East Bay Bike Party January 2022: The Candy Bear Onesie Ride

THE CANDY BEAR ONSIE RIDE!
IT’S JANUARY, IT’S COLD, BUNDLE UP BUT DON’T HIBERNATE!!! Roll with Bike Party and a delightful array of other bears on our first ride of the new year!
Join us on Friday, January 14th for our monthly bike ride.
Meetup 7:30 pm, rollout 8 pm
Starts: El Cerrito Plaza BART Station
Ride goes through Richmond and will end near Richmond or El Cerrito BART stations. Ride will end in time for the last few final BART trains.

BRING: Lights, locks, and warm layers.
FOLLOW: our six simple ride rules:
*Stay to the Right
*Stop at Lights
*Ride Straight (predictably)
*Don’t Hate
*Pack Your Trash
*Don’t get smashed

!!!MAKE SURE YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS KNOW THE RIDE RULES AND ARE PREPARED FOR A SELF SUPPORTED PARTY RIDE!!! Bring water, snacks, bike tools, anything you need for a 12-15 mile ride.

VOLUNTEER with bike party by finding the green flag at the beginning of the ride. Bike party always needs volunteers to help guide the ride through the route when we make turns. Volunteers stay at a corner to direct the party (they do NOT block intersections or block traffic). Volunteers will stay at their corner until the end of the ride, the ‘Sweep’ volunteer will tag them out and let them know its the end of the ride (They also have a broom on their bike).

East Bay Bike Party December: All I Want For Christmas is Clean Air!

East Bay Bike Party DECEMBER: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS CLEAN AIR!

@TeamLove2Smile invites you to bring your Holiday Cheer and festive attire to help us celebrate the last Bike Party of 2021!

Friday, December 10, 2021
Meetup 7:30 PM, rollout 8 PM

START: Richmond BART
1ST Stop: Brickyard Cove
2ND Stop: East Brothers Beer
3RD Stop: Marina Park
END: El Cerrito del Notre BART

Follow our SIX SIMPLE RIDE RULES:
*STOP at lights
*STAY to the right
*RIDE straight (predictably)
*DON’T HATE (and roll past conflict)
*PACK your trash
*Don’t get SMASHED

Bike Party!!! 

East Bay Bike Party November: The Fuzzy Pink Ride

EAST BAY BIKE PARTY NOVEMBER

Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=14hoZ2jwBvohMf-zhq3uibYNTLZKtsIvK&fbclid=IwAR2N29Qx50Z4f7UeujsLb2Bl6fXdsE1X-z9vN6AyThMCLliTiA-9KaT71eU&ll=37.80097197863114%2C-122.25961035&z=13

GET FUZZY, RAVE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY MAKE IT PINK!

START: West Oakland BART
END: Fruitvale BART **Probably**

Friday, November 12, 2021
Meetup 7:30 pm, rollout 8 pm.

Ride ends near BART in time for last bart trains.

BIKE PARTY RIDE RULES!
*Stop at lights
*Stay to the right
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack your trash
*Don’t get smashed

East Bay Bike Party October: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

OCTOBER BIKE PARTY, GET READY TO RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE!!!…. Or, for the undead
IT’S A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

Come ready to ride and find brains to eat. Or are you on the side of the apolcaypse survivor, trying to ride your way through treacherous territory?Either way, we’ve all seen our own mini apocalypses play out the past couple years, let’s ride together in one.

OCTOBER EAST BAY BIKE PARTY
Friday, October 8, 2021
Meetup 7:30 pm, rollout 8 pm.
START: Bayfair BART Station
END: Fruitvale BART Station

ROUTE: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1IlGLN9B7YAkgg3KW6L8G2v-pKpUwhxAF&fbclid=IwAR1SfLE4INLJoAl_QdcoQnfZsdqeIf7Sb6o2BYi7h3sA7iWyzm3Nf8rPP5o&ll=37.73792460291091%2C-122.21037665061384&z=13

Follow our simple bike party ride rules so everyone can have a fun and safe night:
*Stay to the Right
*Stop at Lights
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack your Trash
*Don’t Get Smashed

Bike Party is a 100% volunteer led, self supported ride. Please bring everything you need to ride ~15 miles over a few hours: lights, locks, layers, libations, snacks, water, bike tools.

PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER AND COMMUNITIES WE ROLL THROUGH BY ABIDING BY THE BIKE PARTY RULES!!!!

Come to the Green Flag at the beginning of the ride to sign up to be a turn volunteer!

Bike Party depends on volunteers for its functioning.

East Bay Bike Party September: Pirates VERSUS Superheroes

East Bay Bike Party September! PIRATES vs SUPERHEROES
Which side will you choose??????????!

Friday, September 10, 2021
Meetup 7:30 pm, roll 8 pm
Ride ends before last BART (midnight)

START: Colisieum BART
ENDS: Near Fruitvale BART
Route goes through Alameda, route will be posted a day or two before the ride

Follow our simple ride rules!
*Stay to the Right
*Stop at Lights
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack your Trash
*Don’t get smashed

BRING: Lights, Locks Layers. Snacks, water, bike tools. Anything you need for a 15 mile party ride.

Bike party is a 100% volunteer led, self supported ride. Be prepared to ride ~15 miles self supported.

East Bay Bike Party August: Bless-ed Be Beezlebub E’ville Ride

Friday the 13th Bike Party 

AMAZING Flyer by @zeldahazel https://www.instagram.com/zeldahazel/

🅱LESS-ED BE 🅱EEZLE🅱U🅱 !!!

IN THE 🅱RIGHT AND 🅱EAUTIFUL 🅱AY

OUR LORD, SATAN, HATH 🅱ESTOWED UPON US

TO RIDE 🅱IKES ON SUCH A 🅱LESSING OF A DAY!

EAST 🅱AY 🅱IKE PARTY RIDES A HELLISH ROUTE

ON FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, AROUND E’VILLE ALL ABOUT

SO COME JOIN ON AN E’VILLE RIDE

AND 🅱RING OUT YOUR SATANIC SIDE!

East Bay Bike Party August: Bless-ed Be Beelzebub Ride
Friday, August 13th, 2021
Meetup: 7:30 PM, rollout 8 PM
Start: North Berkeley BART
End: Emeryville! 

BRING: Lights, Locks, Layers. Everything you need for a self supported 15 mile bike ride: water, snacks, bike tools, charged phone, party libations

FOLLOW OUR SIX SIMPLE RULES! (with additional explanations!)
*Stay to the Right (keep out of left lane, let cars pass to the left)
*Stop at Lights (do NOT cork intersections or block traffic. We have turn volunteers posted on corners for if the group gets broken up between lights)
*Ride Straight (be predictable, don’t weave, ride safely with a large group of riders)
*Don’t Hate (no racism/sexism/bad vibes, roll past conflict, don’t get into it with cars/other road users)
*PACK YOUR TRASH- if you brought it with you, YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU! Or find a proper receptacle
*Don’t get smashed – literally or figurately

BIKE PARTY!

CLICK HERE FOR ROUTE MAP!

East Bay Bike Party July: Reggae Summer

July’s EBBP! Summer of reggae, love, bikes, and party

Friday, July 9, meetup 7:30 pm, rollout 8 pm

Start: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
End: Near Ashby BART

Route Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1fFj-9Sv7xEvJchovDhgi_-ZMb3j0AS10&usp=sharing

Bike Party is a ~12-15 mile ride on the second Friday of the month. We meet at (or near) a BART station and end near a BART station. Meetup at 7:30 pm, rollout 8 pm, the ride gets to the final stop usually ~1030.

Bring: Lights, Locks, Layers. Snacks and water. Bike tools and extras, this is a self supported ride. Everything you need for a ~15 mile bike ride.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF BART SCHEDULE! BART IS STILL RUNNING REDUCED COVID HOURS.

BIKE PARTY RIDE RULES–
Stop at lights (Do not cork intersections or block traffic)
Stay to the right (Keep right to let cars pass, don’t weave through cars)
Ride Straight (Be predictable and don’t swerve for other riders)
Don’t Hate (no time for that we’ve got parties to bike, here!!!)
Pack your trash (PACK! YOUR! TRASH!!!)
Don’t get smashed

BIKE PARTY!!

