To contribute to this wiki, please contact bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com if you would like us to create you an account. The Contribute to this Wiki page goes into detail about how to make contributions and what information should be included.

Para contribuir a este wiki, por favor escribe a bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com si deseas que creemos una cuenta para ti. La página Contribute to this Wiki explica en detalle cómo hacer contribuciones y qué información debe incluirse.


Bike!Bike!: Difference between revisions

From Bike Collectives Wiki
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Bike!Bike!''' is an annual international conference of nonprofit bike collectives and other bicycle projects.  It began in 2004 in New Orleans and has been hosted by a different city each year since.
[http://bikebike.org/ '''Bike!Bike!'''] is an international, annual gathering organized by and for [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]. The conference is a space for participants from shops and related advocacy groups to converge in a different city each year over a 4 day period to have workshops and strengthen our social network.


== Location ==
== Bike!Bike! FAQs==
The location changes from year to year with a different shop or collective hosting.
In addition to New Orleans, Bike!Bike! has been held in San Francisco, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Toronto, San Marcos, and Vancouver.


With [[Bike!Bike! 2013]], New Orleans will be the first city to host a second time.
=== How can I find out about the next in-person Bike!Bike! event? ===
Different organizers seem to use different platforms. Organizers might announce through some or all of the following:


== Date ==
* [https://en.bikebike.org/ BikeBike.org] - Almost everyone seems to announce here
Generally Bike!Bike! is held at some point during the summer months, starting on a Thursday and ending the following Sunday.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/648758205249998/ Facebook]
* [https://www.instagram.com/bikebikeorg/ Instagram]
* [https://climatejustice.global/@bbe Mastodon/Fediverse]
* [https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org/latest ThinkTank email list] ([https://lists.bikecollectives.org/postorius/lists/thethinktank.lists.bikecollectives.org/ sign up here])
* other?


== Funding ==
=== Who is invited? ===
Most of the funding required to host Bike!Bike! comes directly from registration fees collected from participants from the previous year. The fee is a suggested donation, usually between $25 and $45.
You don’t have to be an expert or belong to a huge group, you just need to be willing to share what you know about organization, mechanics, social impact, addressing inequality, and increasing accessibility to cycling in your community.


== Responsibilities of the Host Project ==
=== What can I expect when attending a Bike!Bike! conference? ===
A host can generally run Bike!Bike! in whatever way they may please but over the years some key features have become expected by many from the host project.
 
== What to expect when attending a Bike!Bike! conference ==
* Workshops
* Workshops
* Food
* Food
Line 22: Line 22:
* Politics?
* Politics?


== The History of Bike!Bike! ==
=== What types of workshops will there be? ===
...
Workshops are organized and run by attendees, they can be about anything that might concern community bicycle projects and can be in any format including presentations, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, and bicycle rides. If you would like to host your own workshop you can enter details after registering. What ends up in the final schedule and when they happen are decided on by the conference hosts.
 
=== Where can I stay? What can I eat? How can I get around? ===
Traditionally conference hosts arrange shared accommodations, one to two meals a day, and bicycles will be available for registered attendees. However you should check the conference details on the current conference. More information on how you can arrange your own accommodation and other recommended places to visit should also be provided to you by the hosts on the conference page or in hard copy upon arrival.
 
== Event Coordination Resources for Bike!Bike! ==
* [[Bike!Bike! Event Coordination Manual]]
* [[Bike!Bike! Event Coordination Timeline]]
* [[Bike!Bike! Event Coordination Meetings and Minutes]]
* [[Inclusivity at Bike!Bike!]]


*Providing food
== Volunteering for Bike!Bike! ==
*Organizing workshops
[[Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Volunteer Roles/en|Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Volunteer Roles]]<br>
*Providing accommodations (organizing billeting)
[[Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Volunteer Roles/es|Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Roles de voluntariado]]
*Providing bikes for those who can't bring their own
*Providing directions to the venues, and around town
*Organizing group rides
*Throwing a dance party
*Editing bikebike.org


== Photos ==
== Past Bike!Bike! Events==
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=bikebike&m=text Flickr Photos]
Details about Bike!Bike! events held in 2013 and later are listed on the [https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/ Bike!Bike! website].


== Links ==
===Annual===
* [http://www.bikebike.org/ Bike!Bike! Homepage]
==== Bike!Bike! Everywhere! (Virtual)====
The annual Bike!Bike! conference moved to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the following events taking place online:
* [[Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2022]] was a virtual, international Bike!Bike! online.
* [[Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021]] was a virtual, international Bike!Bike! online.


