Bike Month (May)

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Get Ready for Bike Month

This spring, Ride Together Pierce invites you to hop on your bike to destinations like work, school, the library, park, or store. 

Need a bike or bike gear? Stop by the 15th Annual Pierce County Bike Swap at Tacoma Community College on Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Bike Swap is a place to buy, sell bikes and bike parts, to test ride their future bike, practice bike riding skills, discuss best cycling routes, and much more.


Looking for some guidance? You can find bicycle commuting guides, bike maps, bike parking tips, local bike groups and more at RideTogetherPierce.com/Bike.  

Ride Together Pierce is hosting the Bike Everywhere Challenge, May 1-31, encouraging folks to log their bicycle trips on the trip calendar at RideTogetherPierce.com. You can participate as an individual or form a bike team with your friends or coworkers. Prizes for logging bike trips on the trip calendar this May include: 

  • $50 gift cards to a local bike shop,
  • $20 gift codes,
  • Team pizza party for top 3-5 bike teams.

To be entered to win these prizes during Bike Month, May 1-31, all you need to do is ride your bicycle to destinations at least 10 trips and log the trips by Sunday, June 7, 2026. That’s 10 one-way trips, or 5 roundtrips.

To join the Bike Everywhere Challenge, create an account or login to the trip calendar and log your bike trips during May. 

Keep an eye out for Bike Month events on the City of Tacoma's regional Bike Month website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated.

2026 Bike Everywhere Challenge Poster

Form or Join a Bike Team!

2023 Bike Month team pizza partyWhether you ride with your friends, neighbors or co-workers, you can form a bike team on the Ride Together Pierce trip calendar. The trip calendar allows individuals and teams to view the Bike Month leaderboards in real time!

Teams must have 4-12 participants including one captain and must log a total of 10 bike trips to be considered for the Bike Team Prize: A pizza party! 

Check out the Bike Team rules, responsibilities and guide on how to create or join a team here.

A woman and a man riding their bikes are stopped on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, snapping a selfie.Looking for Other Ways to Win?

  1. Share your bike selfie and let us know why you like biking to win a $10 Starbucks gift card! Tag us at @RideTogetherPierce on Facebook or Instagram to enter the prize drawing. 
  2. Submit a Commuter Profile and win a $20 gift card. Do you like to travel by bike? Fill out this interview and once it is published, we will send you a prize.

Please do not snap your photo while in motion.

What is your favorite reason for riding a bike?

  • Ride with others and wave to neighbors
  • Enjoy fresh air, take in the scenery, smell the flowers and hear the birds
  • Mode of choice for getting around town
  • Leave the stress behind
  • Exercise

Looking for opportunities to ride your bike? 

Find your next community bike ride among these local bicycling groups: