Special Event : The Mayor Ride – Sunday, Mar 11th 10am @City Hall

Don’t Forget DST starts this weekend (spring forward)!!!

By Leo Postovoit

SJBP would like to invite you to ride with Andrew Montague, the 342nd Lord Mayor of Dublin, as well as council members, and other notables from our City Hall as we take a slow tour of what we love about cycling in our fair city and hopefully introduce them to what Bike Party is all about.

Bring your friends and family but most importantly bring your Music trailer. Everyone should be prepared for a leisurely paced ride that starts and stops at City Hall.

Click the more link below for a reminder of how we ride and details on the event

How We Ride

If you follow these eight rules, Bike Party will be safe and a positive place for riders, drivers, pedestrians, and the community.

1. Stay in the Right Lane – NEVER ride the sidewalk. NEVER ride against oncoming traffic

2. Leave Nothing Behind - Don’t trash San Jose

3. Stop at Red Lights

4. Ride Straight, Ride Predictability - Slower Riders should stay to the right

5. Roll Past Conflict

6. Leave No One Behind

7. Ride Sober! It’s illegal and dangerous to ride a bicycle inebriated

8. Communicate to Fellow Riders! (We need your help in encouraging everyone to follow the rules!)

Agenda & Timelines

9:30 AM Dublin Mayor arrives …meet, greet and photo ops.
10:00 Wheels hit the Street.

Route information

Printable Turn by Turn
Zoomable Online Route 7.8 miles

Feeder rides

Feeder rides are a great way to get to Bike Party They allow you to make great friends and get to know people who live near you. They also make it super easy to get back home as a group as most folks ride home with the group they arrived with. You save the planet and save on parking while getting a little bit more exercise. It’s all good.

NSJ/Santa Clara — Led by Ian from Rivermark – Meet in front of Peets – Leaving at 8:30 AM (please RSVP in the comments)
SCU/Santa Clara — ??
East SJ — ??
SJ Downtown — ??
Campbell — ??
Willow Glen — ??
Los Gatos — ??
Your neighborhood? (let us know in comments below if you want to lead a ride)

craftsman

March 1, 2012

Will be there and looks like there is no need for a ride from Downtown

Ian

March 6, 2012

not unless you really want to

Mystress Prynne

March 5, 2012

Just wanted to mention, there’s a race from HP pavillion to Santana Row that same morning. They should be cleared out before the bike ride begins, but there may be street closures.

Ian

March 6, 2012

yup thanks for the heads up

Rider 44

March 8, 2012

Wow, this article about the ride is great press
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-jose-neighborhoods/ci_20088273

If there is anyone out there that could create some ride art for this occasion,
I’d love to be able to make some spoke cards to give away.
A little something for the Lord Mayor to take back to Dublin and remember us by.

Rider 44

March 11, 2012

A big Thank You to the volunteer that created the ride art. Looks great!
Unfortunately I don’t think it was on the SJBP web site yesterday afternoon and it takes time for me to print and cut the cards.
Fortunately, I can easily include them in the scavenger hunt for the March ride.
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Please, please, please, if you have the ride art for the March Irish Ride, make it available this afternoon so I can load the ‘fliers’ today and get them to my co-workers to put up on Monday. I’m swamped at work and this evening is the last available time I’ll have for several days. These are free spoke cards and I think most everybody will have fun with the scavenger hunt.
David

- Ian
  
  March 11, 2012
  
  as soon as i have the art to post it will be posted for now Patience while we all wait you can’t rush genius…
  
  - Rider 44
    
    March 11, 2012
    
    Thanks Ian!
    I know, we’re all volunteers.
    Without a doubt, one reason I love making spoke cards is because all the different artists show shuch awesome talent! And now that I can give the cards away for free and have a fun way to do it, I guess I’m just a little *too* excited. Ok, I’ll settle down now.