* * Upcoming Events * *

Upcoming Events

Mon. Nov. 25, 2024, 6:30pm-8pm Dayton Metro Library - Wilmington-Stroop Branch

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.

* * Past Events * *

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

Sun, August 25, 3pm (3-5pm) Cycle Kettering Community Ride #5 of 2024 The ride starts/ends at the Kettering Recreation Complex. Ride Leader Eileen Maloney will be guiding us on a search for ice cream heading towards the Dayton Kettering Connector as 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 (02-30600-E) to register.

Sun Sept. 22, 2024, 3pm (02-30600-F) Sculpture Theme

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. ** Note the start and end locations are different than the advertised Lathrem Senior Center location. The rides start and end at the Kettering Recreation Center.

Armchair Adventures 2024

May 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

Cycle Kettering Community Rides 2023

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 2023

May 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!