Here’s the spin: New Belgium Brewing Co., REI and Peaks and Pints have come to a common conclusion. National Bike Month, actually Tacoma Bike Month, is better with craft beer. Peaks and Pints is taking its weekly Lodge Meeting to the gear shop in preparation for a glorious season of hopping curbs, dodging potholes and getting your pant leg caught in spokes Thursday, May 18.

If you’re looking to gear up for the cycling season and get involved in Tacoma’s thriving bike community, New Belgium Bike and Beer Night might be just the event for you. Tacoma’s bottle shop, taproom and eatery will host New Belgium Brewing Co. and REI for a night of delicious craft beers paired with a bike maintenance class. In addition, New Belgium will raffle off a single-speed bicycle to benefit Downtown On the Go, the transportation advocate for downtown Tacoma. Other New Belgium Bike and Beer awesomeness includes door prizes, bike movies, food and information on bicycling in Tacoma.

NEW BELGIUM BIKE AND BEER NIGHT, 6 p.m., Thursday, May 18, Peaks and Pints, 3816 N. 26th St., Tacoma, peaksandpints.com, no cover