Father's Day: MORE ICE CREAM! 6/15 5:45pm Hayes Park

Wow. The last ride to ice cream was so much fun, we've got to do it again. Soon. Like next Sunday. So in honor of father's everywhere, we're going to RIDE TO MORE ICE CREAM! This time, North Arlington style: meet at Hayes Park, ride through Ashton Heights and Lyon Village and finish at Larry's Homemade Ice Cream in Clarendon.

**To sweeten this incredibly sweet deal, Larry's is offering us HALF OFF ice cream. Hooray for Larry's!**

When: Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:45pm (roll out 6:00pm - come early with a picnic!)

Meet: Hayes Park -- North Lincoln Street & 15th St N, Arlington
Parking: On the surrounding residential streets.
Metro: the start is about a half mile from Virginia Square, the end is at Clarendon

End: Larry's Homemade in Clarendon -- Wilson Blvd and North Highland Street. (an easy mile from the start via this route)

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4927969

There are so many great things about this ride. To begin at the beginning, we're meeting at Hayes Park, which has a SPRAYGROUND (on until 8pm on Sundays), great playground equipment for the toddler-preschooler set, swings, tennis courts and even bathrooms. It's also only blocks from Rocklands BBQ (and lots of other places), if you were thinking of eating out for Father's Day dinner. We'll will ride through the lovely, bike friendly neighborhoods of Ashton Heights, Lyon Park and Lyon Village. You can discover great bike connections to so many places near this route: the Central Library, Arlington Arts Center, Clay Park Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and all those yummy restaurants in Clarendon. We'll park at the Clarendon Metro station, then walk across the street to Larry's and enjoy our treats by the bikes in the little park. And did I mention 50% off ICE CREAM? Sure to please kids and parents.

Whether you are a Dad, you're bringing a Dad, you're giving Dad the night off, whether you're kids or not, come out for what's sure to be a fabulous evening on bikes.

June 1: Kidically Spring (with Frozen Yogurt!)

It is completely unforgivable, I know. Kidical Mass Arlington has gone on over a year without a ride to ice cream. UNFORGIVABLE! So next for our June 1, 2014 ride, we will take the plunge, give in to our inner Honest Toddler, and ride the ride of our dreams - to Menchie's! (Ok, yes, it's frozen yogurt, but it's delicious).


When: Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:45pm (roll out 6:00pm - come early with a picnic!)

Meet: Penrose Park -- 6th Street South & South Wayne Street, Arlington
Parking: On the surrounding residential streets.

End: Menchies in Penrose Square -- 9th Street South and South Barton Street. (about 4 blocks from the start)

Route:http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4832154

We're changing things up a bit -- this will be an EVENING ride.  For those that want to come early, we're planning on bringing a picnic to the park (around, say 5-5:15pm), then we'll hang out and play until our 6pm roll out.  The ride will be short and sweet around one of the most lovely neighborhoods in South Arlington. It will feature tree lined streets, bike boulevards and a new (to KM-Arl) trail. We'll end at Penrose Square, and head to Menchie's. Anyone who wants can meet up for the short spin back to the park. That area is also home to a grocery store, drugstore, and a bunch of yummy restaurants, if anyone needs to stop in for Sunday-night errands or after-Menchie's dinner (because what's better than a bike ride, then ice cream, then dinner, right?).

Hope to see you there!

May 18, 2014: Taste of Kidical!

*Update: The wonderful people at Taste of Arlington are giving each of our riders a ticket for their delicious goodies! Let us know how many you're bringing along to for the ride to make sure we get enough tickets: comment below or RSVP to our facebook event.

Can you believe it's been a year?  Our very first Kidical Mass Arlington ride was just about a year ago.  We had an awesome time riding around Lubber Run and on the Bluemont Trail and ending up at the Taste of Arlington. 


This year, we're headed back to the Bluemont Trail and Taste of Arlington, but we're trying a new park to start, we're going to stop for a short playdate with a caboose and we'll ride through a section of Arlington Kidical Mass hasn't visited yet (with the requirement for flat rides, we're going to run out of these soon).  It promises to be amazing and fun, and quite taste-y.

When: Sunday, May 18, 2014 11:00am (roll out 11:15am)

Meet: Lacey Woods Park - at the play structure (near the restrooms on the map)
Parking: On the surrounding residential streets - I've heard Edison is a good bet.

