Culture Cycling in Atlanta

1 culture

1.1 bicycle clubs
1.2 atlanta streets alive
1.3 critical mass

culture

cycling event in downtown atlanta

atlanta has active , growing cycling culture organized around many different bike-related social events , clubs. many of well-known cycling cliques represented in city, including urban cyclists, road racing bicycle riders, messengers, , fixed-gear riders ( fixie hipsters ).

bicycle clubs

recreational bicycling clubs in atlanta include metro atlanta cycling club, ladies on spokes, southern bicycling league, bike emory, dunwoody cycling, sorella cycling, , atlanta cycling, team spindle (www.thespindleatl.com) dopepedalers [1].

atlanta streets alive

atlanta streets alive ciclovía held throughout year. temporary closing of street automobiles use cyclists. free event, organized atlanta bicycle coalition, takes place in downtown atlanta , old fourth ward, on edgewood avenue. sections of auburn avenue, park place, , equitable place closed automobile traffic. event kickoff held @ woodruff park. around 6,000 people attend event, held in spring, summer, or autumn months take advantage of atlanta s mild climate.

critical mass

critical mass bikers pass world of coke



gathering in woodruff park critical mass

the first critical mass bicycle ride took place on in 1992 in san francisco, , has since spread hundreds of cities worldwide. atlanta s version of event, draws around 300 participants, takes place on last friday of each month @ 6:30 pm @ woodruff park. cyclists ride through city en masse, re-claiming auto-dominated streets bicycle use.