Thursday night social rides are back! Our first ride of the year will weave on new bike paths along the river, turning around at the 694 bridge and ending at 56 Brewing. Your lead is @jefftorney and your sweep is @boneyjamz Social Ride Basics: Social series rides will depart @behindbarsbicycleshop Shop at 6 p.m. on Thursdays (208 13th Ave. NE) This ride will end at @56brewing around 8pm (3055 NE Columbia Ave). Please note that social rides will have a variety of end points this year! Each week we will put a link to the route in our bio. These are NO-DROP rides. We ride as a group and nobody gets left behind. Rolling pace for social rides will be 10-12 MPH. Please check the route details each week to see if the ride is right for you, your bike, and your fitness level. Bring the following: Helmet, lights, lock, water, & cash to tip. All participants must be kind and respectful both on and off the bike. Follow the rules of the road, give space to other trail users, and do not ride in a risky manner. Respect others’ identities, pronouns, personal space, and more. Sexist, racist, transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, and ableist language/behavior won’t be tolerated.

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Join us Friday afternoon for a social ride to One on One bike shop for a film screening about Paulie Glatt’s Arrowhead 135 experience. Paulie is an all around great guy (and sponsor of Handup!) so we want to show him some love. Meet up at Behind Bars Bicycle Shop at 3:30pm and roll out at 4pm, with the film screening starting at 5pm. The ride there will be 9ish miles at a conversational pace and led by Tall Anders. Hope to see you there!

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Last but not least, Brooke joins the crew! Hailing from Madison, she’s ready to bring bike goofing to a new city. Name: Brooke (no nicknames but hopefully we can change that) Pronouns: she/her/hers Fav types of riding: MOSTLY goofing around town with my friends but I also love gravel and bikepacking in gorg places. Team-related goal: Increase giggling on two wheels 200% by EOY. Okayyyy and ride a century. Fun fact: I’m a sucker for rim brakes! Sue me! Give Brooke a hello, and feel free to toss any nickname suggestion her way!

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Give a warm welcome to our next new rider, Violet! Violet is newer to gravel, but completed the DAMN last year after having never ridden more than 50 miles in one go before. Name: Violet Pronouns: she/her Favorite Type of Riding: Gravel Goal: Try a cyclocross race Fun Fact: I was on a marathon canoe racing team in college We’re stoked to see what Violet takes on this year!

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