We’re Booking Businesses for the 2023 Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays

BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING: 
We are looking for local Dearborn businesses that want to host/sponsor one of our Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays this season. We’re looking for family friendly businesses in all areas of the city!! If you have a business or know a business that would be interested, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN for more information.

Who: Bike Dearborn is a community bicycle advocacy group.  We promote cycling safety while encouraging our community to hop on and ride…whether it’s for exercise and recreation or using a bicycle for transportation and commuting.

What: Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays is our flagship weekly community bike ride.   May 24, 2023 – October 18, 2023.  Bike Dearborn at its core believes in supporting our local businesses in Dearborn.  The slow roll style bike ride encourages community members from all walks of life to gather, socialize, and patronize the local businesses that host our events while exploring all areas of our great city! Our Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays have attracted dozens of cyclists of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities each week since 2016.

Where:  At your Business. Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays take place on Wednesdays May through October.   We encourage our participants to arrive between 5:45 and 6p to visit and patronize the business.  We roll after we review safety and take a group photo at 6:30p and return about an hour or so later.  The business may not be open when we return depending on their business hours…that’s OK.  

Why: Bike Dearborn’s tagline motto is Building Community, Outreach, Give Back, and Advocacy.  Our Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays build community and are a form of outreach. We are not only introducing community members to the joy of riding bikes, we are carving out bike routes throughout the city while supporting the local economy by introducing our participants to businesses and areas in our city that they may not be familiar with.

Business Responsibility:   Be open and welcoming.   We introduce our participants to the great local businesses all over our great city!   We want them to feel welcome and in turn come back with their friends and family building a lifelong relationship with your business!  There is nothing more required of you as a business.  However, many of our host businesses in the past will go above and beyond by giving a special discount the evening of the community bike ride, a coupon for future use, or provide samples or snacks for our participants. It’s up to you.  Please let us know if you plan to provide anything so we can be sure to put the info in the event posting.    

Inquire about hosting one of our Slow Rollin’ Wednesday events, please contact us or reach out to us on our Facebook page.  http://www.facebook.com/bikedearborn.

ANNOUNCEMENT: SLOW ROLLIN’ WEDNESDAYS

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Thank you for seven great seasons of Walk n Roll!!! Due to the low interest in the Walk portion the last couple seasons, the lack of a consistent walk leader, and solid promotion/marketing of that segment, we will be transitioning to a Roll Only event.

Please join Bike Dearborn -The Group for more info and schedule for the NEW Bike Dearborn Slow Rollin’ Wednesdays! A fun COMMUNITY ride for all! We look forward to a successful 8th Season of Rolling Slow while supporting our businesses and community in all corners of Dearborn!

City of Dearborn Government

Downtown Dearborn

***Do you have a business that you’d like us to visit in our 2023 season? Message us here and let us know!

First Dozen January 1st 2023

In just two days, we are anticipating some pretty fantastic weather for our Bike Dearborn First Dozen Ride!!

Mid 40s, low wind, and no rain! We’ve ridden in every type of winter weather on past First Dozens. This year, it appears we’ll have spring like weather.

Bring a friend and share with your bike groups! We’ll see you at Qahwah House in west Dearborn on Sunday, January 1st. Registration begins at 1p. The ride starts at 2p. This is a self paced course with a SAG vehicle available.

More details in the link below. See you in the New Year!

Bike Dearborn Founder’s Statement of Cooperation with Other Bike Groups

PLEASE READ:

Getting excited for the FUTURE!!

2023 Dates for our Bike Dearborn Special Edition Rides:
– First Dozen: January 1st, 2023 1pm meet-up/ride-out 2p at Qahwah House West Dearborn

 Homecoming Ride: Saturday August 5, 2023 meet-up 9am/ride-out 10am. Location TBA

– Dearborn to Camp Dearborn Overnight Camp – June or July 2023 (pending trail construction interference)

– Every Wednesday Night at 6:30p year round as weather permits!

***It is our hope that if we get these dates out far in advance to the general public, that other area groups will be encouraged to cooperate and not schedule conflicting rides that cause confusion for members that may belong to multiple riding groups in the city. We have become disheartened by conflicting rides that force members to choose one or the other group to participate with. We use these Special Edition Rides as fundraisers for our organization. These are annually recurring events. It’s not fair to our cyclists when they have to pick and choose which event to participate in because there is another ride on the same date and even possibly at the same time as ours. Our goal should be working together to get as many people riding in Dearborn as possible…not causing conflict between groups and their members. We pride ourselves on our top notch events and our organization’s legitimacy in the City of Dearborn as we continue to advocate for better cycling in Dearborn!

We at Bike Dearborn are always open and transparent about our event planning in our group…it is open to the PUBLIC here on Facebook (Bike Dearborn -The Group) and on our website (www.bikedearborn.com). We recognize that there are other biking groups in Dearborn. We look forward to working collaboratively to promote everyone’s events.

Let’s all work to do better!
Tracy Besek – Founder and Ride Leader of Bike Dearborn

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ETA: Yes, we hope to host the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Bike Ride in early May again next year…we work in collaboration with Mayor Abdullah Hammoud’s team on this event.

2022 Homecoming Ride

BIKE DEARBORN HOMECOMING BIKE RIDE

Saturday, August 6th, 2022.  5th Annual (With A 2 Yr Covid Bloop) Bike Dearborn Bike Ride.

Registration begins at 9am near the Covered Bridge at Ford Field.
500 Monroe St, Dearborn, MI 48124

Back (Unofficially) by POPULAR DEMAND! Bike Dearborn Homecoming Ride…. a little different, but a lot of FUN! Bring a Friend!

We’ll begin the route at the Ford Field Covered Bridge and find our way to the NEW location of the Homecoming Festival and back!

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS RIDE. Please wear it!  We also require you to sign a waiver.

More details at https://bikedearborn.com/homecoming/