EVANSTON BIKE CLUB

The Evanston Bike Club was formed with 30 members in 1971 under the sponsorship of Evanston's Recreation Department. Today we have more than 500 members who live in Evanston (35%), Chicago (20%), Wilmette (10+%), Skokie (5+%), Glenview (5+%) and other places (20+%). Our membership is about evenly split between men and women. What hasn't changed since 1971 is EBC's focus on safe, recreational cycling for adults. Fun. Friendship. Fitness. And, OK, Food... We offer rides in a broad range of paces and distances. Some of us cycle leisurely to an interesting site or restaurant; some of us cycle to achieve speed or endurance goals; some of us do both. The vast majority of our cycling miles are ridden on roads, though some of our rides may include bike paths or trails. We generally follow a "no drop" policy except on the very fastest of our rides... There are also opportunities for multi-day destination rides with EBC. In recent years, we've offered summer rides in Wisconsin, Indiana and..

Primary location: Evanston United States