Founded in Detroit, Slow Roll is a social group bicycle ride that meets every Monday night with addition days and has expanded into a Global network of community rides. Slow Roll Buffalo began in 2014 as a free and inclusive way to bring people from all walks of life together and reconnect our community, and has now become by far the largest offshoot in the global Slow Roll network where thousands have been gathering in Detroit on Monday nights for many years. Other Slow Roll cities include Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C, Berlin & Stockholm.

Slow Roll is free for all; a one-time annual registration is required either online or onsite before the ride.

May Events

Old First Ward - May 22nds @ 5:30 - 9:00pm - Starting at the end of Hamburg Street, afterparty at both Gene McCarthy’s & Cook’s -Old First Ward 73 Hamburg 

Friday Night Pedal Party - May 26 - 10:00pm - Ride tied to the Buffalo Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, May 28th – our Friday Pedal Party is slightly faster and longer than a Slow Roll Monday ride, following traffic laws - Soho Burger Bar 64 W Chippewa St 

Saturday Bike Stampeded: Totally Buffalo Festival - May 27 12:00 - 3:00pm - Ride tied to the inaugural Totally Buffalo Festival – our Saturday Bike Stampedes are slightly faster and longer than Slow Roll Monday rides, following traffic laws - Buffalo Riverworks 359 Ganson St. 

Fire and Ice Cream Sunday Ride - May 28 1:30 - 5:00pm - Self supported free bike ride cruising past 25 fire stations while working in plenty of ice cream for proper balance. This will be about a 40 mile ride in total, ride at your own pace and feel free to skip stations for a shorter mileage. Meet at 130pm near the Cotter Fire Boat, ride promptly at 2pm. Ice Cream stops at Fran Ceil Custard on South Park in Lackawanna, White Rabbit Frozen Yogurt on Delaware in North Buffalo, and maybe one more toward the end! - Edward M Cotter Fireboat 155 Ohio Street

Memorial Day Ride - May 29 5:30 - 9:00pm - Memorial Day ride with the best host of the holiday, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park – come early for half-price park tours until 5pm, stay late for the afterparty on the deck of the USS Little Rock! - Buffalo Naval Park One Naval Park Cove