Arts, Poetry, and Pedaling

A Cultural Opening to the Season

Join us as we launch the 2026 Slow Roll season as an official opening event of Strib Unbound—a ride that weaves together art, environmental justice, storytelling, and movement.

Hosted by Felicia Perry, Anthony Taylor, and Seaarra Hetherington, artists. nature and outdoors advocates, cultural workers, and community storytellers, this ride invites us into a deeper relationship with place, identity, and nature.

Along the route, our hosts will share readings from the work of local creators Erin Sharkey, Michael Kleber-Diggs, and our Poet Laureate, Junauda Petrus, Camille Dungy, and J. Drew Lanham, all of whose writing and poetry illuminate the beauty, complexity, and cultural depth of our relationship to land and the outdoors.

Together, we will ride through North Minneapolis, stopping at sites connected to story, memory, and landscape—reclaiming and re-centering the African American relationship to nature.

What to Expect:

• 🚲 A conversational-paced, no-drop ride

• 📖 Live readings and storytelling from Erin Sharkey + Junauda Petrus’ works

• 🌳 Exploration of North Minneapolis parks, river connections, and greenways

• ✊🏾 Reflections on environmental justice and cultural narratives of land

• ☕ Coffee and gathering at the start

• 🥣 Oatmeal bar and community connection at the finish

Date & Time:

Saturday, May 9, 2026
🕘 8:00-8:30 AM – Coffee & Gathering
🕤 8:30 AM – Ride Begins
🕦 ~10:00 AM – Return & Oatmeal Bar

📍 Location:

The Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park
📍 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway, Minneapolis, MN

Who Should Ride:

• All are welcome

• Ages 10+ (younger riders welcome if being pulled)

• All experience levels—this is a slow, supported community ride

Ride Details:

• Conversational pace

• No-drop (no one left behind)

• Ride marshals and support included

• Bring your own bike or inquire about access options

The Slow Roll Mission:

Meet someone you’ve never met before and see something in the city you love that you’ve never seen before.

V3 701 Plymouth Ave North

Come with your own bike ready to ride! We will meet at V3 on the big patio out front at 6:45pm. Ride will start at 7pm.

Let’s make some memories together.

Biking with Baddies & Midwest Dirt Legion

MTB Ride Part Two ~ Loaner Bikes Available

Date: September 13th

Time: 10am - Noon

Location: Carver Lake Park Woodbury

Did you have a good time at our part one, skills clinic? Ready to use the knowledge and let it flow on the trails? So am I!

We are meeting at Carver Lake Park to ride our bikes in a way we may have not before. Loaner bikes are provided by Now Bikes. All you have to do is get yourself to our meet up location. Please note that in order to participate in the group ride the skills clinic must have been completed with Biking with Baddies the day prior.

Visit Midwest Dirt Legion to learn more.

Registration is required as space is limited.

Biking with Baddies & Midwest Dirt Legion

Skills Clinic ~ Loaner Bikes Available

Date: September 10th

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Trail Head ~ 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway

Ready to try mountain biking? BWB is linking with Midwest Dirt Legion to learn some basic skills of riding our bikes through the woods. They’ll help us get to know our bikes and the fundamental skills for safe, fun and controlled riding. These sessions are taught by certified coaches.

There will be two sessions, and you’ll only need to participate in one.

September 8th and September 10th.

We should leave feeling more confident and ready to test out our skills on September 13th. Please note that in order to participate in the group ride the skills clinic must have been completed with Biking with Baddies.

Visit Midwest Dirt Legion to learn more.

Registration is required as space is limited.

Biking with Baddies & Midwest Dirt Legion

Skills Clinic ~ Loaner Bikes Available

Date: September 8th

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Trail Head ~ 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway

Ready to try mountain biking? BWB is linking with Midwest Dirt Legion to learn some basic skills of riding our bikes through the woods. They’ll help us get to know our bikes and the fundamental skills for safe, fun and controlled riding. These sessions are taught by certified coaches.

There will be two sessions, and you’ll only need to participate in one.

September 8th and September 10th.

