Cycling Week 2022

Welcome to Cycling Week in Kingston 2022

We’re back in the saddle, again!!

After a 2-year break from in-person activities and celebrations for Cycling Week due to COVID-19, we are back in the saddle! Roll-in-breakfasts, live World Bicycle Day celebration, ride with the mayor, and other in-person activities will once again be happening!

Cycling Week in Kingston is designed to be a community participation event; meaning, we want to include anyone and any organization or business who is willing to help celebrate bicycles and cycling for any and all reasons! Bicycles have been an important part of society for more than 200 years. People cycle for transportation, recreation, personal health and fitness, environmental reasons, economic reasons, and combinations of these and many other reasons. Recently, there has been an increase interest in cycling. We hope that is the case for you, too!

Not only is there a City proclamation that proclaims May 29 through June 4, 2022, as Cycling Week in Kingston, one special day within this week is celebrated globally. June 3rd is the 5th World Bicycle Day, declared in 2018 by the United Nations. World Bicycle Day recognizes the importance of bicycles as vehicles that make a positive difference for humanity.

Check out the activities and events for Cycling Week in Kingston 2022 below - AND follow up on Twitter and Instagram, @cyclekingston, OR come back to this webpage for added events and activities to celebrate Cycling Week! If you would like to have an event or activity listed for this year, please send an email to events.cyclekingston@gmail.com.

Cheers to bicycles!
Hal Cain, Events Director
Cycle Kingston

P.S. The hashtag for Cycling Week in Kingston is #CyclingWeek + #ygk

A bit of History

Cycling is a great way to commute, be generally active, and help save our environment. It's also a fantastic way to enjoy the beauty of Kingston! Cycling Week in Kingston has been happening since 2003 and has been organized by Cycle Kingston since 2004. The City of Kingston has recognized Cycling Week with an annual official proclamation.

Cycling Week 2022 Activities

All Week!

Sign-up for the Commuter Challenge.
Sustainable Kingston is running spearheading the Commuter Challenge in Kingston this year - June 5th through 11th. There are opportunities to sign-up for the Challenge at Roll-in-Breakfasts during Cycling Week. To register now and more information about the Challenge, click the CC logo to the right.

Cycling Week Specials

J&J Cycle
1690 Bath Road
15% OFF selected helmets AND off selected pumps (both floor and hand pumps)
https://www.jjcycle.com/

R.L. Fletcher Bicycle Sales and Service
916 Portsmouth Avenue
25% OFF Tires and Tubes!
https://facebook.com/Fletchersbikes/

Riverhead Brewing Company
631 Fortune Crescent
10% OFF your bill for cyclists who ride to the brewery. Stop by for a meal and beer, or take-out and beer, or just a beer or more to drink there of take away.
https://www.riverheadbrewing.com/

Day by Day Happenings!

Monday, May 30th (5:30 pm)

Pedal & Pedal More Ride and Brew!
Frontenac Cycle and Daft Brewing Co. are teaming up to help kickoff Cycling Week with a group ride from the shop to the brewery! Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Frontenac Cycle (336 Barrie St.) for an hour-and-a-half (or so) road ride, ending at Daft Brewing (768 Princess St.). The brew of the day will be “Pedal Pedal Pedal Push Collaboration Beer”! – $1 from each pint and each bottle goes to Cycling Kingston.

Daft Brewing: https://daftbrewing.com/
Frontenac Cycle: https://www.frontenaccycle.com/

Tuesday, May 31 (7:30-9:30 am)

Roll in Breakfast - Queen's University
Stop by the corner of Union street and University avenue on your bicycle to enjoy a breakfast courtesy of Queen's University.

Wednesday, June 1 (7:30-9:30 am)
CANCELLED due to storms!

Roll in Breakfast - Kingston Community Health Center/Sustainable Kingston
Stop by 263 Weller avenue on your bicycle to enjoy a breakfast courtesy of Kingston Community Health Center and Sustainable Kingston.

