Archive For The “bikemonth” Category

May 27: Group Commute and Pancake Breakfast

By | May 15, 2013

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 [...]

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May 9 – June 6: Art on Bikes

By | May 13, 2013

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, [...]

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May 9 – June 6: Art on Bikes

By | May 13, 2013

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, [...]

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May 30: Ward 9 Group Ride

By | May 13, 2013

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 [...]

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May 30: Ward 9 Group Ride

By | May 13, 2013

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 [...]

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May 23: Ward 2 Group Ride

By | May 13, 2013

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 [...]

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May 23: Ward 2 Group Ride

By | May 13, 2013

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 [...]

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May 31: Free Coffee Friday at ING DIRECT Cafe

By | May 13, 2013

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
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May 31: Free Coffee Friday at ING DIRECT Cafe

By | May 13, 2013

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
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May 27: Bike to Work Day at York University

By | May 13, 2013

Join Smart Commute – North Toronto, Vaughan and bike to York University Keele Campus on May 27! Enjoy a delicious breakfast donated by Great Canadian Bagel and receive a free bicycle safety check.
full event details: Bike Month 2013.

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May 27: Bike to Work Day at York University

By | May 13, 2013

Join Smart Commute – North Toronto, Vaughan and bike to York University Keele Campus on May 27! Enjoy a delicious breakfast donated by Great Canadian Bagel and receive a free bicycle safety check.
full event details: Bike Month 2013.

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May 16: Ward 3 Group Ride

By | May 11, 2013

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 [...]

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May 25: Charles St Bike Clinic

By | May 11, 2013

What: A gathering for people to talk bikes and fix bikes
Time: Saturday, May 25 at 10:00 am – Saturday, May 25 at 3:00 pm
Contact: ward27@cycleto.ca
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/242143219259817/
full event posting: Bike Month 2013.

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July 4: Thursday Night Ride – Riverdale and Cabbagetown

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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June 27: Thursday Night Ride – Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Rosedale

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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June 20: Thursday Night Ride – Ward 29 History

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from Playter Gardens parkette at the corner of Danforth and Cambridge (one block west of Broadview), we’ll take a leisurely bike ride through some of the historical [...]

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June 13: Thursday Night Ride: To the Beach!

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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June 13: Thursday Night Ride: To the Beach!

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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May 30: Thursday Night Ride:Cycle the Don Valley

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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May 30: Thursday Night Ride:Cycle the Don Valley

By | May 10, 2013

Take a Thursday Night Ride with Ward 29 Bikes! Our popular social ride series returns this year with a mix of old favourites and brand new routes. Starting from the East York Community Centre, we’ll take a leisurely bike ride before returning to our neighbourhood for dessert and socializing. Each 90-minute ride will be on [...]

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May 14: Tune-Up Tuesday at Queen & John

By | May 9, 2013

Cycle Toronto’s Street Smarts on-street outreach in May is focused on teaching people about basic bicycle maintenance! Join us Tuesday evenings in May for Tune Up Tuesdays to get a free safety check or basic tune up from one of our Community Partners, chat with our volunteers about cycling issues in the city, sign up [...]

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May 28: Tune-Up Tuesday at Bloor and Castle Frank

By | May 9, 2013

Cycle Toronto’s Street Smarts on-street outreach in May is focused on teaching people about basic bicycle maintenance! Join us Tuesday evenings in May for Tune-Up Tuesdays to get a free safety check or basic tune up from one of our Community Partners, chat with our volunteers about cycling issues in the city, sign up as [...]

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May 21: Tune-Up Tuesday at Harbord & Grace

By | May 9, 2013

Cycle Toronto’s Street Smarts on-street outreach in May is focused on teaching people about basic bicycle maintenance! Join us Tuesday evenings in May for Tune-Up Tuesdays to get a free safety check or basic tune up from one of our Community Partners, chat with our volunteers about cycling issues in the city, sign up as [...]

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Bells on Danforth

By | May 8, 2013

Join us for the 2013 edition of the Bells on Danforth ride, a family-friendly, pedal-powered parade along the Danforth to celebrate cycling in Toronto and advocate for better infrastructure in the east end. This annual group ride starts in East Lynn Park (on Danforth, one block west of Woodbine) at noon on Saturday, May 11. [...]

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Bike Month: Pedalheads Bike Camps

By | April 29, 2013

Pedalheads is running a series of Bike Camps during Bike Month for any little ones just starting out on two wheels.  Here is a list of camps (each links to their BikeMonth2013.ca listing), with a description following: June 3 – Etobicoke June 3 – Mississauga June 3 – North York and Bayview Village June 10 [...]

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