Rising gas prices or expanding waistline got you down? Friday, May 19 is National Bike to Work Day, and Detroit Synergy’s Detroit Bikes! Team is sponsoring the Detroit edition of the event. While everyone is encouraged to join in regardless of geography, the Detroit Bikes! main route follows Woodward Avenue from Royal Oak south to Campus Martius, with meet-ups scheduled along the way in Ferndale, the State Fairgrounds, Highland Park, New Center and Midtown.
“Our goal this year is to lay down the foundations of a solid tradition that doesn’t have to stop at just one day. Cycling is an alternative transportation method, is great exercise, conserves the environment and your pocketbook, and is a asset to healthy urban living,” event organizer Alexander Froehlich says.
For schedule, exact meet-up locations, or any further information,
click here or e-mail Froehlich at
[email protected]. Detroit Bikes! Works to promote cycling in the city of Detroit, educate the public about the benefits of cycling as well as bike safety and maintenance.
Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m., cyclists around the country will be participating in Rides of Silence, an event organized to commemorate cyclists who have been killed while riding on public roads. Detroit’s Ride of Silence begins and ends at Belle Isle’s Scott Fountain. The ride will be approximately 10 miles and is paced at about twelve miles per hour. Helmets are required; for more information go to
www.rideofsilence.org.
Sources: Alexander Froehlich, Detroit Bikes! and
www.rideofsilence.org
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