About us
Come Ride With Us! The Spokane Bicycle Club is a recreational and social organization that promotes lifelong cycling for fun and health. Group rides range from leisurely 10-mile social rides to longer fitness and endurance rides, as well as occasional multi-day tours. Some rides are urban and some are in the wider Inland Northwest around Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. We offer monthly meetings showcasing cycling adventures and innovation, and we advocate for safe cycling through sponsoring and supporting cycle-positive events and activities. More about our club can be found at: www.spokanebicycleclub.org
To JOIN the Spokane Bicycle Club ($35 per year individual membership), and support our rides and bike advocacy efforts, go to Spokane Bicycle Club membership
The Club offers Zwift indoor trainer group rides four days a week Nov-Feb. Details at: SBC on Zwift
Note: Helmets are required on Club rides.
Upcoming events
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Thurs Night Ride - Pavillion Park to Falls Park
Pavillion Park, 727 North Molter Road, Liberty Lake, WA, USDate: July 30
Name: Pavillion Park to Falls Park
Description: Start: 5:45 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Meet: Pace: Pavillion Park, 727 North Molter Road · Liberty Lake, US
Distance: 19
Terrain: Relatively flat. Mostly on paved trails.
Regroup: At park
Route: Pavillion Park to Falls Park via surface streets, Liberty Lake Stateline Trail and the Centennial Trail
Eat: If you like, bring a chair and a snack to share at a tailgate party after the ride.
Ride with GPS: Pavillion Park to Falls Park
Weather cancellation: Severe weather will cancel. Check Meetup for status of ride if in doubt.
Leader: Charles Robeson
Phone: 509-994-02046 attendees
Friday in the Dirt (Cheney Trailhead to Amber Lake -Columbia Plateau Trail)
Columbia Plateau Trail, 19099 s Cheney spangle road, cheney, WA, USDetails
PLEASE READ RIDE DESCRIPTION AND ALL ROUTE DETAILS
· Welcome to the Friday in the Dirt. Today’s ride is a No-Drop ride and will be totally on the dirt. Friday in the Dirt is not an extreme mountain bike ride, but it will require a mountain bike or a gravel bike with larger tires. Of the Friday Dirt rotation of rides, this is the best one for Gravel Bikes. The ride leader will be riding a mountain bike. This is not a ride for beginning riders. Participants should have at least intermediate offroad cycling skills and be able to maintain a steady pace (7 to 10 MPH) for a distance of 20 + miles (Slower pacing on hills is expected). Please wear cycling related clothing. E-Bikes, Gravel Bikes and mountain bikes are all welcome, but they need to be capable of handling tougher offroad conditions.
· Helmets are required on all SBC rides.
Name of Ride: Cheney Trailhead to Amber Lake
Details
Meet: Cheney Trailhead of the Columbia Plateau. South of Cheney just off Cheney/Spangle Road. (Discovery Pass is required for Parking at the Trailhead)Terrain: This is mostly a gravel ride with some larger rocks and loose surface in the section closer to Amber Lake. Approximately 300 feet of Climbing.
Distance: Very close to 22 to 24 miles depending on the turnaround point (100 % unpaved)
Duration: 3 hours
Pace: 7- 10 MPH
Description: This is off-road out and back trail ride. It does not require significant off-road skills, but there is about 1 mile of larger rock and loose gravel surface that will require skills more related to an intermediate gravel/mountain bike ride. (The gravel trail surface is slightly more difficult than paved roads and it will fatigue you more and faster than you might experience on the pavement). It starts at the Cheney Trailhead and proceeds up the Columbia Plateau Trail through the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge to Amber Lake. This is a beautiful trail converted from an old railroad route. 12 miles until you reach Amber Lake. The gravel is relatively easy for approximately the first 3 miles and then becomes more challenging, especially as you near Amber Lake. You will not be able to ride this ride on a standard road bike. Gravel bikes or mountain bikes with tires that perform well offroad are best. A 40 mm wide tire (or bigger) is best. You will need to be comfortable with riding some distance in dirt/gravel with medium offroad riding skills (the bike tends to float a bit in the gravel and there is a short section of deeper gravel near Amber Lake).
Re-group: This is a non-drop ride. Short re-groups as necessary (i.e., viewing scenery/ wildlife) with a longer stop at Amber Lake.
Maps/GPS information: Cheney Trailhead to Amber Lake · Ride with GPS—Bring water (consider two bottles) and snacks
—Dress appropriately for the weather
—Eat and Socialize at the Mason Jar in Cheney after the ride - if you want.
Weather policy: Extreme temps, rain/hail/extreme wind, harmful smoke levels may cancel ride.
Ride Host: Bob Buck 775 737-31762 attendees
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