01 January 2015

GO BY BIKE! (scroll down for monthly events)


On any given night urban bicycle culture spreads contagiously through the streets of our cities. It challenges the contentment and social status of the car. It's an unorthodox, provocative, and even insubordinate answer to gridlock. Urban rollin' with your peeps yields new found freedom.

Bikes build community at the street level. When was the last time you pulled your gas guzzler up on the curb to mingle with your homies at a sidewalk cafe? On bikes we become accessible to each other. Neighborhoods that bike together get psyched together.

Bust a move as we celebrate the free agency of two-wheeled movement through our congested urban districts. Any cycle with at least one wheel is welcome into this courteous mass. Use your bike as the social tool it is. Deliver yourself from the drudgery of car-culture.


28 July 2014

Are you ready for some Hawaiian biking?

Of course, it's mandatory, once a year usually in July or August, there needs to be a Hawaiian-themed cruiser ride.  What does this mean for you?  Get out your bathing suits, find a Hawaiian lei, and hopefully Brendan will be providing some beachy tunes for us. 

Perhaps we'll find Hawaii Avenue, and definitely we'll go up Florida Avenue on this ride. Are there still "beach" bars that I heard about two years ago?

Sign up for the event on Facebook here.

Theme: Bathing suits OMG bathing suits... or at least a Hawaiian Lei.
Meet at Lamont Park - Lamont NW and Mt. Pleasant St.NW
August 19, 2014
Meet at 8pm.
Leave at 8:10pm

23 April 2014

May Memorial Cruiser Ride - with Potluck Picnic!

May Cruiser Ride!
We'll bike down to the memorials and have a picnic! Bring food and drinks to share.

Which memorials should we visit??? 

Meet at Lamont Park - Lamont NW and Mt. Pleasant St.NW
May 20, 2014
Meet at 8pm.
Leave at 8:10pm
Head to Tonic for some 50c tacos and some drinks.


18 March 2014

Spring cruiser ride. March 18 2014

March cruiser ride! It's almost spring!
March 18, 2014
Meet at 8pm at Lamont Park (Mt. Pleasant St NW and Lamont NW)
Leave at 8:10 SHARP.
Ride for an hour or so. 
End at Tonic with some 50cent tacos.

18 December 2013

January MLK Cruiser Ride

Tuesday, January 21, 2013
Meet at Lamont Park at 8 pm (corner of Lamont and Mt. Pleasant St NW)
Leave at 8:10 pm sharp.

Join us for a ride down to the MLK Jr Memorial.
Route details:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/335975473

Ride for about an hour
End back in Mt. Pleasant 
Hang out at Tonic or Raven for 50cent tacos and/or drinks

14 November 2013

Thanks to Bikes November Cruiser Ride





Thanks to Bikes November Cruiser Ride


Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Meet at Lamont Park at 8 pm <--- Note the TIME CHANGE!!!
Leave at 8:10 pm sharp.
Ride around for about an hour (less if it's cold!)
End back in Mt. Pleasant 
Hang out at Tonic or Raven for 50cent tacos and/or drinks.

Looking forward to seeing you.

27 August 2013

August Cruiser Ride: Back to School Geometry Ride aka the Rhombus Rumble


Looking forward to seeing y'all for August's Cruiser Ride

We'll be checking out the circles and squares of DC on this ride.

Meet at 8:30pm at Lamont Park (Mt Pleasant St and Lamont NW)
Ride
Hangout for drinks/eats in Mt. P.

Event image from Chris Vara and he's selling similar prints here:
http://dribbble.com/shots/1018474-Bike-Print

(Note that it's the 4th Tuesday of the month for August so that I can be there. Hope you can too.) :)

Also sorry for the hiatus on posting for our ride!  Also checkout our facebook group for more bike fun and more often updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/58128184896/ 


01 May 2013

May Cruiser Ride: All Things Bike!



In honor of National Bike Month this month's theme is Bikes!!!

