Bike Week Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Bike Dump: Open Shop
2023-06-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Winnipeg) | The Bike Dump, 631 Main Street, inside the Red Road Lodge, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 1E1, Canada
The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space. They offer:

Tools and space to fix your bike The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space.

Note: Temporarily not being offered at this time: A stock of recycled bike frames and parts from which to build yourself a bike

Volunteers to help guide you through repairs, or with a bike-building project

Refurbished, recycled bicycles for sale on a sliding scale

Bicycle repair workshops

The Bike Dump strives to:

To make cycling – and bicycle repair knowledge – accessible to everyone by working to reduce social, knowledge, and economic based barriers

To organize ourselves transparently, democratically, and non-hierarchically

To offer creative alternatives to auto dependency and its consequences (urban sprawl, lack of exercise, lack of community, crappy t.v. commercials, and so on)

Hours:

Sunday 1-4 pm (open holidays)

Tuesday 6-9 pm

note: The Bike Dump is staffed by volunteers only. If two volunteers are not available on a Sunday or Tuesday, unfortunately the shop will be closed without any advance notice.

Bike Week's Birthday Bike-In Dinner & Show (@ The Gas Station Beer Can)
2023-06-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Winnipeg
Calling families and folks of all ages to come join Bike Week for pizza and music at The Gas Station Beer Can to celebrate Bike Week’s 10th Birthday. Free food for the first 50 folks.

Bike tune ups and decorating too!!

Bike Week Daily Digital Offering: Cycling With (video featuring Jasmine Reese)
2023-06-06 06:00 - 23:59 | Winnipeg
For Bike Week’s 10th Birthday we did a little digging around and got permission to share some awesome digital programming with you. Watch or listen along and get happy with us!

Cycling With, is a Miles of Portraits summit celebrating the bicycle and featuring riders who are breaking down barriers. Miles of Portraits is a photo, magazine, and film series documenting humanity as we ride our bicycles around the world: https://www.milesofportraits.com

Today’s digital offering is Cycling With Depression featuring Jasmine Reese. Video link can be found HERE with description below:

Jasmine (she/her) who has ridden thousands of miles – all with her violin and dog, Fiji, in tow. In an interview with Olivia Round, Jasmine wrote, “Cycling cross-country for me wasn’t just about bragging rights, it was about proving something to myself. It was about saving my life.” Guest interviewer Olivia Round, also a cross-country veteran, is an eloquent writer who turns her adventures into powerful prose that boost the upsides of vulnerability and encourage more women to ride bikes. 49 mins 15 secs

Traditional Trails Ride, presented by Assiniboine Credit Union
2023-06-05 18:30 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
Momenta is a small, local business and Certified B Corp that creates experiences that discover strengths and foster growth. Adrian Alphonso along with Justin Bear developed Traditional Trails to connect cyclists to places through conversation, interpretation and storytelling about Manitoba’s history and Indigenous place making.

On a Traditional Trail, hosted by Momenta Inc., expect to have fun, take care of each other, be respectful, join in and be safe. The ride begins at the Forks by the train cars. The ride is around 10 km on trails along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers. Trails are both paved and gravel, with some up and down hills; some biking experience is recommended but not necessary. We will be staying as a group throughout the ride. Cyclists should arrive with a bicycle, helmet and water bottle.

W.R.E.N.C.H.: Bike Bazaar
2023-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Epiphany Lutheran Church, 200 Dalhousie Drive, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2Z1
At Epiphany Lutheran Church (200 Dalhousie Dr)

A WRENCH Bike Bazaar is a community bike event that includes:– A kid’s bike giveaway (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will provide up to 30 bikes for giveaway to children under age eight, as well as helmets, lights and locks.

– A kid’s bike exchange (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will take bikes that children have grown out of and exchange them for a better fit. Discarded bikes will go back to the WRENCH Shop for a tune up and be recycled out to the next Bike Bazaar.

– An adult bike sale. The W.R.E.N.C.H. will bring lower priced adult bikes for purchase.

– A pop up repair stand for by-donation repairsNote that all W.R.E.N.C.H. bikes are made possible through the efforts of W.R.E.N.C.H.volunteers who reclaim discarded bikes and parts, and put them back together again, as well as the support of our funders.

Our 2023 Bike Bazaar schedule is here! Come look for us at the following events. Please remember that we can only bring a limited number of bikes to these events and often run out, so showing up for the start is always a good idea.

