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Friday July 1

Mending Ride With Makemobile

Friday, July 1 at 6:00pm. Meet at 6, ride at 6:30

By: Amy Biker WalkerWe’ll enjoy a leisurely ride, visit 2 or 3 sweet sitting spots where we can pull out our handwork (mending, darning, knitting, crochet, needle felting etc.) and have a make-out / hang-out. This is an era of care and repair – let’s make it a social occasion and reinforce our relationships as well as our pants! Bring items that need mending / patching / darning! I’ll supply fabric for patching and hand-sewing supplies for people who do not have a project already on the go. We can offer each other advice and instruction – please bring your own items that [more...]

Saturday July 2

Gamelan Bike Bike at the Vancouver Jazz Festival

Saturday, July 2 at 1:30pm

By: Gamelan Bike BikeGamelan Bike Bike gets its musical inspiration from Indonesia and its raw materials from Vancouver’s scrap heaps. Founded in 2012, the community-based ensemble has transformed discarded metal—including over 100 bicycle frames—into tuned metallophones and gongs to perform new music for gamelan, including recent works from Balinese composer I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot). $10 at Door only OR part of the Roundhouse Performance Centre Pass; only $34 for all six shows! Also, during June 25th – 26th and July 2nd – 3rd, The Bicycle Valet will be at the #VanJazzFest to park your bikes for you – for free! See https://t.co/LC2rW0RefV/.

Sunday July 3

Monday July 4

Tuesday July 5

Youth Bike Club Ride

Tuesday, July 5, 4:00pm - 5:30pm. Meet at 4pm and roll out at 4:40pm.

Repeats: First Tuesday of every month

By: OCBOur Community Bikes?’ Bike Club has starting up rides again!! The first Tuesday of every month, youth are welcome to join us for group rides. We’ll meet up at at 4pm, tune up our bikes if needed, roll out at 4:30ish, and plan to be back at the shop around 5:30/5:45pm. These rides are NO DROP and ALL BIKES WELCOME rides. Meaning no one gets left behind and all biking levels are welcome! Don’t forget your helmet and water. Hope to see you there!!

Wednesday July 6

Soft Serve Wednesday Bike Polo

Wednesday, July 6 at 5:30pm. Games usually start at 6pm wrap up at dusk, depending on number and keenness of attendees.

Repeats: Every Wednesday

By: East Van Bike PoloEast Van Bike Polo presents Soft Serve Wednesday. Please invite all the new & aspiring players ! This is your chance to take your first steps & get your POLO started. Court time for new players is prioritized, although regulars will be on hand to provide loaner gear and nerd out about polo. You can play a few non-competitive games of pick-up, or just to say hi and check things out. Bring your friends, too! You can use your own bike, or borrow one at the loaner bikes. Loaner mallets will be provided as well.

Come Meet Spokesmama

Wednesday, July 6, 7:30pm - 8:00pm

By: OCBCome and hear Lisa, aka Spokesmama at Our Community Bikes’ WTQ Night, and learn about her experience, tips, and tactics for cycling with little ones, followed by a Q&A. This workshop is from 7:30 to 8pm. There is limited capacity, and an RSVP is required. Masks are no longer mandatory, but encouraged at this event and will be worn by program staff. WTQ Night is Our Community Bikes’ twice a month night where we open our doors after hours to women, trans, and queer identifying people to use the shop and have specific opportunity to further their mechanic skills. Though [more...]

First Wednesday of the Month ride

Wednesday, July 6 at 8:00pm

Repeats: First Wednesday of every month

By: Night OwlsCome join the Night Owls for the First Wednesday of the Month ride! Meet up at Pat’s Pub, you can bring your bike inside – park on the East side (by the Pinball and Skee Ball machines). Grab a beer, or a meal and support this local establishment in East Van, then we’re off! Ride departs just after 8:00. Easy cruise to the 9 O’clock Gun and Salmon back over to Oasis (between 2nd and 3rd beach), Third Beach by trails, or Beaver Lake until the Seawall is fixed up. All bikes and riders welcome!

Thursday July 7

Bike Rides Society (BRS!)

Thursday, July 7 at 8:00pm. Meet at 8, ride sometime after 8:30.

Repeats: Every Thursday

By: Bike Rides SocietyThis weekly ride will take you places you’ve never been before in a casual, follow the leader kind of way. All levels welcome, all encouraged; we go as fast as our slowest rider and no one gets left behind! We ride rain or shine, all year round, every Thursday. Anywhere from 6 to 30 riders, BRS is a weekly adventure built for good convo, steady peddling and roads less travelled and/or well loved. Going into it’s 7th year, BRS boldly bikes on full of enthusiastic smiles, plenty of laughs and good times. BYO whatever spells a fantastic bike ride for [more...]