Bicycles are a perfectly safe form of transit as long as we respect the rules of the road. This month’s theme is meant to reinforce that and remind all of our riders that we can have a great time while remaining safe and respecting our community that we are riding through. Please remember to be safe, legal, and courteous (see How We Ride!). We share the road with other traffic. Helping cars move through smoothly makes the ride more enjoyable for everyone. Do your part to encourage good behavior! Also, please remember to turn down the volume when riding through residential areas late at night.
Information on the route and more after the drop …
BIRDs
BIRDs are our wonderful volunteers that attempt to keep everyone on our rides safe. Please be respectful of their directions and thank them for all of the effort they put into the ride. If you want to help out and make your mark on Bike Party, please join the BIRDs at the volunteer cicle prior to the start of the ride.
Ravens
Ravens are the elite group of BIRDs that make sure we leave no trace behind by cleaning up after the party at regroups. They are essential to keeping the party going and they can’t do it by themselves. When you see any of them with a trashbag collecting your trash, please thank them! They are a really cool bunch. Please bring trash bags and help us leave no trace.
How We Ride
If you follow these simple rules, Bike Party will be safe and a positive place for riders, drivers, pedestrians, and our community.
- Stop at lights
- Stay to the right
- Pack your Trash
- Roll Past Conflict
- Ride Sober
- Be nice
Route information
- Zoomable Online Map – Study Me!
- Printable Turn by turn & Map – Print and share me!
Feeder rides
Feeder rides are a great way to get to Bike Party They allow you to make great friends and get to know people who live near you. They also make it super easy to get back home as a group as most folks ride home with the group they arrived with. You save the planet and save on parking while getting a little bit more exercise. It’s all good.
- South SJ – Led by Ryan. Whole Foods @ Blossom hill and Almaden Expressway, leaving at 7pm.
- Capitol Expressway & 87 – Led by DJ Jammin J, Meeting at Lucky (west of 87 on Capitol? … see comments below)
- Sunnyvale/Santa Clara – Led by Kid rocket from Kohl’s on 3700 El Camino at 7pm sharp!
- Campbell — Led by Rebecca from Safeway on Winchester and Budd (Not downtown Campbell), leaving at 7pm
- Palo Alto — ??
- Willow Glen — ??
- SJ Downtown —
- La Dolce Velo — ??
- East SJ — ??
- Los Gatos — ??
- Your neighborhood? (let us know in comments below if you want to lead a ride)