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

Sep
22
Mon
Albany Local Week – get points for using Bike Bike Racks! @ Albany, California
Sep 22 – Sep 23 all-day
The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The Albany Recreation & Community Services Department is having our city’s annual Albany Local Week, September 20th -26th, where you get points for doing your business in town!
This year you’ll get points for parking your bike on the 25 “Bike Bike Racks” that Albany Strollers & Rollers helped fund around town.

Locations include the Albany/Berkeley border on Solano Avenue, Albany Children’s Center, Albany Fresh Produce, Albany Taproom,  Be Fit Personal Training, BevMo!, Bikes on Solano, Bridgewater Condominiums Visitor Parking, Bua Luang Thai Cuisine, Gathering Tribes, Grazzy Burgers, Hamro Aangan – Indo-Nepalese Cuisine, Innate Chiropractic, Jewel’s Terrace Park, K2Tog: Knitting the

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

World Together,  Metta Traditional Thai Massage, Prins Chiropractic, Daniel Winkler & Associates, Inc., Royal Cafe,T324, Tay Tah Cafe, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Zarri’s Delicatessen.
Get your Albany Local Week Scorecard here and write in your Bike Bike Racks to rack up the points!!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!


Sep
23
Tue
Albany Local Week – get points for using Bike Bike Racks! @ Albany, California
Sep 23 – Sep 24 all-day
The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The Albany Recreation & Community Services Department is having our city’s annual Albany Local Week, September 20th -26th, where you get points for doing your business in town!
This year you’ll get points for parking your bike on the 25 “Bike Bike Racks” that Albany Strollers & Rollers helped fund around town.

Locations include the Albany/Berkeley border on Solano Avenue, Albany Children’s Center, Albany Fresh Produce, Albany Taproom,  Be Fit Personal Training, BevMo!, Bikes on Solano, Bridgewater Condominiums Visitor Parking, Bua Luang Thai Cuisine, Gathering Tribes, Grazzy Burgers, Hamro Aangan – Indo-Nepalese Cuisine, Innate Chiropractic, Jewel’s Terrace Park, K2Tog: Knitting the

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

World Together,  Metta Traditional Thai Massage, Prins Chiropractic, Daniel Winkler & Associates, Inc., Royal Cafe,T324, Tay Tah Cafe, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Zarri’s Delicatessen.
Get your Albany Local Week Scorecard here and write in your Bike Bike Racks to rack up the points!!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!


El Cerrito City Council Meeting on San Pablo Avenue Bike Lanes @ El Cerrito City Hall
Sep 23 @ 2:00 am – 4:00 am

Do you ride in or through El Cerrito? Yup, me too!
Want a San Pablo Avenue that is safer for your and your family to ride? I thought so!

Want protected bike lanes on San Pablo Avenue? Go to one of the El Cerrito meetings and speak up!

Want protected bike lanes on San Pablo Avenue? Go to one of the El Cerrito meetings and speak up!

Opponents are up in arms over El Cerrito’s plans for designing bikeways on San Pablo Avenue, including protected bikeways in the Midtown area between its two BART stations. We need supporters at Monday’s City Council meeting. Because of opposition, it appears that the proposed Plan has removed bike lanes in sections, due mainly to concerns about parking, many of these concerns without basis. Please help us convince local businesses that you are their best customers and that you support continuous bikeways on San Pablo Avenue.

We still want to see bike lanes included at the north and south ends of San Pablo Avenue, where sharrows are currently proposed in the Downtown and Uptown areas of El Cerrito. The goal is a continuous bikeway on San Pablo Avenue between public transit, businesses, and residences, connecting you to the places you ride. Sharrows are no substitute for your safety.

Please attend the meeting and tell El Cerrito City Council that you bike to get to businesses on San Pablo Ave, that bike lanes will be good for their economy.

If you can’t attend Monday’s meeting, email Melanie Mintz, interim Community Development Director,  Mayor Greg Lyman, or any of the City Council Members – Janet Abelson, Rebecca Benassini, Jan Bridges or Mark Friedman.

