Joyride will have a booth at Open Streets, providing bike safety checks and basic mechanic services (as well as good vibes, stickers, glitter, and more!)

Hosted by City of Fort Collins FC Moves Department, Open Streets offers one to two miles of car-free streets for people of all ages to enjoy. Walk, bike, roll or scooter along the route and explore activities along the way, including: Activities hosted by local businesses and organizations, live music, food trucks, wellness activities, and hands-on art!

Event Schedule:

• 10am: Ollie's Bike Parade event kickoff ride

Music Line-Up:

• 10am-3pm: School of Rock Youth Stage

• 10am-12pm: Debr4h Forever

• 12-2 pm: Fort Collins African Drum and Dance

• 1-3 pm: Natalie Sterling

Joyride will be hosting an aid station at Grassroots Gravel, a gravel race / ride starting in Pueblo, CO. There are four courses: 19-, 39-, 75-, and 113-miles. We will be at Aid Station #3 In Beulah, serving the two longer rides.

Stop by for hydration & snacks, plus glitter, good vibes, and neutral mechanical support!

Rider and volunteer sign-up at https://www.grassrootsgravel.com/.

Limited to 20 participants, please RSVP here (or add yourself to the waitlist!)

It's Queer+ Bikes’ THIRD annual Seeds & Cycle event! Dip out of work a little early and join us from 4:30-7:30pm (BRING YOUR BIKE LIGHTS) for a native seed collecting and cycling event! Our partners from Wildlands Restoration Volunteers & The City of FC Nature in the City program will help satiate your nerdy plant heart by teaching us about the history of the two gardens we visit and teach us how to identify some of the native plants on site! We will then collect native seeds for a future seed swap event put on by the City. 

We will meet at the Xeriscape garden at Fort Collins City Hall (300 Laporte St) and possibly collect there and then ride over to Lee Martinez Park Xeriscape Garden (this is a NEW garden). Our last stop will be to Sugar Beet Park to watch the sunset and collect more seeds. We will ride back to City Hall together or participants are welcome to ride out on their own. This route is about 5 miles. Please make sure to bring (and charge) your lights.

What is Queer+ Bikes? It’s the community group started by the Joyride founders, Lauren and B, in September 2022. Queer+ Bikes is a LGBTQ-centered cycling and community group welcoming all bodies, genders, and experiences. We reduce barriers to cycling through our free gear closet, partner events, and monthly group social & rides (usually multi-surface, to include bike paths, pavement, and gravel). We value creating community just as much as we love riding bikes. Allies welcome!

Queer+ Bikes is hosting it’s 4th Anniversary Social & Ride at The Fox Den:

• 9:30am | Come hang out, support The Fox Den by grabbing a breakfast burrito & coffee special, and celebrate four years of Queer+ Bikes (and a new sticker!):

• 10:30am | Our annual raffles & giveaways will be drawn! If you'd like to donate something, please reach out!

• 11:00am | We'll have no-drop, multi-surface monthly rides, more details to come. At least Shorter Route (15-20 mi, up to 500ft elevation gain), Longer Route (25-35 mi, up to 1500ft of elevation gain), 10-12mph, bike path, pavement, gravel! If you'd like to volunteer to lead, sweep, or be a ride helper, please reach out!

What is Queer+ Bikes? It’s the community group started by the Joyride founders, Lauren and B, in September 2022. Queer+ Bikes is a LGBTQ-centered cycling and community group welcoming all bodies, genders, and experiences. We reduce barriers to cycling through our free gear closet, partner events, and monthly group social & rides (usually multi-surface, to include bike paths, pavement, and gravel). We value creating community just as much as we love riding bikes. Allies welcome!

Joyride is teaming up again with Cohere Coworking for FoCo’s favorite bike holiday: Bike to Work Day!

Here’s what to expect:

• Safety checks, assessments, and quick bike repair from our Joyride mechanic, B Steele!

• Free coworking at Cohere Coworking from 7-2pm! Cohere is a community-forward coworking space for remote workers and freelancers where productivity and friendship collide.

• Wandering Bear Cold Brew generously sponsored by bike enthusiast and realtor, Audrey Lavender of Grey Rock Realty

….and more! Whether you’re commuting, cruising, or just craving a coffee, stop by and say hello!