For more information visit: https://www.thewrench.ca/bike_bazaars

UWSA Bike Lab: Open Shop
2023-06-05 13:00 - 17:00 | UWSA Bike Lab, 395-403 Spence St, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 3J5, Canada
Established in 2011, the UWSA Bike Lab is the central hub for cyclers in Winnipeg’s downtown core. It’s an easily accessible on-campus maintenance pit-stop for students and community members. The lab hosts workshops for all skill levels and it is also open during the week for cyclists to drop-by and work on their bikes.

The UWSA Bike Lab is committed to community engagement and being a welcoming and safe neighbourhood meeting/learning space. Special programs, including cycling repair, build-a-bike and cycling safety workshops will be running over the fall and winter terms as well as regular student and community access hours during our drop-in sessions throughout the year.

outSPOKEn: CKUW 95.9 FM
2023-06-05 13:00 - 13:30 | Winnipeg
outSPOKEn is a radio show on CKUW 95.9FM every Monday, at 1:00 PM featuring the UWSA Bike Lab Coordinators David Dorning and Sandra Leone! The radio show seeks to promote the interests of cycling to riders of all levels and backgrounds. The show features interviews and fresh takes on subjects from alley cat racing, current events, products, to women’s topics, and anything else of interest to our listeners in the cycling world.

Ride & Go Seek
2023-06-05 06:30 - 14:00 | Winnipeg
Join in the fun for Bike to Work Day’s 15th birthday by visiting 8 different pit stops.

Things to note:

When you arrive at a pit stop, get the host to sign this form HERE. or on the back of a Bike Week 2023 brochure available at all participating pit stops.

Return completed form/brochure to the pit stop at The Forks between 9AM – 2PM!

Be entered to win a fabulous prize from Bikes and Beyond!

Bike to Work Day, presented by Tire Stewardship Manitoba
2023-06-05 06:30 - 14:00 | Winnipeg
It’s Bike to Work Day’s 15th Birthday!! All Winnipeggers are invited to get on their bikes and ride to work and wear something festive to celebrate 15 years of riding together!

Enjoy free refreshments and comradery at the many pit stops across the city as you ride to work.

6:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Bike To Work Day Pit Stops

Stop in at any of the pit stops around the city and enjoy the company of other people on their bike ride to work. Hosted by a variety of different organizations and communities these pit-stops offer a variety of food, drink, prizes. We’ll have people at most pit-stops ready to pump up those tires or add a little lubrication to your chain and in some cases minor bike tune-ups as well.

Special Birthday Treats will be available at the following Sponsored Pit Stops:

Tire Stewardship – The Forks @ City TV

CAA – The Manitoba Legislature @ Assiniboine

Dillon – Pembina @ Harrow

Velo Renovations – Esplanade Bridge (Forks side with fountain)

Stantec – 311 Portage Ave at Donald

ACU – Main & Assiniboine

HTFC – Stephen Juba Park @ Bannatyne right at the traffic circle

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM: All Day Pit Stop, presented by MPI, @ The Forks

Visit Bike Week Winnipeg and MPI for a cinnamon bun from Tall Grass Prairie, birthday treats, and a high five throughout the day. This pit stop is located just outside the Forks Market by the train cars. Park your bike and step into the Forks for a tasty treat, or lunch!

Bike Week Daily Digital Offering: Dynamo Jenny Podcast
2023-06-05 06:00 - 23:59 | Winnipeg
For Bike Week’s 10th Birthday we did a little digging around and got permission to share some awesome digital programming with you. Watch or listen along and get happy with us!

Dynamo Jenny is a podcast about women, bikes, and taking up space in America. Few things have changed the public landscape for women quite like the advent of bicycles, and yet, the cycling industry’s focus on white men makes one think that no one else rides. Season 1 episode 6 is a retelling of who gets to adventure through the town square and out into America on the vulnerable, and venerable, bicycle.

Visit this HERE for the link to the episode.

Warning: profanity

Bike to Work Day Group Ride, presented by Tire Stewardship Manitoba
2023-06-05 06:00 - 09:00 | Winnipeg
Join us for the 15th annual Bike to Work Day Group Ride!

Starting at Assiniboine Park (south side of the bridge) we will ride a comfortable route through Bruce Park/Bourkevale, West Wolseley, Omands Park, Wolseley, West Broadway and finally take the Assiniboine Bike Lane ending at the MPI All Day Pit Stop at The Forks!

This is a slow roll, no drop ride that will stop at several pit-stops along the way. You can join us anywhere along the route and if you need to get to work, leave us at any time to make it on time. If you have the time though we would love to have you join us and enjoy the ride.

