Blue Springs is putting on a new night ride on June 9 to benefit trail building. Pre-registration runs through May 25. Bike Stop is offering a 20% discount on lights and reflectors for this ride. Ride Info (PDF).
Lenexa hosts their 12th annual night ride on July 14, with pre-registration running until June 10. Ride [...]

[ June 9, 2007; 11:30 pm; ] A new Midnight ride in Blue Springs.  10 and 15 mile route options are available.  Pre-registration is $20 through May 25 and includes a t-shirt.  Late registration is $25.

More info (PDF)

Be sure to check out the schedule of everything going on this week.  There are several group rides designed help people become comfortable riding in traffic.  Overland Park and Kansas City are hosting breakfast on local trails.  The Commuter Challenge runs all week and includes some awesome prizes and a sweet party at Boulevard Brewery.  [...]

[ May 16, 2007; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Remember cyclists who have died while riding at this short, easy ride through residential streets.

[ May 14, 2007 to May 18, 2007. ] Kansas City’s fifth annual Bike to Work Week is bigger and better than ever.  Check out all the events and register for the Commuter Challenge at kcbike.info/bike2work.

[ May 14, 2007; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Join the Missouri Bicycle Federation in Jefferson City as we lobby our elected representatives, or email your representatives in the comfort of your own home.  Find out more at mobikefed.org.

[ May 18, 2007; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Greater KC Bike Federation invites all bike commuters to stop by Pioneer Square at Westport Road and Broadway Blvd for free snacks and equipment tweaks.

In conjunction with National Bike to Work Week May 14-18, the Missouri Bicycle Federation is holding an advocacy day at the state capitol on Monday. Come to Jefferson City to meet legislators and learn more about key issues in Missouri. If you can’t make it in person, you can still call and/or email your representatives. [...]

After all of the recent rain I know many of us are itching to get back on some singletrack.  Before you do so, please take a few minutes to read this EarthRiders thread about the problems with riding on wet mountain bike trails.  If the trail isn’t dry yet, then please wait until it is!

Today at 3:00 p.m. Kansas City, MO Mayor Mark Funkhouser and the City Council will proclaim May as Bike Safety Month and May 14-18 as Bike to Work Week. Deb Ridgway of Bridging the Gap’s Clean Commute program will accept the proclamation and challenge the council to bike, walk, or take the bus to [...]