Kidical Mass Arlington
Family-friendly bike rides in and around Arlington, VA.
RIDES
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Thanks to all who came out for the SPLASHDOWN ride last Sunday. We had a blast! And a special thanks to our friends Megan, Mark, Dave and Becs, who met us at Gravely Point for media and moral support. They’ve put together this great little video of the ride: http://vimeo.com/71060743# Plus, there’s this great video…
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When is the last time a ride took you past: a fire station, an airport, under planes landing, along a river, through shade, beneath bridges, by boats and a marina, through pine forest, over wooden bridge, past the Pentagon, through tunnels and to a SPRAYGROUND? This ride is covers some of the best cycling Arlington…
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Yesterday’s Father’s Day Ride was awesome! Thanks so much for all who came out and made it so. I’ll post a write up with pictures soon. In the mean time, with all of this energy, on to the next ride: July 21, 2013. There are a couple of options for routing between 2 spraygrounds, but…
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Kidical Mass Arlington: Father’s Day 2013 Ride Roll to BBQ When: Sunday, June 16, 2013 10:30am (roll out 10:45am) Meet: Quincy Park at the Playground (Towards the corner of Washington Blvd and N Nelson) Parking: Off of Quincy, Washington or 10th Street N. End: Rocklands BBQ Route: Here — Neighborhood streets of Ashton Heights and Lyon…
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A great write up of Kidical Mass Arlington in the Patch. Thanks, Mark! http://clarendon.patch.com/articles/kidical-mass-arlington-getting-families-on-bikes Also, I just saw this (ride was this weekend), but Kidical Mass is growing in the DC Region: http://bikekentlandslakelands.wordpr…-gaithersburg/
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Great Ride — Thanks for Joining Us Thanks to everyone who came out on May 19 for Kidical Mass Arlington’s inaugural ride. Everyone had a great time, despite the grey weather. We met up at Lubber Run, where we had a short safety briefing, and some of us enjoyed the playground. Then we circled up……
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It’s a beautiful day for a bike ride, though there may be a few sprinkles. The Kidical Mass Arlington ride is ON today, so come on down to Lubber Run at 11:30am, and bring rain gear and a good attitude in case we see a few drops!
WHAT IS KIDICAL MASS?
Casual family bike rides — slow paced, on calm streets and/or trails, very easy, no drop.
Everyone is welcome: adults with kids on seats, in trailers, on long tails, in box bikes, on trail-a-bikes, and/or on tandems; older kids on their own bikes; even adults on bikes by themselves.
The rides will be slow (around 6 mph), short (3-4 miles) and easy (no hills above 5% grade if at all possible).
WHAT TO BRING
- Bike(s) that are ready to ride (Air in the tires; Brakes that stop and a Chain/Crank/Cassette that goes)
- Adults to accompany kids
- Younger kids in seats or trailers
- Experienced child riders (this is not a place to learn to ride)
- Listening ears
- Helmets for all
- Appropriate clothing (be ready for whatever may come)
- Sunscreen
- Patience
- Money & IDs
- Water
FAMILY BIKING RESOURCES
- Kidical Mass
- Family Biking Guide from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
- Family Biking Ages & Stages from Totcycle
- Sheldon Brown on Teaching Kids to Ride
- DC Family Biking on Facebook
FAVORITE FAMILY BIKING BLOGS
- http://totcycle.com/blog/
- http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/
- http://carfreecambridge.com/
- http://bakfietscargo.blogspot.com/
- http://boxbikelondon.tumblr.com/
- http://carfreedays.com/
- http://cargovelo.blogspot.com/
- http://monstersonabike.blogspot.com/
- http://bikinginheels-cycler.blogspot.com/
- http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/
MORE KIDICAL MASS
- The original (Eugene, OR)
- Alexandria, VA
- Washington, DC
- Rockville, MD
- Gaithersburg, MD
- New Haven, CT
- Chicago, IL
- Ames, IA
- Portland, OR
- Seattle, WA
THE FINE PRINT
Kidical Mass Arlington rides are loosely organized bike rides for families. Rides ared planned to be safe and fun, but said safety and fun are the responsibility of individual riders and are not guaranteed by KMA or any of its sponsors. All kids should be accompanied by adults. All riders should wear helmets, whether or not they’re pedaling. KMA encourages all riders to follow the law and common sense, and takes no responsibility for riders or others who do not. Riders will be asked to sign a waiver. Ride safe, have fun.