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HandleBar Happy Hour!

Come join us for an evening of fun and camaraderie with our national, state, regional and local leadership all together in one place – Santa Monica Brew Works!
Advocates unite! The League of American Bicyclists, CalBike, BikeLA and Santa Moinca Spoke’s leadership will be on hand to share current and upcoming campaigns and get to your input at a fun, social family friendly event.
Together, we’ll toast the bike movement while we chat about bicycling and safe streets advocacy at the national, state and local levels. Come meet other advocates and active mobility enthusiasts in a fun and casual setting and learn how you can help build the movement at this critical moment.
Together, we are unstoppable – join the momentum!
Kidical Mass May 4th – Save the Date!
Join us on National Ride a Bike Day for Kidical Mass – Bike Ride for all ages!
Click here for the rsvp link and to view the all the info on our calendar event

Countdown to Bike Month in May!
May is NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.
In 2025, we’ll be celebrating all the ways and days people bike during National Bike Month. There are so many days to celebrate Bike Month: with a commute during Bike to Work Week (and Bike Anywhere Day!), biking to coffee or around the block, or riding on May 4 for National Ride A Bike Day.
Save the Date
Bike to Work Week 2025 will take place May 12-18, 2025, Locally Bike to Work Day is on Thursday May 15th, and National Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 16!
Whether you’re riding for fun, fitness or with family, or taking essential trips to work or shop, you are part of our movement for safer streets, connected communities, a healthier planet, and happier people.
Each year the number and diversity of Bike Month celebrations continues to grow, accelerating the momentum around bicycling nationwide.

Gearing up 2024: May is Bike Month!
MAY: NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
Click the “Bike Month” drop down on the menu bar for more info and where we keep the updated list of participating businesses and specials.
Click HERE to view where events are added in the May Bike Month calendar
Click here to view #BikeMonthSM Map
– events being added
Click HERE to Sign Up to host a Pitstop, event, special or promotion in Santa Monica during Bike Month!
Have questions? Email us at BikeMonth@SMSpoke.org

May is National Bike Month, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling” and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.
WITH SO MANY REASONS TO RIDE, WHAT’S YOURS?»
It’s a celebration of bikes; a reminder to get rolling again; a gateway to riding more often; a time to evangelize the beauty of bikes; and much, much more.
Whether you bike to work or school; ride to save money or time; pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment; or simply to explore your community, National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. The momentum is building: With growing cultural awareness around health and wellness, sustainability and economic savings, bicycling is being seen by new and broader audiences as a simple solution to many complex problems, from reducing obesity rates to increasing mobility options. This year, we want to hear from you. What’s your why? With so many reasons to ride, what’s yours? Use the hashtags #WhyIRide and #BikeLocalSM #BikeMonthSM #GoSaMo on social media and also tag @SMSpoke @BikeLeague!
Each year the number and diversity of Bike Month celebrations continues to grow, accelerating the momentum around bicycling nationwide.