2009 Bike Month and Bikeology Festival Event Details
The following shows you the events we played at in 2009. In our cozy livingrooms and board rooms, with snow blustering about outside, we’re planning the 2010 events. Keep an eye out for additions to our 2010 calendar both on this events page and on the google calendar (link to the calendar is on sidebar to the right).
All events on this calendar are free. Registration for the jewelry making class is required.
Bikeology events are co-sponsored by the following generous groups:
- Alberta Bicycle Association
- Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society
- City of Edmonton – Cycling
- Edmonton Arts Council
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Rainbow Bridge Communications
- Earth’s General Store
- Metro Cinema
- Edmonton Transit
- Edmonton Small Press Association
- Credo Café
Awesome Things We’ve Already Done:
2009: Tweed Ride!
Sunday, May 24, 7 pm and onward. Meet at the Quad field, behind the administrative building on the University of Alberta Campus. The ride starts at 7, so get there early.
All right lady’s and gentleman, it is time for Edmonton’s first (at least to my knowledge) tweed ride. We want to get this first ride in our best dress clothes before the heat of the summer has you wanting to wear nothing but hotpants and tanktops. So all you dashing wearers of tweed and other such fancy clothes, this will be a social ride with a bit of style. The proper attire for this ride will of course be expected. We will be taking a leisurely ride through the city and will be stopping for mid-ride fortitude and cheer.
Suggested attire: woollen plus fours, harris tweed jackets, flat caps, kilts, socks with garters, fair isle jumpers, alpaca coats, merino wool team jerseys, cycling skirts and perhaps a jaunty cape for the ladies, cravats or ties for gentlemen, and of course a hip flask of whatever you choose.
2009: Commuter Challenge
the whole week of Monday, June 1 to Friday, Saturday June 6th
Throughout the country, people will be registering and logging their commuter kilometers. If you commute by anything other than a single-occupancy vehicle – by bike, bus, walking, skate board, roller blades, car pool – you can log your km as an individual, part of a team, or for your community. Register as an individual or register your school or place of work. Let’s show how hip Edmonton is on the transportation front!
To find out more and register, check out www.commuterchallenge.ca.
2009: International Congress of Local Environmental Initiatives
June 14 – 18th Events in and around Edmonton
Edmonton is the proud host of the 2009 ICLEI World Congress – a conference on advancing local environment initiatives.
For more information, visit www.iclei.org/worldcongress2009
2009: Bikeology: Movies at the Metro Feature ‘Portland’s Filmed by Bike 2008′
Monday, June 1. 7 pm to 10 pm. Metro Cinema Theatre in the Zeidler Hall – main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex 9828-101A Ave
Prizes, popcorn, Barb’s Bike Shorts and the feature film, ‘Portland’s Filmed by Bike 2008′.
Hosted by the City of Edmonton, a major sponsor of Bikeology
2009: Bikeology: Salon. Racing discussion
Tuesday, June 2, 7pm -9:30 pm. Parkallen Community Skate Shack. 65 Avenue/111 Street.
Come hear racers tell you all about the grit, greece and glory of racing – oh, yeah and the hours and hours of cycle training they do to get there. Bring your questions or just your imagination and listening ears.
Hosted by the Alberta Bicycling Association
2009: Clean Air Day Commuter Race and Breakfast
Wednesday, June 3, 7am – 9am. Start: Parkallen Hall 11104-65th Ave
Finish: In front of City Hall
Have a light breakfast and cheer the racers in front of City Hall. This event demonstrates the efficiency of various modes of transportation. A bus, a car pool, walkers, bicycles, tandems, bikes with kid trailers and tag-along bikes will all compete.
If you want to compete in this race, please contact Mary Modrovcic at:
2009: Wave Wednesday!
Wednesday, June 3 Every Wednesday in June
Acknowledge the fun and good work that your fellow cyclists are doing by waving to them!
2009: Bikeology: Bike to Work Breakie
Friday, June 5th, 7-9 am at the bike bottleneck: Southwest side of the High Level bridge.
Chat with cyclists, get info, prizes, music, food, juice, and certified fair trade organic coffee from Earth’s General Store – Free bike tune-ups! Is this going to make you late for work – we have tardy slips that explain the benefits of cycle commuting to your overlords!
2009: Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Midnight Ride
Saturday, June 6, 10 pm until when we get tired. Meet at Bikeworks, EBC’s shop, 10047-80 Ave – back alley entrance only.
2009: Bikeology: Movies at the Metro Feature ”Offroad to Athens’
Monday, June 8th, 7 pm to 10 pm. Metro Cinema Theatre in the Zeidler Hall – main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex 9828-101A Ave
Prizes, popcorn, Barb’s Bike Shorts and the feature film, ‘Offroad to Athens’.
