May is National Bike Month

What is National Bike Month?

May is National Bike Month--established in 1956, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists, and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. There are several key dates this month, with lots of opportunities to celebrate biking. Albuquerque has been celebrating National Bike to Work Day for over two decades.

2025

• May 4: National Ride a Bike Day
• May 7: Ride Your Bike to School Day
• May 12-18: Bike to Work Week
• May 16: Bike to Work Day 

Through an extensive application and vetting process, Albuquerque is ranked as a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists since 2020. Whether you’re riding for fun with friends and family, for fitness, or taking essential trips to work or shop, you are part of the movement for safer streets, connected communities, a healthier planet, and happier people.

How Can You Participate in National Bike Month?

Make Every Ride Count!

Ride anywhere, anytime, and log your rides with the free Love to Ride app. Connect with local community, automatically log your rides, win prizes, and rate your routes. #MakeEveryRideCount

Take the Annual Bike Survey!

Share input on the Mid-Region Metropolitan Planning Organization's annual biking survey. The information you provide is voluntary, anonymous, and is used to better understand factors that encourage bicycling. Paper surveys in English and Spanish will be available at Bike to Work Day.

Click Here to Take the Survey

Are You New to Biking? Or it's Been a Long Time?

May is a great time to get started! The City has amazing free resources year round like our Earn-A-Bike program and in May we're offering a Bike Safety Skills class. 

Bike Safety Skills Classes at Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center

This free one-hour class teaches cycling safety skills and class participants earn a bike safety kit containing a helmet, front and rear rechargeable bike lights, spoke reflectors, and a reflective safety vest. 

• May 7    10:00 am to 11:00 am
• May 7    5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• May 14  10:00 am to 11:00 am
• May 14  5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• May 21  10:00 am to 11:00 am
• May 21  5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
• May 28  10:00 am to 11:00 am
• May 28  5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Class is limited to 15 people, all ages welcome, and registration is required. Click on the class date and time to register for that class. First time registering at play.cabq.gov and need help? Class is held at the new Esperanza McKinley location at 3333 Truman St NE Albuquerque, NM 87110.

Combine the Earn-a-Bike class and the Bike Safety Skills class to get started biking with everything you need!

Commit to Ride and Enter to Win!

Make a commitment to ride your bike in May—for the love of your physical and mental health, increased financial savings, and a reduced carbon footprint. Need additional motivation? Lucky winners will be drawn in a raffle at the end of May.

Look how many of your fellow cyclists have already signed up! (count is updated on Tuesdays and Fridays)

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Click Here to Commit to Ride!

Visit the Phil Chacon Park Grand Reopening Celebration with Your Bike! Saturday, May 3, 2025

Special Events from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm

Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center will have a pop-up bike repair clinic next to the park's brand new pump track. Bring your bike and learn to do minor adjustments with Esperanza staff support, or head straight to the pump track!

Phil Chacon Park
7600 Southern SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

Participate in Bike to Work Day! Friday, May 16, 2025

Ride to work, school, or anywhere this day and visit one of the 16 pop-up cycle stops on Friday and 1 pop-up cycle stop on Thursday, May 15. Pop-ups are staffed by our incredible volunteers and we’ll be distributing bike safety gear, resource information, and the opportunity to give input on an annual bike survey. There’s even a chance to enter for a raffle prize! Here’s a list and map of pop-up locations, times, and if a particular pop-up has an additional offering.

Want to help spread the word about Bike to Work Day and get your coworkers or friends to participate with you? 

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Join a Community Ride or Event!

University of New Mexico

Welcome stations will be available at UNM from 7:30 to 10 A.M. on North and Central Campus. When riders reach campus, they will be greeted with food, coffee, and bike-related swag. Multiple services will be available, including bike registration by UNM Staff Council, e-bike demos by Kickstand Cycles and PNM, and a bike tuning package raffle by the Outdoor Adventure Center’s Lobo Bike Shop.

• May 7  Bike to UNM Day Event

Bike Burque

Organizes fun group rides in Albuquerque. @bikeburque

• May 10  Community Ride

Together for Brothers (T4B) & NMPBS

Join a neighborhood bike ride to discuss the importance of outdoor spaces for BIPOC/low-income communities. Ride will end at El Chante for a special screening with NMPBS ITVS' Bike Vessel followed by an interactive conversation. Registration required.

• May 17 Rides, Strides, and Movie Vibes

BikeABQ

Find your bike buddies during this event from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Tiguex Park located at 1800 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104.

• May 10 Bike & Babble Event

Group Ride to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured on public roadways. Co-hosted by Duke City Wheelmen and BikeABQ. 6:30 pm at 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE

• May 21 Ride of Silence

Kidical Mass

A group of bicycle enthusiasts that organize family-friendly rides. For May's ride, meet at 10 am at the ABQ BioPark Tingley Beach located at 1800 Tingley Dr SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104. Ride out at 10:30 am to Barelas Community Center Park. Free Pop Fizz Paletas for all riders! @kidicalmassabq

• May 24  Paletas y Pedales Ride