Friday in Pittsburgh…
Flock of Cycles Party Ride / Fri, August 19, 6pm – 11pm
Dippy the Dino 4100 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
Flock Party: A welcoming, family-friendly, all-inclusive, FREE event consisting of a leisurely-paced bicycle ride (complete with music and mechanical support) and ending with a post-ride party. The group pedals through the city at a slow, welcoming pace appropriate for riders of all ages and capabilities. You get a chance to make new friends, learn new routes, and have fun on your bike! Helmets and lights are MANDATORY.
Firkin Friday / Fri, August 19, 6pm – 9pm
OTB Bicycle Cafe (2518 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203)
DescriptionJoin us at OTB for an afternoon of great beer with a firkin of Pedal Pale Ale from East End Brewing.
Friday Night at the Track – Time Trials / Fri, August 19, 6pm – 9pm
Bud Harris Cycling Oval on Washington Blvd
The Time Trial event is one of the most popular events featured at the Oval. In this race against the clock, riders will test their abilities to set personal and track records. Distances will increase every other week and will “reset” on a monthly basis. See the TT schedule for full details.
Tour de Franzia / Fri, August 19, 6pm – 9pm
Meet at the Fountain, Schenley Plaza in Oakland
This is an alleycat bike race for all skill levels. People will form teams of 4-5 and ride through different stages, stopping at checkpoints throughout the city and completing tasks along the way. Once teams have crossed the finish line, they will have until 9 pm to drink their team’s box of Franzia wine. The winning team will be determined by who has the least amount of wine in their box at 9pm (or, if the box is finished, which team finishes it first). The winning team gets sweet clout and tons of raffle prizes for racers at the end. Ages 21+, rain or shine, helmets are strongly suggested but not mandatory. If you don’t want to race, meet at Garfield Art Works (Penn Ave at Gross St) and celebrate summer and bikefest with wine, beer, Spak bros Pizza, music, and good times. Come sweat and drink and be merry. $10 entry fee.
Bring on the Apocalypse: Zombies on Bikes Ride / Fri, August 19, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
In front of the Allegheny Cemetery, Entrance at Penn Ave & Edmond St
What do bikers and zombies have in common? They fill the streets and lure you into becoming one of them! Everyone talks about the Zombie Apocalypse. So lets bring it!Dress in your goriest, goo-iest and gross-est zombie gear. Get on your bike, and lets take over! We’ll bring the boom-box with creepy tunes, and a sweet treat for all those who attend so our flesh-eating tendencies will not interrupt our ride.
We will start at the cemetery, at the Penn Avenue entrance across from Edmund Street and ride through Bloomfield, Oakland, South Side, Downtown, and then make our way back up Liberty to cut through Polish Hill, and make our way back to the cemetery. The ride pace will be slow-ish- akin to a slow commuter pace, allowing us to show off our zombie attire to cars and people along the way. We’ll have safety bikers on the beginning and end of the crowd and throughout to keep everyone together. The ride will end at the cemetery entrance where it began to plan our next zombie attack! Perhaps a bar, perhaps others.
Ride is open to all ages all levels of biking experience. Tentative end of ride is roughly 8:30 – 9pm. DRESS CREEPY! Zombies ride rain or shine
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