Ride Schedule

6:00 to 6:30 – Meet and Greet

6:30 – 6:55 – Ride Assiniboine Park to Omands Park – RRC pit-stop

7:05 – 7:20 – Ride Omands Park to Laura Secord School – Laura Secord/Urban Systems pit-stop

7:30 – 7:45 – Ride Laura Secord School to Wolseley and Sherbrook – Misericordia Hospital/West Broadway BIZ Pit-Stop

7:55 – 8:10 – Ride Wolseley/Sherbrook to Assiniboine and Osborne – CAA/City of Winnipeg Animal Services pit-stop

8:20 – 8:30 – Ride Assiniboine/Osborne to Assiniboine and Garry – WSP Canada pit-stop

8:40 – 8:42 – Ride Assiniboine and Garry to Assiniboine/Main – ACU pit-stop

8:52 – 9:00 – Ride Assiniboine/Main to the MPI All Day Pit-stop at The Forks.

The Winnipeg Bike Dump: Open Shop
2023-06-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Winnipeg
The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space. They offer:

Tools and space to fix your bike The Bike Dump is a volunteer-run community bicycle education space.

Note: Temporarily not being offered at this time: A stock of recycled bike frames and parts from which to build yourself a bike

Volunteers to help guide you through repairs, or with a bike-building project

Refurbished, recycled bicycles for sale on a sliding scale

Bicycle repair workshops

The Bike Dump strives to:

To make cycling – and bicycle repair knowledge – accessible to everyone by working to reduce social, knowledge, and economic based barriers

To organize ourselves transparently, democratically, and non-hierarchically

To offer creative alternatives to auto dependency and its consequences (urban sprawl, lack of exercise, lack of community, crappy t.v. commercials, and so on)

Hours:

Sunday 1-4 pm (open holidays)

Tuesday 6-9 pm

note: The Bike Dump is staffed by volunteers only. If two volunteers are not available on a Sunday or Tuesday, unfortunately the shop will be closed without any advance notice.

Visit here for more details on location etc: https://bike-dump.ca/

Coop Vélo-Cité, Ouverte
2023-06-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Winnipeg
Coopérative de vélo à St-Boniface offrant des services de réparation et de formation. Garage derrière la Cathédrale.

GAC: Commuter Challenge 2023
2023-06-04 00:00 - 2023-06-10 23:59 | Winnipeg
Green Action Centre’s Commuter Challenge running from June 4 –10, 2023.

This is a week-long challenge that encourages Canadians to choose active and sustainable modes of transportation.

Explore your sustainable travel options that help benefit people and the planet, such as; walking, running, wheeling, cycling, rollerblading, taking transit, carpooling, and telecommuting.

All you need to do is register and log your sustainable and active transportation trips throughout the first week of June to participate and win prizes!

Register your workplace HERE

Register your individual profile HERE

#CommuterChallengeMB

W.R.E.N.C.H. Bike Bazaar
2023-06-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Winnipeg
At: Orioles Community Centre (448 Burnell St)

A W.R.E.N.C.H. Bike Bazaar is a community bike event that includes:– A kid’s bike giveaway (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will provide up to 30 bikes for giveaway to children under age eight, as well as helmets, lights and locks.

– A kid’s bike exchange (free/by donation). The W.R.E.N.C.H. will take bikes that children have grown out of and exchange them for a better fit. Discarded bikes will go back to the WRENCH Shop for a tune up and be recycled out to the next Bike Bazaar.

– An adult bike sale. The W.R.E.N.C.H. will bring lower priced adult bikes for purchase.

– A pop up repair stand for by-donation repairsNote that all W.R.E.N.C.H. bikes are made possible through the efforts of W.R.E.N.C.H.volunteers who reclaim discarded bikes and parts, and put them back together again, as well as the support of our funders.

Our 2023 Bike Bazaar schedule is here! Come look for us at the following events. Please remember that we can only bring a limited number of bikes to these events and often run out, so showing up for the start is always a good idea.

For more information visit: https://www.thewrench.ca/bike_bazaars

MPI @ West Kildonan Library: I Cycle Safely
2023-06-02 10:30 | Winnipeg
It’s cycling season! Share in some cycling stories and learn aboutcycling safely with an expert from Manitoba Public Insurance.Please bring a bike helmet if you have one. For ages 5-8,caregivers invited to stay and learn.West Kildonan LibraryFriday, June 2: 10:30 a.m.Free. Phone, visit, or go online at winnipeg.ca/library toregister.