Thursday, June 2 (7:30-9:30 am)

Roll in Breakfast - St. Lawrence College
Stop by Saint Lawrence College (Portsmouth Ave.) on your bicycle to enjoy a breakfast courtesy of Footprint SLC / Saint Lawrence College.

Thursday, June 2 (7:00-8:30 am)

Bike with the Mayor
Ride to City Hall on the K&P Trail. Starting at INVISTA Centre beside CaraCo Filed at 7:20 a.m., there will be two other “join in” locations. We will arrive around 8:15 a.m. behind City Hall on Springer Market Square for coffee/tea with the mayor.

Ride with the Mayor times
7:20 a.m. (0 km) – Starting at INVISTA
7:40 a.m. (5 km) – Binnnington Ct. and K&P Trial
8:05 a.m. (10.5 km) – River St. and K&P Trail
8:15 a.m. (12.5 km) – End on King St. behind City Hall

Thursday, June 2 (1:00-2:00 pm)

Online Seminar: Basics of Bicycle Commuting
Hosted by Sustainable Kingston
This live seminar will be conducted by Hal Cain from Cycle Kingston.
Registration info at Sustainable Kingston website - click here

Thursday, June 2 (5:30 pm)

A Fine Cycle Ride
Fine Balance Brewing Co. will sponsor a fine cycle ride on this evening; and you don’t need a unicycle to participate! The ride starts and ends at their brewery (677 Innovation Drive Unit 4). Stay around and enjoy a $5 pull of beer post ride.

Check out their website: https://finebalancebrewing.ca/

Friday, June 3

World Bicycle Day
"Acknowledging the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation, fostering environmental stewardship and health, the General Assembly decided to declare 3 June World Bicycle Day."

Read more about why June 3rd is World Bicycle Day at
https://www.un.org/en/observances/bicycle-day.
Click her for our local CELEBRATION!

Friday, June 3 (4:30 pm)
Bicycle Parade to City Hall

Starting at Skeleton Park, this community organized bicycle "critical mass" parade will ride downtown to City Hall in support and celebration of World Bicycle Day. The timing will be right for participation in the WBD celebrations at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, June 3 (7:30-9:30 am)

Roll in Breakfast - Cycle Kingston
Stop by Market Square on your bicycle to enjoy a breakfast courtesy Cycle Kingston.

Friday, June 3 (5:30-7:00 pm)
World Bicycle Day Celebration Ceremony!

Come help celebrate World Bicycle Day at a festive ceremony beside City Hall. There will will be inspirational speeches, information sharing, and live music! This is fee and open to the public. (more info coming soon)

Saturday, June 4 (10:00 -1:00 pm)

Helmet Fitting - Parachute (Think First)
Taking place at 263 Weller Avenue - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This event is targeting the North Side community to focus and promote the use of helmets by and for kids. There will also be kids cycling safety circuit and bicycle checks by Yellow Bike Action.

Saturday, June 4 (10:30 am)

A Finer Balance Cycle Ride
A weekend version of their Cycling Week Tuesday mighty fine ride, Fine Balance Brewing Co. (677 Innovation Drive, Unit 4) will host this one on the Saturday morning. The ride starts and ends, again, at the brewery. Since it’s a Saturday, perhaps more time of a second $5 beer! https://finebalancebrewing.ca/

Saturday, June 4 (11:00-3:00 pm)

Gear Up! for the Commuter Challenge
Tune-ups and Check-ups
Gear Up! Recycled Bikes will be doing bicycle tune-ups and safety checks on June 4 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at their shop location, 559 Bagot Street, parking lot in back of the building. Sign up in advance to guarantee a time slot (30 minutes), or drop in.

You can find sign-up information at https://www.gearupkingston.ca/events.html.
Suggested donation $30/bike. Get your bicycle ready for the Commuter Challenge June 5th through 11th.