Hosted by the Alberta Bicycling Association.
2009: Bikeology: Salon. Fashion and bikes discussion
Tuesday, June 9th, 7pm-9pm. Parkallen Community Skate Shack 11104-65th Ave
Dress up or down. Come talk about the visual, practical, and sensational ways to express yourself as a cyclist.
2009: Bikeology: Mocktails on the bridge
Thursday, June 11th, 4-6 pm. Northwest side of the High Level bridge at Ezio Farone Park.
Free bike tune-ups, pedal-powered smoothies, give-aways, music, laughter, bikes to oggle, what more could you want?
2009: Bikeology: Jewelry From Salvaged Bike Parts
Thursday, June 11th, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm. Harcourt House Arts Centre – 10215 – 112 Street.
Free!!!
2009: Bikeology: Bike to Work Breakie
Friday, June 12th, 7am-9am. South of the City Hall – right in front near the fountains.
The Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ is the host for the pancake breakie. Vegan pancakes, fruit, juice, certified fair trade coffee from Earth’s General Store. Give-aways and free bike tune-ups.
2009: Edmonton Canada Cup
Saturday, June 13th Race and activities start at the Kinsmen Centre 9100 Walterdate Hill
Edmonton will play host to the top mountain bikers in Canada in the inaugural
Edmonton Canada Cup. The event will start at the Kinsmen Centre and run through
Edmonton’s river valley. There will be events for all abilities and ages including a youth race.
United Cycle Edmonton Canada Cup Mountain Bike Race
Check out the video
2009: Kids can ride free!!
Kids 4-13 come try out the course!
Just before the official race, a kids fun ride and race will allow kids to try the track that the adults will later ride. Any type of bike can be used.
Pre race kids event details:
Free!!
Kids 4 to 13
Kids must wear closed shoes and helmets to ride
Medal awarded to each participant.
Hot dogs
Free!!
2009: Repair-a-Thon by Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’
Saturday, June 13, noon until Sunday, June 14th noon. At Bikeworks 10047-80th Ave ***Back alley entrance only****
Free!!
Mechanics will be on hand for 24 hours to teach you how to fix and maintain your bicycle. Bikeworks is a non-profit bike shop that specializes in teaching people to be self-reliant cyclists. You can learn about bike mechanics even if you know nothing about tools. Usually there’s a shop fee, but for the Repair-a-thon the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters are waving that fee! There may be some wee charge if you need some of our salvaged bike parts.
2009: Twilight Ride with the Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club
Sunday, June 14 Louise McKinney Park for a 7:00pm departure
Enjoy a pleasant summer evening ride in Edmonton’s River Valley. This approximately 30km ride will go towards Rundle Park and back. Meet at Louise McKinney Park for a 7:00pm departure. Bring your own water snacks and sunscreen.
We look forward to seeing all of you there.
2009: Bikeology: Movies at the Metro. Feature: ‘Monkey Warfare’
Monday, June 15, 7pm -10pm. Metro Cinema Theatre in the Zeidler Hall – main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex 9828-101A Ave
Prizes, popcorn, Barb’s Bike Shorts and the feature film, ‘Monkey Warfare’.
www.monkeywarfare.com/trailer.html
Hosted by the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’
2009: Bikeology Salon. Touring discussion
Tuesday, June 16, 7pm-9:30 pm. Credo Café
John Tai and Allison Conroy have been traveling in the Caribbean and across South America by bus and bike since Sept 22, 2008. They will be presenting a portion of their photo exhibit of their trip and diving into a host of cycling stories.
Here are some places they have travelled and subjects they have explored:
* Cycling the South Coast of Dominican Republic, the Privatization of Beaches
* Hiking Chokekiraw, Peru
* Cycling the Altiplano: Cuzco to Lake Titikaka
* Active in La Paz: The Death Road and Huana Potosi
* Mining in Potosi
* Cycling Sajama National Park
* Cycling San Pedro De Atacama Chili to Salta Argentina
* Villa Miseria Argentina
* Cycling Cuba
* The nature, history and culture at home: implementation of public transport
2009: Bikeology: Writing Circle
Thursday, June 18th, 10 am – 12 noon. Credo Café 10134 – 104th street (in the Icon Tower)
We’re having a writing circle all about bicycles at a beautiful new café downtown. Circle leaders will give you phrases or topics, you write for 5 or 10 minutes, then we read our bicycle stories to each other. Fiction, non-fiction, poems or political rants – you’re free to show your inner bicycle muse.
2009: Bikeology: Bike to Work Breakie
Friday, June 19, 7am-9am. Northwest side of the Hight Level bridge, Ezio Farone Park.
