Whether you’re a Shaker native, new resident, or tourist, spend this summer with the Shaker Historical Society to learn about Shaker Heights while enjoying everything the city has to offer! Bike Shaker 2024 will feature guided bike tours in June and August.

Welcome to Shaker Heights

June 15, 2024 | 10am-12pm | Meet at Shaker Historical Society

The "Welcome to Shaker Heights" History Ride, our June tour, is a great introduction to Shaker Heights history. Led by experienced cyclists and an SHS tour guide, this tour will take place Saturday, June 15 from 10am-12pm and will visit historically significant sites around the city.

A helmet and waiver are required for each rider. Each tour is capped at 20 participants with a minimum of 5 participants. A rain date will be set if necessary. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and younger. Shaker Historical Society and Ohio History Connection members can save 50% on tickets by contacting education@shakerhistory.org for the discount code.

Don't have a bike? Borrow one (or more) of our 8 adult-size bikes for FREE on this guided tour (first come, first served).

A Museums for All discount is available to those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits). Please email education@shakerhistory.org for more information.

REGISTER HERE

Bike Shaker: Explore a Garden City

August 17, 2024 | 10am-12pm | Meet at Shaker Historical Society | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Our August tour highlights the origins of Shaker Heights as the first planned garden-style suburb in Ohio. Led by experienced cyclists and an SHS tour guide, this ride will take place Saturday, August 17 from 10am-12pm and will visit sites around the city that illustrate Garden City elements.

A helmet and waiver are required for each rider. Each tour is capped at 20 participants with a minimum of 5 participants. A rain date will be set if necessary. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for youth 17 and younger. Shaker Historical Society and Ohio History Connection members can save 50% on tickets by contacting education@shakerhistory.org for the discount code.

Don't have a bike? Borrow one (or more) of our 8 adult-size bikes for FREE on this guided tour (first come, first served).

A Museums for All discount is available to those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits). Please email education@shakerhistory.org for more information.

Bike Rentals

Don’t have a bike? Need more bikes?

The Shaker Historical Society has 8 adult-size bikes and helmets available to rent beginning June 1 on a first come, first served basis. Bikes can be picked up after 11am on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Bikes must be returned by 4:30pm Wednesday-Friday. There is a $10 nonrefundable fee per bike, which covers the first hour. Each additional hour is $10/hour per bike for nonmembers and $7/hour per bike for members. You will be required to sign a liability waiver, registration form, and provide your driver’s license or government issued ID for the museum to keep until you return the bikes. You will be charged $200 per bike if a bike is not returned.

Please note that you may use our bikes for free when participating in a Bike Shaker 2024 guided tour.

Rental Times

Wednesday: 11am-3:30pm Return by: 4:30pm

Thursday: 11am-3:30pm Return by: 4:30pm

Friday: 11am-3:30pm Return by: 4:30pm

Rental Rates

First hour: $10 non-refundable deposit per bike

Each additional hour: $10/hour per bike for non-members, $7/hour per bike for members

★ Questions?

Email: education@shakerhistory.org

Call*: 216.921.1201 or toll free 800.860.6078

*Please note SHS staff works on a partial work-from-home schedule. Please call between 11am-4:30pm Wednesday-Friday to speak with our educator.

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About Bike Shaker

Founded by the Shaker Historical Society in 2011 under the direction of Ann Cicarella, Bike Shaker is a guided bike tour program. Since its inception, Bike Shaker has been involved in advocacy with the City of Shaker Heights to encourage the painting of sharrows (shared lane markings) and the erection of signs to remind drivers that cyclists have the right to a full lane. Bike Shaker was also involved in a crowdfunded campaign to erect bicycle racks around the city and developed a public forum on Facebook to discuss all things bicycle. For several years, the Shaker Historical Society was the only nonprofit organization in Cleveland to ride in VeloSano beside the Cleveland Clinic.