We’re a group of cyclists from all disciplines who live in Barre, Vermont. With the support of Vermont Bicycle Shop we’ve created a casual and loosely formed “club” to organize bikes rides within our community. With the help of Vermont Bicycle Shop we’ve got this great webpage and a dedicated group to help facilitate friendly…
Join Us! Bike Rides and Discussions
Currently the bulk of our rides are still sort of impromptu gatherings with respect to COVID. You can join us on our Facebook Groups page and on our Group Rides and Discussion page to find out where our latest rides are happening as well as general news and discussions. You can also reach out to…
Group Ride Saturday September 17
Meet us at 8:00 Saturday morning at VSECU (1 Bailey Ave, Montpelier) for an 8:15 departure. We’ll ride a bit on the bike path, then gravel for several miles along River Rd., a tiny bit on Route 100B, and another tiny bit on Route 2 until we get to Red Hen Baking. We will make…
Women’s Group Ride Sunday August 14!
Join us Sunday for a Ride the Ridges training ride in the beautiful town of Cabot. We will meet in the Cabot school parking lot at 8:30 for an 8:45ish departure. Drive past the Cabot green and look for "Gym Rd." on your right after a few buildings/houses. Turn into the school parking lot on…
Women’s Group Ride Thursday June 16th!
Join us this Thursday for a very flat, shady, and beautiful ride on the old railroad bed in Plainfield. We will meet at the Plainfield park & ride (265 Main St., Plainfield) at 5:45 for a 6:00 departure. The distance of this ride will be determined by the group – we will ride along the…
Women’s Group Ride Sunday May 22!
I will be hosting a women’s no-drop group ride on Sunday May 22nd at Berlin Pond. We will meet at the parking area next to the boat access around 10:00 and start riding at 10:15. We will tackle the hillier side first, cruise down the flatter side and then decide as a group if we…
Get ready for our first Women’s No-Drop Ride of 2022!
I will be hosting our first women’s no-drop ride this Saturday April 30th. We will meet in the parking lot of Vermont State Employees Credit Union (1 Bailey Avenue in Montpelier) around 11:15 am and we will depart at 11:30 am. We’ll follow the Montpelier bike path until we join dirt/gravel roads and then ride…
Intermediate Ride! East Corinth Ramble
A 28 Mile loop half gravel, half paved in the hills between East Corinth and Groton. We’ll meet Sunday, 4/17, at 10:00 am at this unpaved park and ride (see photo of the map below) off of Highway 25 just south of the East Corinth General Store (stop in for a snack!).Tires roll at 10:15….
Join Us! Ginger’s Northfield Loop
**Weather Permitting** This Sunday, April 10. Meet at Northfield Depot Square (link to map) at 11:00am for an 11:30 ride start time. We’ll ride south on 12/12A before climbing up Warren Mountain Rd, turning off to Northfield road before it gets too crazy. Climbing up the ridge above Northfield before a long gentle descent on…
Ride the Ridge to get ready for Ride the Ridges!
Join us this Sunday, April 3. Meet at 10:45am for an 11:00am roll out. This is a no-drop, casual, all comer’s welcome mostly paved ride. We start at the Brookfield Floating Bridge (meet and park there) and descend towards Randolph, VT on a bit of gravel (be ready for wet and some mud!). From there…
Club Member Barb Schwendtner’s Letter to the Editor Published March 15, 2022
Vermont Bicycle Club Member Barb Schwendtner wrote about the difficulties cyclists face sharing the roads with drivers in Vermont. Clicking through will take you to the Times-Argus publishing of that letter. The more clicks on their page means that publications like the Times-Argus will take this notion seriously and encourage them to publish more on…
Winter in Vermont
Hiya Club! As the weather is kind of wonky, we will be transitioning to a kind of hit and miss ride schedule. While some of us will probably get a ride in when we can, I’m holding off scheduling rides until things dry out enough to hit the gravel. I can’t sit on a trainer,…