HANDLEBAR HAPPY HOUR
BIKEIOWA has organized several Handlebar Happy Hours (HHH) to celebrate Bike Month 2023. Ride with old friends and meet new ones. See YOU there!
Rita's Cantina is our host for this Handlebar Happy Hour.
Rita's was new to the East Village River Market District in the summer of 2020, Rita’s offers a full Tex Mex menu featuring tacos, chimichangas, burritos, quesadillas and more! Enjoy lighter fare with the Grande Rice Bowl, Shrimp Tacos, Fiesta Chicken Salad, or or classic Crunchy Beef Tacos. Shake things up by trying their Pork Tinga Tamales, filled with corn tomalito and house made pork tinga. They have margarita flights, queso flights, homemade salsa, and 14 flavors of margaritas on-tap on their sizable outdoor patio!
HHH specials
Happy Hour will be extended to 7pm (normally ends are 6pm)
- $2 OFF QUESO FLIGHTS
- $2 OFF MARGARITAS (EXCLUDING FLIGHTS)
- $1 OFF DRAFT BEER
HHH giveaways
Stay until the end and win some HHH swag. Must be present to win!
- Margarita Flight
- Rita's Cantina Trucker Cap
- 20oz Margarita
- 50% off any appetizer
IMPORTANT BIKE MONTH DATES
WHAT IS BIKE MONTH?
May is National Bike Month and is celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.
BIKEIOWA co-hosted the first organized "Bike to Work Day" on
May 16th 2003. That grew to "Bike to Work Week" in
2005 and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective took over in
2011 to create "Bike Month" (with focus in the Des Moines metro) as we know it today. View past
Bike to Work and "
Bike Month" Features.
HOW TO CELEBRATE BIKE MONTH?
Bike Month is so much more than riding your bike to work.
- It's about riding from here to there. Riding around the block, riding to get coffee, riding to work, date-night ride, riding on a trail or road, riding to get/stay in shape or running errands.
- It's about inspiration - riding further and encouraging others to bike.
- It's about riding your bike whether if be for fun, fitness or with family and/or friends.
- It's about riding your bike places it’s never seen or take your bike places you’d usually see by car.
- It's about your wellness, happiness and community well-being.
- It's about safer streets and connected communities and a healthier planet
- It's about exploration and finding new ways to get from here to there.
Invite friends and co-workers to ride with you. Help them get their bike, clothes and gear ready. Offer advice and assistance to increase their confidence. Educate them on bicycle etiquette for riding on trails, roads, with other cyclists, motorists and others on the trails. And have Fun!
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BIKEIOWA RESOURCES
Iowa is a GREAT place to ride ALL year long and BIKEIOWA has several dedicated pages in their "Resources" menu section for commuting and promoting bicycle-friendliness.
Other Resources