End: Taste of Ballston -- Wilson Blvd & Glebe Road. 

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4667252

Bonus stop: Bluemont Junction Park - we'll stop for a quick (5-10 minute) look at the Caboose and group picture 

Note: The end is about a mile from the beginning.  The best route between the two, is here. Parking near the end in Ballston isn't the easiest, so I'd recommend parking at the start, and biking back at the end.  If folks want to pick a time to meet and head back, I'll be happy to lead that mini-ride.

Hope to see you there!

2014 Schedule!

2014 Schedule!

It's shaping up to be an exciting year: Taste of Arlington, Father's Day, Tour de France, Arlington County Fair, Clarendon Day and joint rides with Kidical Mass DC and the newly formed Kidical Mass Alexandria!

It's Spring! Let's Go Ride a Bike!

For the 2014 Spring-Summer-Fall season, we're generally riding on the third Sunday of the month, with some bonus rides thrown in, and some adjustments for some special events. Here's the plan, with the usual caveat that things happen, and you should check the website for details and confirmation.

Sunday, May 18 – Taste of Kidical (a ride to the Taste of Arlington)
Sunday, June 1 – Kidically Spring
Sunday, June 15 – Daddy Kidical (Father’s Day Ride)
Sunday, July 6 – Tour de Kidical (Ride to watch the Tour de France)
Sunday, July 20 – Kidically Arlandria – Joint ride with the newly formed Kidical Mass Alexandria
Saturday, August 10 – Fairly Kidical (a ride to the Arlington Fair)
Sunday, September 14 – Kidical Meetup - DC
Saturday, September 27 – Kidically Clarendon (a ride to Clarendon Day)
Saturday, October 4 – Arlington Fun Ride Family Ride

Don't forget to double check the website right before the ride to confirm details.

Please print and post our flyer:

This Sunday, B is for...

The next Kidical Mass Arlington ride is brought to you by the letter B:
We'll meet in Buzz Bakery in Ballston and ride to the Bike Show & Tell by Arlington Public Schools (at Washington-Lee High School).

When: THIS SUNDAY (4/6/14) 11:15am (roll out 11:30am)
Meet: Buzz Bakery, Arlington 818 N Quincy St (note that the entrance is on Wilson)
End: Washington-Lee High School for the APS Bike Show & Tell
Route: Around Ashton Heights/Lyon Park - about 3 miles and nearly pancake flat!
Parking: free and easy at Arlington Central Library -- just a few blocks from both Buzz and W-L.


We'll meet up at Buzz Bakery in Arlington, which has delicious coffee and treats (in case you want to fuel up pre-ride).  From there, we'll roll around some familiar, safe neighborhood streets in Ashton Heights and Lyon Park, passing some amazing parks.  We'll roll by the Central Library and up to Washington-Lee High School, where everyone is encouraged to enjoy the Bike Show & Tell presented by Arlington Public Schools.

Spring is here! Time for more rides!

The sun is shining.  The weather is warm (finally!).  The flowers are blooming.

It's time to get back in the <Kidical Mass Arlington> saddle.  We'd like YOUR input on schedule and route planning for this year.  You can leave comments below, comment on our facebook page, or tweet us @kidicalmassarl.

The next ride will be to the APS Bike Show & Tell -- 3/6/14 11am meet:Buzz Bakery in Ballston (see here).

Happy 2014! Great ride last night!

Thanks to everyone who came out last night.  We had a great time!

An especially HUGE thanks to Westover Beer Garden, who started us out with some delicious food (seriously, even with the limited menu, their food was AMAZING).
We took off from Westover and conquered some serious hills (for Kidical Mass rides) along 16th St N.  We saw lots of cute displays of Christmas lights (though we were disappointed by 1610 Abingdon, which had taken down their lights that day).  We used the trail to get over to Cherrydale, where we LOVED 1713 Quebec.  Then we  trekked into Lyon Village to enjoy the great display at Key Blvd & Irving.

We ended up at Northside Social, where WABA's Women & Bikes treated us to some treats to warm us up after the ride.  Thank you, WABA's Women & Bikes!









Happy 2014 to all!  If you'd like to help us plan more rides in the New Year, join the conversation on our facebook page.  We'll probably do a couple rides in the winter, then resume a monthly schedule in April or May.  All ride details will be posted here.