Sugar Bottom Bikes Saturday Morning Gravel Drop Ride
2023-07-22 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-29 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-05 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Sugar Bottom Bikes, 325 Dubuque St., North Liberty, IA, 52317, United States
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 than the Wednesday rides. Same idea, just longer. Expect about 3 – 3 1/2 hours.
Ride will be a steady tempo pace with no big accelerations or attacking. If there is a big hill we may slow up a bit at the top to wait, especially in the first half of the ride. Expect a 16-17mph pace…but anything can happen.
As always, no sweeper and come prepared to take care of yourself. Have someone you can call in case you get stranded out there. Helmet, Lights, and bike with 35mm tires or wider required.
Ride will be cancelled if starting temp is lower than 40 degrees and winds are stronger than 25mph.

Rent a Bench
2023-07-22 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-29 10:00 - 15:00 | Iowa City Bike Library, 1222 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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.

Monday Night Gravel
2023-07-24 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-07-31 18:30 - 20:30 | World of Bikes, 723 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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.

2sday 2Wheelers Ride
2023-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-01 09:00 - 12:00 | IA
April through October begin at 9 a.m. in a location that changes every month. Known as the “2sday 2wheelers,” we vary the ride start location to access a variety of trails/routes. Rides range from 25 to 40 miles at speeds from 12 to 15 mph. Faster riders may break away; anyone is welcome to keep pace, or remain with the larger group. We make regrouping stops and often stop mid-ride; the route and refreshment stop are announced at the beginning of the ride.

Check out BIC’s website for the ride details each week.

College Green Group Ride
2023-07-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-07-27 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-08-01 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-08-03 17:30 - 19:30 | College Green Park, 600 E. College St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
40-ish mile drop ride at competitive 20-24 mph average speed. No registration required.

Tuesday Trails | Sugar Bottom Group Ride
2023-07-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Sugar Bottom Bike Trail, 2192 Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE, Solon, IA, 52333, United States
This is a fun and friendly ride at the Sugar Bottom mountain bike trails. Open to all experience levels.
The group meets at the main parking lot for the mountain bike trails – right by the beach and frisbee golf course.

Women Trans Femme Night
2023-07-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Iowa City Bike Library, 1222 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Non-binary, femme, trans* women Night at the Bike Library. We offer bicycle repair instruction for women-identified and gender-nonconforming individuals lead by mechanics who also fit that description. This is a free program though you can choose to donate $5/hr. We encourage women-identifying and gender-nonconforming folks to learn bicycle maintenance and repair firsthand in a shop setting.
Every Tuesday from 6-8 we meet to work on bikes, talk about bikes, and simply hang out in a space that everyone who identifies as W/T/F Non-binary feel welcome and comfortable. The Bike Library is committed to building a culturally diverse volunteer base and strongly encourages POC, non-binary, W/T/F folks from the public to take advantage of the public programs we offer.

SBB Wednesday Gravel Ride to Red’s
2023-07-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Sugar Bottom Bikes, 325 Dubuque St., North Liberty, IA, 52317, United States
Held from May-October (sometimes earlier in the season, weather depending)

Every Wednesday
Gravel ride on mixed surfaces
22-30mile distance
90-110 min ride time
15-16mph average pace
Meet at 6pm at Sugar Bottom Bikes
End ride at Red’s Alehouse for a free pint!

​Check the Sugar Bottom Bikes Strava Group for the ride + route information each week. This ride is weather dependent and will typically only happen when the weather is 50+ and the wind is favorable.
This is a fun ride with a steady endurance pace. We like to keep things moving without any fast accelerations or attacking, but without stopping to wait up. We do our best to end the ride with an average speed of 15-16mph, but there will be points where we go much slower than this, and points where we go faster than this.​
Helmet & Lights Required

BIC’s Wednesday Night Social Ride
2023-07-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | IA
Every Wednesday evening the Bicyclists of Iowa City go on a ride in the Iowa City Area. Check out their event calendar for the details about each weekly ride, as the meeting location and route change each week.

Iowa City Pride Ride
2023-07-26 18:15 - 20:30, 2023-08-02 18:15 - 20:30 | Iowa City Bike Library, 1222 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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 to be inclusive of all riding abilities and have fun as a community. All you need to do is bring a bike, helmet, and lights. The ride ends at the Iowa City Bike Library.

Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina
2023-07-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Prairie Lights Books & Cafe, 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Adventurer Kristen Jokinen will read from her wildly entertaining account of two years spent bikepacking, Joy Ride. “What is most remarkable about Kristen and Ville Jokinen’s bike trip from the top of Alaska to the tip of Argentina is not only the two years on the road, 20,000 miles ridden, the salt deserts, or the many mountain passes over 16,000 feet, but how the couples’ wide open hearts led them into homes, cafes, schools from big and small towns up and down the Americas…The Jokinen’s commitment to a life of adventure traveling the world on bicycles is a gift to all.” — Lee Montgomery
Kristen Jokinen is from Bend, Oregon. She has worked as a wild land firefighter, a teacher, a real estate agent, and currently as an international speaker and author.

Drop In Ride
2023-07-27 17:45 - 20:30, 2023-08-03 17:45 - 20:30 | Riverfront Crossings Park, 1101 S Clinton St, Iowa City, 52240
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 steady speeds, and riding safely. Road bikes and a strong base level of fitness are recommended. This is a drop ride, meaning that if you get dropped from the group you should be prepared to find your own way back home. No aero bars. Lights recommended. If the weather is bad, it’s safe to assume no one will be riding.

RAGBRAI Overnight in Coralville
2023-07-28 | Hilltop Shelter, S.T. Morrison Park, 1513 7th St, Coralville, IA, 52241, United States
For the first time since 2015, and the sixth time in its history, the City of Coralville will be an overnight stop for the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). RAGBRAI is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023 and is loosely replicating the original route from 1973. Coralville is also celebrating a special anniversary in 2023 with its sesquicentennial of 150 years.
Coralville will welcome riders coming in from Tama/Toledo on Friday, July 28, and will usher them to Davenport to finish their journey. S.T. Morrison Park will serve as the hub for camping and entertainment.
Maps
Entertainment
Transportation
Follow on Twitter at @cville_ragbrai, Instagram @ragbraicoralville, and Facebook @ragbraicville for continued updates.

Gatos En Ronda
2023-07-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Iowa City Bike Library, 1222 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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 and after the ride for quick fixes and hangs. Come as early as 5PM to pump your tires, lube the chain, check the shifting, etc. Beginner friendly, trails and secret passages, and ice cream stops.

CRANDIC Time Trial Series
2023-08-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Big Grove Solon, 101 W. Main St., Solon, IA, 52333, United States
Challenging 10-mile individual time trial along beautiful Sutliff Road in Solon. Ride fast and fun on one of the most bike-friendly roads in the area. A perfect “test” for beginners and experts alike. Come race your bike!
Presented by Steindler Orthopedics. Hosted by Big Grove Solon.
Registration: Pre register only (’til 10 pm the night before) at BikeReg.com.
Time: Numbers pick up 5-6 pm at Big Grove Solon. First racer off at 6:30.
Pricing: $15/night or $45 for all four. Juniors race free.
USA Cycling license required (1-day licenses available online).
Series prizes for each category three deep based on all four nights of racing.
