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Bike Summer! poster from 1999.

Bike Summer! (also Bikesummer as one word) was an annual international bicycle event since 1999 which has its origins in San Francisco and was intended to expand on the culture of cycling present at Critical Mass. It takes place for about a month every year in different cities mainly in the United States to promote and celebrate the bicycle culture and is an environmental grassroots gathering. It has been organized by the so called ad-hoc committee which changes from year to year. In 2006 the main event has had a break in the United States but there was at least a Bike Summer in Osaka, Japan.

Once held, the city often continues a similar festival under another name, such as Portland's Pedalpalooza and Vancouver's Bike Month now called Velopalooza.

Timeline[]

1999[]

2000[]

2001[]

2002[]

2003[]

2004[]

2005[]

  • Los Angeles, California - June/July 2005
  • Osaka, Japan

2006[]

  • Yokohama, Japan

2007[]

2009[]

  • Osaka, Japan, [1], August 22-23

2010[]

  • Peoria, IL July 10-11 [2]

2012

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