For 15 years, we have been biking for Mike. This year, our ride is in partnership with Cycle Hamilton, recognizing that there are many reasons to ride, but what it really comes down to is that we’re all here for cycling.
Kick off Bike Month with us this year as we come together, celebrate cycling, and ask, “Who are you biking for?”
We can’t wait to ride alongside you and make this year our biggest yet.
How the event works
- Register to ride one of 5 routes, either as an individual or on a team. There are routes from 5km-75km!
- Donate and/or pledge to fundraise for your ride.
- Invite your friends, family, coworkers to ride.
- Meet us at Collective Arts Brewing on Sunday, June 1, 2025 for a day of cycling and musical fun.
After the ride
Finishing your ride means its time to celebrate! Inside Collective Arts, in the Beergarden, on Ferguson St., and at Eastwood Park, you’ll have a chance to chat with the local cycling community, browse local art, enjoy live music, try the bicycle obstacle course, and enjoy lunch and a drink with friends and family.
Why Ride?
On Sunday, June 1st, 2025, we ride in celebration of the 15th Annual Mike Ride – a powerful movement inspired by Mike’s wish:
That Hamilton become a safer, more welcoming place for everyone to ride a bike where they live, work, and play – any time, any day of the year.
Today, that wish has become a city-wide mission. Mike for Mike is more than a ride – its a community-led effort to empower the next generation to move freely and safely through their neighbourhoods, beginning with the daily trip to school. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to walk or cycle to and from school – and your participation helps make that a reality
Do you bike for your children?
For your mental or physical health?
For a cleaner, safer, more connected community?
For those who can’t yet ride safely?
At Bike for Mike, we ride for all of them.
What are we fundraising for?
The Daily School Route (DSR)
Walking or biking (or rolling, etc.) to school is an opportunity for kids to learn about their neighbourhood, develop independence, spend time with friends/family, and help the environment. We believe that designing communities so that kids can safely, conveniently, and playfully walk, bike, or use assisted mobility devices to get to their daily destinations is the best proxy for serving all citizens.
Through working with Hamilton and Brantford school communities (students, their caregivers, educators, and other community members), we have learned that for many, neighbourhood design is a barrier to walking and biking to school. This design has resulted from prioritizing the movement of automobiles over the needs of children, and as a city we continue to design this way. To support safe and convenient mobility for kids, we must think differently.
The DSR is an active transportation system for kids with the aspiration of getting 100% of students using active transportation on their daily journey to school. The DSR works with school communities to elevate the status of kids in city building. Learn more on our website, www.dailyschoolroute.org.
Cycle Hamilton
Formed as a registered non-profit organization in 2015, Cycle Hamilton is a member-supported group of individuals, communities, and organizations that work together to make Hamilton a place where people of all ages and abilities can safely get around by bike to all parts of the city. We strive to inspire people to ride their bikes in a growing network of connected and safe bike lanes and to create a culture of bike riding in Hamilton.
Cycle Hamilton and Bike for Mike work in close collaboration to affect behaviour change of all Hamiltonians through programs like the DSR and Kidical Mass. 25% of Mike Ride donations will go towards supporting the efforts of Cycle Hamilton.