Pit Stop Host Pick Up Day
2023-06-01 11:30 - 17:30 | Winnipeg
Are you hosting a Bike to Work Day Pit Stop Host?

Well, if you are, this is your day to stop in at whatever time works for you between 11:30AM- 5:30PM. You will meet the organizers and volunteers and get the lowdown on how to set up your pit stop, pick up your BW banner, and other goodies to give out to riders on Monday, June 5th.

Where: Outside Plain Bicycle’s Train Car @ The Forks (the former Candy Mountain Shop)

Cycling with Sarah: Social Rides for Women 55+
2023-06-01 08:30 | Winnipeg
Join Liv Ambassador Sarah Gravelle-Mackenzie for social rides that aim to encourage and support women 55+ to get out and ride their bikes. It will be a great opportunity to develop your confidence and skills while riding. This initiative is supported by Bikes and Beyond, who will provide opportunities to build your knowledge of basic bike maintenance through a workshop.

Times: Meet Up @ 8:30 | Ride Starts @ 9:00

Location: Will change monthly but will be on bike paths and trails in 3 areas: Transcona Trail, Gateway/ Chief Peguis Trails, and Duff Roblin Trail into Birds Hill Park. The routes will mostly be flat with the plan of introducing some easy hills as the rides progress over the summer. All rides are no-drop.

Level of experience: Beginner to intermediate

Number of participants: Maximum of 6 people.

Objectives: To encourage and support women 55+ to get out and ride their bikes. Help them develop their confidence and skills while riding. Provide opportunities to build their knowledge of basic bike maintenance through a workshop at Bikes and Beyond. Hopefully, inspire and motivate women to join this cycling initiative and help me grow it so I can reach even more women next year. Most of all my objective is to make all the rides fun so everyone wants to keep doing it.

What to bring:

Helmets are mandatory.

Water/snacks.

Proper footwear (no sandals).

A one-time waiver or proof of membership to the Manitoba Cycling Association is required.

An emergency plan will be in place for mechanical/ medical issues that can’t be resolved on the ride.

Registration: Starts May 11 at 8 AM by emailing cyclingwithsarah@gmail.com

All spots for the rides are on a first-come-first-served basis.

Learn more about Sarah.

Instagram @cyclingwithsarah

Ride for The Heart
2023-06-01 00:00 - 2023-06-30 23:59 | Winnipeg
Join the Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart throughout the month of June 2023, and ride, walk or run to save lives! Registration is FREE!

Heart disease and stroke are the number one killer globally and two of the three leading causes of death in Canada – but your support drives tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Together, we’ll beat heart disease and stroke!

To register visit HERE.

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/

outSPOKEn: CKUW 95.9 FM
2023-05-29 13:00 - 13:30 | Winnipeg
Tune in to CKUW 95.9 FM to hear Dave Elmore, Co-Founder & Board Chair of Bike Week, talk about Bike Week’s 10th Birthday and the 15th Bike to Work Day.

outSPOKEn is a radio show on CKUW 95.9FM every Monday, at 1:00 PM featuring the UWSA Bike Lab Coordinators David Dorning and Sandra Leone! The radio show seeks to promote the interests of cycling to riders of all levels and backgrounds. The show features interviews and fresh takes on subjects from alley cat racing, current events, products, to women’s topics, and anything else of interest to our listeners in the cycling world.

Coop Vélo-Cité, Ouverte
2023-05-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Coop Velo-CIte, 190 De La Cathedrale Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 0H7

Downtown Winnipeg BIZ: Bike Jam Brunch
2023-05-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Winnipeg
Rise and dine, it’s brunch time!

Presented by The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, the Bike Jam Brunch is your chance to indulge in one of downtown’s most amazing brunch spots on wheels guided by Kendrick’s Outdoor Adventures. Ride your own bike and pedal as we pump the tunes through downtown’s bike-friendly streets, uncover shops and businesses to support local, have fun outside and more! Whether you’re on team sweet or savoury breakfast, you won’t want to miss this fun ride through downtown.

Cost: $45

Note: The Bike Jam Brunch will run for 5 months (May through September) on the last Sunday of each month. Each tour has a different brunch stop including the Oval Room, Velvet Glove, Smith and Modern Electric

Visit HERE to register

Bike Winnipeg: Ride Marshal Training Course
2023-05-27 13:00 - 14:30 | Winnipeg
Bike Winnipeg Ride Marshal Training helps create safer group rides for everyone! This course is for those interested in supporting medium to large groups of all ages and abilities. If you are an experienced cyclist this is a great way to get involved in our efforts to get more people biking more often. Although this training is useful for anyone running group rides, those attending are expected to volunteer to marshal with Bike Winnipeg at least twice this summer. There is no cost for this course.

