This Saturday: Family Fun Ride & Kidical Mass Arlington United for a Super October Event

This Saturday the Arlington Family Fun Ride and the Kidical Mass Arlington will combine their forces of awesome to make an incredible day of cycling.  There will be the 17 mile cruise around the Arlington Loop with full support and stops and swag.  And there will be the 3.5 Kidical Mass ride.  It all starts down in Crystal City.

Arlington Fun Ride

Ride Details!

Date: Saturday, October 5th
Time: Adult & Youth Ride Starts at 8am.  Kids Ride starts at 10am.
Where: Updated location! Crystal City: 18th Street and Crystal Drive
Cost: $10 for individuals, $25 for families (up to 4 individuals) and includes a technical t-shirt for each individual. Additional shirts are available at $10 each (supplies are limited)
The Arlington Fun Ride is a scenic, family-friendly 17 mile ride taking you on the paved multi-use trails that make up the Arlington Loop. There will be multiple pit stops with snacks along the ride and at the start/finish there will be health and fitness information and activities for all ages, including music, games, a kids bike rodeo and a short family ride for parents with small children.

Kidical Mass Arlington teams up with the Arlington Fun Ride for a super-extra special Family Ride

When: Saturday, October 5, 2013  (yes, that's THIS Saturday)
Meet: 10:00am - Crystal City - 18th Street and Crystal Drive
Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3379060
Something new and different: a SATURDAY morning ride.  We'll start in Crystal City, after the intrepid souls doing the full Arlington Fun Ride leave for the (long and hilly) Arlington loop.  After a safety briefing, we'll roll out along the streets of Crystal City, then through the new and amazing Long Bridge Park.  We'll bump over the "developing" pavement of Long Bridge Drive and head into the Pentagon Reservation on Boundary Channel.  Kidical Mass Arlington devotees may recognize our jaunt over the Connector Road, through the Pentagon Parking Lot tunnel, and beside Pentagon City Mall.  After riding through Aurora Highlands, we'll join the festivities in Crystal City celebrating the Arlington Fun Ride and Pheonix Bikes.
Registration for the Fun Ride is encouraged (though not mandatory -- your fee does get you a cool t-shirt and goes to support Pheonix Bikes).
The entire ride is 3.5 miles and flat (only 102 total feet of going up).  It's a perfect ride for anyone new to group riding (with or without kids).
Hope to see y'all there!