Breakaway RVA

Breakaway RVA Our mission is to build community through biking and build biking through community. Explore RVA, learn history and make a friend through a group ride!

Breakaway RVA hosts social biking events and has a mission to build community through biking and build biking through community. Each of our free, pre-planned, family-friendly, safety-focused rides take off from various starting locations around the city, include Richmond history lessons, secret end locations, and a surprise treat of some kind whether that is beer, music, or food (or all three) or

even something totally unexpected. As a volunteer-led organization, our goal is to provide riders of all skills and abilities a fun and safe opportunity to explore Richmond and its growing bicycle infrastructure in one big group. We want people to “breakaway” from the status quo, get off their phones, interact face-to-face, adopt basic bike safety practices, learn more about their city and have fun as they do it - all while on a bike.

Join us for the final Breakaway RVA bike ride of the year! This ride will entail a spooky evening exploring some of Rich...
10/24/2025

Join us for the final Breakaway RVA bike ride of the year! This ride will entail a spooky evening exploring some of Richmond’s cemeteries and listening to eerie tales of grave robbing and medical mischief! We’ll meet at Clark Springs Elementary School at 5:45 PM and ride out at 6:00 PM.

This ride will be about 11 miles long, and will include minimal off-road/cobblestone sections.

Bring your bike lights, helmet, and water. Feel free to come in costume as we pedal into the night!

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Join us for our August ride where we will take a literary bicycle tour of Richmond. We’l...
08/21/2025

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Join us for our August ride where we will take a literary bicycle tour of Richmond. We’ll visit bookstores, libraries, and authors’ homes.

Meet up is 6pm at Clark Springs Elementary School. ~12 miles with an easy pace all on paved roads. Learn more at the link in the bio. See you there!

July ride!Forget Richmond’s Colonial and Antebellum past. Join us as we search for Art Deco buildings hidden in Richmond...
07/13/2025

July ride!

Forget Richmond’s Colonial and Antebellum past. Join us as we search for Art Deco buildings hidden in Richmond’s history. We will stay mostly downtown, but venture into the suburbs for one great example south of the James river.

We will also take a look at the construction site that will soon be the James River Branch trail.

Heads Up: we will travel on major streets, some with bike lanes and some without. Traffic should be modest by the time we ride.

Gather Thursday July 17 at 6 PM with the ride starting at 6:15 PM.
1100 Dance Street - Clark Springs Elementary school.

‼️RIDE IS ON‼️ It looks like things will clear up soon so we’re gonna give it a shot. Meet up time is 6:30 now to let ev...
06/26/2025

‼️RIDE IS ON‼️ It looks like things will clear up soon so we’re gonna give it a shot. Meet up time is 6:30 now to let everything clear out and so folks have time to get to Monroe Park. If conditions change and it storms again we’re ready to bail but for now let’s ride!

Let’s try this again! We got rained out last week so join us for Take 2 of our Baseball in Richmond ride this Thursday, ...
06/24/2025

Let’s try this again! We got rained out last week so join us for Take 2 of our Baseball in Richmond ride this Thursday, June 26 at Monroe Park @ 6pm. It’s going to be HOT so bring water, and we’ll have some water to provide as well.

We’ll start at Monroe Park, end at Clark Springs Elementary, and visit some of Richmond’s iconic baseball parks - past, present, and future - in between.

Post ride hang is at Get Tight Lounge.

Are you riding?

⛈️⛈️RIDE POSTPONED!!!!⛈️⛈️Looks like thunderstorms are expected during the ride time so unfortunately we have to postpon...
06/19/2025

⛈️⛈️RIDE POSTPONED!!!!⛈️⛈️
Looks like thunderstorms are expected during the ride time so unfortunately we have to postpone. Make-up ride will be in one week on June 26. We’ll post reminders throughout the week. Sorry!!!!

