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18 05, 2021

Who’s Got a Ticket To Roll?

By |2021-05-19T19:17:10-04:00May 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

New this year: Slow Roll Buffalo's Ticket To Roll A monthly series of ticketed fundraiser rides! Each with its own theme and limited capacity, these ticketed rides will help keep Slow Roll Mondays and our weekend Pedal Parties free and open to all.   May 23: Spring Roll Spots are still available for the first in our Ticket to Roll series of monthly fundraiser rides! The Spring Roll is a 22-mile roundtrip ride focused on Buffalo's Asian-American communities past and present, concluding with food and drinks. Purchase of a ticket includes guided ride, Sun Cuisine spring rolls, Sakura gin from Lockhouse Distillery, a commemorative "Ticket To Roll" T-Shirt and more. All proceeds go to keeping Slow Roll Buffalo free for all. Purchase Spring Roll tickets here! June 13: Fire & Ice Cream Sunday Limited Capacity. A fully involved house fire of a guided ride passing Buffalo Fire stations across the city. This 38-mile roundtrip ride also works in an ice cream stop courtesy of Churn, a history stop at Buffalo Fire Museum, and a Chiavetta's chicken dinner and a beverage back at Resurgence. Plus a commemorative “Ticket To Roll” T-Shirt! Purchase of a ticket includes guided ride, ice [...]

18 05, 2018

May 21 West Side Community Services Spot Map

By |2018-05-18T08:35:52-04:00May 18th, 2018|Site Maps|0 Comments

Slow Roll! Getting in gear for week 3 of free and inclusive Monday night community rides. This week we're heading west, partnering up with the fine folks at West Side Community Services and Peace of the City - two organizations doing amazing work with residents on the west side of Buffalo. Pre-ride, please stage on Vermont Street (with kids up front) and keep Fargo Ave and West Ave open to traffic. Afterward, it's gonna be a great vibe in the WSCS lot with Ismail & Company providing the music; check the Spot Map for our set up of food trucks, beer/wine/pizza, bike racks and more. We suggest riding to the venue, but if you must arrive by motor vehicle, please respect the neighborhood's limited parking and park your vehicle at Kleinhan's Music Hall or Front Park and bike in. See you all Monday for Slow Roll Buffalo's Peace of the City Ride!

17 05, 2018

Thinka Bout It, Vol. III – Lane Position

By |2018-05-17T10:07:35-04:00May 17th, 2018|Thinka Bout It|0 Comments

Slow Roll! While we love riding with thousands of friends on Mondays, we hope that Slow Roll can be a vehicle for getting more cyclists out on the other six days of the week, too. This means negotiating our place alongside motorists and pedestrians in a safe, effective and respectful manner. In collaboration with Slow Roll Buffalo, Buffalo-based indie label Deep Thinka Records is presenting weekly tips on safe and proper riding with traffic, in a feature known as “Thinka Bout It”. This week, let’s discuss lane position. Riding on the extreme right of the street is the most dangerous place you can ride your bicycle. Ride in the right third or middle of the lane, as lane width dictates. Riding too far to the right risks two serious dangers: #1 Cars repeatedly trying to squeeze by you in the same lane and almost always coming very close to you which, obviously, increases your chance of getting hit. #2 Is called the “Peek-a-boo bike” effect: Picture two cars approaching from behind, the second car is following closely to the first. As the first car moves to miss you, it is seen by the second car as merely drifting in the [...]

3 05, 2018

7 May Electric Tower Spot Map

By |2018-05-03T05:20:35-04:00May 3rd, 2018|Site Maps|0 Comments

Slow Roll! Ready to roll out the 2018 season with us? Here's our Spot Map for May 7's season opener at The Electric Tower. We'll stage on Genesee Street (kiddies and joyriders in the very front as usual), with merchandise and registration tables nearby. The afterparty will be handled by the amazing folks at Big Ditch brewing, and DJ's Shane and Tone will most certainly be keeping us in motion on the dance floor with the funkiest vinyl records! The Electric Tower parking lot will hold our bike racks for safe keeping - for those that arrive by motor vehicle, we suggest parking in any of the many downtown parking ramps and lots and biking a couple blocks in. See you all Monday, meet at 530pm, ride at 630pm!

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