About Outreach Rides
These special category rides are non-TCBC rides that are eligible for TCBC mileage credit, but are not covered by TCBC insurance. Outreach rides are designed to increase our club’s visibility in and support of non-pledge biking events in the broader biking community. A TCBC ride leader will be present at qualifying Outreach Rides to allow members to sign up for mileage, but it is the sole responsibility of participating members to sign up for the event and pay the registration fee. The organizers of the event are solely responsible for its quality and safety. Members are strongly encouraged to wear their TCBC jerseys when participating in Outreach Rides and ride in a manner that reflects favorably upon TCBC.
About Overnight Trips
Most TCBC rides are day rides starting in or near the Twin Cities metropolitan area. In addition to regular day rides, TCBC also recognizes and provides mileage credit for certain other types of rides, including outreach rides and overnight trips. To ensure that these special rides are available to all TCBC members, advance notice must be provided to members. To ensure that riders have a safe and enjoyable ride for both regular rides and special rides, TCBC also requires that riders on all regular and special rides sign in for each ride, attend a ride briefing at a set time with the ride leader, and wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet. This policy defines the types of special rides and outlines special rules and considerations that apply to these ride categories.
About Bike U
Bike U events are social and educational and are usually scheduled in the off season.
News and Events
How to Choose a Road Bike
Answer these 4 questions before choosing a new road bike or gravel bike. Then, visit your favorite ERIK’S shop to explore the models and take one on a test ride!
TCBC Bike U – Stamina Racing Collective: Equity in Bicycling with Erin Ayala
The Stamina Racing Collective is a competitive cycling team formed in July 2020 with the mission to diversify cycling via mentorship, community development, and accessibility. Approximately 15% of licensed racers in USA Cycling are those in the women's field, and...
Heartland and Paul Bunyan Trail Weekend 2022
Heartland and Paul Bunyan Trail Weekend/ July 29, 30, 31, 2022 Ride Leaders: Lyle Koehler, 612 516 2053; Miriam Simmons 651 212 0775 These out and back rides are on the Paul Bunyan Trail or the Heartland Trail in northern Minnesota. You must be a TCBC member to...
Wobegon Weekend — C ride — June 24-26, 2022
Wobegon Weekend -- C ride -- June 24-26, 2022 These out and back rides are on the Lake Wobegon Trail in central Minnesota. We leave the trail to find lunch, an important component of these rides. You must be a TCBC member to participate in these rides. You are welcome...
Swap Meet
Annual TCBC Swap Meet is Back! 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 26, 2022 Buy, sell, or donate new or used bicycling gear The Scoop: We'll be using White Bear Lake High School - South Campus at 3551 McKnight Rd, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. (enter at Main...
TCBC Bike U: Bike to the Past: TCBC History Since the 1980s
TCBC Bike University Program - March 3, 2022, at 07:00pm Bike to the Past: TCBC History Since the 1980s Our speaker will be our own, Doug Nelson. Doug has long been active with American Youth Hostels, which became Hosteling International, which the Twin Cities Bicycle...
2022 New Ride Leader Training
Are you interested in becoming a TCBC Ride Leader? We'd love to have you join us! We are offering the 2022 Ride Leader Training in 2 - 2 hour Zoom sessions. We are doing this in two sessions because it is a lot of material to go over in one Zoom meeting. You will need...
TCBC Bike U: Simple Steps to a Cooler Climate: Taking Action from Your Bike Seat
TCBC Bike University Program – January 25, 2022, at 06:30 pm CST Simple Steps to a Cooler Climate: Taking Action from Your Bike Seat Our speakers will be Mindy Ahler and Paul Thompson, the Co-Directors of Cool Planet https://coolplanetmn.org/, where together they work...
TCBC Bike University Council of Regents
The TCBC Bike University Council of Regents had their first meeting on December 15, 2021. The Council is made up of Mike Beadles, John Benda, Shelby Miller, Tim Rand, and myself as Chair. We will be meeting monthly. So far we have programs on the topics of the...
E3 Rides
Piloting of E3 (Easy, Educational, and Enjoyable) Rides: TCBC will be trying out a new type of “C” Level ride. “E3” rides will focus on getting riders on their bikes in a welcoming and social atmosphere. Rides will last from 60-90 minutes and will cover...
Join our Equity Committee
Fellow board member Tammy McLemore and myself are looking for TCBC members to join us to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the club. One goal will be to increase awareness of these issues in the outdoors (and specifically within TCBC). We also want to...
Using Fiction to Capture the Essence of Biking
Fiction is challenging. It has to engage the reader, carry a story and create characters who are realistic. But fiction is also liberating. Through fiction, I could tell the stories of bike rides, but adjust the details to capture the essence of those rides.