PedalGR 2010

  • 9/22/10
  • 9/8/10 -- The Summer's End Party/Ride
  • 8/25/10 -- TBD
  • 8/11/10 -- TBD
  • 7/28/10 -- Millennium Park & Versluis Orchard
  • 7/14/10 -- Taco Ride!!! (a fan favorite)
  • 6/30/10 -- Oakhill Cemetery Tour
  • 6/16/10 -- Grand River!
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  • 6/2/10 -- Blandford Nature Center
  • 5/19/10 -- Ride of Silence
  • 5/5/10 -- Huff Park Tour
  • 4/21/10 -- SE Side Kickoff Ride
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Michigan Bicycle Summit Recap

Andy Clarke, Exec. Director of the League of American Bicyclists, and some guy with bike pins.

“There’s no better place than Michigan to show by example that things are changing.” — Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists

Andy Clarke speaks with an English accent that gets your attention right away.  How did [...]

Are You Hardcore Enough For These Races?!?

Two fantastic endurance cycling events this weekend will draw riders from all over the US (and even the World) to West Michigan. The National 24 Hour Challenge will be held in Middleville, MI, just SE of Grand Rapids in Barry County, and the Lumberjack 100 will test the mental and physical strength of mountain [...]

NBL Midwest Regional at GRBMX track

I rode by the GRBMX track yesterday to check out the track and also look around where the new Mtn Bike Park and pump track are to be constructed. The track is located just SE of US-131 and Burton in some old little league field they have leased from the city.

While there, I ran [...]

First GR Bike Summit a Success!

With 60 bicycles crowding the Bike Valet Parking area and around 200 attendees inside to learn how to make Grand Rapids into a Bicycle Friendly Community, I would call the first ever Grand Rapids Bike Summit a big success!  In the crowd there were young people, old people, roadies, mtn bikers, casual bicycle riders, hardcore [...]

GR Bike Summit Pre-Registration Ends Soon

As of this afternoon there were 189 people pre-registered for the first ever Grand Rapids Bike Summit, this Friday, April 24th at Loosemore Auditorium on the downtown GVSU campus.  Due to the deadline of the catering service, free registration will stop at 200 225 and any attendees after that will have to sign-up on the [...]