Birmingham Bicycle Club (birmingham_bicycle) : Member Profile : Thoos

The mission of the Birmingham Bicycle Club is to promote safe cycling for fitness and recreation for people of all ages.

The Birmingham Bicycle Club was reestablished in 1972, having existed in various forms since the turn of the century. Its purposes are to encourage and promote safe recreational and touring bicycle riding in central Alabama.

The BBC is open to all members of the community who wish to cycle with a group for recreation and/or fitness. It is a non-profit organization with approximately 300 members. The club provides organized rides every weekend throughout the year, and during the evening while daylight savings time is observed. All rides have a ride leader, with a planned route. Ride leaders are volunteers who make a commitment to plan these rides in advance so that all riders may enjoy the benefits of riding as a group on new routes or old favorites. Rides vary in length and in the level of ability required. Attempts are made to provide rides for the novice, average, experienced, and expert riders. The goal on all rides is to promote safe riding and to encourage camaraderie and friendships. We do not provide competitive events, but do try to help riders improve their skills on the road. Some formal classes are offered, but most of this learning comes through riding with a group. All cyclists in the club are expected to obey the Alabama Motor Vehicle Laws.

We have monthly meetings and provide learning opportunities at some of these meetings with scheduled speakers. Some past topics have included nutrition for cycling, injury prevention and stretching, and safe riding practices in a group.

Tuesday night, 6:00 p.m., the distance will be approximately 20 miles. The ride will start in Midtown Birmingham and go through Southside, Redmont and Downtown. Head and tail lights required.

To find the start: Meet at Midtown Business Center parking lot, 19th Street between Powell Avenue and 1st Ave South, Birmingham. Street and lot parking available.

Check the Birmingham Bicycle Club website for weekend rides and other activities:

http://www.bhambikeclub.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi