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New Belgium Clips of Faith Beer/Film Tour Friday night

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Eric

New Belgium Brewery’s newest traveling festival is coming to Kansas City this Friday night.  Clips of Faith features dozens of short films paired with New Belgium’s Lips of Faith beer. Bring a blanket, low-rise beach chairs, and spend an evening … Continue reading →

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This weekend: Alleycat, MTB, Women on Wheels, oh my!

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Eric

Lots of great bikey stuff this weekend… Critical Mass – Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Westport Sunfresh supermarket, 4001 Mill Street KCMO. Bicycle Bang Gang presents BATTLECAT alleycat race – Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot behind … Continue reading →

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KC’s first true Ciclovia coming May 16th

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Eric

On May 16th, Kansas City’s successful Car Free Weekends on Cliff Drive will expand onto the streets of the Old Northeast neighborhoods for a full-fledged Ciclovia called Sunday Parkways along Gladstone Boulevard and the Indian Mound. Streetfilms video of Sunday … Continue reading →

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Bike-In movie at UMKC for Earth Day on Thursday

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Eric

Celebrate Earth Day by using the cleanest form of transportation available – your own two feet! UMKC’s Clean Commute program will host a Bike-In movie Thursday evening. They’ll be showing The Fantastic Mr. Fox at 8:15 p.m. at 53rd and … Continue reading →

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State Senator Jolie Justus headlining bingo fund-raiser for Revolve, KC’s new bike education program

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Eric

Revolve is a new non-profit focusing on bicycle education, training, and safety in schools, neighborhoods, and work places.  This Thursday they have a bingo fund-raiser at Hamburger Mary’s in the Crossroads Arts District, and State Senator Jolie Justus is the … Continue reading →

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HOA ground-breaking ride

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Eric

KCBike.Info is organizing a group ride to Wednesday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the Heart of America Bridge bike/ped project.  It will be five miles at an easy pace, mostly on the planned BikeKC routes. We’ll leave from Westport Road & Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Polo 101 this weekend

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Eric

Update: Event moved to Sunday the 28th. This weekend there is a great opportunity to learn about and practice bicycle polo, a growing sport here in Kansas City. This event is especially geared towards the curious and first-timers. Kansas City … Continue reading →

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Cycling to the Plaza lighting ceremony

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Eric

Thursday’s weather looks to be clear and mild, and bicycling is a great way to beat the traffic jams at the Plaza lighting ceremony.  While the Country Club Plaza isn’t ideal for bike parking, there are a few options besides … Continue reading →

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Meet the author of Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Eric

Tonight the Plaza Branch of the KCMO Public Library hosts a lecture and book signing with Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do. It’s a very interesting analysis of the psychological, physical, and technical factors … Continue reading →

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Tour of Missouri KC Warm-Up Party

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Eric

Thursday evening the Tour of Missouri’s local organizing committee will have a party and fund-raiser for their expenses for putting on the Kansas City stage of the race. A $25 minimum donation gets you into the gig with food, drink, … Continue reading →

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