Wear as much  bike related gear as you can!
May 21, 2013 (Third Tuesday of the Month)
Meet at Lamont Park at 8:30 pm
Bike around town at a cruiser pace (slow-ish)
End at a bar/restaurant in Mt. P.
https://www.facebook.com/events/531795700221742/


15 April 2013

April Cruiser Ride


It's finally starting to look like spring and you finally finished your taxes! Right? Let's all bike around town to celebrate. 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Meet at Lamont Park (Mt. Pleasant St and Lamont St) at 8:30 pm.
Bike around town. 
Drinks and maybe eats to follow in Mt P. 

04 March 2013

St. Patty's Themed March Cruiser Ride!


Get your green clothes together for our St Patty's Day Mt. Pleasant Cruiser ride!  Hopefully the March weather will warm up by then.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Meet at Lamont Park at 8:30 pm
Ride around the most Irish part of town we can find.
Drinks/food and hang out at the Raven / Tonic.

Looking forward to seeing you.
Erin

07 February 2013

February Cruiser - Chúc mừng năm mới! (Happy New Year!)

Cruisers!

As you may or may not know, I spent Vietnamese New Year (Tết) in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) last year. This year I'm missing that warm weather and awesome food, not to mention the warm and friendly people. Come on out and help me celebrate and dream of warmer weather!

~~~Wear something red and yellow!~~~

I have a special surprise all they way from Vietnam for the first 10 or 15 people who come out. Everyone thought I was crazy for loving these so much, but I'm sure I'll win you over. As a bonus they're great for keeping you face warm in the winter riding months.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Meet at Lamont Park (Lamont and Mt. Pleasant St) at 8:30 pm
Drinks in Mt Pleasant to follow!

[ Note: Tết is actually Sunday 2/10 (the same day as the Chinese New Year) but we're going to celebrate on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.]

Looking forward to seeing you!

11 November 2012

Thanksgiving/Election Hangover Ride

The election is finally over, and Thanksgiving is on it's way.

Join the Cruiser Crew the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to talk about what your crazy aunt did at Thanksgiving dinner or just cheer that we don't have to watch election ads for a while.

Thanksgiving/Election Hangover Ride
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Meet at Lamont Park at 8:30 pm
(Looking to leave at 8:35pm - It's getting cold out so let's all get there on time!)
Then head to Tonic for 50cent taco night and natty boh (and other beers) on tap.

17 October 2012

Special Edition Halloween Cruiser Ride

HALLOWEEN CRUISER RIDE - OCTOBER 31 - WEDNESDAY - 8:30 pm This year we've shifted the schedule so that we can cruise on Halloween. Wednesday, Oct 31, 8:30 pm - Lamont Park (Located: Mt. Pleasant St & Lamont) COSTUMES! Wear one! We'll ride around town, then we'll head to a bar in Mt. P to hang out for a bit.

12 September 2012

Premium Rush September Cruiser Ride!

Last week 4 crusiers gathered to watch the amazing movie that is "Premium Rush." This month's cruiser ride is inspired by that movie and by misunderstood bike messengers all over the world. Haven't seen it? Don't worry here's the story direct from the website (http://www.premiumrush.com/site/): Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie - super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day - a routine "premium rush" run - turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. Meet Tuesday Sept 18, 2012 at 8:30pm at Lamont Park in Mt Pleasant! PBRs to follow in Mt. Pleasant.

12 June 2012

Cruisers!! It's starting to really feel like summer. It's June and we'll be celebrating the summer solstice! Those of you who were here last year must remember that this was our famous show off your beautiful body ride! You...Yes you... look beautiful and ready for the beach, your bike, and the longest day of the year. It's hot out! Who's up to bike around in bikinis and board shorts in honor of the longest day of the year?? Tuesday, June 19 Meet at 8:30pm at Lamont Park Followed by drinks in Mt. Pleasant Looking forward to seeing y'all!

11 April 2012


