November 2023

We still need a few ride leaders to help with Cranksgiving on November 11th. Leads/Sweeps are needed for 3 routes (5 miles, 15 miles or 21 miles. Please email brenda@yaybikes.com, if you're willing to help!

Cranksgiving!

Saturday, Nov. 11th

10 am - 2pm

Combustion Brewery & Taproom 2971 N. High St.

Yay Bikes! is pleased to support the Columbus edition of Cranksgiving, a food drive on two wheels!

How does it work? Simple. Cranksgiving is a free event for anyone with a bike and a desire to do good. Show up on two wheels, and we’ll hand you a list of Thanksgiving food items to purchase for the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resource Center Food Pantry.

You'll then ride to local grocery stores, buy whatever you'd like to donate, and carry it by bike back to the food pantry.

You can ride on your own, or with one of the three various route groups that will be lead and swept by Yay Bikes! volunteers.

You then return to Combustion Brewing with your donations, for some post-ride socializing and fun!

There will be a prize for the person who hauls the most donations by weight and a raffle for all participants!

Want to volunteer to be a lead or sweep? Drop a message to brenda@yaybikes.com.

Thanksgiving Wattle

Rotisserie Roll

10 Mile Bike Ride

Thanksgiving Day!

8:50 am

Grove City

Join our friends from Heritage Cycles for a 10 mile bike ride around Grove City.

Open to ages 12+

Participants will receive a pumpkin pie at the finish.

Joy Ride!

Sunday, Dec. 10th

6:30 pm - 9 pm

Columbus Commons

160 S. High St.

(across from parking garage)

Yay Bikes!, Outdoor Pursuits and the Central Ohio Bicycle Dealers invite you to the Joy Ride! Come celebrate the holidays with a tour of the holiday lights downtown! Decorate your bike and yourself!

The ride will be a casual paced, 10 mile route that begins at Columbus Commons. We will explore the Scioto Mile, ride through the Short North, stop at St. Joseph's Cathedral to see the nativity scene, ride past Franklin Park and ride back to Columbus Commons.

We will make plenty of stops for picture taking and some hot chocolate!

All riders will need warm clothing, a headlight, taillight and helmet!

There is no fee for this ride, but donations to Yay Bikes! and/or Outdoor Pursuits are gratefully accepted.

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a global event held every third Sunday of November to honor those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway crashes.

This year on November 19, communities across the globe, including several dozen in the United States, will gather together to demand actions towards improving roadway safety and to uplift proven strategies, including redesigning dangerous roads, reducing speed limits, and improving vehicle design.

The event below is being hosted by a groups called Friends & Families for Safe Streets Columbus.