TBC Upcoming Events and General Information
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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... |
EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, and LINKS of CURRENT INTEREST
Drivetrain Maintenance - March Program
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 -- Crank, Chain, and Cassette; How The Work and How To Keep Them Working. Continuing the "back to basics" theme of February's meeting, Adam Vanderburg of Lee's Bikes and the Trek Store will be onhand with members of his team to share their mechanical knowledge with Tulsa Bicycle Club members. February's meeting was a great succes with three of Tom's Bicycles "wrenches" teaching us more about tires, tubes, and breaks. So you won't want to miss this follow-on presentation by another of Tulsa's great bike shops. Lee's returning to downtown And, in the event the bicycle grapevine hadn't gotten the word to you, Lee's is relocating their Brookside shop to downtown Tulsa. The shop is returning to a location near where it all started for Lee's back in the 50's. ... read more ... |
FreeWheel Training Rides Begin March 13th!
The FreeWheel Training Rides Schedule is now available in PDF format. Get your own copy and post it on the frig so you won't miss a ride. Whether you're planning on doing FreeWheel or not, this is a great series of well-attended rides to get yourself in shape for spring and summer riding, meet new people, learn more about cycling, and just plain have a great time! Rides begin on Saturday, March 13th, and continue through May. Distances increase gradually from 5 to 70 miles and there are rides on both Saturday and Sunday each week, so you can toughen your back side and get experience in riding back-to-back days as is necessary on FreeWheel. See you on the road! |
GENERAL INFORMATION
TBC SPONSORED RIDES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
The TBC Sponsored Rides and Events Calendar shows upcoming club sponsored rides and events. Non-TBC Sponsored Rides and Events in the Tulsa Area This calendar conatins non-sponsored rides and events in the Tulsa area. Again, this list is of events not sponsored by TBC. Listing in this calendar does not indicate endorsement of the event by The Tulsa Bicycle Club and is provided only as a service to the Tulsa area bicycling community. Every attempt is made to provide accurate and timely information, however, individuals should contact the sponsor of any listed event for the most current and accurate information. |
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Popular cycling routes construction update 
(Info as of 01/23/2010)
SPERRY/OWASSO AREA
56th St North - between 145th E Ave and highway 169 This section of road is closed for a bridge replacement. 186th St North - There is new pavement from Peoria Ave to Highway 75 (this is part of the fall century route). Cincinnati Ave - between 76th and 86th St North Two bridges are being replaced. Both bridge decks have been completed and are rideable. Work is still underway on the approaches. with some gravel present. You can detour around by using the Osage Trail if you don't want to ride the short sections of gravel.
TULSA
Mohawk Blvd - between Cincinnatti and the Osage Trail Repaving is under way. The pavement is being ground down and patched before the new pavement is laid. Elwood between - between 71st and 81st St South Drainage work is underway. During working hours there may be one-lane sections with flagman directing traffic. 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.
RIVER PARKS TRAIL
58th St to 71st St (East Bank) Over half the paving is complete, from 71st north to around 62nd St. The rest will be finished when the temps are above 45 degrees for several consecutive days. Landscaping and other work will continue after the paving has been completed. The next phase of the improvements will include west bank lighting and rehabilitation of the trail from the pedestrian bridge to I-44.
SAND SPRINGS, including Keystone, Wekiwa, Old North Rd, Avery Dr areas
Highway 151 bridges between highway 51 and Keystone State Park COMPLETED AND OPEN. Wekiwa Road bridge near 209th W Ave The new box culvert has been installed, but the road is not open. Wekiwa Road - between highway 97 and the Sand Springs Community Center Construction has started on the widening of this section of road to three lanes. Westbound traffic will be detoured. Pogue Airport Road Patching is underway between the base of the hill and the airport. After patching the road will be repaved.
BIXBY AREA
Bike Path - Memorial to Riverview Memorial to Riverview COMPLETED AND OPEN. New Bixby Path Construction has started on the new trail from 121st St South to Washington Irving Park.
JENKS AREA
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49th W Ave - 91st St South to 111th St South COMPLETED AND OPEN 111th St South - at highway 75 Construction on the new overpass over highway 75 has started. Use either 126th St South or 91st St South as alternate routes.
** 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 sit; 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. After subscribing here, your membership will be submitted and remain pending until approved by the moderator. Just enter your email address in the space provided below and click to join. 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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