Two of
America's most active amateur bicycling clubs, the
Cincinnati Cycle
Club, the
Dayton Cycling Club, and
the Major Taylor
Cycling Club of Dayton are located here in
southwestern Ohio. Both the CCC and the
DCC are affiliated with state and national bicycling
organizations, and the MTCC is itself a multi-state
organization. These clubs feature
regular rides throughout the year, although activity
is naturally greatest during the warmer months, from
April through October.
Most major
organized rides offer a variety of routes, plus
food / water / comfort stops, SAG service, and in
some cases mid- or post-ride meals. (Clearly, we Buckeyes
are as serious about putting the calories back on as
we are about burning them off!) A few of the major
events are races or other competition; most, however,
are just casual rides, to be taken at your own pace.
In addition to
major organized rides and races, there are daily and
weekly rides led by club members. Most of these
regular rides are classed by speed and distance, and
in some cases by terrain, so the rider can choose
the desired level of insanity before committing to a
ride. Non-members are welcome
as guests and participants at almost all club events. Visit the local club
web sites to find out about the
CCC's weekly cluster
rides
and the
DCC's daily rides.
Web sites of other bicycle clubs in southwestern
Ohio include:
Other bicycle clubs in the area that are not known
to have websites include:
-
Casual Cruisers, Cincinnati
-
Cincinnati Velo Club, Cincinnati
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Clark County Freewheelers, Springfield
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Fairfield Schwinn Cycloids, Fairfield
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Kettering Wheelmen, Dayton
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Miami Flyers (Miami University), Oxford
-
Oakley Cycle Club, Cincinnati
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Ohio Wheeling Volksriders, Springfield
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Oxford Cycling Club, Oxford
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Wonders on Wheels, Xenia
-
WSU Wright Wriders (Wright State
University), Dayton
Find information for these and other bicycle clubs
in Ohio at
http://ohiocycling.info/ohioclub.html.
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