Ride For A Dream (RFAD) is a student-led non-profit campaign to end violence against women. We work to increase awareness, as well as to raise funds for a designated charity. Last year, RFAD was two young men riding from Toronto to Vancouver. This year it is four young men riding from Toronto to St. John’s, [...]
Take this rare chance to explore the mind-boggling stories of the Island with Sally Gibson, author of the defining history, More than an Island. Learn about the Islands’ role during the War of 1812, its lost amusement park and baseball stadium, its rich sailing history (including shipwrecks), and its transformation from sand-spit, to Toronto’s first [...]
Great news! Art Spin is back for 2013! It’ll be going on the last Thursday of the month again during the summer: June 27, July 25 and August 29th. Art Spin is an art crawl style bicycle tour of galleries, art performances, site-specific installations and visits to artist’s studios throughout various downtown Toronto neighbourhoods. [...]
Eleanor McMahon thinks it’s time to change the conversation around cycling in Ontario. McMahon is the founder of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, who will be hosting the fifth annual Ontario Bike Summit this week in Toronto. She says that we need to stop talking about things like bike lanes and other bicycle infrastructure as a zero [...]
OK bike nerds and design connoisseurs, this is an event to have on your radar. Brooks, the England-based saddle and bike accessory manufacturer, has organized a five city travelling bike show called “Dashing,” which lands at the Kensington Market location of Bikes on Wheels June 8th. More akin to an art/design exhibition than a strictly [...]
via facebook: The Grid is doing Burger Week again! What better way to honour this momentous occasion than by touring some of Toronto’s finest eateries on two wheels to enjoy their delicious hamburgers! Burger tours will run from Wed, May 29th to Sat, June 1st. The route lengths will get progressively longer as the week [...]
If you’re fairly new to cycling, or just getting back on your bike, this is a great workshop for you. Actually, even more experienced riders are likely to learn something new! I’ll be packing a bunch of need-to-know information into this afternoon session, so come prepared to gain some important city cycling knowledge. We’ll discuss [...]
Announcing the first Cupcake Ride for 2013!! We are co-hosting this ride with Councillor McMahon’s Office (thanks for all your help Kristin!) to celebrate Ward 32 during our upcoming Bike Month in Toronto! Date: Saturday, June 8th Time: 1:00pm Start place: Tori’s Bakeshop (2188 Queen St East – between Maclean & Balsam Ave) read full [...]
2012 may be remembered as a game-changing year for cycling in Ontario. The summer coroner’s report from Dr. Andrew McCallum reminded the public of the human toll in failing to properly balance competing street uses, while the provincial government awoke to the fact that there had been no substantive changes to Ontario’s Bicycle Policy since [...]
Commuters from around the City meet to ride together from start points and converge at Yonge and Bloor for 7:30a.m. City start points are staffed with ride coordinators and a Police escort to a celebration and pancake breakfast at Nathan Phillips Square. Riders will receive a Bike Month t-shirt as well as complimentary breakfast at City [...]
MEC Bikefest Toronto is coming to Trinity Bellwoods Park this Saturday May 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the fourth annual MEC Bikefest Toronto and after a couple stellar years at the Distillery District, we’re delighted to be bringing our community oriented event into a fantastic cycling community. The heart of Toronto’s [...]
This five week workshop with Amish Morrell explores the idea of the bicycle as a social and artistic medium, a tool for emancipation, a time machine, a research vehicle, and a way of engaging the body’s relationship to space. The workshop will explore ways of using the bicycle to structure movement through our immediate surroundings, [...]
Designing neighbourhood bike tours for residents is a great way to encourage cyclists of all abilities to ‘get out there’ and learn the local routes in a supportive group. Mississauga has so many recreational trails and it is important to learn how to ride to them safely. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME. Small bike-related FREEBIES will [...]
Designing neighbourhood bike tours for residents is a great way to encourage cyclists of all abilities to ‘get out there’ and learn the local routes in a supportive group. Mississauga has so many recreational trails and it is important to learn how to ride to them safely. ALL RIDERS ARE WELCOME. Small bike-related FREEBIES will [...]
Biking to work? Stop by the ING DIRECT Cafe any Friday morning during Bike Month and get a free cup of our Saver’s Blend coffee. Time: Friday, May 31 at 9:00 am – Friday, May 31 at 11:00 am Contact: jmilway@ingdirect.ca / 416-644-5929 full event details: Bike Month 2013.
