By Rachel Spacek

  • The Blinky Man riders are off riding down Carson Street.
    The Blinky Man riders are off riding down Carson Street.
  • The music man takes up the rear of the bike group.
    The music man takes up the rear of the bike group.
  • The pony head bike leads the Blinky Man bike ride.
    The pony head bike leads the Blinky Man bike ride.
  • Bikers line up on the sidewalk at their first stop, Nevada Vapor Supply.
    Bikers line up on the sidewalk at their first stop, Nevada Vapor Supply.
  • In their costumes, bikers get ready to visit their first stop, Nevada Vapor Supply.
    In their costumes, bikers get ready to visit their first stop, Nevada Vapor Supply.
  • Sara Beir poses in her fluffy and colorful roofed bike.
    Sara Beir poses in her fluffy and colorful roofed bike.
  • Tutus, lights and bright colors were popular accessories at the Blinky Man event.
    Tutus, lights and bright colors were popular accessories at the Blinky Man event.
  • Lights and neon colors pull into the second stop at The Feisty Goat Pub.
    Lights and neon colors pull into the second stop at The Feisty Goat Pub.
  • Dana Lee Fruend and Karen Chandler pose outside the Feisty Goat Pub.
    Dana Lee Fruend and Karen Chandler pose outside the Feisty Goat Pub.
  • Bikes adorned with flashing lights parked outside The Feisty Goat.
    Bikes adorned with flashing lights parked outside The Feisty Goat.
  • Blinky Man bikers line up outside the Feisty Goat.
    Blinky Man bikers line up outside the Feisty Goat.
  • Riders worked hard to find the perfect way to arrange the lights on their bikes.
    Riders worked hard to find the perfect way to arrange the lights on their bikes.
  • Lights and a horse head decorate a couple of bikes parked outside the pub.
    Lights and a horse head decorate a couple of bikes parked outside the pub.
  • Green lights and a stuffed mustache decorate this bicycle.
    Green lights and a stuffed mustache decorate this bicycle.
  • Glow sticks give this bike more shine in the late evening.
    Glow sticks give this bike more shine in the late evening.

Blinky Man took over streets of the city on Saturday evening. The annual costume nighttime bike ride took to the streets at 7:30 p.m. and after stopping at a number of bars and pubs throughout Carson City, concluded around midnight. Riders dressed themselves in neon colors, tutus and crazy hats. They also also adorned their bikes in lights to illuminate their nighttime ride.

The annual Blinky Man summer ride, put on by BikeCarson.com, is free to all riders 21 years and older. Some stops along the way included an initial meet up at The Tap Shack, the Feisty Goat Pub, Living the Good Life, the Westside Pourhouse and Nevada Vapor Supply.

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The next Blinky Man event is a Halloween ride that welcomes riders of all ages to come in costume and ride to local businesses around Carson City.