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Holiday Bike Giveaway Success!

December 10, 2019

Kids on bikes

Fifty new bikes found their forever homes. For the last month, Bike Newport’s volunteer elves have been fixing, restoring and polishing dozens of donated children’s bicycles – getting them ready for the annual bike giveaway at Pell Elementary School. On Saturday, smiles abounded as kids of all sizes matched with bikes of all sizes, all…  read more

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Elliot’s Ride – A Ride for Everyone!

May 16, 2018

ELLIOT’S RIDE A Ride for EVERYONE!  Sunday June 10th, 2018, 9:00am-1.00pm Beginning and ending at Fort Adams State Park   Billed as “A Ride For Everyone!”, Elliot’s Ride seeks to bring lots of people together to ride along the ocean. “People who ride there every day and people who’ve never ridden there before,”  – www.elliotsride.org Elliot’s…  read more

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Meet Bike Hero Daniela Abbott: The Force Behind the Farm-to-Farm Ride

May 2, 2018

  This Saturday, May 5th, we will host the first-ever car-free community bike ride on Middle Road in Portsmouth. We are VERY excited. Opportunities to ride car-free on Aquidneck Island are few and far between, and pretty much limited to parks and parking lots. But not this weekend! With the help of the Portsmouth Police…  read more

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BIKE LOVE FILM PARTY!

April 30, 2018

MAY 17 • 6:30pm Tickets   Bike Newport presents Bike Love Film Party at The Jane Pickens Theater Sponsored by Bike Newport Board of Directors and New Belgium Beer Thanks to “Filmed by Bike”, A bike film festival in Portland Oregon A broad mix of bike tales dances across the screen as you immerse yourself…  read more

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Bike to School Day at Thompson Middle School!

April 27, 2018

Bike Newport will be at Thompson Middle School welcoming and celebrating all students who ride a bike or walk to school. All participants will be entered into a raffle. Great prizes to be won! Bike To School Day Thompson Middle School •Wednesday May 9th • 7:15 – 8:30am Great prizes thanks to our generous local businesses:…  read more

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First Car Free Bike Ride on Aquidneck Island

April 27, 2018

Portsmouth Farm-to-Farm Bike Ride First Car Free Bike Ride on Aquidneck Island (Newport RI) Bike Newport is pleased to announce a first-time car-free family ride on Aquidneck Island: the Portsmouth Farm-to-Farm Bike Ride will take place on Saturday, May 5th, from 2:00-4:00pm. This leisurely 4-mile ride is well-suited to bicycle riders of all ages and…  read more

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Learn, Fix, Socialize, and Ride!

April 19, 2018

Seized brakes? Rust on your chain? Shifters not shifting very well? Come on out to the first BYOB social of bike season to snack and rub shoulders with our friendly mechanics, fellow bike enthusiasts, and people just like you in a casual, inclusive, and educational atmosphere. This month’s focus will be DIY spring tuneups, so…  read more

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Announcing the Thompson Middle School #BikeWalkChallenge!

October 27, 2014

^two bikers sport their “I Biked to School Today!” stickers Did you know that children who start the day by walking or biking to school are engaged in the physical activity that contributes to a healthier lifestyle, a better outlook, higher self-esteem, improved independence, and, ultimately, better performance in school? Starting today, October 27th, students at Newport’s…  read more

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