Your guide to the Atlanta Cycling Festival
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The Atlanta Cycling Festival, the weeklong celebration of carbon-free transportation and the most fun way to explore the city, returns this weekend.
Why it matters: Atlanta is on a bike-lane building spree, offering rebates to buy e-bikes and embarking on a groundbreaking mountain-biking trail.
- It's a growing community, and the festival is a great way to join.
Zoom in: The festival's packed calendar includes tours of Black-owned coffee shops, wheel-building clinics and rides exploring the city's affordable housing shortage.
Here's something for everyone, including people whose bikes are in the garage calling their name.
🤓 Policy pedal: Propel leads a rolling tour of historically underinvested southwest Atlanta neighborhoods to discuss inequity in Atlanta. (May 17)
👶 Beginner's ride: You never forget how to ride a bike, sure, but you can get rusty. Get tips on maintaining balance, shifting gears and stopping safely at the True Beginners ride. (May 17)
- Note: Bring your own helmet.
🚴 Group riding 101: The no-drop, beginner-friendly Teachable Tuesday ride covers nearly 20 miles with an elevation gain of just over 1,200 feet. (May 20)
🎉 Rolling revelry: Atlanta Pedal Bikes hosts a 16-mile Friday Night Lights ride around the city. The intermediate ride includes a pit stop. (May 23)
🚵 Off-road: The laid-back 27-mile Spindle Intro to Ramblin Ramble adventure through Fayetteville is fun for regular riders and newbies interested in mixed-terrain riding. (May 24)
💃 Look good: Bicycling fashion is more than tight spandex and bright colors. Wear your very best to the Bike Fashion Show at Underground Atlanta. (May 24)
Check the event calendar for updates, cancellations, waivers and other information.
💬 Thomas' thought bubble: If I weren't trying to heal a broken foot, I would join the tour of federal buildings and attend the panel discussion about housing and gentrification in southwest Atlanta.