ICORR - IOWA COALITION OF OFF-ROAD RIDERS

Stay Cozy Winter Cycling Group Ride
2024-01-20 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-01-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-01-06 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-12-30 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-12-23 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Iowa City Bike Library, 1222 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Stay Cozy Winter Cycling Group Rides are lead by the Iowa City Bike Library’s Stay Cozy mentors or anyone in the community who is interested in encouraging winter riding. Rides are about 10 miles and happen rain/snow/shine. They start at 12PM on Saturdays from December – January and feature tea/coffee/hot cocoa upon return at the Bike Library. Note: make sure to check the Bike Library’s social media in advance to ensure the weekly ride is still on.

Rent a Bench
2024-01-20 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-13 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-06 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-30 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-23 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.

Saturday Morning Fattie Epic
2024-01-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-01-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Sugar Bottom Bikes, 325 Dubuque St., North Liberty, IA, 52317, United States
Join Sugar Bottom Bikes for a Saturday Morning Epic Fattie Ride. These rides will leave from Sugar Bottom Bikes at 9am and are longer than our Wednesday rides. We will explore many of the lesser known bandit trails, stomping grounds, and shortcuts of the area. We will ride some singletrack if conditions allow. Route will be announced a few days before the ride.
Ride will start party pace for a warmup followed by our usual “drop” ride pace. We will wait up after technical bits for riders to catch up. Plan for these rides to take about 2 1/2 – 3 hours for the front of the group.

College Green Group Ride
2024-01-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-09 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-04 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-02 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-28 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-12-26 17:30 - 19:30 and 1 more date | 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.

Wednesday Weekly Fattie Ride
2024-01-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-01-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-01-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Tom Harkin Trailhead, 719 Camp Cardinal Boulevard, Coralville, IA, 52241, United States
Join Sugar Bottom Bikes on Wednesdays in January for a Fattie Rip at Woodpecker Singletrack! We will meet up every Wednesday at Tom Harkin Trailhead at 6PM for a ~60-90 Minute Fat Bike Ride. If freeze thaw permits we will ride Woodpecker and Creekside. If conditions do not permit we will either cancel or opt for a “stompin’” type ride on non-singletrack off road areas.
Every ride will start out with a party pace casual no-drop lap followed by our usual “drop ride” pace. Stay tuned for more route info each week in the Sugar Bottom Bikes club discussion on Strava.
Fat Bikes are availalbe for Rent & Demo for these rides, and can be brought to Tom Harkin Trailhead for you to use. Simply call Sugar Bottom Bikes to pay for your rental or request a demo and we will bring it to the trails!

Women Trans Femme Night
2024-01-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-12-19 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.

Bicycle Tech Thursdays with Sugar Bottom Bikes
2024-01-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Sugar Bottom Bikes, 325 Dubuque St., North Liberty, IA, 52317, United States
An educational workshop series designed for the aspiring athlete and mechanically curious bike riders. Flat tire repair, Brake and Shifting adjustments, and Tubeless Tire Repair. Let’s get together and wrench!
Each class requires a $20 deposit, which they will put on your account and can be spent on anything in the store. To sign up you can: drop by Sugar Bottom Bikes to talk to clinic leader Cole, call in at (319 626 2326), or email Cole at sbbwarranty@gmail.com. (Sorry no walk-ins, you must sign up to attend.) The classes will be at the shop starting at 6pm every other Thursday night during January through March.

January 11th – Flat Tire Repair – Learn common causes of flats, and what you need to fix them
January 25th – Brake Adjustments (Cable actuated Rim & Disc) – Learn about common adjustments on both RIM and DISC Cable actuated brakes. (There will be a little bit more to learn about on the RIM brake side of things here).
February 8th – Tubeless Tire Repair/Tire Plugs – Gravel Grinders unite, We will show you some different systems for repairing tubeless tires out in the field, as well as talk about sealant and allow everyone to practice plug installation on our practice tire setups.
February 22nd – Shifter/Derailleur Adjustment – Basics of cable tension, alignment, and limits.
March 7th – Make Up Session/ Free Work – Don’t let weather or scheduling stop you! This day will be the planned time to learn if the clinic you want is full, weather prevents attendance or you have any areas of interest the other clinics don’t cover.
March 21st – Every(other) Ride Maintenance – Learn the best things you can do before and after a ride to keep your machine running smoothly!
