Kidical Mass Arlington
Family-friendly bike rides in and around Arlington, VA.
RIDES
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One of the great things about living in this little urban-village-county that we call Arlington is that it has its own County Fair, complete with rides, funnel cakes, and agricultural competitions. And biking really is the best way to get there. So come out to ride the rides and enjoy the Fair with us! When:…
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**March 2020 Edit: crossing Route 1 takes extra care and kids who listen (both crossings are at lights** It’s time to explore and expand and to welcome Kidical Mass Alexandria to the family biking party! Our next ride with be joint with our neighbors to the South, on their inaugural ride. **Two notes for the…
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Happy 4th of July! Perfect time to watch a French bike race taking place in England at an Irish pub. Let’s take advantage of the more-beautiful-than-average July weather and bike over to Ireland’s Four Courts to watch the end of the second stage of this year’s Tour (York to Sheffield, England). And not only is…
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Wow. The last ride to ice cream was so much fun, we’ve got to do it again. Soon. Like next Sunday. So in honor of father’s everywhere, we’re going to RIDE TO MORE ICE CREAM! This time, North Arlington style: meet at Hayes Park, ride through Ashton Heights and Lyon Village and finish at Larry’s…
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It is completely unforgivable, I know. Kidical Mass Arlington has gone on over a year without a ride to ice cream. UNFORGIVABLE! So next for our June 1, 2014 ride, we will take the plunge, give in to our inner Honest Toddler, and ride the ride of our dreams – to Menchie’s! (Ok, yes, it’s…
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*Update: The wonderful people at Taste of Arlington are giving each of our riders a ticket for their delicious goodies! Let us know how many you’re bringing along to for the ride to make sure we get enough tickets: comment below or RSVP to our facebook event. Can you believe it’s been a year? Our…
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2014 Schedule! It’s shaping up to be an exciting year: Taste of Arlington, Father’s Day, Tour de France, Arlington County Fair, Clarendon Day and joint rides with Kidical Mass DC and the newly formed Kidical Mass Alexandria! It’s Spring! Let’s Go Ride a Bike! For the 2014 Spring-Summer-Fall season, we’re generally riding on the third…
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The next Kidical Mass Arlington ride is brought to you by the letter B: We’ll meet in Buzz Bakery in Ballston and ride to the Bike Show & Tell by Arlington Public Schools (at Washington-Lee High School). When: THIS SUNDAY (4/6/14) 11:15am (roll out 11:30am) Meet: Buzz Bakery, Arlington 818 N Quincy St (note that…
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The sun is shining. The weather is warm (finally!). The flowers are blooming. It’s time to get back in the saddle. We’d like YOUR input on schedule and route planning for this year. You can leave comments below, comment on our facebook page, or tweet us @kidicalmassarl. The next ride will be to the APS…
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Thanks to everyone who came out last night. We had a great time! An especially HUGE thanks to Westover Beer Garden, who started us out with some delicious food (seriously, even with the limited menu, their food was AMAZING). We took off from Westover and conquered some serious hills (for Kidical Mass rides) along 16th…
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.