Category Archives: Rides

Freedom Ride this weekend

Celebrate Independence Day with a great bike ride. This Saturday the United We Ride team presents the 3rd Annual Freedom Ride, a cancer benefit for Livestrong and Alex’s Lemonade Stand. This ride begins in Independence and offers numerous distance options … Continue reading

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Want more trails? Then ride the City of Fountains Bicycle Tour

These days there is a charity bike ride for every conceivable cause, yet the City of Fountains Bicycle Tour is one of the few rides that supports bicycling itself. It raises money for Friends of Trails KC to help build … Continue reading

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Blue Springs Midnight Bike Ride

The annual Blue Springs Night Ride is back this Saturday night. This is a great night ride with a laid back vibe, quiet streets, and a great place to ride. More info here.

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Only four shopping days left before the 2nd Annual Tweed Ride

Got tweed yet?  The 2nd Annual Tweed ride is coming up rather quickly. This Saturday, in fact.  It will be a jolly good leisurely ride along car-free Cliff Drive and some the city’s most beautiful Victorian-era neighborhoods. The Tweed Ride promises to … Continue reading

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New Years bike events

There are several things going around the city this weekend, including Critical Mass, two cyclocross races, a big club ride, and the debut party for the Cyclists’ Little Black Dress calendar and Family Bicycles’ new store. Be sure to check … Continue reading

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Cranksgiving this Sunday

The annual Alleycat race to stock local food bank shelves is coming up again this Sunday.   The ride is free, just bring your messenger bags, panniers, and even cargo trailers. You’ll get a list of stores to visit, with free … Continue reading

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Tonight’s Dylan Thomas ride features bikes, poetry, and whiskey

This week’s Monday Night Localcycling.com ride celebrates the life and works of the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.  6:30 p.m. in Shawnee.  Get the details.

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Weekend rides: BikeMO and Northland Nightmare

On Saturday BikeMO is Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation’s annual fund raising ride through the rolling hills of rural Mid-Missouri. It’s a great ride that raises money for MoBikeFed’s state-wide mission of education and advocacy.  The 9:00 a.m. start time … Continue reading

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Octoginta and KC Sprints in Lawrence this weekend

This weekend roadie and hipster cultures will collide in Lawrence, KS! Our neighbors to the west are once again doing Octoginta, the Lawrence Bicycle Club’s huge end-of-season road ride. This year they have big addition to the schedule, our very … Continue reading

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Boss Cross and Tour de BBQ recap

Tour de BBQ The Tour de BBQ had a huge turnout of almost 2,000 cyclists on Saturday, and KC Beer Blog has a great recap from a casual cyclist’s point of view.  Congrats to everyone who rode to raise money … Continue reading

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