Bike To Work Day – A Guide to Fun, Free Shit!
In the world of riding bikes, I was a late bloomer. It wasn’t until I moved to Oakland that I really started appreciating how fun and useful they are. Bikes are basically perfect: zippy, not a bitch to park, and the side effects are having a nice ass and not destroying the environment. Sign me up!
So obviously I am looking forward to Bike To Work Day like it’s Christmas in May! For those not in the know, BTWD is this Thursday, and it’s the day where you get rewarded with treats for just hopping on your bike and getting yourself to work. Not so shabby. There is tons of free cool shit to be had, and with a little finesse you can roll away from BTWD like a total stunner.
Free shit! YAY!
400 Energizer Stations throughout the Bay!
Hit these up all day! Just show up with your bike and get ready to be showered in snacks, drinks, the ever coveted BTWD tote bag filled with all sorts of schwag. Some stations will also have mechanics on hand to give you a quick tune-up. Check here for maps so you can maximize your commute.
Free bike storage
Do you have 1 too many bikes in your apartment or just no place to put it? Well this new company in SF is offering FREE bike storage for a year to SF residents.  If you go to beomni.com, and sign up using the referral code “BROKESF“.  They’ll actually come pick up your bike for you and store it at one of their SF facilities.  Pretty dope. You gotta sign up this week though, free year deal ends Sunday May 15th.
Free beer too? How can this day get better!
Yeah dude, I said Bike Happy Hour. Breweries, bike shops and BART stations throughout the Bay will be having free beer, drink specials, food and music so you can put a pretty little buzz on those two wheels…
PUBLIC Bikes and Boulevard Brewing Bike Happy Hour (549 Hayes St, San Francisco 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM)
San Francisco’s Bike Happy Hour all about free Boulevard Brewing Company’s Radler beer and snacks at PUBLIC’s shop! And some lucky fucker is going to walk away with a free custom PUBLIC bike. Perhaps that person is you?
19th Street BART Station (1775 Broadway, Oakland, 5:00-8:00pm)
Roll in, park your steel stallion, and mosey in for free beer and snacks with the station staff.
Speisekammer Restaurant (2424 Lincoln Ave, Alameda, 5:30-7:30pm)
This kick ass beer garden is giving away a free beer to everyone who shows up on a bike. Give it to me right now.
Ale Industries (3096 E 10th St, Oakland, 4:00-9:00pm)
Yup, another Oakland event. Located at the Ale Industries brewery in East Oakland wants to give you free beer for showing up on your bike. They will also have live music and food.
Rich City Rides Community Shop (1500 Macdonald Ave, Richmond, 5:00-9:00pm)
Get yourself to this bike collective for snacks and catch a bike-in movie
Sports Basement (2727 Milvia St, Berkeley, 5:30-8:30pm)
Food trucks + free beer + discounts= fuck yes.
Breakfast and bikes are bitchin’!
PANCAKES MOTHER FUCKER! (Frank Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM)
The City of Oakland understands that breakfast and bikes go together like woah. Knowing this inherent truth, the City hosts an annual pancake party at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Tons of prizes, valet bike parking, and food galore!
Check out the Official Bike To Work Day website to find other activities and events going on. Since May is National Bike Month there is HELLA fun rides, classes, and events happening throughout the month.
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