Second Annual Super Bicycle Festival this Weekend!
Marin Mommies presents a sponsored article from the second annual Super Bicycle Festival, taking place in Larkspur on May 4 and 5.
The E-bike "moment" is upon the Bay Area! Experience both the technology and the culture of electric bikes at the Super Bicycle Festival, the Bay Area's biggest E-bike celebration. This year's Super Bicycle Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, from 9 am to 5 pm at 14 East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Larkspur, next to the Larkspur Ferry terminal. Test rides will begin at 10 am each day. Admission to the festival is free, but advance tickets are recommended. Learn more and reserve tickets at superbicycle.org.
The Super Bicycle Festival is organized by married entrepreneurs Brett Thurber and Karen Wiener of The New Wheel electric bikes in Marin and San Francisco and celebrates the technology, lifestyle, culture and community of the growing electric bike movement that according to Wired Magazine is poised to upend the idea of “urban transport.” Says Thurber, “It’s not a stretch to think of it as part technology expo and part afternoon in the beer garden.”
Test out the latest E-bike models by manufacturers like Riese & Müller, Swissstop, Bosch, and Gazelle on protected bike paths, attend E-bike presentations by experts in the field, and enjoy food, craft beers, and sparking water. There will even by a free griddlecakes and coffee breakfast and a special kids' area activities, a test track, and entertainment by Enzo Garcia!
What to Expect at Super Bicycle 2019
More Than Just Another Expo
Super Bicycle is more than just an event; it is designed from top to bottom to be an experience. Inspired by E-bike events in Switzerland and Germany, Super Bicycle is part technology expo, part afternoon at the beer garden. Come to Super Bicycle to test ride bikes, share great food, make new friends and feel inspired to reimagine your life, empowered with an electric bike that keeps you active, engaged, fit and full of vitality.
A Real World Test Ride Course
Super Bicycle presents an unparalleled opportunity to try the latest and greatest ebikes in a number of categories, including comfort, speed, sport, off-road, city-commute and others.
Enjoy riding on Marin County bike routes that leave directly from the event grounds.
Complimentary Griddlecakes & Coffee Breakfast
Guests and their friends and family are invited to join The New Wheel for a breakfast of made-from-scratch griddlecakes and locally roasted coffee from Equator.
Breakfast is free with your admission to the event—served from 9–10 am Saturday and Sunday.
Marketplace Deals and Discounts
Uncover unusually good deals on lightly used demo bikes, order up a new bike, or browse our selection of new and closeout cycling gear at the Super Bicycle Marketplace.
Karen Cooks Lunch!
The New Wheel's own Karen Wiener will be serving up a delicious lunch prepared on site. Vegetarian options will be available. Before co-founding The New Wheel, Karen Wiener cooked at Boulette's Larder at the Ferry Building under chef Amaryll Schwertner.
Craft Beer & Beverages
A wide selection of craft beer, including choices from Lagunitas Brewing and Fort Point Beer Company and non-alcoholic beverages will be available to enjoy all day. Proceeds from beer donations will go to local cycling advocacy.
Fresh Ideas: Micromobility & The Green New Deal
Super Bicycle Theater presentations are not just for policy wonks and bike advocates. Get the low down on how ebikes are transforming cities around the world and are set to make the San Francisco Bay Area a better place to live.
A Dedicated Kids Zone featuring music by Enzo Garcia
Trips for Kids Marin and Cleary Bikes will provide bikes, a test track and activities for kids of all ages. This is a 100% family friendly event. Music by Enzo Garcia of Breakfast with Enzo.
Based in SF? Our Shuttle Service or Ferry Will Get You There
If you’re based in SF and want to spend the day with us in Larkspur, we will have van shuttles leaving The New Wheel San Francisco in Bernal HeightsF every 90 minutes from at 8:30am - 2:30pm Saturday and Sunday. Final shuttle returning to SF will leave Larkspur at 4:45pm. We will park your bike for free in SF while you’re at the event. Shuttle fee is $5 each way.
Take the Golden Gate Ferry from the Ferry Building in San Francisco to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, and walk 3 blocks to the event. Note that the 1st SF-Larkspur ferry departs SF at 12:40 on Saturdays and Sundays (schedule).
Bicycle Valet Parking, Free Auto Parking & Transit Options
A fully staffed bicycle valet service will be ready to park your bicycle upon arrival at Super Bicycle in Larkspur Landing, free of charge.
If you’re coming by automobile, we encourage you to carpool. Rest assured there’s plenty of free parking at the Golden Gate Ferry Terminal next door to the festival.
The SMART train is bike & e-bike friendly, and can bring you from as far north as the Sonoma County Airport to the San Rafael station, just 2 ½ miles from the festival (SMART train info)
Located at The New Wheel Marin at Larkspur Landing
We're right next to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and just west of Hwy 101 on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
The New Wheel has always been at the cutting edge of clean energy endeavors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally inspired by the widespread adoption of battery-powered electric bikes found throughout Europe and Asia, Bay Area natives and Berkeley grads Brett Thurber and Karen Wiener began selling e-bikes out of their Oakland apartment in 2010. Now they own and manage two stores, one in San Francisco which this year will see an expanded Service Center opening a few doors down, as well as one in Marin, that together sell and maintain more e-bikes than any other retailer in the country.
