Kalamazoo Bicycle Club

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KBC 50th Anniversary Celebration

Mark your calendar now for the KBC 50th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 21.  We will gather at Wind+James, in Schoolcraft,  from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

  • Wind+James is an indoor-outdoor venue.
  • KBC will provide beverages and sandwiches.
  • Dinner will be pot-luck, so please prepare and bring a dish to share; a dessert would suffice if that’s what you prefer to provide.
  • We’ll have the Gear Swap table again, so think about bringing cycling gear you no longer use and swapping it for gear that’s on the table.
  • eBikes will be on display with KBCers on hand to discuss their use.
  • We’re planning a short program that will include our usual awards and prizes plus a few celebratory words to commemorate our 50th Anniversary.
  • And…we’ll have a slide show of KBC highlights running on a loop during the event.  We hope this brings back memories and catalyzes conversations.

KBC Now Available as Designated Charity on AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Kalamazoo Bicycle Club every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to Kalamazoo Bicycle Club (if you choose KBC as your designated charity). Click here to select KBC as your designated charity.

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50th Anniversary T-shirt!

To help celebrate Kalamazoo Bicycle Club’s 50th year, the club has designed a new t-shirt. The white and yellow design on a navy heather t-shirt is offered in both women’s and men’s sizes. You can order it on PureKalamazoo’s website, www.PureKalamazoo.com, Clubs and Nonprofits tab, Kzoo Bicycle Club. The online store will be open through January 31st with t-shirts available by mid-February.

Cost is $13 plus tax with two delivery options. You can choose to pick up your t-shirt at Kalamazoo Sportswear, 728 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, 49007. Or, you can choose to have your t-shirt mailed to you, for an additional $11.85. Questions? Contact webmaster@kalamazoobicycleclub.org.

KBC Anniversary Ride – Saturday September 25, 2021

Come help the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club celebrate its annual Anniversary Ride & Party Saturday, September 25, 2021, by joining us at the Kal-Haven Trailhead on N. 10th St. at 10:00 am. You will have four rides to choose from, varying in length from 17.5 to 35 miles. Ride maps are available on Ride with GPS.

The key is to have fun, but be back at the Trailhead by noon. We celebrate the club’s anniversary with everyone bringing a dish to pass for a potluck lunch.  The club will provide plates, utensils, cups, and napkins. This event has been organized by the club’s social director in the past, but sadly, that position is vacant.

Update: The past Social Director has offered to come out of retirement to help with this event! Along with our potluck dishes, there will be pizza and apple cider.

New Bike Lane on Stockbridge Avenue

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Stockbridge Avenue between Crosstown Parkway and Portage Street had bike lanes installed in June 2021.

Kalamazoo said the bike lanes would help connect the Vine neighborhood and the Edison neighborhood. It would also route directly to the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail in coordination with the renovations of the Kalamazoo Farmers Market and Bank Street.

The new bike lane would be 5-feet wide and provide safer access for bicyclists.

In the image below, the pink line represents the new bike lane. Red lines represent existing bike lanes. Says KBC president Doug Kirk, “It’s great to see that Kalamazoo’s longstanding non-motorized transportation plan is continuing to progress!”