TBC Upcoming Events & General Information
| The Tulsa Bicycle Club, (TBC) sponsors a year round program of rides and events. Rides vary in length from 5 to 125 miles and in difficulty from very easy social rides to hard and fast tours through and around Oklahoma's green country. Learn more about TBC... |
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For photos of present and past club rides and events, see our flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/tbchistorian TBC Photo Site Here's a sample of what you'll find there ...
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What's The "Tulsa Hub?" - September 2010 General Meeting
What's the Tulsa Hub anyway? Many of you will recall a project begun by Sandra Crisp and the Tulsa Wheelman to provide bicycles and bike training to folks in need of basic transportation. It was known as the CCP, Community Cycling Project. Several years ago, Sandra handed over this project to Ren Barger, then a mechanic at Lee's. With Adam Vanderburg's assistance and encouragement, Ren left Lee's to pursue development of a separate non-profit organization in Tulsa to carry on the work of the CCP and expand into much more. The Tulsa Hub is the result. The "Hub," as it's known to those aware of the project, has grown by fits and starts, continuing its work to provide bikes to folks in need of basic transportation, providing access to bike maintenance tools and space, and developing cycling education for elementary age kids in the Tulsa area. Come learn more about this great and growing organization from Hub Executive Director, Ren Barger, at September's Tulsa Bicycle Club meeting. And why not bring a cycling friend along! Can't wait to learn more about the Hub? Check out this YouTube video regarding their activities with bike clubs at seven Tulsa area elementary schools this past spring ... it's an exciting project! Join us Thursday evening, September 2nd, 2010, at 7pm in the Martin Regional Library auditorium, 26th and Garnett, Tulsa. Need directions? Here's a map to the library. |
Avery Drive Adopt-A-Highway, Thursday, September 9th, 2010 -- Hot Dogs and Drinks after!
Club members will be getting into fall with our second Avery Drive Cleanup of 2010 on Thursday evening, September 9th. And the club will provide hot-dogs and drinks following!!! Yes, it's a blatant attempt to bribe you to come on out and join us! Join your cycling friends and pitch in to help collect trash along a mile or so of Avery Drive from it's western terminus at it's intersection wtih Highway 51 near Prattville. We'll all gather in the grassy area bordered by Avery Drive, Hwy 51 and Hwy 97 and disperse from there along the mile-and-a-half of Avery Drive the Club has maintained for many years. Many hands make light work ... or so the saying goes. In this case, it's true. With a good turnout of club members we can do a good job of cleaning up along the right-of-way in a little over an hour. We'll supply the gloves, trash bags, and collection sticks. Wear bright clothing and enjoy discovering the incredible variety of items discarded along the road. It's an adventure you won't want to miss. We've moved the cleanup efforts from Saturday mornings to Thursday evenings so you don't have to miss out on any good riding weather. So please join us. Feel free to bring along a lawn chair or blanket and we can socialize after! That's Thursday evening, September 9th, 6pm to dusk ... meet at the intersection of Avery Drive with Highway 51 near Prattville. |
2010 TBC Fall Century
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 -- Mark your calendar today and save the date for Tulsa's fall classic cycling event, the TBC Fall Century. Since 1999, TBC's Fall Century has been an end-of-season favorite for Tulsa-area cyclists. Many Tulsa cyclists claim the Fall Century as their first century ride. After eleven years, the routes are still great and the rest stops are legendary. The time of year makes it a great time to either test the strength and endurance you've built over the year or take a relaxing ride of shorter length to celebrate the arrival of fall after the long, hot, Oklahoma summer! Find full details and a registration form, in PDF format, at the 2010 TBC Fall Century web site! Or, register online at GetMeRegistered.COM Mark your calendar, save the date, and plan now to participate ... you won't regret it! |
Did you miss out on ordering a TBC jersey last year?
Several TBC members have asked if there are any plans to order more club jerseys. The club can place another order with Champion System any time we have commitments to purchase a total of at least 12 jerseys. If you would like to get a club jersey, fill out an order form and send it, with a check made out to the "Tulsa Bicycle Club" to: Wayne Mark, 3118 East 146th St South, Bixby, OK 74008. Orders must be receive by Friday, October 15, 2010. You may bring your order to any of the club meetings prior to the October 15 deadline. In the event that there are not enough commitments to place an order with Champion System, your money will be returned. Please remember that the Champion System jerseys run SMALL. They are also tapered which results in a very snug fit. Almost everyone who ordered jerseys last year switched to a size larger than they initially expected to order. If you are uncertain about what size to order, ask other club members what size they ordered to get an idea of what might be the best size for you. No sizing jerseys will be made available during this reorder period. It takes Champion System about six weeks to turn an order around after they receive it. So it will likely be early to mid-December before the reorders are received. |
GENERAL INFORMATION
TBC SPONSORED RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
The TBC Sponsored Rides and Events Calendar shows upcoming club sponsored rides and events. |
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Popular cycling routes construction update 
(Info as of 08/24/2010)
TRAIL AND BIKE ROUTE CONSTRUCTION
River Parks West Bank Trail -- CLOSED 
From south of the 21st street bridge to the rowing club building north of the bridge. Additional closures between the pedestrian bridge and Southwest Blvd will occur later this year. River Parks East Bank (just north of 21st) Construction has begun on the Blue Rose Cafe (which will be located on the river between the 21st Street bridge and Elwoods (the old River's Edge cafe)). Currently all construction is west of the trail, however the trail will eventually be lowered in this area to allow for a pedestrian bridge from the parking lot to the cafe. Darlington Ave, on street bike route, at I-44 The underpass will be closed the rest of the year for the I-44 widening project. Southwest Blvd - on street bike route between the Arkansas River Bridge and 23rd W Ave Traffic is narrowed to one-lane in each direction until around October. Creek Turnpike Trail (between Mingo and Memorial) The trail is closed until around November for installation of a sound wall.
SAND SPRINGS, OWASSO, SPERRY
Wekiwa Road - between highway 97 and the Sand Springs Community Center Construction is underway on the widening of this section of road to three lanes. The road is now one lane with one way traffic. 56th St North - between 145th E Ave and highway 169 This section of road is closed for a bridge replacement. Bruce and Fran checked with the construction crew and they expect the bridges to be reopened in late October.
SOUTH TULSA AND JENKS
West Apache - between the Tisdale Parkway and N 41st W Ave This section of road is closed to all but local traffic for reconstruction. Work is expected to continue until the end of the year. 193rd W Ave and 106th St South (Southwest of Lake Prettywater) There are several sections of gravel on this section of road.
** If you know of any construction on cycling routes feel free to contact Ross Snider at ross4@cox.net or 606-1519.
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The Link, TBC's Monthly Newsletter Recent issues of The Link, the TBC monthly newsletter, are available to TBC members in the Members Only area of this website. Non-members may view archived issues of The Link. Click here for instructions for accessing and using the Members Only area. You must have the Adobe Acrobat reader to view this and other PDF documents. Adobe Acrobat reader can be downloaded for free. TBC Yahoo! Group TBC Members are encouraged to join the TBC Yahoo Group. This maillist provides a way to get notification of updates to this web site, changes to scheduled rides, notification of upcoming TBC events, as well as a way to exchange information with other TBC members. The TBC Yahoo Group is a TBC Members Only list. Find instructions for joining the group in the Members Only area. TBC Photo Site The Tulsa Bicycle Club's historian has made a host of photos and documents from our several large scrapbooks available on a flickr photo site. To access, you can simply navigate to http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbchistorian
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