12th Annual Norfolk Bike Month

For more than a decade, Norfolk has been celebrating National Bike Month each May. It’s a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try!

In 2023, we'll be celebrating like always, with 31 days of rides and plenty of opportunities to get those wheels rolling. Two of Norfolk's favorite bike events return - join us for the Bike Expo and Glow Ride. We still encourage you to bike solo or with friends and family. Bike to coffee or just around the block for some fresh air. Whether you’re riding for fun, fitness or with family, commuting to work or taking a quick jaunt around the block, you are part of a movement for safer streets, connected communities, a healthier planet, and happier people.

Norfolk Bike Month is a city-wide community celebration sponsored by Lime and organized by the City of Norfolk, Downtown Norfolk Council, Hampton Roads Transit and TRAFFIX, the Elizabeth River Trail and many other partners.

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Bike Events

Norfolk celebrates Bike Month with a few signature events:

Weekly easy, medium or fast-paced rides with community cycling groups
Norfolk Bike Expo, May 1
Park to Park to Park Mountain Bike Ride, May 3
Tour de ORF casual ride, May 7
National Bike to Work Week, May 15-19
Bike to Work Day! featuring pit stops for cyclists, May 19, select locations
Glow Ride, May 19, The Plot in the NEON District

Click here for a full schedule of all Bike Month activities and events. Download an interactive and printable Bike Month calendar here and a page of resources here. Visit norfolk.gov/bike for biking information and resources city-wide.

Be sure to tag us in your bike posts in May with #nfkbikemonth!

Norfolk Bike Shops

No bike? No problem. There are plenty of options across Norfolk to snag a new ride or upgrade your current cruiser. In Downtown, Pedego Electric Bikes offers rentals, private appointments and the latest in e-bike styles. Outside of Downtown, visit one of the handful of locally-owned bike shops. Many of the shops also host free regular rides, ranging from spandex road trips to casual neighborhood jaunts. Start bike shopping!

Downtown Norfolk residents and employees receive half price rentals from Pedego for the month of May. Please use the coupon code DOWNTOWN on all rental products found on PedegoNorfolk.com.

East Coast Bicycles

1910 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517

757-622-0446

Hund’s Re-Cycle Factory

4909 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23508

757-962-2100

Local Bike Shop

2406 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23517

757-527-0912

Pedego Norfolk

223 E. City Hall Avenue, Suite 101, Norfolk, VA 23510

757-320-2400