==See also==
Many Bike!Bike! Everywhere! workshops are posted on [https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere archive.org].<br>
''Note: there were some workshops whose recordings failed or were randomly lost, and some that weren't recorded.''
==== In-Person ====
* [https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/M%C3%A9xicoD.F.2025 Bike!Bike! 2025] in CDMX (Mexico City), Mexico - September 14 – 21, 2025
* [https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/Tijuana2019/ Bike!Bike! 2019] in Tijuana, Baja, Mexico - October 10 – 13, 2019
* [https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/LosAngeles2018 Bike!Bike! 2018] in Los Angeles, CA, USA - September 27-30, 2018
* [[Bike!Bike! 2017]] in Winnipeg, MB Canada - August 24-27, 2017
* [[Bike!Bike! 2016]] in Detroit, MI USA - September 28-October 2, 2016
* [[Bike!Bike! 2015]] in Guadalajara, Mexico - October 1-4, 2015
* [[Bike!Bike! 2014]] in Columbus, OH USA - August 28-31, 2014
* [[Bike!Bike! 2013]] in New Orleans, LA USA - October 2-6, 2013
* [[Bike!Bike! 2012]] in Vancouver, BC Canada - June 21-24 , 2012
* [[Bike!Bike! 2011]] in San Marcos, TX, USA - June 2011
* [[Bike!Bike! 2010]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - August 2010
* [[Bike!Bike! 2008]] in San Francisco, CA, USA - Autumn 2008
* [[Bike!Bike! 2007]] in Pittsburgh, PA, USA - August 2007
* [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] in Milwaukee, WI, USA - May 2006
* [[Bike!Bike! 2005]] at [[BICAS]] in Tucson, AZ, USA
* [[Bike!Bike! 2004]] at [[Plan B]] in New Orleans, LA, USA


*[[UK Bike Gathering 2012|UK Bike Gathering]]
===Regional===
====Northeast====
* [[Bike!Bike! Northeast 2019]] in Toronto, ON Canada - May 17-20, 2019
====Southeast====
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2018]] in Columbia, SC USA - March 15-18, 2018
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2017]] in Alexandria, VA USA - March 16-19, 2017
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2016]] at [[Rag & Bones]] in Richmond, Virginia
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2014]] in Tallahassee, FL USA - March 13-17, 2014
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2012]] in Birmingham, Alabama, March 23-25.
* [[Bike!Bike! Southeast 2009]] in Atlanta, GA - January 2009
====West====
* [[Bike!Bike! West 2026]] in Oakland, CA, USA - June 11 – 14, 2026
* [[Bici!Bici! West 2012]] at [[Bikerowave]] in Los Angeles, CA USA - April 2012
* [[Bici!Bici! West 2011]] at the [[Davis Bike Collective]] in Davis CA - April 2011


{{Bike!Bike!}}
{{Bike!Bike!}}
[[Category:Bike!Bike!]]
[[Category:Bike!Bike!]]

Latest revision as of 22:53, 2 September 2026

Bike!Bike! is an international, annual gathering organized by and for Community Bicycle Organizations. The conference is a space for participants from shops and related advocacy groups to converge in a different city each year over a 4 day period to have workshops and strengthen our social network.

Bike!Bike! FAQs

How can I find out about the next in-person Bike!Bike! event?

Different organizers seem to use different platforms. Organizers might announce through some or all of the following:

Who is invited?

You don’t have to be an expert or belong to a huge group, you just need to be willing to share what you know about organization, mechanics, social impact, addressing inequality, and increasing accessibility to cycling in your community.

What can I expect when attending a Bike!Bike! conference?

  • Workshops
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Politics?

What types of workshops will there be?

Workshops are organized and run by attendees, they can be about anything that might concern community bicycle projects and can be in any format including presentations, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, and bicycle rides. If you would like to host your own workshop you can enter details after registering. What ends up in the final schedule and when they happen are decided on by the conference hosts.

Where can I stay? What can I eat? How can I get around?

Traditionally conference hosts arrange shared accommodations, one to two meals a day, and bicycles will be available for registered attendees. However you should check the conference details on the current conference. More information on how you can arrange your own accommodation and other recommended places to visit should also be provided to you by the hosts on the conference page or in hard copy upon arrival.

Event Coordination Resources for Bike!Bike!

Volunteering for Bike!Bike!

Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Volunteer Roles
Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Roles de voluntariado

Past Bike!Bike! Events

Details about Bike!Bike! events held in 2013 and later are listed on the Bike!Bike! website.

Annual

Bike!Bike! Everywhere! (Virtual)

The annual Bike!Bike! conference moved to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the following events taking place online:

Many Bike!Bike! Everywhere! workshops are posted on archive.org.
Note: there were some workshops whose recordings failed or were randomly lost, and some that weren't recorded.

In-Person

Regional

Northeast

Southeast

West

Bike!Bike! International Conferences
Annual 2004 (New Orleans) · 2005 (Tucson) · 2006 (Milwaukee) · 2007 (Pittsburgh) · 2008 (San Francisco) · 2009 (Minneapolis) · 2010 (Toronto) · 2011 (San Marcos) · 2012 (Vancouver) · 2013 (New Orleans) · 2014 (Columbus) · 2015 (Guadalajara) · 2016 (Detroit) · 2017 (Winnipeg) · 2018 (Los Angeles) · 2019 (Tijuana) · 2025 (Mexico City)
Regional Southeast 2009 (Atlanta) · West 2011 (Davis, CA) · Southeast 2012 (Birmingham) · West 2012 (Los Angeles) · Southeast 2014 (Tallahassee, FL) · Southeast 2017 (Alexandria, VA) · Southeast 2018 (Columbia, SC · Northeast 2018 (Toronto) · West 2026 (Oakland)
Virtual Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 · Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2022
See Also BikeBike.org · UK Bike Gathering · Youth Bike Summit (National Youth Bike Council)
Retrieved from "https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike!Bike!&oldid=54957"