What: Gears and Grub Bike Ride
Where: Grand Army Plaza Arch, Brooklyn
When: Sunday, October 25th, 11 a.m.
Why: Lately, it feels like fall is on a seesaw with winter. Although it’s always hard to know whether we’ll need to pull on high boots, tote an umbrella or layer up with cardigans and scarves, event organizers are still playing out of borough and out of doors.
Anita Singh, Brooklyn By Bike’s ride organizer, and host Daniel Delaney of the curbside based show, Vendr TV, are leading a bike crawl through Brooklyn in search of its best street food. Although Singh’s last tour – El Tour De Taco – was a success, this ride plans to pedal to just five locations covering up to twenty manageable miles. The tour will include Chinese Food in Sunset Park, Latin food in Red Hook, and Swedish Meatballs with Drinks at Eurotrash in Williamsburg.
“The thrill for me is exploring my own boro on a bicycle to neighborhoods I haven’t seen, places I haven’t eaten. Cycling makes me feel so connected to my city,” said Singh.
How to get there: Take the B and exit at 7th Avenue. Exit near Park Place and Carlton Ave. Head South on Carlton towards Flatbush. Make a right onto Grand Army Plaza and meet at the Arch Follow @brooklynbybike and @danieldelaney for live streaming and Twitter updates to meet up at any point during the day.
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
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Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram