Bike Month Group Bike Ride

Join the Vanderbilt community, Vanderbilt’s Office of Transportation and Mobility, the Nashville Connector, and Spin for a group bike ride starting at the corner of 21st Avenue South & Grand Avenue, near Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management (across the street from Chipotle / Subway / Dunkin Donuts). Find a google maps link here.

The ride will take place on low-speed roadways in the Music Row area, and will showcase the protected bike lanes installed on 12th Avenue South. The ride will be supervised by a trained bike safety professional and members of the Nashville Connector team.

The ride is open to riders of many skill levels – but baseline bike riding proficiency is required. Registrants should feel comfortable balancing, pedaling, turning, braking, etc on a bike, and should be open to riding (with support) in a setting shared with other vehicles. Helmet use is required.

Spin will provide free e-bikes from the bike share program on a first-come, first-served basis. Vanderbilt’s Transportation and Mobility team will offer free helmets. Event organizers will follow up by e-mail before the event to confirm whether registrants need a bike and helmet.

Visitors who will arrive by car (and do not have a Vanderbilt parking pass) can park in the paid visitor parking spaces at the Wesley Place Garage.

Pre-ride checks and signing of associated waivers will begin promptly at 12pm. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to prepare to start soon after.

If you have any questions, e-mail Vanderbilt University’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Matthew Cushing, at [email protected]