The Bozeman Bike Week celebration coincides with national Bike to Work Week and takes place between Monday, May 16th and Friday, May 20th. Morning stops will offer complimentary coffee and snacks to cyclists arriving between 7 and 9am. Monday at Rockford on Rouse, Tuesday at Sola Café, Wednesday at Cold Smoke Coffeehouse, Thursday at The Daily on Rouse, and Friday at the Community Food Co-op on 9th. Evening stops will offer $1 off each pint for cyclists arriving between 5 and 7pm. Monday at Bozeman Brewing Co., Tuesday at Bridger Brewing, Wednesday at Outlaw Brewing, Thursday at 406 Brewing Co., and Friday at Map Brewing Co. REI is also hosting an event on Wednesday evening, May 18th, from 4-7pm. Bike Week is the most celebrated week of the year for cyclists everywhere. It is more than just a jamboree of folks who prefer to commute via bicycle, it is also an opportunity to advocate safe cycling practices and routes, and to encourage alternative transportation to members of this great community. Morning and evening events will be happening all week, and knowledgable volunteers will be available at each stop to offer safe route guidance and answer questions regarding bicycle traffic laws.
The Gallatin Valley Bicycle Club, based in Bozeman, is dedicated to providing cycling activities that promote recreation, individual health, education, and advocacy, and encourage a more bicycle friendly community in the Gallatin Valley. The Club supports shared-use trails in appropriate and accessible locations. GVBC was founded in 1978, and is a volunteer, non-profit organization. It sponsors the annual Bike Swap, their biggest volunteer event, which has been a huge success the past couple of years due to the help of club members!
Roughly 1000 members donate time, while the club funds help sponsor a number of local organizations and events benefiting cyclists, such as the Montana Special Olympics, Bike to Work Week, Longest Day of and Trails, the Bike Kitchen, and much more.
The club sponsors a variety of rides and events. For road cyclists, GVBC offers day tours, the annual Three Rivers Century, a new brevet series, a road race training series, and they also serve as an umbrella organization for local race teams. For mountain bikers, the mountain biking arm of GVBC, The Dirt Concern, offers day rides, trail work days, and other fun events. For families with young children, GVBC offers shorter rides geared for fun with children. Learn more at gallatinvalleybicycleclub.org/. •
