Black poster with white text that reads 'Spokes Up' and 'City-Wide Bike Challenge', with an upward arrow at the top and a bicycle wheel in place of the letter 'O' in 'Spokes'.

THE SECOND SPOKES UP BIKE CHALLENGE WAS A SUCCESS!

Together we rode over 30,000 miles!

The next Spokes Up Challenge has not been scheduled. But, we urge you to

  1. Record rides and earn rewards at West Michigan Rides.

  2. Continue supporting the bicycle-friendly businesses below that participated in the last Spokes Up Challenge.

Spokes Up Recap: Greater Grand Rapidians, you joined your fellow bikers in a Strava biking challenge and showed our city that the biking community shows up. From March 31-April 14, 2024, we logged a whopping 59,260.72 miles! Local businesses are rewarding your efforts by offering discounts to anyone who bikes to their establishment for an entire year!

To get your discounts:

  1. Pick up a Spokes Up card at participating businesses:

    Field & Fire (820 Monroe)
    Harmony Brewing (1551 Lake)
    Lantern Coffee (100 Commerce)
    Rock Paper Scissors (145 Diamond)
    Sip Coffee & Cocktails (806 Alger)

  2. Bike to participating bike-friendly businesses, show your Spokes Up card, and enjoy discounts for a whole year! Don’t forget that the discounts only apply if you BIKE there. Check out the specific discounts for each business below.

  3. Join the GGRBC Strava Club so you don’t miss out on our Third-Annual City-Wide Bike Challenge!

Question? Please contact shelly@bikegr.org.

We are always still accepting participating businesses! Please reach out if interested.

We love bike-friendly businesses! Make sure to show them some love. Here are the rewards ready for anyone who bikes there:

Colorful illustration of three domestic cats in different colors: red, orange, and blue, against a black background.
Logo with the text 'Agate & Herb' in elegant font on a white background.

3 Gatos Brewery

$1 off the first beer

Logo for Books & Mortar Bookstore, featuring black and gold text and stylized books.

Agate & Herb

10% off

Books & Mortar

10% off orders over $50

A red rooster emblem with black outlines and a registered trademark symbol on a black background, with the word 'GIC' in red underneath.
Retro-style circular badge design with the text 'Established 2010' and illustrations of hops, hops cone, and a rolling pin, with a red banner across the middle that says 'Cakebakery'.

Brewery Vivant

$1 off first beer

Cakabakery

$1.50 off a cookie or cupcake

A circular logo featuring an illustration of a geometric cityscape with interconnected buildings inside a larger circle with a black border. The words "City Built Brewing Company" are written beneath the cityscape illustration.

City Built Brewing

$1 off the first beer

Stylized handwritten text that reads 'Eat, Drink, Be Happy' in dark gray on a black background.
A stylized logo featuring a large green letter 'C' with a hop cone at the center, topped with a coin that has a dollar sign. The hop cone is in various shades of green.

Courage and Soar

10% off

Creston Brewery

$1 off a beer

A black outline of Earth with the text "Earthly Refillery" in the center and "Zero Waste Bulk Shop" at the bottom.

Earthly Refillery

15% off total purchase

Close-up of a black background with a large white capital letter 'E' in the center.

Elevated Grand Rapids

20% off single item

Logo for Field & Fire Café + Bakery with a red flame and ampersand symbol between the words.

Field & Fire

10% off

Black and white illustration of a whale, with water splashing from its blowhole, and the text 'Freshwater Whale Boutique' below.
Logo with a stylized lion and the text "The Friesian" on a black background.

Freshwater Whale Boutique

15% off

Friesian Gastro Pub

$1 off first beverage

Circular coffee-themed logo with a coffee cup, coffee bean, teapot, blueberries, and a leaf.

Full Circle Coffee

.50 off each drink

Close-up of blackbird perched on a branch in a wooded area.

GR Children’s Museum

$1 off an adult and child

Adults must be accompanied by a child

A black coffee cup with the words 'Happy Cat Cafe' on it. A minimalist illustration of a cat's face with closed eyes, whiskers, and a small nose is above the cup.
Black and white illustration of a man's face with a beard, mustache, and hair made of leaves; the words 'Harmox Brewing Company' are written across the beard in stylized letters.

Happy Cat Cafe

50% off first beverage

Elegant logo design with the words 'Heights & Cream' in blue cursive font, surrounded by decorative green flourishes above and below.

Harmony Brewing

$1 off first beer

Heights Cream

10% off April-September

The HopCat logo with stylized yellow and black text.

Hopcat - Downtown Grand Rapids

$1 off draft beer

HopCat logo in yellow and black text with a white outline.

Hopcat - Knapps Corner

$1 off draft beer

Illustration of two beer bottles with glasses, with the text 'House Rules' and 'Board Game Lounge'.

