Downtown GR Glow Ride: Explore Grand Rapids by bike

She Rides Her Own Way has been producing an array of bike-themed events aimed at the women who cycle in our city, but recently they took a road trip to Detroit for the last Slow Roll of the season.

It is no secret that a result of this adventure has inspired them to host their own version of this city-exploring event and present the Downtown GR Glow Ride.

If you have not been a part of Slow Roll Detroit yet, well, you will have to wait until Spring 2016. But to give you a taste of the fun, you will want to secure a lot of glow sticks and other shiny objects, attach them to your bike, strap on a boombox to your basket or handle bars and get to Founders on Thursday night. 

The riders begin to gather at the venue at 7 p.m outside of Founders, and they will be easy to spot. At 8 p.m., the ride will commence on a tour of downtown and the westside of the city. 

If you do not have a bike, nor do you want to haul your bike into the city, no worries because SpokeFly is all over the city now, and you can just order a bike and decorate it with glow sticks you bring with you. 

After your ride, head in to Founders’ Taproom, where the visiting Austin band Whiskey Shivers – a punk-rock-bluegrass group – will be on stage to entertain you with a free concert.  (Opening for Whiskey Shivers is ROAR! with Carly Myers – an experimental punk pop act from New Orleans.) 

How ever you ride, just ride your own way and with style, of course. 

Admission: Free