* * Upcoming Events * *
Thurs, March 27, 8pm - Jeffrey's Journey - In this documentary, on Think TV, follow Kettering’s Jeffrey McElfresh over the course of ten days as he cycles along the Ohio River, from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. follow juicymelt on facebook/instagram for additional content and cycling related fun stuff.
Mon. March 31 - 6:30-8pm Next Cycle Kettering meeting at the Wilmington Stroop branch of the Dayton Metro Library. Featured speaker City of Kettering Senior Safety Supervisor, Marc Rasor, on Youth Cycling and Safe Routes to school.
Weds. April 23, 9:30 am - First CyclePaths Ride for 55+ cyclists. CyclePaths registration information.
Weds. April 23, 6–8:30 pm “What’s Next Kettering?” Comprehensive Plan Kickoff Workshop Lathrem Senior Center Program Center B - - - Help shape the future of Kettering! This Community Workshop will provide an overview of current conditions, emerging trends, key issues, and opportunities in our city. Explore a variety of interactive stations where you can share your thoughts on what’s missing, where improvements are needed and the direction Kettering should take. Your input is essential in shaping the Kettering Comprehensive Plan—come make your voice heard! This event will provide an opportunity to:
• Learn about the planning process, including its goals, timeline, and approach
• Explore current conditions, emerging trends and key challenges facing Kettering
• Share your thoughts on what’s missing, where improvements are needed, and the direction the city should take.
Sat. April 26, 2025, 9:30 am - Celebrate Trails event at Gentile Park. Highlighting the Dayton-Kettering Connector Route 19. Register for the event at Eventbrite Visit the Cycle Kettering booth at the park, join in on the bike ride on the Dayton-Kettering Connector. Meet our mayor of Kettering Peggy Lehner as we kick off the cycling season and participate in a bell ringing event to celebrate the new section of trail added to the Dayton Kettering Connector.
Cycle Kettering Community Rides 2025
Sun., April 27, 2025 (3-5:30pm) is the first in a series of Cycle Kettering Community Rides. Community Rides will ramble along at a “no sweat” pace for 10-15 miles and help riders explore parks, neighborhoods and shopping areas while learning safe cycling tips and socializing with other cyclists. All rides begin and end at the Kettering Recreation Center. Community Rides are held in coordination with Kettering Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department. For more info about this ride and future rides, visit the Cycle Kettering Website or the full KPRCAD Spring 2025 Program Guide.
Sun, April 27, 2025, 3pm Celebrate Trails Ride (02-30600 A)
Sun, May 18, 2025, 3pm Memorial Ride Ride of Silence (02-30600 B)
Sun, June 22, 2025, 3pm Ice Cream Ride (02-30600 C)
Sun, July 27, 2025, 3pm National Parents Day Ride (02-30600 D)
Sun, August 24, 2025, 3pm Arts of Kettering Ride (02-30600 E)
Sun Sept. 21, 2025, 3pm Day of Gratitude Ride (02-30600 F)
To register create a user account and log into the Kettering Parks Recreation and Cultural Arts Department website and search on bicycle or the activity code. Registration for the June through Sept. rides are not open yet.
Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Friday, April 4–Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 - Spanning the 1860s to today, over 20 bicycles from The Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio, illustrate the design innovations—both functional and aesthetic—marking the vehicle’s development. Paired with contemporary art by Jarbas Lopes, Bas Jan Ader, and Bari Kumar—as well as selections from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collections of photographs, fashion, posters and paintings—visitors can pedal thru and ponder the role of the bicycle as an evolving icon, a connector of cultures, and a vehicle for autonomy and freedom to all, regardless of age, gender, and geography.
Ride On!
* * Past Events * *
Mon. Feb. 10, 2024 - Planning and Bikepacking the Ohio to Erie Trail, by Guest Speaker Chad Ingle Kettering resident, adventurer and city engineer and Ron Hundt.