East Bay Bike Party June: The Animal Ride

East Bay Bike Party June: The Animal Ride

Route map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1L6BM06Yhd782cMCjgkRcIeLK95p9FccO&ll=37.8660216245126%2C-122.28027990853826&z=12&fbclid=IwAR3PpiD8761qlUUuexE-zMcl4PBU21MUBwt9QrL90S99w0eVTngsrzM4Y9E

East Bay Bike Party June! The Animal Ride!!!!If you can be any species, which one will you be for June? Come get wild, shake your tail and paws to howl at the moon. Dress up with bunny ears, whiskers, feathers or scales. Show your stripes and wear your colors with pride. Bring the whole circus. Let’s have foxes on fixies and emus on e-bikes. Ever see a unicorn on a unicycle? Holy cow! Don’t be chicken, come horse around (and ride safe) while we unleash BIKE PARTY!

START: Richmond BART
END: by Mosswood Park

Friday, June 11, meetup 7:30 pm rollout 8 pm

PLEASE BE AWARE OF BART SCHEDULES, BART ENDS AT ~9:30 PM, AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

FOLLOW OUR SIX SIMPLE BIKE PARTY RULES—
*Stop at Lights
*Stay to the Right
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack your Trash
*Don’t get Get Smashed

Bike party is a 100% Volunteer led, self supported event.

Bring: Lights, Locks, Layers.

Everything you need to the end of a ~15 mile ride including snacks, water, beverages, bike tools.

COVID & BIKE PARTY:
*Wear a mask
*Social distance when possible
*Don’t come if you are sick
BIKE PARTY!

East Bay Bike Party May: Bike Month, Bike Life

BIKE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!
We’re still so excited to have bike party back that this month’s theme is just BIKES BIKES BIKES!

May is BIKE MONTH!!!!

Let’s celebrate the life we live on the bike, every day, for all reasons. No matter why or how or where you ride, WE WELCOME YOU TO BIKE PARTY AND WE WANNA CELEBRATE OUR BIKE LIVES TOGETHER!

START: Fruitvale BART
END: near Fruitvale BART
Friday, May 14, meetup 7:30 pm rollout 8 pm

.Follow our simple ride rules to keep life on the bike happy & healthy for all our riders. Make sure your bike crew knows & follows the rules too!
*Stay to the Right
*Stop at Lights
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack Your Trash
*Don’t Get Smashed

BRING:
*Lights
*Locks
*Layers

Bike party is a 100% Volunteer supported event. Please come read for a ~15 mile ride including snacks, water, beverages, bike tools.

COVID & BIKE PARTY:
*Wear a mask
*Social distance when possible
*Don’t come if you are sick
BIKE PARTY! 

East Bay Bike Party (2021 Reboot): Mask on, Ride on

WEEEEEEEEE’RE BACK
Last we left off was March 2020 with our Social Distance ride, before the Bay Area went under shelter in place / various lockdowns due to the covid-19 pandemic. As vaccinations roll out, viruses cases continue to drop, and folks have gotten more used to ‘living in these times’ – masked, distancing, and washing hands – we’re bringing bike party back for April 2021.

In case it’s not clear: the theme for April 9ths ride is mask appreciation. If it werent for masks we would not be able to host this ride. Decorate your mask, incorporate your mask into a costume, hiss at anyone not wearing a mask, etc.

WHEN & WHERE
FRIDAY, APRIL 9th (East Bay Bike Party always rides on the 2nd Friday of the month)
START: Macarthur BART station
Meetup 7:30 PM, rollout 8 pm
ENDS: At Lake Merritt

We’ll post the route the day before the ride

Distance: ~14 miles, very flat

BART: trains stop running well before the ride ends, so plan accordingly.

Regarding potholes and train tracks: as always, we have done our best to minimize risk to riders. Be aware of your surroundings, inflate your tires fully and use a bike light that lets you see the road. The Adeline overpass in west oakland has two holes that can pop your tires if you arent paying attention. There may or may not be cones the night of the ride marking these holes.

BIKE PARTY COVID RIDE RULES!
**Wear a MASK
**Keep Physical Distance as best as possible
**Do not come if you are sick, or if you are of a vulnerable population
**Be mindful of BART Schedule and plan accordingly

STANDARD BIKE PARTY RULES!
*Stop at Lights
*Stay to the Right
*Ride Straight
*Don’t Hate
*Pack your Trash
*Don’t get Smashed
Bike Party is a 100% volunteer led and self-supported ride. Bring what you need to keep yourself going for the night such as: Water, snacks, party favors, bike tools.When in doubt…. BIKE PARTY! And, wear a mask party.