Welcome to the Baltimore Bicycling Club

The BBC's Mission -- The Baltimore Bicycling Club (BBC) was established in 1967 and has a membership of over 1700 riders. The mission of our not-for-profit recreational organization is to promote and sponsor bicycling activities in Baltimore City and neighboring Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties. The BBC also promotes, defends, and protects the rights of bicyclists for a safe road riding environment in our communities through advocacy and education. Visit our Advocacy section to learn more about current issues.

BBC Membership -- The Baltimore Bicycling Club is open to any interested individual 18 years of age or older. There are two classes of dues: individual and family. Persons under 18 years old belong through a family membership and must be accompanied on all rides by a responsible adult. Each BBC Membership receives the club's bi-monthly newsletter. Go to our On Line Membership Application to join or renew your membership.

BBC Rides -- The heart of any cycling club is the rides that it provides for riders of all abilities. Non-members are invited to join any of the rides offered. The BBC offers scheduled rides with ride leaders during the week, on Saturdays, Sundays, and major holidays. These rides include cue sheets detailing the ride route. In addition, there are evening rides on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from May through October. Evening rides have cluster starts from two locations and are for all rider levels; these rides are leaderless. See our Rides & Events section for more details.

BBC Cue Sheet Library -- Speaking of rides, the Cue Library allows members and non-members to search through the BBC’s most popular rides. Check out that section, print out a copy and go on the ride when you can.

NOTE -- The majority of documents used on this site are PDF documents. You can download Adobe Reader for free to read them.

Why join the BBC -- Let's be honest.  What's a bicycling club all about?  Why join a bike club when you can go on free club rides, keep the cue sheets, and do rides on your own?  You don't even need a cue sheet for some rides .... just follow the trail .... or maybe a good back roads map will do.

Well, as many of us already know, there are lots of reasons to belong to a bike club, especially when it's a club as good as the BBC.  Some of the top reasons are:

• Meet others who enjoy cycling .... make a new friend .... find your true love.
• Learn to be a better bicyclist.
• Shed the stresses of everyday life (at least for as long as the ride lasts).
• Become fit .... lose weight .... look like the athlete you've become.
• Participate in club events and get a member discount.
• Impress your friends and family with your fun-loving lifestyle (and the fact that you have become an athlete!).
• Support the bicycling community and encourage bicycling friendly legislation.  Did you know that virtually all income received by the BBC, after expenses, is donated to bicycling advocacy groups such as One Less Car, League of American Bicyclists, and the East Coast Greenway?  The club must support such groups to keep our rights as cyclists on our representatives' front burners.  By influencing highway legislation, and the design of roads and communities, bicyclists can avoid being squeezed out by ever increasing development, AND make going-places-by-bike a genuine option for more people.