Our Mission
The St. Petersburg Bicycle Club, Inc., is a social and recreational club that exists to promote safe, satisfying bicycling opportunities to both club members and the general public, of all ages and skill levels, through planned activities and events.

SPBC, Inc. Welcomes You!
Come out and visit us at the bike club! We ride every Saturday and Sunday morning, and most weekdays. See our ride schedule for details. On Saturdays we take off from North Shore Pool Parking lot located about 2 miles North of the St. Petersburg Pier in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida at 8:30 a.m SHARP and we leave on Sundays from the St. Petersburg Main Library on the corner of 37th St. & 9th Av., N. at 8:30 a.m SHARP as well.

2009 Spring Classic - April 19, 2009
60/35/25 miles.

Registration is open for the 21st Annual Spring Classic at Tony D’s at 304 7th Street W. in Palmetto (just north of Bradenton). 60-mile ride starts at 8 am 35-mile ride starts at 8:10 am 25-mile ride starts at 8:20 am Ride through the scenic roads of northern and eastern Manatee County. There will be well stocked SAG stops on each marked route. T-shirts to all pre-registered riders. Join us for a post-ride party with prizes and a good lunch at the end of the ride. Registration before April 13 is $30, after $35.

Registration before April 13 is $30, after $35.
Register online Now
or send a Paper Registration to:
St. Petersburg Bicycling Club
PO Box 76023,
St. Petersburg, Florida 33734.

“Day of” registration begins at 7 am at the start/finish location - Tony D’s at 304 7th Street W. in Palmetto (just north of Bradenton).

South Ride Route Map
For a South Ride Route map click here -> Saturday South Ride Route.
This route map is brought to you via the Garmin Forerunner 305 Trainning Partner.

Please help with this Bicycle Signage Survey:

Click to take survey

This survey will provide preliminary data that will help the East Coast Greenway Alliance to get a proper hearing from the national committee now considering changes to our bicycle-route, roadway, and trail signage. If you can spare 12 minutes to fill it out, you will have done much to help this important process.

Thanks and a Happy Greenway 2009!

St. Petersburg Bicycle Club 2008 Christmas Party Photos Online

Group One

Group Two

**NEW** St. Petersburg Bicycle Club Discussion Group
 
We have started a new discussion group for members of the club.
The objective of the Discussion Group is to give club members a place to ask questions, make suggestions, and collaborate with each other on-line. Some cycling related topics we expect members to find helpful include:
• Travel to out-of-town events
• Equipment
• New or ad-hoc rides
• Cycling tips
• Social activities
• New riders
• FAQ

You may read but need to be a bike club member to join in the discussion.
Check it out here

NEW BICYCLISTS
 
Florida Bicycle Association offers a unique program that is geared towards bicyclists wanting to gain experience riding in traffic.
Click Here for Flyer

Click to visit web site
www.floridabicycle.org/

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO REGISTRATION

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles now offers an emergency contact information registration. The idea being that iyou are ever in an accident and are injured and unable to speak the officer will be able to type your driver's license number into his computer and, if you have registered your emergency contact information the DHSMV website, they will be able to pull up your contact information immediately. By having access to this information at the accident site they will be able to save time if you are seriously injured by being able to contact someone who can make decisions about your care.

Follow this link to register.
https://www6.hsmv.state.fl.us/dlcheck/findcustomer

Save $ on Gas Getting to Work

The Florida Department of Transportation sponsors several programs to help people save money on gas and wear on the car when getting to work.  Sign up free for bicycle pooling or carpooling at http://www.tampabayrideshare.org/commuterpgms.htm . Bicycle pooling is bicycling to and from work in a group.  It's great for people new to bicycling.  If you're an experienced commuter bicyclist, sign up so you can help other people start.  If you life too far from your job, driving to a Park and Ride Lot, park the car, and bicycle the rest of the way to work.  Sign up for Emergency Ride Home (ERH) Program if you bicycle, walk, in-line skate, carpool, catch a ride with your spouse or someone else, or ride the bus to work at least two days a week.  ERH provides a max of 8 taxi rides a year.