The Iowa City Pride Ride takes place every Wednesday. The group meets at 6:15pm at the Iowa City Bike Library and the ride begins at 6:30pm. Each ride is a casual pace for 6-12 miles on streets, sidewalks, and paths. It is a no-drop ride, which means nobody will be left behind. The goal is […]
40-ish mile drop ride at competitive 20-24 mph average speed. No registration required.
The Drop In bike ride is an informal, ride at your own risk road ride that departs on Thursday evenings from Riverfront Crossing Park in Iowa City at 5:45pm. The ride is fast paced (typically 19-21 mph ave speed) with an average distance of about 35 miles. The ride emphasizes pace line drafting, working together, maintain […]
A slow paced group wide about 10-12 miles. Leaving from Grant Wood School parking lot At 6PM and concluding about 7:30. Grant Wood School is located at 1930 Lakeside Dr. east off Sycamore St.
Meet at the Bike Library at 1222 South Gilbert Court at 6PM for a 10 – 20 mile no-drop (meaning we won’t leave anyone behind) community ride. Each week a new person leads and you can follow @bikelibrarian on Instagram for Thursday updates on the route each week. The Bike Library is open one-hour before […]
Join Sugar Bottom Bikes for a Saturday Morning Gravel Drop Ride! Route TBD, based on wind and conditions. Check the SBB Strava page for route details each week. This ride isn’t always a regular occurrence, so check Strava to make sure the ride is happening on a given week. These rides are a bit longer […]
The first brevet of the “second half” of the 2023 Iowa Randonneuring calendar features a route out of Iowa City that will take you through scenic Iowa farmland and Amish communities visiting towns that include Hills, Stringtown, Frytown, Wellman, Keota, North/South English, Millersburg, Parnell, Holbrook and Windham. 125 miles, 4,938 feet of climbing, Ridewithgps route […]
Want to work on your own bike, but need tools and space to do it? Rent-a-bench is $5/hr for the public and free for active volunteers. Bike Library Volunteers will only perform repairs on Checkout bikes not rent-a-bench participants. However, depending on volunteers staffed, we can answer questions.
Benefiting the Iowa City Bike Library. Join us for a day of bicycling local farms, food, and ferments. This year there is one route option: the 37-mile Kale-Yeah! Route (click “Show all routes on map”). The Kale-Yeah Route is 30-miles of pavement + 7-miles of gravel, and includes three farm stops and four featured chefs. […]
No-drop 20-30 mile gravel ride. No riders are left behind! The loop will vary weekly and end at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City.