Weds. Feb. 12, 2024 - CyclePaths Organizational meeting at the Charles I Lathrem Senior Center in Kettering
Mon. Jan. 13, 2024 Traffic Engineering for Cycling in Kettering, City of Kettering Traffic Engineer Brad Walwer to discuss Archived Presentation
Mon. Nov. 25, 2024 - Bicycling Far, Eat More! A comprehensive review of strategies of eating while bicycle touring or just casual riding. This presentation by Chef George Sideras is the culmination of 50 years experience cooking on the road with all its trials,tribulations and rewards. Archived Presentation
Mon. Oct. 28, 2024 - 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps - Ranger Roger Osorio of the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, in Wilberforce, Ohio will share the story of the 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps who in 1896 completed a 1,900-mile journey from Montana to Missouri.
Mon. Sept. 30, 2024 - Meet Daniel Cox of Bike Miami Valley, Lights on Bikes distribution starts at 6:30 pm
Cycle Kettering Community Rides 2024
In Partnership with the Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department The rides starts/ends at the Kettering Recreation Complex. We will ramble along at a “no sweat” pace for around 10-12 miles. Community Rides are held in coordination with Kettering Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department. For more info about this ride and future rides, visit the Cycle Kettering Website or the KPRCAD Spring 2024 Program Guide and search for
Sun, August 25, 3pm (3-5pm)
Sun, August 25, 3pm Ice Cream Ride
Sun Sept. 22, 2024, 3pm Sculpture Theme
Armchair Adventures 2024May 16-25, 2024 - Dayton STEM School STEMMersion
Sat. April 27, 2024 - Celebrate Trails event on the Iron Horse Trail
Mon, April 22, 2024 - Armchair Adventures - 20 x 20 slideshow presentations on cycling adventures near and far.
Mon, March 25, 2024 - Guest Speaker - Maleyah Bhandari - Gr. 7 Language Arts Teacher, Dayton Regional STEM School, Organizing Spring STEM School Rides and back by popular demand Mark Messer & Don Moncrief on Tuning up your Bike for Spring! Part II
Mon. Feb. 26, 2024 Guest Speakers - Mark Messer & Don Moncrief Tuning up your Bike for Spring!
Mon. Jan. 29, 2024 Guest Speaker - Matt Lindsay of the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) - Manager, Environmental Planning, Active Transportation MVRPC Presentation - Regional Active Transportation Planning - Jan. 2024
Weds. Nov. 29, 2023 - Guest Speakers - Chuck Smith Ohio Bike Federation & Kendall Draeger of the Kettering Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Committee speaking on State & Local Issues for Cyclists
Weds. Sept. 27, 2023 - 6:30-8:00 Guest Speaker - Brian Housh - Rails to Trails Midwest Policy Manager Rails to Trails - Building Ohio’s Trails Network - Sept. 2023
Sat Sept. 16, 2023 - ECO Fest @Lincoln Park
Sunday July 9 - 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Bike Centerville & Cycle Kettering unite for an extended ride through Kettering and into Oakwood and Dayton. Some cyclists on the Kettering Community rides have asked about longer more challenging rides. Iron Horse Park, Centerville, 21 miles - "Sight-seeing" pace, +/- 10mph
Armchair 2023May 18, 2023, 11am - Ribbon Cutting for the Hewitt Ave. Connector
May 19, 2023, 7am - Ride to Work Day Meet at the Kettering Govt. Center to ride downtown to Riverscape.
Weds, March 22, 2023 - 6:30-8:00 - Armchair Adventures - 20 x 20 Pecha Kucha style slide shows 20 slides @20 secs/slide. See the Armchair Adventure slideshow 2023
Weds, Feb. 22, 2023 - 6:30-8:00 - E-Assist Cycling, Planning 2023 Activities
Weds, Jan. 25, 2023 - 6:30-8:00 - 2023 Community Ride Planning
Weds, Oct. 26, 2022 6:30-8:00 - Maps & Apps. Learn about mapping apps helpful to cyclists while enjoying appetizers!
Weds, April 27,2022 - 6:00-8:30 - Bike Miami Valley Ride Leader Training Indoors & Out
Mon, March 21, 2022 Bicycle Maintenance & Safety at the Lathrem Senior Center 6-7pm (01-20610-A)
Weds, March 23, 6:30-8:00 - Community Ride Leader Orientation for 2022
Lights on Bikes Night - June 7, 2021, 7-8:30 at Wenzler Park
Ohio Bicycle Events 2023
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A fun Cycling Calendar to celebrate cycling almost any day of the year - see Calendar below....