Bike Culture Events in Roanoke — CarLessBrit Museum Opening

Join River Laker, aka “CarLessBrit,” for three wonder-filled bike culture events this Wednesday evening, July 1, 6-8 PM, in downtown Roanoke. Come by bike, or bring your bike, and ride from one to the next!

The first is the wonder-filled opening of the CarLessBrit Museum, at 310 2nd St. SW, featuring:

• bike culture art
• a virtual roanoke bike gang ride
• interactive bike activities for all types/ages
• bike lane for kiddies to ride on
• live bike music from dj DickiE & Joey T
• pedal-powered blender smoothies — u gotta pedal for it
• flat tire repair competition — old school style
• bike culture exhibits — tonnes of stuff touched on. ‘except 4 lycra shorts, no, they’re mentioned too just not shown, hehe!
• more fun stuff than this!

Next up are two wonder-filled exhibits at the Virginia Museum of Transportation:

• A Bicycle Obsession: David Saville’s bike collection
  • chronicling a century of cycling
  • Tour de France memorabilia
  • unique items signed by cycling celebrities
  • & more!
• Remembering Artie Levin
  • bike and artifacts belonging to Roanoke’s own “Mr.
    Fitness” & founder of Blue Ridge Bicycle Club (BRBC)
  • visit the automobiles & historic locomotives at the
    Virginia Museum of Transportation while here
  • & more!

For more information, and background on the CarLessBrit Museum, see the CarLessBrit blog, CarLessBrit videos at Vimeo, and the CarLessBrit Experiment Facebook page.

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