Kidical Mass Arlington
Family-friendly bike rides in and around Arlington, VA.
RIDES
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** UPDATE: ** Conte’s Bike Shop, a new addition to this awesome neighborhood, thinks we’re so awesome, they’re throwing us a pizza party at the end of the ride! If you could respond to the facebook event so we know #s, that’d be great but not necessary! https://goo.gl/8EZVEM It’s that time of year again: time…
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Kidical Massive was massively awesome — thanks to all who came out. For our next ride, Kidical Mass Arlington teams up with the Arlington Fun Ride on this Saturday, October 1, for a super-extra special Family Ride. When: Saturday, October 1 Meet: 10:00am – Crystal City – 18th Street and Crystal Drive Parking: All over…
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Happy September! The heat has broken, the weather is lovely, and it’s time for Kidical Massive! Like last year, Kidical rides around the world are riding together in spirit on Saturday 9/17, and Kidical Mass Arlington will join in the fun by again riding into DC. And eating pizza! We’ll meet at LBJ Grove, as…
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Arlington is one of the most engaged communities in the country, and this month, Kidical Mass Arlington will enjoy that community engagement at two events! We’ll meet at ACPD’s Block Party at Kenmore Middle School, and ride to the Arlington Women’s Club’s bike rodeo in Barcroft. The route is on the shorter side, a few…
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This month, Kidical Mass Arlington will Find Its Park and our riders will become Junior Park Rangers!!! The National Park Service has a little birthday coming up, and to help them celebrate, we’re going to ride around Arlington’s own national park: the GW Memorial Park. This route hits the close-in highlights of the park that…
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Summer in Arlington: School’s out (finally), it’s hot (finally), and all you want to do is get wet and eat ice cream! Kidical Mass is here to help. We’re going to revive a ride we did last year, with a slightly tweaked route, because it was just that much fun: We’re going to start this…
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Rain, rain, go away, come again… once a week or so, but mostly at night to keep our gardens happy. That’s right, we have LESS THAN A 50% CHANCE of rain Saturday morning (hey, we take what we can get). This month’s Kidical Mass Arlington ride will take advantage of the warmer temps and (hopefully)…
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It’s SPRING! Time to enjoy the mild weather and the sweet life in Arlington. When: Sunday, April 24. Meet at 4:30pm Meet: Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th St S, Arlington, VA 22204 End: Sugar Shack, 1014 S Glebe Rd, 22204 Parking is easy at the community center. The ride back from Sugar Shack to…
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Let’s get out our calendars and plan some rides! How does 4th weekend of the month sound to everyone? We could keep the tradition of switch up between Saturday and Sunday, and the schedule could look something like this: Sunday, April 24 Saturday, May 28 Sunday, June 26 Saturday, July 23 Sunday, August 26 Saturday,…
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.