Biking News

August 26, 2017 there will be a twilight ride to celebrate cycling in Lucas County. The ride will start at Spoke Life Cycles (6363 Monroe St) and end at The River Center Foundation (5445 Mains St). There will be an after party starting at 9:30 that will have snacks, cool drinks, and craft beer. For more information and registration click here.

On Bike to Work Day the city of Oregon launched a website dedicated to the Oregon bike trail. This new website gives the locations of trails, parking, restrooms, bike rental locations, areas with refreshments, and locations of bike fix-it stations. The list also gives the exact mileage from one point to another. You can check out the Oregon Trail website here.

A new single track mountain biking trail opened on May 7th at Oak Openings Preserve, this trail features some technical skill tests like a curved ladder plank bridge, obstacle bumps, and a teeter-totter bridge. Read the full  Toledo Blade article here.

Wednesday, the Lucas County Commissioner approved projects to expand the University Parks and Chessie Circle Trails, taking another step towards the Toledo Metroparks' vision of having bike trails connecting the parklands. Check out The Blade's article to learn more.

*1/31 Update- Over 50 bikers rode in the new year with a race in Providence park in Grand Rapids, Ohio. This race consisted of many different divisions, including a fat-tire bike division! Check out this article to read more about the race!

Fat-tire bikes are getting more popular, especially for winter riding. Check out this article from MLive on the increasing number of fat-tire bike trails in Michigan.