Warm up for summer riding with “Bike Month” activities organized by the Sequim Bicycle Alliance. Sequim is a world-class area for bicycling of all varieties, and everyone can celebrate that!
New this year! Sequim Bike Studio is hosting Thursday Evening Gravel Rides starting at 5:30 p.m., offering “a little adventure and a great group of riders to explore with.” All details at the Facebook Event “Thursday Night Gravel Rides” https://www.facebook.com/events/163127766616153/163127779949485?active_tab=about
New this year! Sequim Bike Works is offering safety checks and full bike inspections for free at its booth each Saturday at the Farmers and Artisans Market and a “Bike Month Tune Up Special” for $35 (first come first served or text or call 360-797-1446)
Join other local riders or create a team for the online “Bike Everywhere Challenge” at https://www.lovetoride.net/washington – a great way to motivate yourself, family, and friends to ride! Points are earned by the number of miles, trips and kudos given, and results are categorized by state, region, workplace type, etc., as well as by individual riders.
Play Bike Month Bingo and challenge your friends! Print out a Bingo card for 2023 from https://www.sequimwa.gov/933/Bike-Month
Saturday, May 13, noon: Cheer on Spoke Folks, Women on Wheels, and the Sequim Wheelers as they ride by in the Irrigation Festival Grand Parade
Monday, May 15, 4:00 p.m.: The City’s Parks, Arbor, and Recreation Board’s monthly meeting will be at Civic Center and online. Share your input on bicycling in the City. More info, meeting link and agenda at https://www.sequimwa.gov/219/Parks-Arbor-and-Recreation-Board
Friday, May 19: National “Bike to Work Day” – people arriving by bicycle get a free cup of drip coffee (until 10a.m.) at Rainshadow Café, 157 W. Cedar St.
Bike Month events are coordinated by members of the Sequim Bicycle Alliance, with special support and contributions this year from the City of Sequim, Sequim Bike Studio, Sequim Bike Works, and Rainshadow Café.
An up-to-date schedule and details are posted on the City’s website, https://www.sequimwa.gov/933/Bike-Month and Facebook/Instagram: @SequimCycling and #bikesunnysequim. You can also join local Strava clubs, “Take a Spin in Sequim,” “Sequim Bike Works,” “Ben’s Bikes Sequim,” and “Port Angeles Likes Bikes” at www.Strava.com and post photos of your rides and on social media with the hashtags #BikeMonth, #BikeThere, and #BikeSunnySequim, or on @SequimCycling pages.
Year-Round Activities
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.: The Spoke Folks roll out from 950 N. 5th Avenue (Sequim Community Church north lot). Rides average 20 miles, helmet required, moderate speed, no drops, riders welcome. For details contact Tom Coonelly at 360-681-7053.
Every Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.: Women on Wheels (WoW) meet at Railroad Bridge Park (Dungeness River Nature Center) for safe group rides. For more info contact Jeanie Robards, nwbikerlady@gmail.com
Every Sunday, 9:30 a.m.: The Sequim Sunday Riders depart from the Dungeness Wildlife Refuge at 554 Voice of America Road for a 25+ mile ride. Timing varies depending on the time of the year, but mostly at 9:30. For more information contact Randy Barber, 360-477-4156.
Sequim Bicycle Alliance is an umbrella coordinating group for cycling interests in eastern Clallam County, furthering the goals of Sequim’s Bronze-level “Bike Friendly Community” designation: education, encouragement, engineering, evaluation and planning, enforcement, and economic development.