When: Friday, September 17th at 7pm (yeah, we know, it’s not the 2nd Friday. Bear with us ;-)) Where: Meet at the block of Pacific closed to cars (between Cathcart and Lincoln). It’s even official n stuff, thanks to the MAH and Downtown SC. The deets: Hey Bike Partiers, time to dust off the old […]
The Black Death Ride – Friday, August 13th 2021, 7pm
Hey Bike Partiers, time to dust off the old party-mobile and shine up your party bike-shoes, because Santa Cruz Bike Party is back! But before we tell you about this month’s ride theme, a few important notes: 1. Santa Cruz Bike Party needs more leaders. For all these years, it’s been organized almost entirely by […]
The Spring Fling Ride – Friday, March 13th 7pm
Our dear bicycle friends, let us rejoice in the beauty of springtime. The sap runs strong in trees long resting for winter. The tender blossoms of the apricot tree are unfolding with their delicious fragrance. Fields of oxalis shine forth with sulfurous brilliance. The physical Santa Cruz winter may have been gentle, but may this […]
The Bike Love Ride
Friday, February 14th – 7pm @ 703 Pacific Ave. Love (and bikes) are all you need! Join SC Bike Party for a ride celebrating love, cycling, and sweet, sweet tunes. Meets at 703 Pacific Ave. Stops along the way, with music and dancing, and even some slow jams. Route will cruise through downtown, out to […]
The Roaring 20’s Ride
In our first bike party of the decade, we are thinking about how far bicycles, and so many other things, have come since the so-called Roaring 20’s. Oh, those were the days. A time of joyful partying all the time, when folks weren’t busy with racial violence and crushing striking unions. So this Friday, feel […]
Halloween reCYCLEd – Friday, 11/8 @ 7pm
Ride leaves from 703 Pacific Ave – The Bike Church (entrance on Spruce Street). ROUTE as follows… Left on Pacific. Right on Cooper. Right on Front St. Left through Trader Joe’s parking lot. Cross River St. South. Left at Hwy 1 Bike/Ped bridge. Left on SL Riverway. *** Stop at Ross for DANCE break. *** […]
Dancing in the Moonlight Ride – Friday, 10/11 7pm
This month marks our first bike party of the fall, with more hours of darkness than light. With the ride starting after sunset and just a few days ahead of the full moon, we’ll be dancing in the moonlight. Dress up for dancing and/or for lunar worship! Event starts outside of the Bike Church at […]
(g)elfling rebellion!
Friday, September 13th 7:00PM at the Bike Church (703 Pacific) The sketchy skeksis have drained our essence for too long! It’s time we take to the streets! Whether you’re a (g)elfling, pix, puck, or just a concerned citizen, join us for a fantastical foray into resistance to tyrannical powers. Magical creatures unite!As always, costumes are […]
The Garden Party Ride
This month’s ride theme is in celebration of that magical process by which plants literally grow out of thin air. You’re encouraged to decorate yourselves and/or your bikes with garden themes, and the ride will visit some community gardens along the way. Much as bicycles represent a small and sensible rebuke to our unsustainable transit […]
So Fly July Ride – 7/12
Join us Friday, July 12th at 7pm at 703 Pacific Ave (the Bike Church). Route posted day of the ride. Tonight’s route: Head north on Pacific Ave Left on Locust Left on Cedar Left on Cathcart Left on Pacific Right on Cooper Right on Front Immediate left into TJ’s parking lot Straight to cross River […]