Bicycle Benefits is a national program that supports cycling and local businesses by providing discounts and deals you can only get if you bike there and show your Bicycle Benefits helmet sticker ($5 at participating businesses). Below is a map of those deals, or you can see them in more detail on the Bicycle Benefits website.
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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul17Wed6:00 pm Ballard Greenways RideBallard Greenways RideJul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmJoin us for the Ballard-Fremont Summer Greenway Ride! Rendezvous Time: 6:00 pm at Hale’s Ales Ride Start: 6:15 pm Distance: 10.5 miles Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30392421 This ride is a chance to follow the proposed 6th Ave greenway and also survey recently … Continue reading6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseJul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue readingJul18Thu4:00 pm Queen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterQueen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterJul 18 @ 4:00 pm – Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm
Queen Anne Greenways (QAG), a community organization that advocates for safe and healthy streets, is putting on their annual Playstreets event on Thursday, July 18 on 1st Ave W between Crockett St & Howe St.. It starts at 4pm. QAG … Continue reading4:00 pm Queen Anne Greenways Summer Play...Queen Anne Greenways Summer Play...Jul 18 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmJoin us for the annual Play Street in the heart of Upper Queen Anne. Enjoy live music, local artists, a kids climbing wall and lots of games. Located next to the farmers market, it’s the perfect summer evening for adults … Continue reading6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJul 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Participating Bicycle Benefits businesses are doing Bicycle Bingo! https://www.facebook.com/BicycleBenefitsSeattle/posts/619871004855069
Pick up a card for $2 and ride around for free ice cream, beer, bike tubes, and 10+ other prizes!
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The Farmers Markets in Seattle now only give $1.00. : (
The Seattle Farmers Market Association (Ballard, Wallingford, Madrona) only give $1 for BB. But the Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets (U district, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Columbia City, Lake City, Phinney, Magnolia) all still give $2.
I played the bingo game a few years ago using Pronto. It was fun, but I had to put a Pronto bike on the Light Rail to get to some Columbia City locations. The overage charges were expensive on that one.
My modified rules allowed a trip to start from a transit stop or work (or home, but that option wasn’t available at the time). I found this let me run about three errands after work and still get home at a reasonable time. It was mostly combined transit/bike trips except for the stops I could reach on my normal commute.
Now that electric bike share is available city-wide, playing this way is much less of a stunt and more of a good way to explore. It’s obviously a different game than biking the whole way, but just as enjoyable. It really got me hooked on running errands by bike.
The up-to-date list of participating businesses is available at http://www.bicyclebenefits.org. The Bike Benefits Bingo goes from now until June 30th.