NOW HEAR THIS: When you attend every single one of our Joyful Riders Club meetups in Minneapolis this April, you’ll receive a LIMITED-EDITION Joyful Riders cap from Surly Brewing (design to be revealed soon, but see the photo below for an example of the caps we’re talking about) AND you’ll…

by Greg Loper, joyful rider extraordinaire Yeah, I know, this whole site is dedicated to getting you on your bike and riding every day in April. But, let’s be honest, this challenge isn’t for everyone. There are lots of reasons why people are not going to take part in 30…

We get asked this a lot, believe it or not — usually without “brah,” though. That’s your thing. We’re pretty fond of that cyan XXX (no relation to Vin Diesel’s titular adventuresmith). It was designed by our friend Logan Ogden back in 2011, and at first we were like, “Where’s…

Every day in March, we’re giving you one new reason to sign up for 30 Days of Biking, with the hashtag #31reasons. Because there are SO MANY reasons to pledge, participate, share your story, and love biking every day. Time with your friends. Our favorite times with friends are on…

In 2017, 30 Days of Biking is teaming up with World Bicycle Relief to mobilize students, healthcare workers and entrepreneurs in developing countries with the Power of Bicycles. Having a bike is already profound, because of the freedom and joy biking gives you every time you sit on your saddle…

Find a printable PDF of our flyers and handouts at the Goodies page.

With early March and the opening of the pledge comes three joyful ways to outfit yourself (and your stomach) in the finest 30 Days of Biking swag. Let’s dig in! That’s right, we have an official 30 Days of Biking roast, courtesy of Bell Lap Coffee. Wildly grown, this artisan-roasted…

By Luke Breen, Owner of Perennial Cycle Every April, Minneapolis’ Perennial Cycle hosts weekly pastry rides that regularly get 75–100 people to attend. The ride meets at the shop Uptown at 9 a.m., rolls out at 9:30, and heads somewhere secret. The destination is never announced, and you don’t find…

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. – Walt Whitman (tip o’ the hat to our friends at Farmstead Bikes)