Whether you're looking for free and fun activities, want outdoor exercise, or like making friends, then there's a cycling group for you. In this episode, we look at the seven cycling groups that meet every week or every month in Dallas. We'll go over where they meet, what they’re like, and how to join. The full schedule is in the show notes and on our website, ThisDallasLife.com. This episode – released at the beginning of National Bike Month – is the first volume of active cycling groups in Dallas. Volume 2 will be released later in May.
CRITICAL MASS is a popular social ride that gathers every last Friday of the month, 7pm at Dallas Farmers Market.
TITS TUESDAYS is a women-led social ride that gathers every Tuesday 7:30 pm at Lakewood Whole Foods Market, 2118 Abrams Road.
FEMME PEDALE is a women-only social ride that gathers every Thursday 7pm near Baylor. Visit the Facebook Group for Femme Pedale.
SHIFTY FREEWHEELERS is a weekly social ride that gathers every Monday 7pm at Cold Beer Company, 3600 Main Street.
MONDAY MASH is a fast-paced training ride that gathers every Monday 7pm at Exposition Plaza, 269 Exposition Ave.
DALLAS BICYCLE TOURS, THAI TEMPLE RIDE is a social ride that gathers every 3rd Sunday 10:45 am starting at Cold Beer Company, 3600 Main Street and destined for Buddhist Temple of Dallas, 8484 Stults Rd. Visit DallasBicycleTours.com.
DALLAS BICYCLE TOURS, WHITE ROCK LAKE RIDE is a social ride that gathers every 4th Sunday 10:45 am starting at the parking lot of Dallas Bike Works, 4875 W Lawther Dr. Visit DallasBicycleTours.com.
BIKE FRIENDLY SOUTH DALLAS is a non-profit that hosts a social ride every Saturday 10am at We-Cycle Resource Center, 1616 Al Lipscomb Way. Visit BikeFriendlySouthDallas.org.Special thanks to the guests on this episode, in order of appearance: Jose Benitez (Critical Mass, Monday Mash), Alyssa Kruger, Becca Kornblum (TITS Tuesdays, Dallas Bicycle Coalition), Gretchen Allen (Femme Pedale), Miso Ryu (Shifty Freewheelers), Heather Cohen (Dallas Bicycle Tours), TK Hobbs & Ashley Fletcher (Bike Friendly South Dallas).
This podcast is a production of This Dallas Life, an online publication focused on Dallas urbanism. You can subscribe to our weekly digest at ThisDallasLife.com. This podcast was created by Hexel Colorado (@hexel_co on Twitter) with help from Angela Tran ([email protected]) and Connor Hulla (@AlternateConnor on Twitter).
