The weather is warming up soon, so lets get outside and get active! Join GPB for a 9:00 AM morning bike ride with the Metro Atlanta Cycling Club followed by a screening of Bike Vessel.

The 9:00 AM bike ride is a casual ride for beginners and will offer an 18 and 28 mile options. The ride starts near the U-Haul Facility on 300 Peters St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313 and cycles toward Hwy 29, a very popular cylcing route. This route will allow you to see what it is like riding in a group and on city streets versus mountain trails. Experienced cyclists will still have an opportunity to "get in a spin" and share tips and info with newer riders. No One Will Be Left Behind!! The Ride Route may be downloaded at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/66619082. 

Following the ride, we will will meet at The Nia Building located at 352 University Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30310 to watch the film Bike Vessel at 1:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served before and during the film. 

The bike ride and screening are free to attend, but registration is required. 

If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact Christian Stegall at cstegall@gpb.org or call 404-685-2350.

About Bike Vessel:

Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.

About the Metro Atlanta Cycling Club: 

The Metro Atlanta Cycling Club (MACC) began in the mid 80’s out of the now-defunct Yellow Jersey Bicycle Shop in South Dekalb. The Yellow Jersey Bicycle Shop opened its doors not only to serve the cycling community but also to bring awareness of the sport to the black community.  The club’s founding members, Larry Anderson and Dikobe McFarlane shared the same vision and as a result, started MACC. Some of the club’s original members who were instrumental in developing the club included Larry and Betty Anderson, Stan and Julie Foster, Art Durden, Marvin Anderson, Curtis Cobb, Dikobe McFarlane, Walter Williams, Stan Smith, Melvin Washington, Stefan Hood, and Fred Butler.