Red Bike & Green Community Rides
Oakland, CA · Lake Merritt · Social
- When
- First Friday of the month, 6:00 pmYear-round
- Starts at
- Lake Merritt Pergola, Lake Merritt Pergola, Oakland, CA 94610 Map ↗
- Pace
- casual
- Hosted by
- Red Bike & Green OaklandCollective
- Started
- 2007Started in Oakland in 2007 by Jenna Burton, per a Grist profile
- Cost
- free
- Kind of ride
- Social
- Made for
- BIPOC · Family
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 6:00 pm. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Casual.
- Check
- Look at @rbgoakland the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Red Bike & Green Community Rides group ride
Red Bike & Green Community Rides is a social group ride in Oakland, CA. It rolls first Friday of the month at 6:00 pm from Lake Merritt Pergola.
A collective of Black urban cyclists that has ridden during Oakland's First Friday since 2007. The Friday ride draws a younger crowd; the second Saturday ride is family-friendly, with kids and grandparents. Both leave from the Lake Merritt Pergola. Routes stop at Black-owned businesses.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, source 5, source 6. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.