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Teenagers at school on bike

Recommended bicycles for new young riders

December 1, 2023

Thankful for our supporters & friends this November

November 6, 2023

2023 Fall Mini Fundraiser Starts Now

October 11, 2023

Repair a bicycle – create a lifetime of smiles

October 7, 2023

Meet Our Instructors: Emma Nolan-Abrahamian

Meet Our Instructors: Henry Chaney

Bike Fun is Hiring in 2023

January 31, 2023

Bike Fun rate increase as of March 1, 2023

January 9, 2023

Thank you!

A season to be grateful

December 27, 2022

A bicycle rider is riding in the rain.

Suggested Bike Kit List

December 13, 2022

Two women riding bicycles on a trail.

2022 end-of-year hiatus for Bike Fun

December 4, 2022

Thank you Inglewood Neighborhood Association!

Thank you, Inglewood Neighborhood Association!

December 2, 2022

Help These Organizations for Giving Tuesday 2022

November 29, 2022

Bike bell with "I Love My Bike" written on it

Buying a bike as a gift? Don’t delay joy!

November 2, 2022

Bike Clinic with Begin Anew Adventure Crew – Saturday, May 14th, 2022

Bike Fun Bike Lab

Bike Fun Bike Lab Rolls at 8th & Roast for Bike Month 2022

Save the Date – Health & Wellness Open House at the New Beginnings Center

Bicycles are on top of a roof rack with wheel-on bicycle accessory holders. Photo by KJ Garner.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways: With a Roof Rack

Munich, Germany - 27th October, 2011: Foldable rear bike holder on the back of the Opel Zafira Tourer minivan. This bike rack can hold four bikes. Photo by Tramino/istockphoto.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways: With a Hitch Rack

A man taking bicycle off the trunk bike rack on his car. Photo by South Agency/istockphoto.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways: With a Trunk Rack

Shot of two bicycles on the back of a truck in the countryside. Photo by Grady Reese/istockphoto.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways: In a Truck Bed

Asian woman professional cyclist taking down her bicycle from the car trunk. Stock photo by Edwin Tan/istockphoto.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways: Inside the Vehicle

Two bicycles are held in bicycle accessories on a roof rack.

Bringing Your Bike with You – Let Us Count (and Compare) the Ways

Bike Fun Selected as Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Business for 2022-2026

January 27, 2022

Two women riding on a bicycle path together

New Year, Fun You

January 8, 2022

Two women riding bicycles on a trail.

2021 end-of-year hiatus for Bike Fun

December 2, 2021

Bike Fun Reboots Lessons, Small Group Classes in April 2021

Rear cassette on a bicycle with derailleur cable and cable housing.

Bike Fun Reboots One-on-One Lessons, Small Group Classes in July 2020

Group of step-through bicycles

World Bicycle Day Hits a Little Differently in 2020

Wheel You Be Mine banner

First-Ever Women’s Cycling Health Event in Nashville Debuts in February

February 4, 2020

The beauty of hot pepper flakes.

If you build it, they will come; but they won’t build it if you don’t ask for it

November 19, 2019

Rear cassette on a bicycle with derailleur cable and cable housing.

Control Your Roll with Bike Fun’s Educational Bike Ride Series

October 4, 2019

Shadows of bike riders at the Natchez Trace Parkway bridge near Franklin, TN.

“Car-Free Experience” on the Natchez Trace, September 2019 – Some Thoughts

September 30, 2019

Bike bell with "I Love My Bike" written on it

Common Bike Riding Injuries

Reflections and paths forward

Rear cassette on a bicycle with derailleur cable and cable housing.

Gettin’ in Gear

January 31, 2019

Biking in Nashville Class Registration Opens December 3rd

November 27, 2018

KJ's bike outside a mural on Music Row in Nashville, TN

What Makes a Bike Rider a Great Rider?

Group of step-through bicycles

Biking Basics Class Starts Tuesday, July 18th

Why Use Bike Fun?

Tyrian, a 5 year old hyacinth macaw, rides in a specially-constructed trailer with her caretaker, Deborah.

Feathered and Furry Companions – on Your Bike?

Entrance to the Chief Ladiga Trail Campground in the Talladega National Forest.

Bikepacking with Frankie

February 16, 2018

It's cold in Nashville in December!

The Camaraderie of the Cold

December 28, 2017

KJ Garner is selected by Walk Bike Nashville as its 2017 Instructor of the Year.

KJ Garner Selected as Walk Bike Nashville Instructor of the Year

December 22, 2017

KJ in back of ambulance, 2016

What Happens Next?

October 5, 2017

2. Become a devoted follower of multiple weather sources

Celebrate Your Freedom of Movement

Win Some, Win Some

It’s Not the Size of Your Lane, It’s How You Use It

Same smile, four years apart.

The Shape You’re In

Don’t Be a Jerk

Buying a Used Bike from Craigslist (or anywhere online)

Can We Please Stop Terrorizing Novice Bike Riders?

Guest review: Thule Commuter Pannier

An Ode to Sun Sleeves

Class Questions Part 1

Biking Basics Class Starts Wednesday, April 5th

30 Days of Biking Starting Soon

To Record or Not to Record, That is the Question

February 27, 2017

Thank You, Mary Harris

February 18, 2017

This is Really Important

January 20, 2017

Merry Bikemas is Coming Up

December 23, 2016

Obstacles and Opportunities: Cold

December 15, 2016

Food, fuel, and feeling good part 3: Quiche

November 24, 2016

Can’t Ride? Do This Instead, Part Two

November 23, 2016

Can’t Ride? Do This Instead, Part One

November 22, 2016

Bike Philosophies

November 18, 2016

Coming Through!

October 28, 2016

Reader questions: Tennessee’s Three Foot Law

October 26, 2016

Bike riding as a moving meditation

October 21, 2016

Free Parking Forever

October 17, 2016

Obstacles and Opportunities: Reporting Blocked Lanes

October 11, 2016

Obstacles and Opportunities: Wind

October 9, 2016

Riding Your Bike

October 7, 2016

Food, fuel, and feeling good, part 2: Farro

October 4, 2016

Bike Riding and Accessibility

September 28, 2016

Food, fuel, and feeling good, part 1: Kale

September 27, 2016

Night Riding: 100% Chance of Not Getting Sunburned

September 23, 2016

90% Rider, 10% Bike

September 19, 2016

Local Woman Goes for Bike Ride, Has a Good Time

September 18, 2016

Sunday Night Ride Report

September 15, 2016

Group of step-through bicycles

You’ll Grow Into It – Maybe

September 13, 2016

New East Nashville Company Bike Fun Aspires to Get All Nashvillians on Two Wheels

September 9, 2016

“Be gentle with yourself”

September 7, 2016

What Kind of Gear Do I Need?

September 2, 2016

KJ on her 40th birthday, spending the whole day on a bike.

Dangerous – but for whom?

September 1, 2016

If Only There Were a Way to Avoid Paying for Parking Downtown

August 31, 2016

Serenity at Work via Two Wheels

August 29, 2016

The Answer to the Question

August 24, 2016

Visibility and Vision

August 15, 2016

Nashville Bike to Work Day 2015

This is Bike Fun. And it’s Big Fun.

Riding in Nashville

Rear cassette on a bicycle with derailleur cable and cable housing.

Bike Fun Reboots One-on-One Lessons, Small Group Classes in July 2020

July 8, 2020 ridebikes

Starting July 11th, 2020, Bike Fun is up and running again in

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Wheel You Be Mine banner

First-Ever Women’s Cycling Health Event in Nashville Debuts in February

February 4, 2020

The beauty of hot pepper flakes.

If you build it, they will come; but they won’t build it if you don’t ask for it

November 19, 2019

Rear cassette on a bicycle with derailleur cable and cable housing.

Control Your Roll with Bike Fun’s Educational Bike Ride Series

October 4, 2019

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Teenagers at school on bike

Recommended bicycles for new young riders

December 1, 2023 KJ Garner

Some considerations when looking If you’re looking to give a bicycle as

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Thankful for our supporters & friends this November

November 6, 2023

2023 Fall Mini Fundraiser Starts Now

October 11, 2023

Repair a bicycle – create a lifetime of smiles

October 7, 2023

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