Most clubs start activities in early April and ride through November. Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society is an active club which holds rides nearly every day from April to November in the Livonia-Ann Arbor area. Membership perks include a monthly newsletter, semiannual potlucks and discounts at many local bike and fitness shops. Instead of discouraging the novice, the club hopes to educate and encourage people to become better cyclists. No one gets left behind on group rides, which are run nearly daily around Metro Detroit, mostly on the east side.
Members have an annual awards banquet and summer banquet.
Sisters Cycling Bicycle Club participates annually in the Tour de Cure fund-raising ride for diabetes and holds rides throughout the spring and summer. A beginner's ride meets Sunday at the Belle Isle fountain in Detroit. The group makes an annual bike trip to Canada to visit the African American Museum in Amherstberg. We welcome your comments .