House Rules Board Game Lounge

25% off all draft beers

Logo for Jolly Pumpkin Grand Rapids featuring a circular design with a pumpkin carved into a jack-o'-lantern face, surrounded by decorative swirls and meal elements, with the words "JOLLY PUMPKIN" below.

Jolly Pumpkin

15% off regularly priced items

(can’t be combined with other discounts)

Logo for Lantern Coffee Bar & Lounge featuring a lantern hanging from a horizontal pole.
Logo for East Miele Cafe featuring a stylized mountain with a lion's head silhouette and a lightning bolt, with the text 'East Miele Cafe' below.

Lantern Coffee

20% off

Last Mile Cafe

20% off

Logo with a circular design, containing botanical illustrations in the center, and the text 'GARD AND RAPLIDS' around the top of the circle and 'the Valley' at the bottom, with a black background.

Oh, Hello Co.

10% off

Green logo with a pine tree icon and black text reading 'Outside Coffee Co'
Simple black and white illustration of a camera.

Outside Coffee Co.

10% off

Perrin Brewing Co.

1/2 off appetizers

Logo for Plant Shop with a potted plant illustration on the left.

Plant Shop

$5 off a purchase of $25 or more

Black and white circular logo with the words 'Hard Cider' at the top and 'Conklin, Michigan' at the bottom. The logo features silhouettes of leaves, skewers, or other objects.

Pux Hard Cider Taphouse

20% discount on draft beverages

Logo for Rise Authentic Baking Co. with the words 'Rise' in large script and 'GR' and 'MI' on either side, on a dark background.

Rise Authentic Bakery

10% off pastries

Logo for a rock paper scissors boutique, featuring three pink rock paper scissors drawings inside a gold circle with the words "Rock Paper Scissors Boutique" around the circle.

Rock Paper Scissors

10% off full sale

Logo of Saugatuck Brewing Co. with a large blue circle containing a white letter 'S', surrounded by black text and wheat graphics.

Saugatuck Brewery Co.  Douglas

$1 off a beer

Logo of Saugatuck Brewing Co. featuring a blue circle with a white letter 'S', surrounded by orange and black scalloped border, with wheat graphics on each side and the company name curved around.

Saugatuck Brewery Co.  Kalamazoo

$1 off a beer

A colorful, hand-drawn floral illustration with a flower in shades of pink, purple, orange, and green, adjacent to handwritten black text.

Sip Coffee & Cocktails

5% off

A circular logo with the word 'SPECIALATION' in the center, surrounded by branch-like lines extending from the top and bottom of the circle.
Logo of Squib Coffee Bar with a circular design and bold black text.

Speciation Artisan Ales

$1 off first drink

Squibb Coffee Bar at Rise Bakery

10% off

Neon sign for Stella's Lounge with red outline and red stylized text on a black background.

Stella’s Lounge

$1 off draft beer

Logo of The Cone Shoppe with a stylized ice cream shop illustration and text, mentioning Michigan and Fuller.

The Cone Shoppe

Free junior soft serve cone

The logo for The Foclery, with the tagline 'A 'FINE' Dive' in red and black text.

The Foolery

10% off

Logo for Third Nature Brewing Co., featuring a stylized mountain with pine trees, a creek, and a fish, with the company name and establishment year 2018, located in Rockford, MI.

Third Nature Brewing

$1 off first pint on Tues-Thurs

Logo for Tippy Cow ice cream featuring a cartoon cow with brown spots, a pink udder, and a pink nose.
Person wearing purple pants and leopard-print shoes, holding a snakeskin-patterned handbag, standing on a black and white tiled floor with a black and white patterned wall in the background, with the words "urban exchange" written at the bottom.

Tippy Cow

10% off

Urban Exchange Consignment

$5 off of $25

Close-up of a pink circular plate with red text that reads 'Witch' and other partially visible words in a playful, bubbly font.

WearForward Consignment

10% off

Signboard with traditional Japanese characters and text that reads 'Japanese Warm + Outside Coffee'.

Woosah Outfitters

$5 off a purchase of $25

Additional Business Support

Logo of Brass Ring Brewing, featuring a hop cone with two wheat stalks, and text indicating it's located in Grand Rapids, MI, in Alger Heights.
Harvest Health Foods logo with green background, white text, and red oval with white text reading "FOODS" and a wheat graphic.

Brass Ring Brewery

Stop in for a Spokes Up brew!

Harvest Health Foods

Gift card donation

Logo for Hyssop Floral Design Studio featuring the studio name in elegant gray font.

Hyssop Floral

Gift card donation

A person's hand holding a red card with white logo that says 'Martha's Vineyard.' In the background, a building with large windows and blue sky with some trees is partially visible.

Martha’s Vineyard

Gift card donation

Simple white bicycle icon on a light gray background

Nantucket Bakery

Gift card donation