RideRichmond

05/17/2017

Our scavenger hunt and bike swap are coming May 27!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/riderichmond-legend-brewing-scavenger-hunt-tickets-33904943599

Come celebrate the third event in the Bike Month Triple Header, a fun and family-friendly scavenger hunt! Registration begins at 10am, with the scavenger hunt beginning at 11am. Teams may have up to four people on them. Included with registration is a t-shirt and a raffle ticket. There are prizes…

02/14/2017

If Jeff Bourne or Manoli Loupassi is your delegate, contact them TODAY to support SB1339, which creates an infraction for hitting a vulnerable user (bike or ped) while driving improperly. It's known as the vulnerable user bill.

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If Jennifer McClellan is your senator, contact her TODAY to support HB2023 that would maintain road funding for roads converted to have bike lanes.

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Some of y'all are in both Bourne's and McClellan's districts!

11/02/2016

We hope this kind of visibility catches on.

That's no optical illusion. It's Chris wearing the Zap jacket and the Annex helmet from . Ultra-reflective features to keep your fall and winter rides lit.

11/02/2016

Hire women. It solves almost all of these.

A new report from the League of American Bicyclists suggests women can save the local bike shop—if bad experiences don't turn us away at the door

09/28/2016

"All of the extra signaling has made her Armstrong".

MILWAUKEE—Judging by the firm outward thrust of the woman’s arm and the length of times she held the gestures, witnesses confirmed Wednesday that a local bicycle rider clearly loves signaling turns.

06/20/2016

There are some bike rider insurance options, too.

Yes, often your car insurance will cover you in a bike crash.

05/24/2016

Breakaway RVA's debut flash-mob riding event is Thursday, May 26 at 6:30. Sign up here to find out where your starting location will be!

http://breakawayrva.com/

Each ride culminates in something fun–a speaker, live music, food, beer–you never know, so you’ll just have to ride.

04/13/2016

Gear Swap coming April 30th at a bike fest in Lakeside!

04/05/2016

Ayesha McGowan is cool.

http://www.aquickbrownfox.com/blog/2016/4/5/if-you-want-an-angry-black-woman-look-elsewhere-because-ill-never-give-you-the-satisfaction

You know what's far more exhausting than bike racing? Racism, sexism, and general ignorance. There is a famous quote by James Baldwin “To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.” I am not going to pretend I don't fit right into this. I'm am often very upset by the t…

03/16/2016

03/07/2016

Y'all. The dooring bill passed.

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+sb117

Opening and closing motor vehicle doors. Requires drivers to wait for a reasonable opportunity to open vehicle doors on the side adjacent to moving traffic. A violation constitutes a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $50.

03/04/2016

The two biking bills were passed by today, so there's still time to email your delegate over the weekend! Bike Walk RVA has a convenient web tool to use.

http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50848/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17383