For more info go to El Cerrito’s website on the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

Sep
24
Wed
Albany Local Week – get points for using Bike Bike Racks! @ Albany, California
Sep 24 – Sep 25 all-day
The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The Albany Recreation & Community Services Department is having our city’s annual Albany Local Week, September 20th -26th, where you get points for doing your business in town!
This year you’ll get points for parking your bike on the 25 “Bike Bike Racks” that Albany Strollers & Rollers helped fund around town.

Locations include the Albany/Berkeley border on Solano Avenue, Albany Children’s Center, Albany Fresh Produce, Albany Taproom,  Be Fit Personal Training, BevMo!, Bikes on Solano, Bridgewater Condominiums Visitor Parking, Bua Luang Thai Cuisine, Gathering Tribes, Grazzy Burgers, Hamro Aangan – Indo-Nepalese Cuisine, Innate Chiropractic, Jewel’s Terrace Park, K2Tog: Knitting the

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

World Together,  Metta Traditional Thai Massage, Prins Chiropractic, Daniel Winkler & Associates, Inc., Royal Cafe,T324, Tay Tah Cafe, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Zarri’s Delicatessen.
Get your Albany Local Week Scorecard here and write in your Bike Bike Racks to rack up the points!!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!


Sep
25
Thu
Albany Local Week – get points for using Bike Bike Racks! @ Albany, California
Sep 25 – Sep 26 all-day
The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The Albany Recreation & Community Services Department is having our city’s annual Albany Local Week, September 20th -26th, where you get points for doing your business in town!
This year you’ll get points for parking your bike on the 25 “Bike Bike Racks” that Albany Strollers & Rollers helped fund around town.

Locations include the Albany/Berkeley border on Solano Avenue, Albany Children’s Center, Albany Fresh Produce, Albany Taproom,  Be Fit Personal Training, BevMo!, Bikes on Solano, Bridgewater Condominiums Visitor Parking, Bua Luang Thai Cuisine, Gathering Tribes, Grazzy Burgers, Hamro Aangan – Indo-Nepalese Cuisine, Innate Chiropractic, Jewel’s Terrace Park, K2Tog: Knitting the

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

World Together,  Metta Traditional Thai Massage, Prins Chiropractic, Daniel Winkler & Associates, Inc., Royal Cafe,T324, Tay Tah Cafe, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Zarri’s Delicatessen.
Get your Albany Local Week Scorecard here and write in your Bike Bike Racks to rack up the points!!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!


Sep
26
Fri
Albany Local Week – get points for using Bike Bike Racks! @ Albany, California
Sep 26 – Sep 27 all-day
The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The rack in front of T324 is always filled by their customers and those from nearby businesses

The Albany Recreation & Community Services Department is having our city’s annual Albany Local Week, September 20th -26th, where you get points for doing your business in town!
This year you’ll get points for parking your bike on the 25 “Bike Bike Racks” that Albany Strollers & Rollers helped fund around town.

Locations include the Albany/Berkeley border on Solano Avenue, Albany Children’s Center, Albany Fresh Produce, Albany Taproom,  Be Fit Personal Training, BevMo!, Bikes on Solano, Bridgewater Condominiums Visitor Parking, Bua Luang Thai Cuisine, Gathering Tribes, Grazzy Burgers, Hamro Aangan – Indo-Nepalese Cuisine, Innate Chiropractic, Jewel’s Terrace Park, K2Tog: Knitting the

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

The Bike Bike Rack at Daniel Winkler & Associates is popular!

World Together,  Metta Traditional Thai Massage, Prins Chiropractic, Daniel Winkler & Associates, Inc., Royal Cafe,T324, Tay Tah Cafe, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and Zarri’s Delicatessen.
Get your Albany Local Week Scorecard here and write in your Bike Bike Racks to rack up the points!!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Any doubt whose rack this beauty is? Yes, Charlie Prins Chiropractic co-funded this rack, along with AS&R and the City of Albany, but neighboring businesses are welcome to use it!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!

Roll up to Grazzy Burgers/Albany Taproom for a beer, a burger or a salad!


