With the holidays coming, events are winding down a bit and this post is especially short this week. Still, there are plenty of regular rides to get you out on your bike.

Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.

Thursday, December 16

Please BE KIND To Cyclists Holiday Benefit
5- 8 PM, Active Life Wellness & The Spring Center Offices, 809 South Lamar Blvd
Active Life Wellness and The Spring Center for Natural Medicine have teamed up to host a joint Holiday Party benefiting The Please BE KIND To Cyclists Organization. Take advantage of special deals during the party including 50-75% off discounts when you sign up for full consultations with Active Life Wellness and/or The Spring Center. Raffles and giveaways for ALL Participants. Stop by the chair massage booth for a massage; $1 donations for every minute you are massaged will be donated to Please BE KIND to Cyclists. You can also donate to the Please BE KIND to Cyclists organization by purchasing BE KIND to Cyclist merchandise including t-shirts and bumper stickers.

Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:30 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave
The Austin Bike Polo Club’s weekday match. All bikes and skill levels are welcome and spare mallets and balls are available if you don’t have any. Check out our article on bike polo for more info.

Bicycle Advisory Council
***SPECIAL TIME & LOCATION***
5:15 PM One Texas Center, Austin City Hall, 301 W 2nd St, Room 2016
The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets monthly to advise staff of the City of Austin Public Works Bicycle and Pedestrian Program.

Thursday Night Social Ride
7:00 PM, Plaza Satillo, Comal & E. 5th St.
Winner of two 2010 Best of Austin Awards! The large weekly ride from the Facebook group Social Cycling ATX that popularized social cycling in Austin. “Its time again for the original Thursday ride and we have a good one in store for y’all. We’re gonna be heading through downtown then bust up some South ATX hills and have a couple park stops for hydration. The weather looks like its gonna be nice to us again this week so get your booty on your bike and boogie w/ your Thursday night family. We’ll end up at the 04 Lounge with some beer, so bring tip money… and treat your bartenders good!” Meet up at 7:00, ride at 7:30.  Read our article on the weekly ride.

Saturday, December 18

Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride: Mueller Meander
NEW TIME: 9:30 AM, Mellow Johnny’s, 400 Nueces St
Saturday mornings spent exploring City of Austin bike routes finding new neighborhoods and ways to get around on your bike. This week’s theme: Mueller Meander. This 20 mile route takes us into the wonderful rolling hills of east Austin to check out the new Mueller development. We’ve changed up the route a bit to approach Mueller from the south side to avoid the climb on 51st St. The routes are designed to help riders navigate the city bike routes and other safe bike commuting options. We average 12mph for distances between 15-25 miles. Come by at 9:00 for coffee. Helmets required. Contact: Stephanie at Stephanie@mellowjohnnys.com.

Monday, December 20

Heavy Metal Fitness Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
7:30 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge
The Heavy Metal Fitness Ride has returned! Hosted by Social Cycling ATX, this ride is a higher pace and more challenging than their Thursday Night Urban Ride. The ride is 20-30 miles and usually ends with free beer and a dip in the water. Meet up at 7 PM. Ride leaves at 7:30 sharp.

Wednesday, December 22

Hump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
Noon, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
The latest new ride from Social Cycling ATX. Social paced ride for the riders that can make it out during the work week. We will have a few stops one at a coffee shop and one for lunch. All levels are welcome. Share with your “funemployed” friends.

Leander / Cedar Park Social Ride
Meet up at 7 PM, Ride at 7:30 PM, Robin Bledsoe Park, 601 S. Bagdad Rd, Leander, TX
The Leander / Cedar Park Social Ride is held every Wednesday at 7pm at Robin Bledsoe Park at 601 S. Bagdad Rd. In Leander Tx. We usually roll out around 7:30 – 7:45 sharp and welcome and encourage riders of most skill levels no matter what type of bike you ride. I say most skill levels because we do ride at night along streets and usually only go about 10-14 miles and a fairly slow pace. The routes change up sometimes and there are often themes to the rides, just to keep it fun. Drinking usually ensues but not by everyone. We do occasionally have kids that ride with us and we do try to keep to non busy-ish streets and some sidewalks when the streets are busy. We encourage lights and helmets and obeying the law for the most part. We do ride with traffic not against it. I’m sure its pretty obvious that we have pretty much modeled ourselves after the Thursday Nighs Social Ride only in Leander on a different night and a lot smaller