Calendar - Future Events View

We will meet in the parking lot of th restaraunt (in a strip mall). We will be riding primarily on local crushed gravel trails in St James and Blackwell as part of the Prairie Path. Bring a FATBike, trail bike or gravel bike. We will be on bikes for approximately 2 hours. This will be followed by lunch at the Hummingbird Restaraunt for socialization. Ebikers welcome. glatrofa58@gmail.com 630-661-1247 Joe bwetman@gmail.com. 847-767-5745 Bob

Join the Minnesota Randonneurs on their Rosemount - Miesville Gravel 115k event. Must be member of Randonneurs USA and also sign up via Minnesota Randonneurs website to participate: https://www.mnrando.org https://rusa.org From the Minnesota Randonneurs website: "Join us for a fun, class B gravel spin from Rosemount out to the Miesville Ravine Park Reserve along the Cannon River, stopping for lunch at Kings Place in Miesville, one of the best small town burger joints (and some veggie options too) anywhere. There are some hills, mostly near Miesville, and one short gnarly descent on an unmaintained road but generally an easy cruise on quiet country gravel. 76% of this route is on gravel roads." Please contact me if you are coming so we can coordinate meet up am or possibly the night prior.

We did this Fall ride in 2021 and 2022 and it was a blast. We are way overdue for another one. At this point in the season, many riders are in great shape and yet the trails are deserted, which is awesome. This ride will definitely be on the faster side of all of our club‘s trail rides, but will be nothing near a hammer fest or the speed of a road ride. I will be riding a road bike though, with 28 mm tires. I think that this might be too fast and far for fat bikes, but you be your own judge. Hybrids, cross bikes, gravel bikes, and lighter MTB‘s should work. The destination for lunch will be Rosie O‘Hare‘s, which more than met the test in our previous visits. The route is a pretty simple, almost out-n-back: GWT-to-IPP out and hooking up with IPP back. This is the basic route from the 2022 ride, and I will tweek it as necessary for this year: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41122987 See you there! Rosie O‘Hare‘s Public House 702 Water St., East Dundee, IL 60118 http://www.rosieohares.com | 847-426-1116 (the pub)

We will ride to various places around Elmhurst. Some suburbs, some city. I will post specifics before the ride. Be there, Jeff W

Moved out due to cold wx. Jeff We will ride to various places around Elmhurst. Some suburbs, some city. I will post specifics before the ride. Be there, Jeff W

Please see the link in the center of our Home Page. Then go to the Election Central web page and cast your votes while the elections are open. (Admins, make a copy of this event for the same date on the following year.)

EBC Community Rich Aycock and myself are working on finalizing the details for this year‘s 4th edition of Braver Than The Elements. Just a quick note about a few things until I can get something more formal out early next week: • Start Date: Sunday, November 23rd • End Date: Sunday, March 29th • More details next week, exciting things on the horizon and will be unveiling our amazing and sweet sticker for this year and prizes! • See attached photo of the previous 3 year prizes, what color do you think the carabiner will be? More early next week- Dawn Piech

Closed at midnight. / Please see the link in the center of our Home Page. Then go to the Election Central web page and cast your votes while the elections are open. (Admins, make a copy of this event for the same date on the following year.)

So begins another season of Winter Rotating Trail Ride (WRTR) award eligibility. * All EBC Ride Leaders are eligible to create a WRTR. * All eligible rides must have "WRTR: ..." in the ride title on our calendar. * Riders seeking awards must have 10 or more WRTR rides completed within the eligible season and listed on their "My Rides" profile on our website. - No exceptions. * These are trail rides only. Road rides are not eligible. Any bike will work, but for winter trail riding, a mountain bike, fat bike or hybrid with wide tires is strongly recommended. When the ice starts, tires with metal studs are further recommended. * The season closes at the end of February. * Awards will be presented by our club President at the EBC Annual Awards Night. * Let‘s rock!

All are welcome to attend. If you have a specific topic to discuss, please present it to the club president at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so it can be included on the agenda, as time may be limited.

Road trip to either Tennessee or Kansas. MUST be a member of Randonneurs USA to participate in either, and sign up via Tennessee Randonneurs if we decide to head there. Carpool option available, split cost of gas. Two options include: #1 Audax Club Parisien (ACP) Tennessee Randonneurs 200k in Knoxville, TN (also a 100k option): unique route for Rando Scout Award, also nice it’s an ACP event homologated by France. If you do not have TN yet as part of your American Explorer award tally, you would get it. #2 Baxter Springs, Kansas:,200k permanent that would allow one to get in 4 states as part of American Explorer award via Randonneurs USA (RUSA): AR, MO, KS and OK. There is also a 100k route in same area that one could do too if one was not up to a 200k. Both are between 8 hours/8:15 hours respectively from the western suburbs. I would leave Friday am, come back Sunday evening. Carpool option available, split cost of gas. If you are interested, direct message me and I will keep you in the loop on which option will be selected, weather dependent, of course. I will send another email privately mid-November to those who may be interested to touch base more. I currently have 2 people interested, I can take a total of 3 people with me to carpool. What is Randonneurs USA? https://rusa.org/ Join/renew here: https://rusa.org/pages/memberservices

Something New for 2025!
Our Christmas party is taking on a new format this year - an appetizer social! Join us for a more relaxed evening of food, drinks, and holiday cheer with your cycling friends.
Elmhurst Bicycle Club Christmas Party
Appetizer Social • Casual & Festive

Thursday, December 11th
from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CT

** Location Pints
112 S. York St.
Elmhurst, IL 60126

** What‘s Included
• Variety of appetizer trays
• House, Caesar & Taco Salads
• Assorted sliders (Beef, Turkey, Pulled Pork, Mushroom & Veggie)
• Desserts (Fudge Brownies & Lemon Bars

• Cash Bar Available

Cost: $36.00 members/guests
Must Register through the EBC website

*Please register before December 4th so we can provide our headcount and food order to the venue. Late registrations accepted through December 11th

***** Give Back This Season****
Remember: Bring Canned food donations for the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry (EYFP)

So ends another season of Winter Rotating Trail Ride (WRTR) award eligibility. * All EBC Ride Leaders are eligible to create a WRTR. * All eligible rides must have "WRTR: ..." in the ride title on our calendar. * Riders seeking awards must have 10 or more WRTR rides completed within the eligible season and listed on their "My Rides" profile on our website. - No exceptions. * These are trail rides only. Road rides are not eligible. Any bike will work, but for winter trail riding, a mountain bike, fat bike or hybrid with wide tires is strongly recommended. When the ice starts, tires with metal studs are further recommended. * The season closes at the end of February. * Awards will be presented by our club President at the EBC Annual Awards Night. * Get ‘r done!

EBC Community Rich Aycock and myself are working on finalizing the details for this year‘s 4th edition of Braver Than The Elements. Just a quick note about a few things until I can get something more formal out early next week: • Start Date: Sunday, November 23rd • End Date: Sunday, March 29th • More details next week, exciting things on the horizon and will be unveiling our amazing and sweet sticker for this year and prizes! • See attached photo of the previous 3 year prizes, what color do you think the carabiner will be? More early next week- Dawn Piech