COVID Policy: Masks Required

***This workshop has a limit of 6 people***
PLEASE REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

REGISTRATION LINK:
http://www.bikepeoria.org/events/workshops/

Adult registration is $10.
Children and Bike Peoria Members get half-off!

During this 2-hour workshop, you will learn ready-to-apply know-how to properly maintain and use your bicycle. We will cover the basics of bicycle maintenance and mechanics with a primary focus on brakes and shifting. We will be working with a large variety of bikes, so this workshop will be great for you if you fit one of these categories:

– You are a total newbie to bike mechanics, and you are looking for a way to get started.
– You have been riding for a while now, and you want to learn how to get the most out of your bike.
– You are an expert mechanic, but you just got this newfangled contraption from Japan and you know you can figure out how to put that hexagonal gear thing back together if you can just figure out where that orange springy part goes!

***This workshop will be very hands on and has a limit of 6 students. Please register to reserve your spot!***

Participants are encouraged to bring their own bikes. If you don’t have a bike, one will be provided by the Bike Peoria Co-op. Many bikes have different styles of wheels, brakes and shifters, so a larger variety of bikes means a better class for everyone!

This is the largest one-day event held globally to honor bicyclists who have been injured or killed while riding. The national website is here: http://www.rideofsilence.org. We have an opportunity to participate locally in this national ride.

6:30 – 7:00 PM: Ride Registration and Armband Distribution
7:00 – 7:15 PM: Welcome Briefing and Advocate Statements
7:15 – 7:45 PM: Ride of Silence and Convocation

Participants are encouraged to visit local businesses on bicycle following the ride.

The ride is *FREE* and all riders must be wearing a helmet – no exceptions! Participants are asked to follow the rules of the road and refrain from speaking during the ride in honor of those who have died on their bicycles. We ask that all riders be able to maintain a pace of 10MPH so that the group doesn’t get too spread out. Police escorts will be present to maintain a safe event along Peoria’s streets.

Start at the Peoria Riverfront Museum (Water St. entrance).

Highlights: River front, Springdale Cemetery, Randolph-Roanoke-High Street homes, a Sears home.

Designed for the casual rider. 8-12 miles (1 or 2 steep hills). All are welcome! No fee or registration. Cycling helmets are expected for all riders.

Join the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission in the East Peoria City Hall Atrium for a Public Open House to learn more about the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan —a regional strategy designed to make our transportation network safer for everyone across Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties.

• Review the draft Safety Plan, including recommended safety improvements
• Engage with Tri-County staff and project team members
• Share your feedback to help shape safer roads across our region

Launched in 2024 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, the plan addresses current safety challenges and outlines strategies to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries in the Tri-County area.

Start at the Donovan Park parking lot.

Highlights: Starting at Jupiter, follow the Rock Island Greenway past the terrestrial planets to the Sun at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and back. We will be returning just after sunset to observe the Waxing Crescent
Moon & Jupiter through Northmoor Observatory’s historic 112 year old telescope.

Designed for the casual rider. 8-12 miles (1 or 2 steep hills). All are welcome! No fee or registration. Cycling helmets are expected for all riders.