Join us for a Super ride next week! This month's theme - Super Hero!!

Meet @ Lamont Park at 8:30pm and we'll set out from there.
Lamont & Mt Pleasant Rd NW.


Drinks afterwards somewhere in Mt. Pleasant. (Likely Tonic or the Raven - votes/suggestions welcome.)

Looking forward to seeing you.

13 December 2011

Mt. Pleasant Deck the Bikes 2011 - Featuring New Belgium Brews!


It may be cold outside, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be on your bike! Bundle up, get out your tinsel, and join us for the Mt Pleasant Cruiser Ride. Dress up like Santa's lost elf, a Menorah candle, Jack Frost or don your finest Dashiki.

Join us on the first night of Hanukkah, Decemeber 20, 2011 at 8:30 pm in Lamont Park (at the corner Mt. Pleasant St and Lamont) to celebrate winter on a bike.

We'll ride down to check out the National Christmas tree and then back up to Mt. Pleasant to warm up with a drink at Tonic. <-- Note new location!

In the spirit of the giving season, Tonic is going to give us access to their upstairs bar and $5 Fat Tire draft specials (normally $7!). Best of all, our favorite New Belgium distributor, John Gartner, is buying the first round of Fat Tire Brews for everyone who rides!!

Deck the Bikes with Boughs of Lights,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

A big shoutout to Greg Billings for helping to make the New Belgium connection happen. Also, Greg reminds all of us that outfitting your bike with some Fat Tires for the winter can help with stability on the ice and snow.

09 November 2011

November 2011 Ride - Festival of Lights


It's dark out there! Let's take this chance to show off our brights. Come on out with your brightest, craziest bike lights and let's light up the night with a Mt. Pleasant Cruiser Ride. Drinks at the Raven to follow.

If we can get the tunes in order, we'll be blasting the brightest music you can think of - DISCO. Leisure suits and disco balls also welcome.

Details:
Tuesday, Novemeber 15, 2011 (third tuesday of the month)
Meet at Lamont Park (Lamont and Mt. Pleasant St NW)
8:30 pm
Drinks at the Raven after the ride.

11 October 2011



Come out to the Halloween Mt. Pleasant Crusier Ride next Tuesday!

Costume yourself, costume your bike, and get ready for a great fall crusier ride. Bring candy to hand out to folks on the street as we pass by. :)

At the end of the night, we'll have a vote on the best costume who will win a Natty Bo at the Raven (My treat!)

Details:
Meet at 8:30 pm in Lamont Park
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

And remember...

When on the night of Halloween,
“trick or treat” in twos or threes.
wear bright clothing that will not burn,
carry a flashlight and wear a watch.
Stay together, walk, do not run,
cross the street at the corner walk.
Receive the candy at the door,
do not go inside, for more.
Be polite and thank the giver,
never play a vandal’s trick.
Do not eat any candy,
before your parents check for safety.
Finish the night of Trick or Treat
eating the gifts of candy sweets.

12 September 2011

Sexy Labor Day Ride


Beautiful Mt. Pleasant Cruiser Riders,

Labor Day may be a few weeks behind us, but this month, let's remember the true spirit of Labor Day. It's not just about the last 3 day weekend at the beach or BBQs. According to greatest enclopedia on the internet, the form of celebration for Labor Day is to be a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" followed by a festival for the workers and their families.

Therefore, this month each person will be dressing up as their favorite laborer. I'm thinking beautiful nurses, talented teachers, calenderworthy firemen, sexy steelworkers, electric electricians, etc. Although since the professional sports organizations seem to be having so many labor disputes - a football player or basketball player would fit the theme as well.

It's also Cat's birthday (!) so everyone feel free to buy her a drink at the Raven.

Jordan Kupersmith will be leading the ride and providing the tunes for Brendan to play for the enjoyment of all!

Details:
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Meet at 8:30 pm
Lamont Park at the corner of Mt. Pleasant Street and Lamont St NW

White shoes are welcome.