Downtown Kitchener gets a glow up with nighttime bike rider group

Giving downtown Kitchener a glow up A group of nighttime bike riders were glowing up the streets of downtown Kitchener.

A special nighttime bike ride gave downtown Kitchener a glow up.

Cyclists met at city hall Friday night and were asked to deck out their bike rides with glow sticks and lights for the holiday “Glowriders” event.

Organizers with Cycle Waterloo Region say the event was a little wetter than they had planned, but it was successful and safe.

They’re hopeful more people will join in on the group rides in the future.

“We go through the trails and the streets with lights on our bikes to sort of light up the night and add some joy and fun to the ride,” said rider Caleb Degroot-Maggetti.

Organizers add that the event was inspired by the Hamilton Glowriders. The group tries to get together on the last Friday of every month for a ride.