Looking for a Club with a variety of bicycle rides, diverse membership and an assortment of other activities? Joliet Bicycle Club (JBC) is for you!
Purpose
1. To promote a greater public awareness of the pleasures and benefits of bicycling.
2. To provide community service in all areas that involve bicycling.
3. To advocate for the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists.
4. To improve conditions for bicycling.
5. To provide an opportunity for bicyclists of all ages to share their ideas and experiences in an organized manner.
Membership
JBC is comprised of approximately 200 members from the Northern Illinois area.
If you’re a cycling enthusiast, you will enjoy being in the company of other like-minded people. JBC is not just a social club, but we are also involved with making improvements to our communities infrastructure and education as it pertains to bicycling safety.
JBC Members are linked together through several different means of communication. We have our Website, Facebook Page, Monthly Newsletters, and a Google Groups list-server where all members can send emails to all other members simultaneously.
Our dues are $16 per year for each adult (18 or over). Minors are included under parental membership. To become a Joliet Bicycle Club member, CLICK HERE.
Variety of Rides
The Joliet area offers some of the best low traffic roads and bicycle trails.
Each month, JBC publishes a List of Rides by date, time, location, distance, and pace. You can also reference the Events Calendar for information pertaining to regularly scheduled events. Ride Leaders are listed as primary contacts. Some months have over 100 different rides for you to contemplate! “Theme Rides” pop up from time to time and are a fun way to enjoy bicycling. We also offer family rides. Rides can be on public roads, paved trails, and sometimes non-paved trails.
Rides are structured with 5 speed levels from 10 mph to 20+ mph to cover all levels of riding ability.
The 4th of July Metric Century Plus
The 4th of July Metric Century Plus is the premier one day cycling event for Northern Illinois. We offer a variety of ride distances on some of the best roads in the area. The rest stops will be well staffed and all participants will have access to plenty of food and drink.
We usually have as many as 1,000 cyclists of all abilities. Come join the fun next 4th of July Holiday!