Come join our annual rolling party, Bike to Wherever Day!
courtesy Francesco Papalia
Join the City of Albany, AS&R, IBX Fitness and for “Bike to Wherever Day” in the Bay Area, a party on wheels!! And it’s back at our traditional, tried-&-true location, the Ohlone Greenway @ Marin.
As usual, there will be coffee, food, swag, bike goodies in Bike East Bay’s famous Bike to Work Day musette bags, fun and lots of good conversation & information so come on down on your way to work, school, shopping or around town! LOCAL BUSINESSES FERN’S GARDEN AND BUA LUANG THAI CUISINE HAVE GENEROUSLY GIVEN US GIFT CARDS FOR VOLUNTEERS SO STEP UP WHILE THEY LAST!
Do I see coffee and treats?! WE NEED YOU TO HELP PREPARE AND HAND OUT!
courtesy Melanie Mintz
Here’s a short VIDEO that AS&R member Francesco Papalia took a few years ago so you can see how fun the morning is!
In addition to the great Bike East Bay musette swag bags, we’ll have our own safety items like reflective bands, and bells, BikeLink cards, and lots of great conversation about cycling and walking! Mayor López is our station coordinator and will be on hand to host. City staff will there to engage around transportation issues in Albany and the current ATP planning process.
Ian B from IBX Fitness says that they’ll offer a spin the wheel game to win free classes, swag, and a free PDF for cyclists to help improve mobility and strength!
Volunteers like you are the key to success – please join us!
photo courtesy Britt Tanner
SO YES, WE NEED YOUR HELP PREPARING & DISTRIBUTING ALL THESE GOODIES TO HUNDREDS OF CYCLISTS! SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT tinyurl.com/ASRAlbanyIbx2025BtWD .
We’ll need help STUFFING THE MUSETTE BAGS with goodies on Wednesday 5/7, picking up coffee early morning on the 15th (and returning the container later), and handing out musette bags, food and counting cyclists, staffing the AS&R table to talk with fellow cyclists, all morning at the Energizer Station.
Thanks!!
Cyclists in training. photo courtesy Mike Gill
WE WILL NEED HELP AT OUR ENERGIZER STATION BEGINNING AT 6:15 (prep) a.m. through wrap-up at 9:30.
Excitement is bubbling over for Bike to Wherever Day! Photo courtesy Elaine
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!
Grab your bikes and invite your friends & family – we’re excited to announce that after a long break, “Bike About Town” family rides have returned to Albany!! New local business Kitava Kitchen‘s owner Bryan Tublin has offered to host community bike rides along with Albany Strollers & Rollers. All levels of cyclists are encouraged to join.
Arrive at 10:30 for rollout at 10:45 at Kitava Kitchen at 1187 Solano Avenue (next to the post office.)
Join the Fun!!
photo courtesy Amy Smolens
We ALWAYS need Ride Guides to help guide folks around town from the front, middle and back so if you’re a confident rider please come 10 minutes early and help your neighbors out!
Bring yourself, your friends and your family to Kitava Kitchen for the Bike About Town rides!
Come a few minutes early to pump up your tires (we’ll have a floor pump), pick up a bell (we will have AS&R’s special 20th Anniversary bells,) get a route map, and we will take off in a big group. There are experienced cyclists to lead and bring up the rear. After wheeling about for around forty-five minutes to an hour we return to Kitava – grab lunch or a snack, and business owner Bryan is offering a free drink to ride participants with any purchase! There are plenty of bike racks out front and in the area to accommodate all of us!
THE RIDE IS FREE BUT PLEASE REGISTER AT https://JuneBikeAboutTown.eventbrite.com SO WE HAVE SOME IDEA OF PARTICIPANT NUMBERS – THANKS!
The Albany Peloton rolls down Peralta Avenue for another fun Bike About Town
Photo courtesy Amy Smolens
Join the fun!
Photo courtesy Amy Smolens
Come volunteer a few hours at AS&R’s information table before enjoying the Solano Stroll!
As usual, free Bicycle Valet Parking will be featured at the Solano Stroll on Sunday, September 14! The Albany High School Mountain Biking Team will again be taking the lead for this important service, using Albany Strollers & Rollers’ specialized racks! The location will be on Key Route Blvd just north of Solano Avenue – it’s near the Greenway so like last year, the lot and tables will be plenty busy!!
This is the biggest event of the year so come be a part of the fun and lend a hand!
As we always do, AS&R will also have an information table near the lot where we (YOU!) will talk about and answer questions about active transportation stuff in and around Albany with people at the festival! WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS! Whether you have volunteered before or are interested in helping for the first time, this event is for you!
**VOLUNTEERS (the first 12 to commit) WHO WORK AT LEAST A 4-HR SHIFT WILL GET FREE LUNCH PROVIDED BY LOCAL FAVORITE KIM’S CAFÉ & SANDWICHES!!
**COMMIT TO VOLUNTEER EARLY FOR AN INVITATION TO THE STROLL KICKOFF PARTY IN EARLY AUGUST!!
Please contact Amy Smolens at amy@albanystrollroll.org if you can volunteer in any capaciity!
The AHS Mountain Biking Team is leading the Bicycle Valet Parking at the Solano Stroll – will you lend a hand?
For the first time, AS&R is leading an active transportation contingent in the opening ceremony/mini-parade – we need participants of a variety of ages & abilities on a variety of bikes. If you’d like to participate on Sunday morning, contact Ian MacLeod at ian@albanystrollroll.org .
The AHS MTB team may also need additional volunteers, so whether you’d like to help park bikes (we have parked 300 bikes in the past!!) or volunteer at AS&R’s info table, please contact Amy Smolens .Parking bikes is a great gig for kids, too, as long as they are strong enough to roll a bike. If students need volunteer-hours, this is perfect!
Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!! 300 + of them coming to the Solano Stroll! We hope you’ll be there, too!
