<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">It looks like the weather is going to be gorgeous this weekend. Perfect for getting outside. We hope that you'll join us on one of our upcoming rides or events.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/540/268/original/Wellness_on_Wheels.jpeg" alt="" title="" width="300" align="left" style="width: 300px; max-width: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"><strong>Saturday, May 15, 9am - 11am   Wellness Ride (in-person group ride)</strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Join doctor Naima Stennett and Shaun King from Bike Durham on a stop-along ride through Durham, exploring 4 parks and 4 discussions about medical health as it relates to biking safely and confidently, across a lifetime. The ride starts at CCB Plaza. Participants will be entered to win a prize such as a gift certificate to a local bike store or bike helmet. <strong><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/wellness-on-wheels/?link_id=0&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more">Register here</a>.</strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><br></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><br></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Sunday, May 16, 10am - 11:30am Get to Know Your Bike Clinic (in-person)<br></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hosted at the Durham Bike Co-op at 1612 Acadia Street, we’ll talk about how to get your bike ride ready and how you can make minor adjustments to maximize comfortability on your bike. We’ll go over major components of the bike and walk through the bicycle ABCs — air, brake, chain, cassette, cranks.<strong> <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/get-to-know-your-bike/?link_id=1&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">Register here.</a></strong><br><strong></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/540/269/original/Bike_the_nature_preserves.png" width="750" style="width: 750px; max-width: 750px;">Sunday, May 16, Starting at 1pm   Bike the Nature Preserves (in-person group ride)<br></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This will be an in-person ride, starting downtown at CCB Plaza and touring the nature preserves of Durham with a member of Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA), who will give us information about the preserves at each stop. Participants will be entered to win a prize such as a gift certificate to a local bike store or bike helmet. <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-the-nature-preserves/?link_id=2&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank"><strong>Register here.</strong></a><strong></strong><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong></strong><strong><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/540/270/original/Ride_of_Silence.png" width="750" style="width: 750px; max-width: 750px;">Wednesday, May 19, 6pm - 8pm   Ride of Silence (in-person group ride)</strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong></strong>This is a silent, slow-paced ride that we do every year in order to honor those who have been seriously injured or killed while bicycling. The event will start downtown at CCB Plaza with remarks by Mayor Steve Schewel and County Commission Chair Brenda Howerton. <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/ride-of-silence-2021/?link_id=3&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank"><strong>Register here.</strong></a><strong></strong><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Saturday, May 23, 10am Bike Durham Bull Ride (in-person group ride, DIY option)<br></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Save the date because this is sure to become one of your favorite rides in Durham. It will start at Bay-Hargrove Park @ 208 Hargrove Street, and we'll follow a path through the City that outlines the shape of a bull.  Participants will be entered to win a prize such as a gift certificate to a local bike store or bike helmet. <a href="https://bikedurham.org/calendar-new/2021/5/22/bike-durham-bull-ride?link_id=4&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank"><strong>Check here for final details coming soon!</strong></a><strong></strong><strong></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Week of May 24 - 31</strong><strong></strong>    <strong>Scavenger Hunt (do-it-yourself ride)</strong></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The on-your-own weeklong scavenger hunt returns! You will follow routes around the city to visit many interesting areas of Durham and win prizes!</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">You can find all the information about the upcoming rides below and more at our <strong></strong><a href="https://bikedurham.org/bike-month-2021?link_id=5&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more"><strong>Bike Month </strong></a><a href="https://bikedurham.org/bike-month-2021?link_id=6&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more"><strong>2021 webpage and calendar. </strong> </a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">A thank you to our sponsors this year:</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://waytogodurham.com/?link_id=7&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">The City of Durham Way to Go Durham program</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://gotriangle.org/goperks?link_id=8&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">SharetheRideNC GoPerks program</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://threeoaksengineering.com/?link_id=9&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">Three Oaks Engineering</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.bikelaw.com/state/north-carolina-bicycle-accident-lawyers/?link_id=10&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">BikeLaw NC</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://cjtpa.com/?link_id=11&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank">Coulter Jewell Thames</a><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please consider making your own contribution to keep our work going.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/make-a-one-time-contribution?source=direct_link&&link_id=12&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more" target="_blank"><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/540/275/original/button_donate.png" alt="Donate Button" title="Donate Button" width="101" align="" style="width: 101px; max-width: 101px;"></a><br><a href="https://bikedurham.org/bike-month-2021?link_id=13&can_id=6fe4bed85280c1c68574bedb6886ac15&source=email-bike-month-in-durham-more-details-are-available&email_referrer=&email_subject=bike-month-rides-this-weekend-and-more"></a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">See you on the streets of Durham this month,</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/535/224/original/John_Signature.png" alt="" title="" width="100" align="" style="width: 100px; max-width: 100px;"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- </span><br></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">John Tallmadge (he/him/his)<div>Executive Director<div>Bike Durham</div><div>919.672.3862</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RPTE-tZXSiYc6mzyTqtKRjKFwj28iKn4&export=download" width="96" height="96"><br></div><div><div style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Support our work with a tax-deductible donation today!</span></span><br></div><div style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><a href="http://bikedurham.org/donate" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bikedurham.org/donate</a> <img alt="🚲" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f6b2" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle; max-height: 24px;"><img alt="🚌" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f68c" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle; max-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size:14px"> </span><img alt="🚶" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f6b6" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle; max-height: 24px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>