Justin Timberlake.Photo:MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty; Justin Timberlake; Sam Balto/Instagram
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty; Justin Timberlake; Sam Balto/Instagram
Justin Timberlakecan’t stop the wheeling.
The “Mirrors” singer took part in a “bike bus” with Sam Balto, the co-founder ofBike Busand other bikers in Portland, Ore. for a ride on a rainy day.
“BIKE BUS! Thank you @coachbalto for letting me and @thetnkids join your morning ride yesterday,” theInstagram Reelfrom Monday, Jan. 13 read. “You’re bringing joy to a lot of people out here 🫶🏻 @bikebusworld”
Balto, in turn, thanked Timberlake for participating in the eco-friendly initiative. “Thank you @justintimberlake & @thetnkids for joining the #BikeBus in Portland!!! The bike bus movement is on a mission to get more children & families biking to school! Learn more atBikeBusWorld.org@bikebusworld.”
ATikTokBalto posted gave another look at the Portland Bike Bus, where “Can’t Stop The Feeling” played while participants biked and the community lined the streets in support. In the caption, he shouted out those who packed the “absolutely incredible day with so much joy & excitement.”
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Timberlake wasinitially invited to participate in a Bike Busevent in October and was able to join on Sunday, Jan. 12, as per Portland’s CBS affiliate stationKOIN.
He spoke about his Bike Bus experienceduring his Jan. 13 Portland concert, saying he had the “privilege” to join Balto and his team.
“What you’re doing here in your local community [is] inspiring people, doing good things, inspiring young minds,” he told the Forget Tomorrow World Tour crowd, before adding: “Let’s do it again.”
Justin Timberlake riding the Bike Bus in Portland.Justin Timberlake; Sam Balto/Instagram
Justin Timberlake; Sam Balto/Instagram
Bike Busis “on a mission to transform the wellbeing of children, communities, and our climate, through biking together to school,” as per their website.
Stock photo of children riding bikes.Bryan Banducci/Bloomberg via Getty
Bryan Banducci/Bloomberg via Getty
Balto told PEOPLE in 2024about Bike Bus, explaining that he started it on Earth Day in 2022. “It was a way to get my students active, reduce car trips of students being driven to the school and have fun on bikes.”
As his social media accounts dedicated to the eco-friendly rides, so did the participants. “The numbers vary between 50 to 150 students with tons of parents also joining," he added.
“The more people who bike together the safer it becomes, there is a wonderful safety in numbers.”
source: people.com