We should leave feeling more confident and ready to test out our skills on September 13th. Please note that in order to participate in the group ride the skills clinic must have been completed with Biking with Baddies.

Visit Midwest Dirt Legion to learn more.

Registration is required as space is limited.

Bicycle Alliance of MN Smart Cycling Course

July 11th - Materials Sent

July 12th - In person, 10am-3pm

Location: 3745 Minehaha Avenue

Price: Pay what you can $0-$98

Loaner Bikes available

What is smart cycling?
Smart cycling is a bicycle education course that teaches people how to ride safely, confidently, and legally on roads and the trails. It’s taught by certified League of American Bicyclist like myself. Below is what we will cover…

Traffic Safety & Laws – How to ride confidently and legally on streets, follow traffic rules, and communicate with drivers.

Bike Handling Skills – Starting, stopping, turning, scanning, and signaling to stay in control and aware of surroundings.

Basic Maintenance – How to do a pre-ride safety check and fix a flat tire.

Crash Avoidance – How to spot and respond to common road hazards or dangerous situations.

With these skills you can ride smart, feel safer, and have a great time with your friends. Cycling trauma is real and can keep you off the bike rather by choice or physically due to an accident.

We want you on your bike taking up space! Let’s do it the smart way. We need the knowledge to share with others. Making the communities a safe place to bike one cycle at a time. Collectively making good choices.

Visit Bike MN to learn more.

June Theme ~ Pride

Logan Park ~ 690 13th Avenue NE

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Ride Start: 2pm

Ride End: 4:30pm

Dress in purple

Come out with your bike and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. We will always meet up at Logan Park but the routes will be different each time.

These rides are for women and their children only! You will be asked to leave if you don’t identify as such. Thank you for respecting our space.

Yin Yoga

Location: Logan Park Community Center

Time: 10:00am

Sink into stillness with this soulful Yin yoga experience, set to soothing ambient sounds and smooth R&B. Through long, gentle holds and deep breaths, we’ll melt tension, quiet the mind, and let the music carry us inward. A perfect way to begin our Sunday.

Come & flow with me!

Betts on You ~ V3 Family Swim Clinic

V3 Sports Center ~ 701 Plymouth Avenue North

Program Start: 2:00pm

Program End: 5:00pm

Free Event for your family!

Biking with Baddies and Betts on You would like to invite you to join an introductory swimming education workshop designed for families to build confidence in water and learn life saving safety practices. Families will learn essential water safety knowledge and swimming skills in a safe, supportive, and hands-on environment.

Food is provided

The Family Water Safety Workshop is a specialized 4-hour course designed to meet the unique swimming education and safety needs of families. This workshop begins with a reflective discussion where families articulate their "swim beliefs" and set personal objectives with the guidance of an experienced aquatic instructor. The group then transitions to a practical, in-water experience, featuring skill-building activities, realistic scenarios to enhance water safety knowledge and skills, as well as family-oriented games and challenges. Adults are expected to participate alongside their children during the workshops. Please come prepared for both on-land and in-water learning and for everyone to enter the water.

What to expect?

• Personalized Learning Goals: Families set individual learning objectives to ensure the workshop meets their specific needs.

• Interactive Water-Based Activities: A mix of skills practice, safety scenarios, and challenges in the water to promote learning by doing.

• Family Bonding and Safety Skills: Designed to strengthen family bonds through shared learning experiences while equipping participants with vital water safety skills and fundamental rescue techniques.

• Experienced V3 Sports instructors who are dedicated to your safety and progress both in-classroom and in-water learning.

• Onsite childcare provided for younger children.

If you feel you could benefit from such class, please join us in not only helping ourselves but gaining knowledge to help others… information to pass down to generations. Please note that space is limited so registration is mandatory. You will be contacted via phone to confirm your spot.

Old School Vinyasa

Location: Logan Park Community Center

Time: 10:00am

Old school Vinyasa yoga refers to a more traditional, foundational approach to Vinyasa, where the emphasis is placed on synchronizing breath with movement. It focuses on the original principles of the practice, offering a steady pace, clear instruction, and minimal variation in sequences. Unlike modern Vinyasa classes that may include creative flows or mix in other styles, old school Vinyasa sticks to time-honored sequences, such as Sun Salutations, and maintains a balance between strength, flexibility, and mindfulness.

