Ohio City Bicycle Co-op

Saturdays at 10am, we meet at the co-op for a ride. We try to leave by 10:30am, and always return by noon. We usually choose a destination like a street fair or another interesting place -- but will usually modify that to accommodate the preferences of whoever shows up.  It's a casual, easy, friendly ride, and a good informal way to learn about riding in traffic and with other cyclists. Here are a few points to remember:

• Saturday - We ride almost every Saturday, in any weather, as long as someone shows up. This includes winter -- so if you've never ridden when it's cold before, join us -- it's still fun! We have some warm clothes you can use (ear-bands, gloves, scarves), and your normal winter coat is more than warm enough. We do take major holidays off, and sometimes have fixed destinations, which are announced in advance on our calendar.

• Safe - We ride legally on all of our rides, including Saturday social rides (so before we start we'll have a short mechanical Safety Check and explanation of bicycle traffic laws), and helmets are required -- if you don't have one, you can use one of our loaners.

• Social - This ride is a  good way for anyone to get on a bike and have some fun. We don't go fast or leave any stragglers behind, and we don't ride too far (usually no more than 5 miles, and never more than 10 miles); so everyone can have a good time.

• Ride - This is just an easy way to get out and enjoy a bike ride. If you don't have a bike, you can use one of ours. We have small bikes to borrow if you want to bring your riding children along, and tandems or trailers if you want to bring your not-yet-riding children. It's also a great chance to test-ride one of our bikes if you're thinking of buying one, and a good way to get some informal experience if you'd like to be more comfortable riding in traffic:

• (On the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month this ride coincides with our Intro to Traffic Skills class, which starts at 9am, so anyone who shows up at 10am can audit the riding portion of that class or, if they bring their own bike, can ride with an informal group who usually show up to ride separately).

If you have any questions about this ride please email info@ohiocitycycles.org, call, or visit anytime we are open (hours listed at right).  Our next ride is likely this Saturday: we hope you'll join us!