DC Bike Party Mardi Gras Ride

Name: DC Bike Party Mardi Gras Ride
Start: 2025-02-15T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Dupont Circle

Schedule

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Dupont Circle | Washington, DC

Get your beads out! The theme of this month’s Bike Party is “Laissez les bons temps rouler” – or “Let the good times roll” – in honor of Mardi Gras. Our charity for this month is the Polar Plunge, which benefits the Special Olympics DC.
Meet at Dupont Circle on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. - we ride out at 8!
Special Event Notes:
Leave No Trace: Please check for trash/recyclables and dispose of them properly—thanks!
We appreciate your help in making the evening go as smoothly and as joyfully as possible! Please be kind to the volunteers, other riders, other road users, and our neighbors.
No outside food or alcohol is allowed at the end-point venue.
FAQs:
What is DC Bike Party? DC Bike Party is a celebration of the bicycle and Washington DC bicycle community, run 100% by volunteers for the last 10+ years!
Do I need a helmet? That’s probably wise.
Do I need lights? Yes.
Do I need spandex? No.
What’s the distance/time? It’s a comfortable “party pace” ride. We usually go around 8 miles in 2 hours (including a midpoint party).
Where will we go? Stay behind the volunteers at the front (wearing neon yellow shirts). They know where to go.
Will the ride return to the starting point? No. But our endpoints are always a short ride from a metro station.
Is this a “no drop” or “supported” ride (meaning I can expect the provision of mobile bike mechanic support to fix bikes with mechanical issues or flat tires)? No. You may find that there is a Good Samaritan in attendance who has the knowledge or a tool on hand, but you shouldn’t rely on that possibility or that you can expect that someone will have the correct size tubes or other parts that your bike needs. Before you leave the house, you should, at minimum, do an ABC check: Air; Brakes; Chain/Cables.
Can I ride on the sidewalk? If you want to be a jerk.
Can I ride my motorcycle? No gas-powered vehicles. If you are comfortable taking it on the highway, we are not comfortable having it with us!