8/28 Dram to Dram

📍 Dram Shop Central (2700 Paxson St) at 5:30pm

We’re teaming up with Hellgate Social Club again to bring you another Dram to Dram! If you’re curious about Slow Spokes or HSC, want to make new friends, or just need to quench your thirst, join us for this casual social ride!

9/7 Sunday Streets

📍 the Northside from 12–4pm on Sunday, September 7

Come find the Slow Spokes tent (exact location TBD) where you can print your own patch, check out our gear library, and ask us any questions you have about bikepacking. This is a great opportunity to try some bikepacking bags out on your bike if you’re curious!

9/9 Yoga at Kiwanis Park

📍 Kiwanis Park at 6pm on Tuesday, September 9

Join us to stretch and hang out! This hour-long yoga session starts at 6:30pm and is bookended by time to chat. Bring your own mat! No experience is necessary; yoga will be led by Jess M!

September 26–27 Overnight

Start/End: Soil Cycle (736 S 1st St W)
Mileage: ~20 miles round trip, 1,000ft climbing
Pace: Casual with snack breaks
Terrain: Mixed (50% pavement/50% gravel)
Good for: beginning bikepackers

Lottery opens: Monday, August 25, 10am
Lottery closes: Friday, August 29, 11:59pm
Winners notified: the week of September 1

Snail Fest!!

📍 Free Cycles from 7–9:30pm on Friday, October 24

We’re celebrating our community of trans, non-binary, gender-expansive, and women bikepackers by hosting a jam-packed film fest fundraiser that you won’t want to miss!

In addition to watching inspiring, silly, and joyful bikepacking short films made by Slow Spokes folks and pros alike, come win some awesome raffle prizes, bid in our silent auction, browse new Slow Spokes merch, and meet folks who share a love of bikepacking. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details!

Snail Fest Video Contest
Go on a bikepacking trip this summer and have some video clips to cut together? Submit a 90-seconds-max short film (home video style) to screen at Snail Fest! We’ll give you 15 raffle tickets in exchange at the event :) Follow the link below for more details.