Spokane Bicycle Club

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Current Newsletter September-October 2020

Previous Newsletter July - August 2020

August 5, 2020

The SBC Board met on August 4, 2020 voted to cancel all SBC-sponsored bike rides through the end of August. The feasibility of rides will be assessed on an ongoing basis with the hope of a resumption in September.

SBC Board will post on the SBC Facebook and SBC FB page past rides in the hope that SBC members and their family and friends will be interested and ride routes they have not ridden before or for some time.

The routes will be descriptive and include the length, route and any special interest of the particular route.

Please scroll down this page to view the selection.

Also the SBC tours in Canada and Colville,WA have been cancelled

Disclaimer: The Spokane Bicycle Club makes no representations or warranties as to the difficulties or current conditions of the published routes and is not responsible for risks, damages or accidents which may occur as a result of bicycling on these or any other routes referred on the Spokane Bicycle Club website

General Meeting - Online

Monday October 12th - 6:30 P.M.

(2nd Monday of Each Month except June, July and August)

The presenter will be Jerry Compton of the Washington State Department of Transportation. The subject matter will an update

on the Children of The Sun Trail.

Click HERE for Zoom access

Colin Quinn-Hurst, City of Spokane Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator will give a presentation of the latest news and development on bicycle matters in Spokane.

September-October Regional Ride Possibilities

No-Leader Rides Compiled from SBC Ride Listings

Terrain Classifications (From Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle):

Terrain indicates the most common or average terrain type of the ride and should be considered relative to the length and overall difficulty of the ride. For example, a long-distance ride with a lot of elevation gain will be overall less challenging than a short ride with equal elevation gain. Consider the pace and frequency of regroup as well to understand how advanced a ride may be.

Mostly flat:	Trails and/or mostly flat roads with a possible gentle uphill
Rolling:	Climbs are short and easy, not too numerous
Some hills:	A few short, steep hills, some moderate upgrades and/or longer gentle climbs
Hilly:	Consistent or continuous climbing

Click on terrain categories on the left to view our suggested bike routes

SBC Old Flames

Our refugee awareness ride across the state is in June.

We thank everyone for your donations to help our local refugee community through Spokane World Relief. Our goal is $8,000. ALL donations are tripled by a grant so it really makes a big local impact!!

SBC Old Flames - Update

While there is no longer a picnic or cross state ride the Old Flames ride on for our local refugees whose needs are bigger than ever. Check out our new website. Funds are still TRIPLED through a grant!

The new Century Challenge is set for World Refugee Day June 20. Previously donated funds have been transferred there. Sigrid Lee has created our century route. Depending on COVID status this may be a small group ride or done individually.

SeaTriCan 2020 and World Relief Fundraising

Trudy O'Grady's 2018 Tour in Vietnam

- story and video presented at 5/13/2019 SBC GM -