Apr
25
Sat
SORRY, POSTPONED – APAL Bike Rodeo @ Cornell School Playground
Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Come on down to pedal-power a delicious smoothie and help others do the same! courtesy: Amy Smolens

Come on down to pedal-power a delicious smoothie and help others do the same!
courtesy: Amy Smolens

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF AS&R AND APAL’S CONTROL, THE BIKE RODEO HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO.
Bring your kids to Albany Police Activity League’s Annual Bike Rodeo!

Ken McCroskey, AS&R's master helmet adjuster and children's brain guardian, tirelessly applies his craft courtesy: Francesco Papalia

Ken McCroskey, AS&R’s master helmet adjuster and children’s brain guardian, tirelessly applies his craft
courtesy: Francesco Papalia

Free bicycle helmets will be given to youth participants.

Rodeo activities will include bike inspections, safety information, and a bicycle safety course. The goal of the bicycle rodeo is to encourage riders to wear helmets on every ride, to give young cyclists basic skills for on-road riding, and to teach them the rules of the road to help keep them safe. This event focuses on young riders in elementary and middle school.
AS&R will again be working with kids, showing them how to ride their bikes safely and responsibly.
We’ll also have our  ”Check for Bikes” clings on hand for parents…and the famous Bicycle Blender so everyone can pedal-power a delicious smoothie!
PLEASE VOLUNTEER: We could definitely use some help running the bike blender station and talking to parents and kids. Any takers, please? If so, please contact Amy Smolens or Ken McCroskey.

School kids learn how to cycle safely and have fun doing it, while following the rules of the road. courtesy Peggy McQuaid

School kids learn how to cycle safely and have fun doing it, while following the rules of the road.
courtesy Peggy McQuaid

Apr
26
Sun
Family Cycling Workshop/Fiesta de la Tierra Kids’ Bike Festival @ Malcolm X Elementary School (King Street Entrance)
Apr 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Mark your calendar and join other families for the 3rd annual Bikes in Berkeley Fiesta de la Tierra! 
This festival

School kids learn how to cycle safely and have fun doing it, while following the rules of the road. courtesy Peggy McQuaid

School kids learn how to cycle safely and have fun doing it, while following the rules of the road.
courtesy Peggy McQuaid

is a project of the Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County Berkeley Task Force in partnership with Berkeley Unified School District. This day of bicycle celebration and education will prepare families for Bike to School and Work Days and bring the community together on bikes in honor of the Earth.

Come on down to pedal-power a delicious smoothie and help others do the same! courtesy: Amy Smolens

Using the Bike Blender to pedal your way to a smoothie is always fun!
courtesy: Amy Smolens

The day will begin with a Family Cycling Workshop at 10:00am, with the festival starting at 12:00pm. Festival activities will include, bike and helmet decoration station, our annual Youth Bike Swap beginning at 11, a Bike Rodeo to practice rules of the road, helmet fittings, bike blended smoothies, bicycle inspired entertainment, a cargo bike demo station, bicycle face painting and photos booth, the bicycle Trivia Wheel, a Bike Polo demo and a whole lot more to inspire, educate and encourage bicycle riding.

May
3
Sun
Arts & Green Festival 2015 @ Memorial Park
May 3 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

It’s time for the Albany Arts & Green Festival again!

AS&R's booth is always busy! Photo courtesy Angela Armendariz

AS&R’s booth is always busy!
Photo courtesy Angela Armendariz

Come out to Memorial Park for green lifestyle booths, art booths, local performers, food trucks, music and more! This family friendly event will include activities for kids.

Our free Bicycle Valet Parking service at the Arts & Green Festival is always popular! photo courtesy Matt McHugh

Our free Bicycle Valet Parking service at the Arts & Green Festival is popular!
photo courtesy Matt McHugh

As AS&R does every year, we will provide FREE bicycle valet parking, so you can enjoy the festival without worrying about your bike.
Come visit our booth to find out about what’s going on for cyclists and pedestrians here in Albany!
Local bike shop Blue Heron has again donated some fabulous prizes for our 2nd annual kids’ coloring contest so be sure to bring the kids down!!!