Come & flow with me!

May Theme ~ Flowers

Logan Park ~ 690 13th Avenue NE

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Ride Start: 2pm

Ride End: 4:30pm

Dress in floral patterns

Come out with your bike and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. We will always meet up at Logan Park but the routes will be different each time.

These rides are for women and their children only! You will be asked to leave if you don’t identify as such. Thank you for respecting our space.

Come through to get a bike, and or have a chance to win a new one!

Mother’s Day Community Bike Ride Open to All

Lorraine B. Smaller Park ~ 1201 North Sharidan

Event Start: 1pm

Ride Start: 4pm

Ride End: 5:30pm

I’m hosting a Mother’s Day family bike giveaway. We have bikes for kids as young as 2 all the way to adults! So bring your teenagers too. There is no registration required however it is first come first served. If you don’t have a bike, this is for you. All sies, all ages, all are welcomed. So please, bring your mama too!

The park is a great area for play and exploration. There will be games, double dutch, and most importantly a community bike ride at the end! You already have a bike? Come through and join us for the vibes and on the ride. You have a bike to give? Please feel free to drop it off. We’re accepting bike donations and gear of all kinds.

There will also be new bike giveaway.

See you on May 10th! All love, All community.

Weekly Group Ride - Sundays at 2pm

Come bike ready! No loaner bikes.

Logan Park ~ 690 13th Avenue NE

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Ride Start: 2pm

Ride End: 4:30pm

Come out with your bike and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. We will always meet up at Logan Park but the routes will be different each time.

These rides are for women and their children only! You will be asked to leave if you don’t identify as such. Thank you for respecting our space.

Atlas Defense

Biking with Baddies Violence Prevention Training Part. 2

Location: Reviving Roots - 1624 Harmon Pl Bldg 1629-1625 Suite 300, Minneapolis

Time: 10am - 11:30am

Hand to Hand Intro

This training is specifically tailored for women who want to feel safer and more confident while riding their bikes and navigating public spaces. The focus is on situational awareness, defensive techniques, and responses to common threats, including anti-trafficking tactics, as well as knife and handgun disarming upon request. Each session adapts to the participants priorities, ensuring that the training is relevant, effective, and empowering.

To create a safe and controlled learning environment, a mobile 10 by 10 wrestling mat will be provided for drills and grappling practice. Whether you’re new to self-defense or looking to sharpen your skills, this class offers a supportive space to build strength, confidence, and the ability to protect yourself and those around you. This is part two to our 3-part violence prevention series with Atlas Defense.

Waiver

Learn more about Atlas Defense below.

Atlas Defense

Atlas Defense

Biking with Baddies Violence Prevention Training Part 1.

Location: Virtual

Time: 10am - 11:30am

Conversations about Safety

Conversations About Safety is a multilayered, facilitated workshop designed to explore how we perceive and experience harm, violence, and safety within our communities. Through thought-provoking prompts and open dialogue, participants will reflect on where we believe harm originates, how it manifests in our daily lives, and what true safety means to us. This workshop encourages deep conversations that center abolitionist values and envision futures rooted in collective care and liberation.

For this special women-only virtual session, we will create a safe, supportive space to openly discuss our personal experiences with violence, harm, and resilience. Together, we will share how we’ve navigated difficult situations, explore ways to cultivate safety in our lives and communities, and uplift one another through solidarity and healing. This session is designed to foster empowerment, provide mutual support, and encourage transformative thinking about what a world free from violence could look like. This is part one to our 3-part violence prevention series with Atlas Defense.

Learn more about Atlas Defense below.

Atlas Defense

Fat Bikes, Now Bike!

BWB Fat Bike Ride on River Bottoms

Location: 11115 Lyndale Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420

Pace: No drop ride, stopping at trail intersections to regroup. This is a beginner friendly ride.

