May is Bike Everywhere Month!

CycLOUvia. Tour De Lou. Biking events are springing up everywhere in Louisville and surrounding area! To top it off, this month is Bike Everywhere Month! Bicycling For Louisville and Bike Louisville are expanding off the Bike to Work Day (May 30). They are hosting morning commute rides, movie-night meet-ups, history bike tours, and bar nights this month (List of the events - one is this Friday - Bike Up Movie Night at Taco Punk). B4L and Bike Louisville are making it super easy to get your fit in this month by biking. If you have ever thought about biking, now is the time to do it!

Family at CycLOUvia

Biking is a great way to get some fresh air, exercise and can be done solo or with a group. Bikes come in all different shapes and sizes that there that is a perfect fit for you!

There is a National Bike Challenge as well.  "The Challenge aims to unite 50,000 riders to pedal 30 million miles from May 1, 2014 until September 30, 2014."

There are so many ways to get involved with biking in the Louisville area (besides B4L mentioned above) that I am sure I will miss some, but here is a list of all things related to biking in our area:

Burrito Riders - Meets second and fourth Saturdays - ride bikes to pass out burritos to homeless people

Trikes for Tikes - Refurbishes bikes in Crestwood and then gives them out to the needy

Falls City Community Bikeworks - community bike shop - opening this month!!! Mission :FCC BikeWorks will serve a two-part mission: providing the space, tools and expertise to any community member who wishes to learn and practice bicycle maintenance; and channeling the donation of refurbished bicycles (and related equipment and skills) to Louisvillians who rely on bike transportation, but cannot afford to purchase roadworthy bicycles."

KYMBA - Local mountain bike chapter - helps maintains the trails

Louisville Bicycling Club - also offers New Riders Clinic


Kentucky Wheelmen -keeps bicycle history alive, list of events

Southern Indiana Wheelmen  -biking club with group rides

Get Fit 24/7 - Spin classes including new Rhythm Cycle

YMCA - spin classes, downtown Y has hydrocycle which I hope to check out very soon!

VO2 Multisport - Group rides, including women's only

Eva Bandman Park - Cyclocross

Louisville MTB Short Track Series - starts in June - kids race free, men, women races

Derby City BMX

Local Bike paths and routes - road and trail routes

Parklands Biking

Louisville Loop 

List of a few local multi-day bike rides

Map of Cycle shops

And just yesterday I was seeing things about The World's First Underground Bike Park coming in the near future on facebook, so looking forward to see what this is all about!