Bike Summer! (also Bikesummer as one word) was an annual international bicycle event since 1999 which has its origins in San Francisco and was intended to expand on the culture of cycling present at Critical Mass. It takes place for about a month every year in different cities mainly in the United States to promote and celebrate the bicycle culture and is an environmental grassroots gathering. It has been organized by the so called ad-hoc committee which changes from year to year. In 2006 the main event has had a break in the United States but there was at least a Bike Summer in Osaka, Japan.

Once held, the city often continues a similar festival under another name, such as Portland's Pedalpalooza and Vancouver's Bike Month now called Velopalooza.

Contents 1 Timeline 1.1 1999 1.2 2000 1.3 2001 1.4 2002 1.5 2003 1.6 2004 1.7 2005 1.8 2006 1.9 2007 1.10 2009 1.11 2010

TimelineEdit

1999Edit San Francisco, California - July/August 1999 (starting with Critical Mass) 2000Edit Chicago, Illinois - June/September 2000 2001Edit Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - The Summer of Velolove - July/August 2001 Kyoto, Japan 2002Edit Portland, Oregon - August 2002 Kyoto, Japan 2003Edit New York City, New York - June/July 2003 2004Edit Seattle, Washington Osaka, Japan

2005Edit Los Angeles, California - June/July 2005 Osaka, Japan 2006Edit Yokohama, Japan 2007Edit New Haven, Connecticut - over 3000 attendees Columbus, Ohio (?) Birmingham, United Kingdom (?) Lisboa, Portugal (?) 2009 Edit Osaka, Japan, [1], August 22-23 2010Edit Peoria, IL July 10-11 [2]

2012

• Peoria IL June 9-10[Bike Summer 12]