This is our third of four breakies this month. Food is always a hit with cyclists, turns out. Chat with cyclists, get info, give-aways, music, food, juice, and certified fair trade organic coffee from Earth’s General Store – Free bike tune-ups!
If you’re running late for work,school, or other duties, we have some nifty late slips explaining the value of daily riding to your overlords.
2009: Bikeology: Festival Day
Saturday, June 20th, 12pm – 5pm. Beaver Hills House Park, Jasper Avenue and 105 Street
The glorious Bikeology Festival rolls around once again. Find us there, getting down to funky music, bikey fun, smoothies, and velo-love. Contests, kids’ entertainment, free bike tune-ups, information, prizes, pedal powered smoothies, crazy and beautiful bikes to see, and more! Bring your bike, your friends and your sunscreen for a fantastic velo party!
2009: Bikeology: Movies at the Metro. Feature: ‘Canadian Bike Shorts’.
Monday, June 22, 7pm – 10 pm Metro Cinema Theatre in the Zeidler Hall – main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex 9828-101A Ave
Prizes, popcorn, Barb’s Bike Shorts and the feature film, ‘Canadian Bike Shorts’
www.metrocinema.org/film_view/2174/
Hosted by Mountain Equipment Co-op, a major sponsor of Bikeology
2009: Bikeology: Salon. Winter Cycling discussion
Tuesday, June 23, 7pm-9pm. Parkallen Hall Skating Shack 11104-65th Ave
Route finding, clothing, special care and feeding for your bicycle. Learn what you need to know to start winter riding, or come share your experiences as a seasoned rider. What better time to reminisce about winter riding than one of the longest days of the year.
2009: Bikeology: Mocktails on the Bridge
Thursday, June 25th, 4-6 pm. Northwest side of the High Level bridge at Ezio Farone Park.
Free bike tune-ups, pedal-powered smoothies, give-aways, music, laughter, bikes to oggle, what more could you want?
2009: The “Filthy, Dirty, but CLEAN” Writing Contest!
Saturday, June 27th at the Bikeology Ride-In Movie the winner of the writing competition will be announced. Submit entries to info@bikeology.ca
So many bicycle parts and tools have suggestive double meanings. Sometimes you blurt them out unintentionally. Other times you say them on purpose because you just can’t resist!
We want you to tell us perfectly innocent and clean things you could say to another cyclist that, if taken the wrong way, might get you slapped. Weave it into a short story for a greater chance at winning the prize.
Bikeology’s dirtiest minds will select the best entries and post them on our FaceBook page and here on the main site. Finalists will be announced at the Bike-In-Movie and the winner will be determined by applause. Prizes will be awarded.
2009: Bikeology: Bike to Work Breakie
Friday, June 26, 7am-9am. @ the bicycle bottleneck, Southwest side of the High Level bridge.
This is our fourth and final breakies for bike month. Food is always a hit with cyclists, turns out. Chat with cyclists, get info, give-aways, music, food, juice, and certified fair trade organic coffee from Earth’s General Store – Free bike tune-ups!
If you’re running late for work,school, or other duties, we have some nifty late slips explaining the value of daily riding to your overlords.
2009: Bikeology Ride-In Outdoor Movie. Feature film ‘ET, the Extra Terrestrial’
Saturday, June 27, at around 9:30 p.m. – Victoria Park Cricket Pitch, 12130 River Valley Road
It’s the cycle-in outdoor movie event of the year! There’ll be a pre-movie picnic with live music.
Jill Pollock and her Ukulele
Aroot’s Bazaar with their world beat fun
Music is powered by solar panels! Also hear the announcement of the writing competition (see top of events list for details). We recommend you bring bug spray, a blanket, a picnic basket and a chair to enjoy the movie.
Barb’s Bike Shorts: “Bicyclette, Mon Ami”, Feature: “ET, the Extra Terrestrial”
2009: Bikeology: Movies at the Metro. Feature: ‘Nebraska Supersonic’.
Monday, June 29, 7pm -10pm. Metro Cinema Theatre in the Zeidler Hall – main floor of the Citadel Theatre Complex 9828-101A Ave
Prizes, popcorn, Barb’s Bike Shorts and the feature film, ‘Nebraska Supersonic’.
Hosted by The Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club
2009: Bikeology Salon. Mechanical Fascinations discussion.
Tuesday, June 30, 7pm-9:30 pm. Decapo Café 8738 109 Street
Bring your ride down to listen and talk with those who are fascinated by how bicycles work. You don’t have to know the mechanical difference between a 7 and 8 speed Nexus hub to join in this fun. Drool over well machined bicycles and listen to enthusiasts dream of finding that perfect part on e-bay.
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