Joyce with her winning drawing and the bike bell that she won - thanks, Blue Heron Bikes! Photo courtesy Angela Armendariz

Joyce with her winning drawing and the bike bell that she won – thanks, Blue Heron Bikes!
Photo courtesy Angela Armendariz

WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO PARK BIKES AND WORK AT OUR TABLE TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS! CAN YOU PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP US FOR A FEW HOURS?

Lynn Eve Komaromi takes a well-earned Pad Thai break - thanks, Bua Luang!

Lynn Eve Komaromi takes a well-earned Pad Thai break – thanks, Bua Luang! ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL GET A DELICIOUS FREE LUNCH!

VOLUNTEERS WILL GET A DELICIOUS FREE LUNCH FROM COMMUNITY SPONSORS BUA LUANG OR TAY TAH plus  A SPECIAL COUPON FROM BUA LUANG or TAY TAH!!
Please email Amy Smolens to help out!

Street Level Cycles has graciously donated free bike tuneup services at the Arts & Green Festival since 2008 photo courtesy Matt McHugh

Street Level Cycles has graciously donated free bike tuneup services at the Arts & Green Festival since 2008
photo courtesy Matt McHugh

For the 8th straight year, non-profit bike workshop Street Level Cycles will provide free or low-cost bike tuneups, so if you have an old bike that you want to get road-ready, come on down! Don’t forget, Bike to Work Day is on May 14th, so here’s a way to help make sure your ride is up and running well.
**At 2 pm SLC will be giving a Free “How to Fix a Flat Tire” Clinic so bring your bike and learn an important survival skill!
See you there!

 

Jul
1
Wed
El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan Community Open House @ El Cerrito City Hall/Council Chambers
Jul 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Here are some of the 96 BikeLink lockers at nearby El Cerrito Plaza BART

Here are some of the 96 BikeLink lockers at nearby El Cerrito Plaza BART

Come help our neighbor to the North, El Cerrito, shape its bicycle and pedestrian future!
The Open House for El Cerrito’s Active Transportation Plan will begin with a short presentation about the planning process and proposed bicycle and pedestrian networks. Focus area project posters will be available for review and comment throughout the workshop.
The City released the draft Plan for public comment on Sunday, June 14th. The Plan, which is an update to the 2007 Circulation Plan for Bicyclists and Pedestrians, evaluated the existing bicycle and pedestrian networks and identified new focus projects and programs to close gaps in these networks and provide amenities to make it easier to bike and walk in El Cerrito.
The draft Plan proposes nine focus area projects, revised bicycle and pedestrian networks, a policy toolkit and program framework to making walking and biking easier in El Cerrito. The nine focus area projects are:

  • BART to Bay Trail Access Improvements at Central Avenue, Carlson Boulevard, and Cerrito Creek Connections between Plaza BART and the Bay Trail
  • Ohlone Greenway Crossing Improvements – Citywide
  • Citywide Wayfinding at Key Walking and Biking Routes
  • Arlington Boulevard Pedestrian Improvements
  • East Side Bicycle Boulevard – Blake Street, Norvell Street, Schmidt Lane, Richmond Street,
  • Moeser Lane, Norvell Street, Lincoln Avenue, Albemarle Street, Behrens Street
  • Wayfinding associated with East Side Bicycle Boulevard
  • Key Boulevard Improvements – between Humboldt Street and Hill Street
  • Fairmount Avenue Improvements – between Carlson Boulevard and Colusa Avenue
  • Potrero Avenue Improvements – between western City Limit and Ohlone Greenway

2012-07-11_CarlsonSPabloBLaneEC1 El Cerrito The draft Plan is available for review via the project website, www.el-cerrito.org/ATP. Public comments will be accepted from Sunday, June 14th until Friday, July 17th and may be submitted via email to the Public Works Department at streets@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us, via mail to City of El Cerrito, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 or dropped off at the El Cerrito City Hall Front Counter, Attn: Public Works.