Bike the Blizzard 2025
Register for Bike the Blizzard 2025 here!!!
Back Alley Bikes brings in 2025 with the 13th annual Bike the Blizzard fundraising event. This year, riders can join organized rides throughout the day on Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd. It will be a weekend full of adventure, accomplishment, and celebration with other brave Detroit riders! This year, we are counting on our friends and neighbors to come out like never before to help us continue to support Detroit’s cycling community.
Back Alley Bikes relies on this annual fundraiser to keep our doors open, programs running, and to be the community spot the Detroit bike riders rely on! The rest of the year we are busy with our DIY open shop, educational classes, and getting bikes to people in the city.
Registration is $25 and includes access to rides, entry to the event space at 3611 Cass Ave during the ride weekend, and 1 raffle ticket. There is a minimum fundraising total for each individual of $50. We will support you in raising these donations!
The event will include:
Organized themed group rides:
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | |||||
Category | Start Time | End Time | Duration | Difficulty | Ride Theme and Leader(s) |
Opening Ride | 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | 60 mins | Easy | BtB25 Kickoff Ride — Blake Yard |
Morning Rides | 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM | 90 mins | Easy | Slow Roll — Jason Hall |
10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 120 mins | Easy | Murals & Coffee — David Young | |
Afternoon Rides | 1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 120 mins | Hard | Wednesday Night Hub Ride @ BtB — Daniel Ryniak |
1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Closing Ride | 4:30 PM | n/a | special | Medium | Dice Ride Bar Crawl — Detroit Bycycle |
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | |||||
Category | Start Time | End Time | Duration | Difficulty | Ride Theme and Leader(s) |
Opening Ride | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 30 mins | Easy | Tommie’s Loop De Loop –Tommie Dooley |
Morning Rides | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 60 mins | Medium | Joe Louis Greenway Ride — Scott Benson & Todd Scott |
10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 120 mins | Medium | History in the Streets — Zac Young & Amy E. Bragg | |
Afternoon Rides | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 90 mins | Easy | Krytonite Coffee & Tea Ride — Krytonite Club |
1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 120 mins | Easy/Medium | Venture Out Cycling Club Ride — Erin Rose | |
CHILLY SOUPOFF @ 3:30 PM, CLOSING CEREMONIES TO FOLLOW |
Raffle & Silent Auction: With prizes from local businesses and our shop The Hub of Detroit
Prizes: For participants with the most miles rode, Scavenger Hunt winner, highest fundraiser, and most donors
Tommie’s Chilly Cookoff: A Sunday soup cookoff to be judged by a true connoisseur, with prizes for the winner!
Community Building!: An incredible opportunity to connect with other bike lovers in the city
& More! Lots is in the works, come ride with us and see!