2023 Bike!Charlotte
May is Bike month. Here are the events I have planned. Come join me for any or all of them! Contact me at pamlikestobike at gmail for any questions.
Tuesday, May 2
Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
PMTNR is a fun bicycle ride for everyone! Riders meet at the Plaza Midwood Common Market at 7:45 PM every Tuesday night. The ride is from 8:00PM until 9:30PM and usually covers 15 miles. Lights and helmet required. This ride is NEVER canceled.
Location: Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave., 28205
Time: 7:45 pm meet time, leave at 8 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 3
CyclingSavvy Ride Awesome : Live Discussion
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Join CyclingSavvy Instructor, Pamela Murray, discuss Modules 1 and 2 via Zoom. Link will be sent the prior day. Sign up here.
Time: 7 pm
Cost: FREE! with Ride Awesome Membership ($100)
Who Participates: Ride Awesome Members
May 5
Full Moon Ride
Route will be about 20 miles. Lights and helmet required. Rain or shine.
Location: Zada Jane’s, 1601 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Time: 8 – 10 pm
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
Tuesday, May 9
Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride : Bikes on a Train ride
PMTNR is a fun bicycle ride for everyone! Riders meet at the Plaza Midwood Common Market at 7:30PM every Tuesday night. The ride is from 8:00PM until 10:30PM and usually covers 15 miles. Lights and helmet required. This ride is NEVER cancelled.
This week only. Bikes on CATS is free. 10 and 20 mile ride options this week. You can ride both ways or opt to put your bike on the light rail for one way. Get on at the JW Clay station and get off at the Sugar Creek Station. Or you can choose to ride the whole way.
Location: Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave., 28205
Time: 7:45 pm meet time, leave at 8 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 12 – 14
3-Part Workshop – Charlotte NC, May 12-14
This is the 3 part workshop that includes 9 hours of bike fun!
Enhance your cycling experience!
What makes CyclingSavvy different from any other course is our deep dive into unique strategies for mastering even the most intimidating and complicated scenarios. You’ll be blown away by the places you can ride a bike without being a road warrior!
Truth & techniques is a virtual classroom session offered over Zoom. Train Your Bike is a bike handling skills class taught in a parking lot. The tour is an experiential on-road session where it all comes together. The classroom and bike handling sessions are required for participation in the tour.
On the Tour of Charlotte, we’ll travel as a group, stopping to survey and discuss each exercise location. After observing the feature, discussing the traffic dynamics and the best strategies for safe and easy passage, participants ride through individually and regroup at a nearby location.
Location: various
Time: Fri 4-7 pm, Sat and Sun 2 – 5 pm
Cost: $95 for all 3 sessions (scholarships available)
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
Contact: Pamela Murray @ pamlikestobike@gmail.com or https://cltspokespeople.org/
May 12
Truth and Techniques – Zoom Virtual Classroom, May 12
This is the classroom presentation only. Attend from anywhere on Zoom. I promise the time will fly by.
https://cyclingsavvy.org/event/truth-and-techniques-zoom-virtual-classroom/
Truth & techniques is a virtual classroom session offered over Zoom. This class is a pre-requisite to taking the on-bike sessions (Train Your Bike and Tour).
You can take this class now and choose to take the on-bike sessions at a later date.
Location: Virtual via Zoom (a link will be emailed to attendees)
Time: 4-7 PM
Cost: $45
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 13
Train Your Bike, Charlotte NC
This is the skills session held in a parking lot. We will practice and sharpen your bike handling skills.
https://cyclingsavvy.org/event/train-your-bike-charlotte-nc-may-13/
Learn & Enhance Bike Handling Skills
Hone your bike handling skills by joining our Train your Bike class on May 13 in Charlotte NC. This on-bike class is taught in a parking lot. Even experienced riders always learn something new.
Location: Midwood Baptist Church, 2029 Mecklenburg Ave., Charlotte NC 28205
Time: 2 – 5 pm
Cost: $45
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 16
Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
PMTNR is a fun bicycle ride for everyone! Riders meet at the Plaza Midwood Common Market at 7:45 PM every Tuesday night. The ride is from 8:00PM until 9:30PM and usually covers 15 miles. Lights and helmet required. This ride is NEVER canceled.
Location: Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave., 28205
Time: 7:45 pm meet time, leave at 8 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 18
Route Planning Workshop
Learn how to plan a comfortable route using Ride with GPS, Google Maps, and the Explore Charlotte GIS Map. Learn how I can ride anywhere in Charlotte and anywhere I travel. This will be an interactive workshop. Need a route? We’ll figure one out. Email pam for link.
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Time: 6 – 7 pm
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Everyone
May 20
Bicycle Day trip to Greensboro via Amtrak
We’ll ride to the Amtrak station, have lunch and a bike ride in Greensboro then return to Charlotte. Add your bicycle reservation when purchasing your train ticket. There is no additional bike fee between Charlotte and Raleigh. Only 4 more spots available. Make your bike reservation when you book your train ticket.
Location: Moxie Mercantile, 2008 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
9 am – 6 pm
Cost: your Amtrak ticket
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 21
Ride with a Cycling Savvy Instructor – Plaza Midwood & Elizabeth History Bike Tour Historic Landmarks ride
Discover historic landmarks in the Plaza Midwood, Elizabeth, Belmont neighborhoods using cooperative and mindful bicycling and strategic route planning riding with a Cycling Savvy Instructor. This will be about 15 miles with over 15 historic landmarks.
Location: Betty by Moxie, 1219 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Time: 2 pm
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 23
Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
PMTNR is a fun bicycle ride for everyone! Riders meet at the Plaza Midwood Common Market at 7:45 PM every Tuesday night. The ride is from 8:00PM until 9:30PM and usually covers 15 miles. Expect a crowd! Lights and helmet required. This ride is NEVER canceled.
Location: Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave., 28205
Time: 7:45 pm meet time, leave at 8 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
May 30
Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
PMTNR is a fun bicycle ride for everyone! Riders meet at the Plaza Midwood Common Market at 7:45 PM every Tuesday night. The ride is from 8:00PM until 9:30PM and usually covers 15 miles. Lights and helmet required. This ride is NEVER canceled.
Location: Common Market, 2007 Commonwealth Ave., 28205
Time: 7:45 pm meet time, leave at 8 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Who Participates: Open to Everyone
Come ride with us!
Send me an email with Subject: Add me to your email list and I’ll send you an email of upcoming events. Here are some ideas for future events. Let me know if you have other suggestions or would be able to help me bring these things to life.
Meet a Bike Tourist (Bikepacker)
Loaded Bike Ride
September
Fancy Womens Ride
September
Fancy Women’s ride
Fall S24O
October
Cycle NC Mountains to Coast ride
November
Cranksgiving
December
Christmas Lights Ride
March
PBE
Spring S24O