Time: 10am - Noon

Join Biking with Baddies as we ride along the river trail on Fat Bikes! Now Bikes will be leading the ride taking us on a remarkable experience one will love. If you've never rode a fat bike before no need to worry. This route is suitable for most. Let's get ready to have a great time. After the ride there will be an option to meet for lunch.

Free loaner bikes are available. You’ll be contacted after your registration for confirmation of your reserved bike. Please note that helmets are required, and you must be 15yr or older to join.

If you want to join on your own bike you are more than welcome! Fat bike or gravel bike highly recommended.

Follow the link to learn about our sponsor Now Bikes.

Stationary Cycling Class

Join Seaarra for her first spin class! Free for community

YWCA - 375 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102

Duration: 10am - 11am

Still Spinning!!! Yes, yes! We are still spinning no matter the weather. Seaarra has joined forces with the YWCA to help empower families. Our partnership is rooted in a shared mission: to uplift and empower women, promoting both physical fitness and mental well-being. Together, we believe that true health goes beyond just the body. It’s about building confidence, finding strength, and supporting one another through the journey to better overall health. Still Spinning is a great route to get there.

These spin classes are designed not only to get you moving but to create a supportive community where people of all backgrounds can come together, connect, and grow stronger in mind, body, and spirit. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned rider, this space is for you! This space to push limits, celebrate progress, and also finds the encouragement you need to keep going.

During this class you will hear a mix of instrumental, r&b and hip hop.

Join Seaarra for a fun workout that’s more than just fitness… it’s a movement of empowerment. Lets cycle there together. With the YWCA, we’re riding toward a healthier, more confident future for all.

Register below to claim your free T-Shirt!

Old School Vinyasa

Location: 612 Jungle

Time: 6-7pm

Old school Vinyasa yoga refers to a more traditional, foundational approach to Vinyasa, where the emphasis is placed on synchronizing breath with movement. It focuses on the original principles of the practice, offering a steady pace, clear instruction, and minimal variation in sequences. Unlike modern Vinyasa classes that may include creative flows or mix in other styles, old school Vinyasa sticks to time-honored sequences, such as Sun Salutations, and maintains a balance between strength, flexibility, and mindfulness.

Come & flow with me!

612 Jungle

Night Ride, Let’s Vibe

Starting Point: Boom Island, 724 Sibley St SE

Ending Point: Bar of choice

Get ready for a night on the town with Biking with Baddies. We’re starting off under the city lights with music, drinks, finger foods, and good vibes. We’ll start off with a social setting then take off on bikes to enjoy the beautiful scenery and fresh breeze from the river.

There are 14 loaner bikes available. If you would like to use a free Lime Bike, please text 612-282-1001 and let me know. Bikes will go fast. Lime bikes also have a built in light. If you are coming on your own please be sure to have lights and/or reflective gear for safety.

Bring identification and money!

Food & Drinks available for purchase. Both Black Owned

This gone be a beautiful night. I can’t wait to ride and chill with you all.

Community Bike Ride #5

1801 North James Avenue

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Event Start: 6pm

Ride Start: 7-7:30pm

End time: Sunset

Come out to bike with your community and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Punch cards are available for purchase if you’d like to enter the drawing for a new bike at the end of season. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. There will be a community meal, bicycle maintenance demo, and bike gear giveaway at each ride. Loaner bikes are available; however, I recommend you come on your own if applicable.

Loaners provided by Lime Bikes (registration required)

Community meal by DT Catering

Bicycle maintenance by Break the Cycle

Community Bike Ride #6

Join the community rides for your chance to win a bike!

3400 15th Avenue South

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Event Start: 6pm

Ride Start: 7-7:30pm

End time: Sunset

Come out to bike with your community and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Punch cards are available for purchase if you’d like to enter the drawing for a new bike at the end of season. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. There will be a community meal, bicycle maintenance demo, and bike gear giveaway at each ride. Loaner bikes are available; however, I recommend you come on your own if applicable.

Loaners provided by Lime Bikes (registration required)

Community meal by DT Catering

Bicycle maintenance by Break the Cycle

Community Bike Ride #2

Join the community rides for your chance to win a bike!

