Join Local Motion and Dad Guild for a group bike ride, walk, roll or stroll. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Need a bike to participate? Discounted rentals are available through Local Motion. Contact [email protected] for details.

We’ll meet at the Local Motion Trailside Center Bike Rentals, located directly on the Bike Path - and the train station (the train usually takes off around 9:45 am if you want to come early and wave). Then the route heads south to the Oakledge Park Accessible Playground, where we will stop for fun in the sun! We'll bring a little craft. BYO snack for a picnic.

RSVP requested: https://online.traxsolutions.com/dadguild/main#/search

Vermont communities are seeing a rapid increase in high-powered, high-speed, unregulated devices operating on streets, sidewalks, and shared use paths.

The problem is not e-bikes. It is a different category of device entirely, what Local Motion and our national partners call "E-motos."

Join Local Motion staff for an informal, virtual conversation on this topic.

See our position statement here. 

Other dates available:
July 6th, 13th, 20th - with E-bikes
*E-bike sessions will include some e-bike specific content, especially in the classroom session, but are open to riders on any type of bike. Could be helpful for those who are e-bike curious!

Interested in offering Smart Cycling in your workspace or community? Contact us for ways to collaborate: [email protected]

Overview
First session: Classroom (at Local Motion)
Why bike? 
Rules of the road
Road etiquette/tips (gear, visibility, signaling, etc)
Route planning & maps 

Second session: On-bike
Parking lot drills, essential basic biking skills

Third session: On-bike (start Local Motion)
Group bike ride around Burlington! Put everything you’ve learned together and join us for a fun ride on one of our usual EZ Breezy routes.

Join some of Burlington’s favorite organizations at Zero Gravity for a fun, FREE, hands-on, community powered Bike & Gear Repair Series on the following dates:

• Tuesday, April 28th from 4-8pm
• Wednesday, May 20th from 4-8pm
• Thursday, June 18th from 4-8pm

Got a bike that needs some love? A jacket with a battle scar? A pack that’s held together by hope and one good strap… We’re here to help you fix it!

In a world that’s quick to throw things away, choosing to repair is a small act with a real impact. Every stitch, patch, and tune-up keeps good gear out of the landfill and removes it from the endless cycle of replacement. Rather than extracting additional resources to make something new, let’s focus on extracting as much life as possible from what we already have!

So, clear your schedule, round up your broken stuff, and meet us at Zero Gravity on Tuesday, April 28th, Wednesday, May 20th, and Thursday, June 18th!

FREE Bike Repair

Volunteer mechanics from Generator, Local Motion, Champlain College, and VMBA will be providing basic tune-ups (safety checks, brakes, shifting, etc). Think of it as a wellness visit for your wheels. We won’t have spare parts on hand, so it’s more spa day than surgery, but we’ll do our best to get you rolling smoothly.

PS. Want to volunteer? Sign up here! (Volunteers are eligible for City Market Member Worker Hours!)

FREE Gear & Clothing Repair

Generator will be showing up again with sewing machines, scrap fabric, and other supplies. Torn jacket? Busted buckle? Fraying pack straps? Drag it all in. We’ll be offering basic repairs like patches, snaps, and stitches for free.

The Sandbox will also be on-site offering simple repairs and hi-vis safety patching! They’ll fix what they can, and can help make arrangements for more complex repairs outside of the event.

NOTICE: More complex fixes likely won’t be free, but anything coming through this event will receive a discount at The Sandbox.

Hang Out & Hydrate

All of this goes down at Zero Gravity, home to some of the best beer and food in Burlington. Come for the repairs, stay for the pint and good company.

Bike Maintenance Workshops @ Generator

And don’t miss out on our low cost Bike Maintenance Workshops at Generator. These are 2.5 hour sessions where we teach you how to take care of common maintenance and repair tasks on your own. We currently have sessions scheduled on Monday, May 11th, Tuesday, June 2nd, and Wednesday, July 1st from 5:30-8pm, $20/non-members & free/members.

Other dates available:
May 4th, 11th, 18th - with E-bikes
June 15th, 22nd, 29th

*E-bike sessions will include some e-bike specific content, especially in the classroom session, but are open to riders on any type of bike. Could be helpful for those who are e-bike curious!

Interested in offering Smart Cycling in your workspace or community? Contact us for ways to collaborate: [email protected]

Overview
First session: Classroom (at Local Motion)
Why bike? 
Rules of the road
Road etiquette/tips (gear, visibility, signaling, etc)
Route planning & maps 

Second session: On-bike
Parking lot drills, essential basic biking skills

Third session: On-bike (start Local Motion)
Group bike ride around Burlington! Put everything you’ve learned together and join us for a fun ride on one of our usual EZ Breezy routes.