| CLUB INFO |
Middlebury Bike Club The Middlebury Bike Club was formed in the fall of 1999 to promote bicycling in the Champlain Valley and the Central Green Mountains of Vermont . Middlebury is home to Middlebury College which adds to the high percentage of cyclists in this area. The Middlebury Bike club involves all disciplines from tricycles for the young and old to road, cross, BMX, mountain bikes, unicycles, freak bikes, tandems, utility and commuter bikes.
04/29/2008
The BikeClub.org message board forum is now online! http://bikeclub.org/forum/index.phpPlease email webmaster@bikeclub.org if you have any problems or questions.
04/14/2008
New updates to the web site coming soon!
You can email us at bike@bikeclub.org |
This is the
temporary home of the Club. It serves as a laboratory for testing new ideas related to
biking, storage for bikes and a heated work area to repair bikes. Light systems and studded tires are two products produced here. | |
The
Club has a team vehicle called "Uncle Ted", a 1952 International L-130
Pickup. Here is a picture in the repair stage. It had been sitting for
quite a few years. It is now running and legal for the road. We
will get pictures up this spring | |
The Club has been experimenting with the development of studded tires on the cheap
Click here to see a pictorial on the making of studded tires.
These are low cost alternatives to Nokian's Hakka's. | |
The club has been producing lighting systems for 24 racing events and using prototypes to refine the systems on their weekly night rides. This has greatly extended the amount of riding time we get in the off season and has been a great way to enjoy riding during the cool summer evenings
Click Hereto see the current detailed method on the construction of these light systems. | |
The Club participates in many area events. We do 24 hour team events, Road time trials, Mountain bike endurance as well as series races.
Here is Billy B. (rider in the rear) trying to negotiate a tight section in the cyclocross
event in Burlington
last year..
Click here to see pics of club members in races
last year.
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