3200 Glenwood Avenue

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Event Start: 6pm

Ride Start: 7-7:30pm

End time: Sunset

Come out to bike with your community and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Punch cards are available for purchase if you’d like to enter the drawing for a new bike at the end of season. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. There will be a community meal, bicycle maintenance demo, and bike gear giveaway at each ride. Loaner bikes are available; however, I recommend you come on your own if applicable.

Loaners provided by Lime Bikes (registration required)

Community meal by DT Catering

Bicycle maintenance by Break the Cycle

Community Bike Ride #1

Join the community rides for your chance to win a bike!

3200 E Bde Maka Ska Parkway

Route - Easy, beginner friendly… come outside!

Event Start: 6pm

Ride Start: 7-7:30pm

End time: Sunset

Come out to bike with your community and make new friends. There may be people you know, and/or folks that might want to get to know you on this ride. Even if that’s not the goal, come outside to cycle with us in nature. Punch cards are available for purchase if you’d like to enter the drawing for a new bike at the end of season. Children are also allowed on this ride if they are able to follow rules on their own and/or are carried along on a trailer. There will be a community meal, bicycle maintenance demo, and bike gear giveaway at each ride. Loaner bikes are available; however, I recommend you come on your own if applicable.

Loaners provided by Lime Bikes (registration required)

Community meal by DT Catering

Bicycle maintenance by Break the Cycle

Meeting Location: Trailhead

Time: 1pm to 4pm

BWB is hosting it’s first ever gear swap on April 13th at 1pm! This is your invitation to bring some things you no longer use to get items you need. This is for everyone that loves hiking, biking, camping, running, climbing, you name it.

I am also taking donations from those that are able to give. Please email bikingwithsea@gmail.com if you would like to provide a donation box and/or have good reusable items that may be of good to someone else.

If you don’t have an item to give feel free to still come! The food is potluck style so bring a bag of chips or a dish to share with everyone. Let’s enjoy a day of exchange of good energy as we head into cycling season.

Items Needed

Helmets, tubes, pumps, locks, bike bags, pedals, hiking essentials, boots, used workout computers, hammocks, tents, used bikes, patch kits, gloves, reflector jackets, lights, multi tools, spd cleats, first aid kits, saddles, fanny packs, gift cards, tubes, carriers etc.

BWB Breaks The Cycle

Meeting at Trail Head ~1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway at 5:30pm

Riding 15miles - Easy

Biking with Baddies is a group of black & brown individuals that come together to ride, meditate, and have a great time! We ride in style, we ride in elegance, and we ride in peace. We pedal, don’t break. In order to learn how to do so, Biking with Baddies is teaming with Break the cycle!

Break the cycle will have a bike professor on hand ready to teach us a few things regarding bike maintenance. It can be very intimidating to travel around on a bike without knowing how to handle emergency situations. We have to be prepared for the unexpected and/or ready to help others in the time of need.

Bike knowledge allows us to ride in confidence. Having more confidence on your bike means more rides are manifesting. We’ll have more means of transportation when it comes to commute, traveling, and let’s not forget a fun way to exercise!

We will be meeting at Trail Head the last Tuesday of the month starting in May ending in August.

Click here to learn more about Break the Cycle

A Day Together in Nature

Meeting Location: Minnehaha Falls - Pergola Garden

Peace everyone! BWB is proud to be in collaboration with Affirmation Space. Affirmation Space is exactly how it sounds. An organization that offers sacred space for the community to use while grounding, tapping into self, sharing dreams and truth, collaborating, creating, resting or just to let go and be themselves. Come join us for a great day of eventful, intentional, meditative activities. See below for this free event outline…

• Biking with B.A.D.D.I.E.S will host a group ride that starts and ends back at Minnehaha Falls from 10am-12pm. This route is for all levels, and all bikes.

• Strangers Meeting Strangers will host a number of tiny group spaces throughout the event with multiple topics on nature, selfcare, and healing.

• Bayou and Candida will be setting up international crystals spaces and hiding crystals in the nature throughout the space for you to find, share, trade, or simply take home.

This is a free event! However, you must have your own bike for the ride. Lets have a time out in Nature together. See you on the trails.

Affirmation Space