Like next Friday’s Baltimore Bike Block Party and following Bike Party aren’t enough, DC takes is up 2 notches the following Saturday and Sunday.  MORE is sponsoring New Belgium’s Tour de Fat on Saturday then hosting the NOVA Epic on Sunday.

Want to get in on the Tour de Fat activities and not have to work?, MORE is looking for volunteers to help run the bike valet. The MORE volunteers helping out, the MORE sharing the work load and allow everyone ample opportunity to experience the event to its fullest! Plus, all volunteers will be rewarded with free beverages and a Tour de Fat T-shirt! Come on, folks! Help a mountain bike club out! To help out, email volunteer@more-mtb.org

The City of Baltimore’s Legal Department determined that most bicycles (excepted when parked in the road at a metered location) locked to fixtures within the public right-of-way are done so legally.  Therefore, the stickers placed on bicycles are comparable to property damage and vandalism.

Stickers have also been placed on bicycles outside the Convention Center (left).  With only two bike racks on the property, visitors to the Convention Center have little choice but to lock to other fixtures including the iron fence along Howard Street.  With the Bike Party ending at Pratt Street Ale House, there quickly become NO OPTIONS for ‘legal’ bike parking on the south side of Pratt Street.

The latest incident occurred at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (OPACY).  Yesterday “Baltimore Velo” Seth had a card attached to his bicycle indicating the Maryland Stadium Authority’s policies for bike parking.  Security officers on golf carts indicated they will remove any bicycle not using the ‘official’ bike parking at Oriole Park.

For safety reasons, managing pedestrian flow and maintaining the aesthetics of the complex, the Stadium Authority will remove any bicycle secured to a sign, pole, gate, fence or other facility structure. The warning notices were initiated this year to better inform cyclists of the state regulations  involving the operation and parking of bicycles at the complex.  Notices are attached to any bicycle parked in violation and, depending on the location and condition, will be removed immediately to the Security Office without the benefit of the warning notice.  To recover bicycles that are removed, see the security officer at the guard booth located outside Gate D (south side) for access to the Security Office.

The new rack additions at OPACY are needed, but if the O’s  keep winning, more (and better) racks will be needed.

Race Pace Bicycles & the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore host the B2WD stop at McKeldin Plaza

Justin Graves, UMMC’s Sustainability Coordinator (center) hosted the station on Lombard & Greene Streets with Penny Troutner (left) from Light Street Cycles

Scott from Baltimore Bicycle Works and Chris Merriam from Bikemore greet riders on Falls Road

Twenty 20 Cycling assisted the Maryland State Highway Administration on Guilford Avenue.  Only a third of passing cyclists actually stopped at this station.Keith Davis tries out an MTA bike rack at the Baltimore City Health Department station

Along with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Katie Gore (left) from Joe’s Bike Shop stayed busy at the Harbor East stop.

Bike to Work Day sponsors at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes used bike trailers to get the goods to the station (Photo Max Romano)

• GUMBO (Gunpowder United Mountain Bike Operators) is doing some trail work along the Little Gunpowder River on Saturday, May 18th starting at 9am. Performance Bicycles will be on hand to help.  Meetup at the Jerusalem Mill parking lot
• The Baltimore Family Bike Party spins around Druid Lake on Saturday morning from the Rawlings Conservatory at 9:30 am
• Explore East Baltimore on the (now subterranean) Harris Creek Bike Tour.  This free bike tour will examine the historic stream path starting at Real Food Farm at 2pm
• Bike Jam happens at Patterson Park on Sunday, May 19th. This all day event includes racing, Bike Maryland’s Rec Ride, live music and more
• Bikemore hosts Dinner + Bikes, a vegan meal featuring Elly Blue & Joe Biel on transportation equity and the history of Portland’s bike culture.  Tickets are now only $10 thanks to a generous donation from Race Pace Bicycles

If there’s no rush, then stop by
Bikemore’s Bike FROM Work Happy Hour

from 5-8pm
at Pratt Street Ale House (206 W. Pratt Street)

Check out the Facebook event page

(and just around the corner, the O’s take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at 7:05)

Enjoy the lovely spring weather with a family ride around Druid Hill Park and Reservoir Hill. Starting from the Howard Peter Rawlings Conservatory at 9:30 a.m., follow the Jones Falls Trail around the lake, out onto quiet streets through Reservoir Hill, past some fantastic community gardens and stop to enjoy a snack break at a neighborhood playground.

More details on the Facebook event page

Baltimore was amazing May 4 for the Fifteenth Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race!  The KineticBaltimore.com Crew has just published the extensive Race Report showing every sculpture.
Share your experiences at Kinetic Forum and at American Visionary Art Museum Facebook page

If you missed it, here’s a quick clip of some of the scultptures at Canton Waterfront Park

See you for the Sweet Sixteenth East Coast Championship next year: May 3, 2014!

There are 11 stations around the city and more rallies across the region to join other riders in celebrating Bike To Work Day

The week wraps up with a BIKE FROM WORK DAY Happy Hour at Pratt Street Ale House, hosted by Bikemore from 5 – 8 pm.

Check out the Facebook event page