Bike Walk Joplin

Hello Joplin!

Our May 2026 Critical Mass Group Bike Ride is scheduled to take place as usual on the final Friday of the month (May 29), but our organization wanted to kick it up a notch by converting it into a special community service ride!

We are asking our regular riders, and the community in general, to donate non-perishable food items and/or personal hygiene items for this event.

Our amazing board members and ride leaders will load up the goods and carry them along a special route designed to swing by our community's Blessing Boxes. We will restock these community pantries as needed with the items you donate.

When: Friday, May 29, 2026
Time: Donation drop off: 5:30PM-6:00PM. We depart at 6:15pm.
Location: 4th Street and Joplin Avenue: Southwest Parking lot (by the Larry Jones ghost bike memorial).

Even if you are not joining the bike ride, please consider helping us give back to our amazing community!

See you next Friday 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴🥣🧼🪥

Join Bike Walk Joplin in celebrating National Bike Month by swapping your car for a bike starting May 11th-17th, and for BIKE TO WORK DAY on May 15th 🚲🗄️📁

40% of all trips in the U.S. are less than two miles, making bicycling a fun way to get around.

We encourage you to wear a helmet, check your local ordinances for cyclists on the road, and have fun using this alternative form of transportation!

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See you out there!

💙🚲WoW🚲💙 What an amazing day at the MOmentum Bike Park Grand Launch Party!!! We partnered with The Alliance of SWMO to make sure all the kiddos ride safely with properly fitting helmets. Basic Bike Cycling Co was also on hand to help people learn how to fix those basic bike issues. Our hearts are full watching the community come together around a love for bikes. Thank you Joplin Parks and Recreation for all the hard work that went into making this event a spectacular success!

Congratulations to our Board Member, Christina Williams, for this well-deserved recognition. Thank you for all you do for Bike Walk Joplin!

Congratulations to Christina Williams with CGA Architects and Joplin Floor Designs for being recognized at the 2026 Outstanding Citizen of the Year, sponsored by Guaranty Bank, at the 109th Annual Banquet, powered by EaglePicher Technologies! 🎉🙌 Thank you, Christina, for your contributions and commitment to the Joplin community.

We loved having these kiddos join the ride! They inspired us all! 👏

Cecil Floyd Elementary students and bike bus members participated in the Tour de Llama bike ride last weekend alongside more than 150 area cyclists. The group ride is an annual fundraiser supporting active transportation advocacy. These students showed off their strength and resilience, conquering the 15-mile challenge with ease:

Cadee Wimsett
Clive Brossman
Wednesday Hackleman
Rhett Praytor

Please help us thank these Bike Bus Eagles for being great examples of grit and collaboration while supporting community wellness!

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Best day ever! ☕️🦙🚴‍♀️🚴🚴🏼‍♂️🦙☕️

THANK YOU to our Gold Level Tour de Llama Sponsors: Leggett & Platt, Joplin Floor Designs, and CGA Architects. Thank you for supporting our mission and making this event possible for our community!

THANK YOU to our Silver Level Tour de Llama Sponsors: Binky Guy Textiles, La Coyota Embroidery, Southwest Missouri Bank, Whiskey7 Wargaming , and Johnson Vorhees & Martucci. Thank you for supporting our mission and this fun event for our community!