[ January 1, 2009; 1:00 pm; ] The Kansas City Bicycle Club’s annual New Year’s Day ride.  Riding the loop around Longview Lake is a great way to recover from the night before…

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The Kansas City and Johnson County Bike Clubs have jointly designed and are selling a new jersey promoting the Share the Road Message. They are taking orders now, so don’t delay.

[ January 12, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Southeast Community in Swope Park
4201 East 63rd Street, KCMO 64130

The ignaural meeting of the city’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, which was created to help the city reach its goal of becoming a Platinum level Bike Friendly City by 2020.

This note comes from the Kansas City Bicycle Club, which is reviving its racing program:
KCBC is re-establishing its racing group. Racers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to join.  The club’s vision is to support all aspects of competitive cycling including road, mountain bike, cyclocross, triathlon, or ultra cycling events.  Beyond racing, KCBC [...]

This February we have two great opportunities to advocate for better pedestrian and bicycling support in Jefferson City and Topeka.  Both states are currently making decisions about long term transportation investments in the context of budget problems and climate change, so this year it is more important than ever for us to speak up for [...]

Next week the KCMO City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will have three open houses around the city to get citizen input on the committee’s work.   This committee deals with things like roads, bridges, trails, bike routes, sidewalks, transit, etc. It is chaired by Councilmember Russ Johnson, who is a bicyclist and supporter of trails.
During [...]

[ January 24, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Delaware Cafe
300 Delaware Street, KCMO, 64105 in the River Market neighborhood.

More info and RSVP at www.kcbc.org

The route for the 2009 Tour of Missouri was just announced today.  The big news is that the race will be reversing course this year, starting in St. Louis and finishing here in KC.  This means we won’t be seeing the teams practicing around the city in the days before the race, and the women’s [...]

A long-time fixture on Sterling Avenue on the KC/Independence border is moving on Monday. That is when Bike Stop’s KC store closes and a new store opens in Lee’s Summit.  The Blue Springs store will remain where it is.
The new address is 248 N W Oldham Parkway, Lees Summit, MO 64081.
Visit bikestoponline.com for all the [...]