Membership in KBC has many benefits including:
- Contact with and access to experienced riders for bicycling advice and training tips
- The opportunity to ride with others who share your fitness level and interests
- Safety on the roads that comes with riding in larger groups
- Chances to help promote bicycling as a healthy, fun, and safe activity
- Bicycling accident insurance coverage
- Participation in all social activities planned by the club
- Volunteer opportunities
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If you have questions regarding your membership, please email membershipdir@kalamazoobicycleclub.org
If you have difficulties with this Membership process, please email webmaster@kalamazoobicycleclub.org
Membership in KBC
If you would like to become a member of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club, please click on one of the links below and complete the membership enrollment form.
Adult Membership – $35 one year
Adult Membership – $100 three years (save $5)
Family Membership – $45 one year
Family Membership – $125 three years (save $10)
(NOTE: You may use PayPal or credit card to pay for any of these memberships.)
If you prefer to print a copy of a membership application, complete the application on paper and then mail the application in with a check as payment, please click on this link to obtain a pdf file of a printable membership application.
If you are a current member of KBC and would like to review or revise your membership information, please click the “LOG IN” button on the Menu Bar, log into your account by providing the requisite information, and then click “MY ACCOUNT” on the Menu Bar.
Other benefits are ready and regular access to the following:
Club Rides
KBC sponsors road bike rides nearly every day of the week from mid-March through the end of October, starting from several different sites in the county. The weekday rides range from 12 – 45 miles in length, and bicyclists at any skill level – from recreational to racer – are welcome. There are KBC ride leaders at most of the scheduled rides to help teach group riding skills and to promote safe biking.
Ride Insurance and Sanctioned Ride Leaders
Excess medical insurance (up to $10,000 in medical expenses, arising from an accident while riding a bicycle, that are not covered by some other insurance), through KBC’s insurer, covers members and first-time guests participating in any bike ride or individual time trial that is conducted and supervised by a KBC Ride Leader, who is sanctioned by the KBC, and that has at least one rider accompanying the Ride Leader.
For more information about KBC ride insurance and for a description of Ride Leader responsibilities, please click on the following links:
KBC Ride Insurance or KBC Ride Leaders
Please direct all inquiries about KBC insurance to the KBC Insurance Coordinator inscoord@kalamazoobicycleclub.org
Ride with GPS
Members of KBC have access to the KBC Club Account on Ride with GPS (RwGPS). The Club Account is a central repository of routes and events and where all KBC members can use premium features of RwGPS on the listed routes and events that are in the Club’s Route Library. Even if you have a basic “free” account with RwGPS, when using our RwGPS Club Account you will have all the added features of a paid “Premium” account, including turn-by-turn navigation, off-line route access, advanced maps & cue sheets, that are not available with the basic Ride with GPS account. Members of KBC have access to these features, an $80/year value, for FREE as part of their club membership! Please click here Ride with GPS to learn more about the KBC Club Account and to get a general introduction to Ride with GPS.
PedalPress
The monthly KBC Newsletter contains a calendar of events, announcements of special rides, tips on biking techniques and mechanics, reports on past rides, and general information on the state of the sport. The PedalPress also includes monthly KBC Board meeting minutes, keeping members abreast of what is happening in the Club.
KalTour
KBC organizes a major local bicycle tour (and Club fundraiser) in June, the KalTour, with marked 15-100 mile routes available, food stops, and prize giveaways. KBC also sponsors several extended or daylong weekend tours during the summer, including the Ride to South Haven, the “W” Ride, the Anniversary Ride, and the Ride Around Kalamazoo County.
KBC Social Activities
KBC has two annual gatherings of club members. The first is our Recovery Party, which takes place toward the end of January and gets everyone together to reflect on the previous year’s rides, to look forward to the coming riding season, and to enjoy each other’s company. The second is our Anniversary Ride, which occurs in September, toward the end of each riding season, and begins with a rides of various lengths and speeds that start and finish at the Kal-Haven Trail State Park trailhead on 10th Street. Both gatherings are pot lucks, with KBC providing the “main course” (sandwiches or pizza) and beverages.
Posting Bicycling-related Events on KBC website
KBC members may post a recommendation for a bicycling-related event in which they have participated and enjoyed or an event they are sponsoring/organizing. Please contact the KBC webmaster to have your event considered for posting.