Today’s the day! Come to Monroe Park @ 6pm for the Breakaway RVA Baseball in Richmond bike ride. Post ride hang is at Ge...
06/19/2025

Today’s the day! Come to Monroe Park @ 6pm for the Breakaway RVA Baseball in Richmond bike ride. Post ride hang is at Get Tight Lounge. More details in link in bio. See you there!

BATTER UP!! Join us for our June ride as we visit some of the most significant sites for baseball in Richmond. We’ll rou...
06/13/2025

BATTER UP!! Join us for our June ride as we visit some of the most significant sites for baseball in Richmond. We’ll round the bases and cover everything from 1860s neighborhood sandlot teams, to modern professionals, and everything in between.
Meeting Point: 6pm @ Monroe Park - ride out @ 6:15
End Point: Clark Springs Elementary School
Post-ride Hang: Get Tight Lounge

We can’t wait to see you there!
Eventbrite link to RSVP is Baseball in Richmond Ride https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baseball-in-richmond-ride-tickets-1411380530159? and is also in bio

Photos to reference for today’s tour2nd photo: Branch Bath House #23rd photo: Historic map of Marshall Reservoir4th pho...
05/29/2025

Photos to reference for today’s tour
2nd photo: Branch Bath House #2
3rd photo: Historic map of Marshall Reservoir
4th photo: Pratt’s Castle
5th photo: Virginia Penitentiary
6th photo: Inside Virginia Penitentiary
7th photo: Inside Valentine’s Meat Juice Factory
8th photo: Image of Valentine’s Meat Juice vials
9th photo: Thalhimers Building
10th photo: Richmond 34 staging a sit-in protest
11th photo: Historic map of State Fair grounds
12th photo: Drawing of structures on fair grounds

Join us for our first ride of the year and our official Bike Month ride!This month’s theme: “Buildings Once There.”We’ll...
05/25/2025

Join us for our first ride of the year and our official Bike Month ride!
This month’s theme: “Buildings Once There.”

We’ll roll through Richmond on a casual 10-mile ride, stopping at sites where influential and iconic buildings and structures once stood. Along the way, we’ll reflect on the city’s history and see what stands in their place today. Expect a relaxed pace, a few hills, and plenty of good conversation.

What to bring: Helmet, water, and bike lights.
Post-ride hangout: City Dogs — 1309 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23320. Come grab a bite and keep the good vibes going!

Details:
Meet-up: 6:00 PM at Monroe Park (Main & Laurel)
Ride out: 6:15 PM

RSVP in bio

Join us for the final Breakaway RVA ride of 2024... if you dare! This spooky-themed ride will take you on a tour of Rich...
10/25/2024

Join us for the final Breakaway RVA ride of 2024... if you dare! This spooky-themed ride will take you on a tour of Richmond’s art and architecture, blending the charm of the old with the eerie new. We’ll also creep through neighborhoods, where we’ll take a short stroll to admire our neighbors’ spooktacularly decorated lawns!
Along the way, you’ll hear chilling ghost stories that linger in Richmond’s dark history.

We’ll meet at the Floyd Avenue post office (3517 Floyd Ave) at 5:45 PM and roll out at 6:00 PM sharp. Which is earlier than normal take off time. The ride will finish just in time for the start of the Halloween parade in Monroe Park—perfect for those brave enough to continue the fright fest!

Don’t forget to bring your lights, a helmet, water, and an extra dose of courage for this spooky spin through the city!

🔔It’s back to school time!🔔 Join our September ride as we visit some of Richmond’s most historically and architecturally...
09/12/2024

🔔It’s back to school time!🔔 Join our September ride as we visit some of Richmond’s most historically and architecturally significant school buildings. Meet up is 6pm at the Moore Street School (1101 W Moore St, behind G.W. Carver Elementary) and post-ride hang is at Hot For Pizza. This is a ~12-mile ride and will have some hills. Link to RSVP in bio!

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Richmond, VA
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