Name: Cranksgiving Columbus 2025
Start: 2025-11-08T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-08T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Combustion Brewery & Taproom - Clintonville

Please join us for the Columbus edition of Cranksgiving, a food drive on two wheels! This is a free event for anyone with a bike and a desire to do good. Show up on two wheels, and we’ll hand you a list of Thanksgiving food items to purchase for the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resource Center Food Pantry. You'll then ride to local grocery stores, buy whatever you'd like to donate, and carry it by bike back to the food pantry. You can then return to our ride start/finish, Combustion Brewing, for some post-ride socializing and fun! We'll have a prize for the person who hauls the most donations by weight and a raffle for all participants!
You must RSVP through Outdoor Pursuits (click 'Find Tickets' button). This helps us plan, speeds up check-in, and ensures you are covered under our event insurance!
Event Schedule:
10:00 Sign-in opens at Combustion (please do not arrive before this time)
10:15 Yay Bikes leaders for Long Route depart
10:30 Yay Bikes leaders for Medium Route depart
11:00 Yay Bikes leaders for Short Route depart
11:00-1:15 Drop-off open at CRC Food Pantry, 14 W Lakeview Ave, Columbus, OH 43202
1:30 Prize and raffle drawing at Combustion
***IMPORTANT***
Please do not park at Combustion! They share their lot with other businesses and we will overwhelm it. Parking is available on the street or at the Lower Olentangy Urban Arboretum on E Weber Rd, roughly a 0.5 mile ride from the brewery. https://goo.gl/maps/ib8AgvTyDfe1Dayu6
FAQs
- How much does it cost? There is no fee to participate in Cranksgiving. How much you spend on donations is up to you.
- What do I need to bring? Obviously you’ll need a bike and a way to carry the items you purchase. This could be a backpack, rack and panniers, basket, or even a trailer. Helmets and lights are encouraged. Locks are also recommended for while you are inside stores.
- How far will I have to ride? We'll provide suggested routes of roughly 5, 15, and 21 miles, each of which will have an experienced ride leader provided by Yay Bikes.
- What is the route like? The suggested stores and the food pantry are all accessible via neighborhood streets and the Olentangy Trail. We heavily consider route safety when planning.
- I don’t consider myself a “cyclist”; can I participate? Of course! Cranksgiving is open to anyone with a bike and a sense of charity. This is not a race, and any bike will do.
- Is there an age limit to participate? We absolutely welcome kids to join us (you can ride as little as a few miles), as we love giving them an opportunity to participate in being charitable. Anyone under 18 be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
- Still have questions? Please send an email to [email protected]