possible via funding from the Alameda County Transportation Commission.

THE WORKSHOP IS FREE BUT PLEASE PRE-REGISTER HERE TO RESERVE A SPOT!