Tybee to Savannah Trailblazers’ Ride
November 9, 2009
Ride from Tybee to Savannah! Do you ever wonder why it has to be so dangerous to ride a bike between Tybee and Savannah? Wouldn’t it be great to have safe access, and to open up a whole new outlet for locals and tourists to make day trips between Savannah and the beach on a bike? We think so, and we hope you can join us on this ride to highlight the need to make a safe connection. We’ll ride from Tybee City Hall to Savannah with a police escort to keep us all safe. Route covers 22 miles including a quick spin around Tybee to see the sights. Read more
15th Annual Cruisin in the Country Bike Ride
November 14, 2009. If you want to complete a century ride and never have, Cruisin’ in the Country is the choice a cyclist should make.
Hardly any other organized ride offers as many features as does the Claxton-Evans County Chamber of Commerce’s Cruisin’ in the Country. The cyclists’ needs are the foundation of the Chamber’s commitment to this event. Our support services, large volunteer base, foundation of experience and great organization go to making Cruisin’ a success year after year. Our community takes great pride in extending the tradition of Southern hospitality to the thousands of cyclists who have participated and continue to return for “the best ride in Georgia” as Bicycling Magazine stated years ago. Read more
Sunsplash Outdoor Fitness Festival
This is not just a bike ride, but, there IS a bike ride 
On October 17, 2009, the American Diabetes Association’s fall campaign takes on a new twist with three exciting sporting events all on one day. The focus is on outdoor fitness and underscores the importance of regular physical activity to good health and the prevention of type 2 diabetes. With Southeast Georgia and Coastal South Carolina’s mild year round climate, what better way to stay fit than to go outside for a walk, a bike ride, or a paddle in our beautiful waterways? Read more
The Midnight Garden Ride
Sample the nocturnal sights and sounds of the streets of Savannah from behind your handlebars on the inaugural Midnight Garden Ride.
The Midnight Garden Ride is a non-competitive, nighttime charity bike ride through Historic Downtown Savannah, benefiting the Savannah Bicycle Campaign – a non-profit volunteer advocacy organization working for better bicycling for Savannah and Chatham County. 6 and 12 mile options will wind through historic Savannah under the live oak canopy and a full moon.
For more info and to register visit MidnightGardenRide.com
Historic Savannah Century
The Historic Savannah Century – A classic cycling experience in the Southeast’s most historic city is coming on Sept 5th and 6th, 2009! This is a two-day event with one ride on Saturday, Sept 5 and the “big” ride on Sunday, Sept 6. This year we have coordinated with Savannah Bicycle Campaign to add a fun benefit ride on Saturday evening.
The Saturday ride is 33 miles through farmland and other rural settings and has a remote start location. The Sunday ride takes you over the 200 ft tall Talmadge Bridge with a magnificent view of the city and Savannah River. Police escort is provided. This year’s Sunday ride starts at the historic restaurant and pub “The Distillery”. There are five ride distance options for the Sunday ride: 25, 37, 56, 69 and 103 miles.
Reserve the weekend on your calendar, or go ahead and register now! Active.com
Other ride info can be found at the event website SavannahCentury.com
2nd Annual Earth Day Wheelie
Savannah Wheelie is back with the second annual Earth Day Wheelie this Saturday April 18 at 3pm. Last year, this free event drew close to 300 — families, fixsters, roadies, treehuggers, aldermen, and commissioners. This year, we bring back the mobile party through Savannah’s downtown streets to celebrate the joy and possibilities of bicycling. Bring yourself, bring your friends, bring your kids — the Wheelie welcomes all! Read more
15th Annual Jim Kruse Century
April 18-19th. Quiet back roads, beautiful rural scenery, and little elevation change make the Jim Kruse Century a fun and family friendly ride. Saturday’s ride offers a 25, 50, 65, and continuous 100 mile option. All routes are mapped, marked, and well‐sagged. Coffee and bagels will be available at Saturday’s ride start. Saturday’s pre‐registered riders are guaranteed a T‐shirt, ride packet, raffle ticket, and post‐ride lunch. Sunday’s ride is an informal 45 miler that will be marked, but will have no sag. Mill Creek Park is home to walking paths, playgrounds, and a duck pond. After the ride visit downtown Statesboro for Celebration South. From Noon‐10pm Celebration South will ature live bands, arts, cars, BBQ and kids stuff. For more formation visit www.celebrationsouth.org.
Register for the ride at Active.com
On site registration Friday 7-9PM, Saturday 7-9AM.
Start times Saturday 8AM, Sunday 9AM.
Savannah cyclist hit by motorist
This is a story about a local Savannah cyclist that was hit by a motorist recently. He is fortunately ok, but definitely lucky. Read more
February Riding in Coastal Georgia
I decided last month to stop making excuses and just ride the bike, then it got colder than what I have clothes to ride in, so I had one last excuse to overcome. Now it’s been in the 70’s and I’m back on the bike getting a few miles in during weekday afternoons and mid days on weekends. Check the wind direction and you’ll usually find me easily. South or east I ride 144 to the end at Fancy Hall. West winds I ride out Belfast Keller to Daniel Siding to Hwy 17. On rare occasions of a north wind I’ll ride to Ft McAllister but I don’t like to do that on week nights during rush hour traffic. But doing these rides I’m always riding into the wind for the first half and running downwind on the way home. Since it’s been so nice and not wet I’ll be on a black/yellow Giant. Come ride with me.
Bicycle Friendly Community Workshop
A Bicycle Friendly Community Workshop will be held Wed, Jan 21 from 9am-1pm at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 MLK Blvd. The workshop will be facilitated by Preston Tyree of the Washington, DC based League of American Bicyclists. Come by bike or bring one along, as there will likely be an on-bike component to the day’s events.
The LAB administers the Bicycle Friendly Communities Program, and the City of Savannah has completed the first of its two-part application. The four hour workshop will review facilities and programs in Savannah for their bicycle friendliness, and include a review of the Bikability Checklist.
Whether or not we as a community rise to the national definition of Bicycle Friendly Community (in Georgia, only Roswell has achieved this status), we are sure to learn about how to get better and closer to that goal.
We as bicyclists often face adverse conditions — this workshop represents a chance to look at those and discuss how we can make things better locally rather than complaining into the abyss — we are strongest when we speak together! Please consider joining us and Savannah city officials on Wednesday, January 21.