Areas covered include:

Keeping people safe on group rides

Ensuring rides stay on course

Keeping people together & keeping rides on pace

Communicating stops, turns, and hazards

Corking – holding traffic while a ride passes through intersections

Pre-ride bike checks

1st SessionWhen: Saturday, May 27th 1:00 – 2:30 pmWhere: Sport 4 Life Centre, 145 Pacific Ave

2nd SessionWhen: Monday, June 28th 7:00 pm – 8:30 pmWhere: Sport 4 Life Centre, 145 Pacific Ave

The orientation sessions will consist of a short classroom segment to be followed by an on-road segment to practice what we have learned. Please RSVP to ian@bikewinnipeg.ca if you plan to attend.

For a list of the upcoming Bike Winnipeg rides that you will be able to volunteer for, click here!

Powers Park: Get Ready to Ride
2022-06-25 12:00 - 14:00 | William Whyte School, 200 Powers Street, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R2W 4P3, Canada
Video

Location: William Whyte School, 200 Powers St
Time:

12-1 pm Bike Decorating/ Bike Tune Ups provided by Arts Junktion
1-2 pm 8km Bike for the Future Ride with Bike Week Winnipeg
2 pm Refreshments

Presented by the Selkirk Ave BIZ and co-hosted by Bike Week Winnipeg, this event is for families and folks of all ages. Join us starting at William Whyte School for a fun filled afternoon of bike decorating and getting your bike tuned up and ready to roll by some of our volunteer mechanics.
At 1 pm Bike Winnipeg is hosting a “Bike for the Future” group ride featuring some of the better places to ride your bike in the neighbourhood.

Ride Don't Hide
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-26 | Winnipeg
Ride Don’t Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada. Over ten years, thousands of people rode millions of kilometres and raised millions of dollars for community mental health. Ride Don’t Hide 2022 is your ride, your way. In June 2022, thousands of riders across Canada will come together to move for their mental health and for their community. Ride Don’t Hide isn’t just a fundraiser, it’s a movement for mental health.
Ride Don’t Hide is a welcoming, inclusive event that brings together friends, families and community members to move more, stress less and cope better. Click here to register!

Traditional Trails
2022-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
Adrian Alphonso along with Justin Bear developed Traditional Trails to connect cyclists to places through conversation, interpretation and storytelling about Manitoba’s history and Indigenous place making.
Rides have a maximum number of 24 participants. You can pre-register or walk up on the day. Participants need to bring their own bike.

Tour de Glace: Ice Cream Bike Tour
2022-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | The Forks, Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4L9, Canada
Grab a friend and your bike, let’s go get ice cream!
The Manitoba Cycling Association is pleased to host another year of the Tour de Glace, ice cream bike tour. Registration includes a guided group ride with 2- or 3-stop options to some excellent local ice cream shops for a prepaid treat. This event is open to all, you do not need to be a member of the Manitoba Cycling Association. Families and youth are welcome to join!
The ride begins at the Forks CN Stage on Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 pm. Please arrive at 1:45 pm for event check in, to meet your ride leader and get your ticket to prepaid ice cream. The ride will finish up at the Forks again by 4:00 pm.

Half Pints Bike Party
2022-06-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Half Pints Brewery, 550 Roseberry Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0T1
Two flavoured Bikey McBikeFace variations on tap – Peach and Strawberry – in addition to regular Bikey McBikeFace
Live music in the taproom and on the patio from 1-5
A chance to win a Bikey McBikeFace prize pack for anyone who bikes to the brewery! Half Pints will be taking entries all week for those who bike down.

Bike for the Future
2022-06-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Powers Park, 471 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2W
The Bike for the Future ride series is intended to bring together people of all ages and abilities for a leisurely group ride where we celebrate some of the successful projects the City of Winnipeg has completed and to encourage them to do more to encourage active transportation in the city

When: June 12th, 1pm

Where: The Bell Tower on Selkirk at Powers. https://goo.gl/maps/uJarUwLACbeJo5Df8

Why? Because our climate is warming, and we need our municipal government to build an environment where people can sustainably commute!

Follow Bike Winnipeg’s social media and/or website for more details!
www.bikewinnipeg.ca
https://www.facebook.com/BikeWinnipeg
Twitter and Instagram: @bikewinnipeg
