Kish Bike and Rec Club

04/11/2023

With the great weather forecasted for the next week it is time to get ready for the KBRC 2023 ride season . We are looking at options to re starting our monthly meetings again, but also wanted to start planning the weekly Sunday Rides. The rides will start on Sunday April 16 and for the month of April we will start at 9:00 a.m leaving from Shawn’s Coffee Shop , 204 Somonauk St, Sycamore, IL. Ride will be 20 or so miles for the first few weeks until we get our road legs back. As usual we will determine the route at the ride start and try to take advantage of any tail winds coming back. Starting in May we will move back to 8:00 when the weather gets warmer. Speaking of weather, we will cancel if the weather is forecasted to be cold, rainy or otherwise foul. As in the past we will post the ride information on Strava and Facebook as events or posts or both. Looking forward to seeing everyone on the roads this summer!!

08/11/2022

Second edition of the 5-7 week forward view of the rides we are planning. The first edition received a lot of positive feedback so will continue. Once again these will include, the regular rides from Shawn's on Sunday mornings, other charity rides that the group will be supporting and any other special events. Your input on any future rides is always appreciated. This will be posted to both Strava and the KBRC page.. Specific events on Strava and Facebook will be created at least one week prior to the event. Note that most if not all of the charity rides have a registration fee and special waiver that needs to be signed. We will try to ride these events as a group and depending on the number of people participating we may have several groups riding the various ride distances..

August 14 - 8:00 a.m Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
August 21 - 8:00 a.m Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
August 28 - 8:00 a.m Opendoor Coffee at 502 W Main Street in Genoa
September 2 Friday 11:00 a.m Ride to Purple Store in Kaneland for Lunch Grill Out – Leave from Gregg Feiffer Memorial bench across from Lions Park in DeKalb
September 4 (Labor Day Weekend) - 8:00 a.m Shawn’s at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
September 11 - 8:00 a.m Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
September 18 - 8:00 a.m Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
September 24 – 7:30 a.m. Tour of Scenic Ogle County ride leaving from the Village of Progress, 710 South 13th Street, Oregon Il. A number of members from the club will be riding this. Details including registration and other information at the following link http://villageofprogress.org/tosoc-bike-ride/

Other upcoming events
We will also be planning an Apple Orchard ride in early October on a Saturday morning where we will ride to one of the local apple orchards (Jonamac in Malta, Honey Hill in Waterman or Kuipers in Maple Park). Will leave around 10:00 to make sure Orchard is open and will pick an appropriate meeting spot based on the destination.
The rides pretty much start to wind down in October depending on the weather and we try to start them at 9:00 to avoid the cooler weather. Stay tuned for further details likely on a week by week notice.
As always, feedback on anything related to this is always welcomed and incorporated.

  Join us on the TŌSOC Scenic Tour Bike Ride, passing through some of the most beautiful roads in Northern Illinois! Routes are on quiet, paved country roads with rolling hills, passing beautiful scenery on well-marked routes. All rides start at the Village of Progress at 710 South 13th Street in ...

06/28/2022

Based on feedback from several members we are going to publish a 5-7 week forward view of the rides we are planning. These will include, the regular rides from Shawn's on Su6day mornings, other charity rides that the group will be supporting and any other special events. Your input to any future rides is always appreciated. This will be posted to both Strava and the KBRC page usually around the middle of the month. Specific events on Strava and Facebook will be created at least one week prior to the event. Note that most if not all of the charity rides have a registration fee and special waiver that needs to be signed. We will try to ride these events as a group and depending on the number of people participating we may have several groups riding the various ride distances..

July 3 - 8:00 a.m. Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
July 10 - 7:30 Swedish Days supporting the Fox Valley Cycling club leaving from Kaneville High school at Meredith and Keslinger - distances of 25/50/72/101/131 miles. Further details and registration link at https://www.fvbsc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=401197&module_id=163510
July 17 6:30 a.m. Biking with Beanzie supporting the Kishwaukee Kiwanis club - namesake ride of of club Founder Toney Xidis leaving from Dekalb High School on E Dresser Rd between 1st St and Glidden Rd. - multiple distances. Further details and registration link at https://kishkiwanis.org/bwb-general-info/
July 24 8:00 .a.m Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore
July 31 8:00 a.m. Opendoor Coffee, 502 W Main St, Genoa, IL. The Turn Back Time Car show will be in downtown Sycamore Sunday July 31 - it makes the logistics of starting our ride from Shawns difficult, so we will move North to Genoa for this ride.
August 7 8:00 am. Shawns at Somonauk and Elm in Sycamore

Other upcoming events

Look for an event in late August or early September on a Tuesday or Friday late morning where we will ride from Shawns to Kaneville for a grill out at Hills Country store (aka the Purple Store)

We used to support Ride Like an Egyptian in mid-late August, however this ride has been discontinued. Looking for another local ride in August that we can support - please comment with any suggestions.

08/17/2021

Hello! The Corn Classic 10k race is Sept 26 here in DeKalb. Barbara Parness from DeKalb is looking for a lead biker for the race. Would any of our members have an interest and would be available to do this?

07/16/2021

Its Beanzie time!!!! The route maps, cue sheets and other registration details are now available on the Beanzie website at https://kishkiwanis.org/bwb-general-info/ A number of us are planning to leave between 6:30 and 7:00 to ride the 71.1 mile route. The routes are set up so that we can all start together and then you can do any of the three distances. If you want to join us, please check the KBRC Strava page and join the event set up there - that way we will know to look for you.

If you are interested in doing a full century the following is a message from Bill Minor:

Biking with Beanzie has three routes this year: 22.0, 43.3, and 71.1 miles respectively. The latter two routes differ in that the 43-mile route goes straight shortly after the Jonamac rest stop, while the 71-mile route turns off to the left for a loop that will take them through the Milan Township water stop and the Jonamac rest stop a second time. After the second pass through Jonamac, they’ll go straight and follow the signs to get back to DeKalb High School.

If anyone wants to do a full century, they can get pretty close by doing this: Shortly after they pass Jonamac the second time, turn left again and follow the 71-mile route again. Then, after passing Jonamac the third time, stay straight and follow the signs back to the high school. That will give them 98.9 miles, by my math. If they really feel the need for that extra 1.1 mile, they can ride around in the parking lot.

If anyone wants to do this, they need to be aware that on the 71-mile route there’s a 20-mile stretch between Jonamac and the next water stop (at Milan), so they should be sure they have plenty of water and/or Gatorade when they leave Jonamac. They also need to be aware that SAG support will end at 3:30.

Please pass this along to the members of KBRC. The weather looks promising, and some of our members may feel ambitious.

Biking with Beanzie, July 18, 2021 0Months : 0Days : 0Hrs : 0Mins : 0Secs Biking with Beanzie 2021 Notice. Beanzie will not have fresh fruit this year, but we will have prepackaged snacks and individual bottles of water. We will also have individual packs of Gatorade powder that riders can add to th...

07/06/2021

A number of club members have signed up on Strava to ride as a group on our favorite local ride. Please join us on this ride. A few of us are planning to do the 68 mile option and we will be leaving between 6:30 and 7:00 from the High School. If you are not interested in doing the long ride feel free to start with us and do one of the shorter versions.

06/21/2021

The Beanzie Ride is back after a one year layoff due to Covid. Set your calendars for this July 18th event. Let's get back to normal and ride!