Bent Rim Bugle: Issue 89
December 2, 2023In this issue: Introduction Fatbiking Silver Lake Sand Dunes (Scott Beal) Arkansas Invasive Stilt Grass (Julie Stachecki) Norte Youth Cycling Programming (Cody Sovis) What We’re Thankful For… (LMB Staff) Throwback to November 1987 Welcome to the re-introduction of the timeless Bent Rim Bugle (BRB), official newsletter of the Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance (MMBA)! Think shared...
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Announcing LMB’s 2024 Events
December 1, 2023MUP (Michigan Upper Peninsula) is July 5-12, 2024; Shoreline is August 3-10, 2024. Friends, The last handful of years has shown that life is different, as we’ve come through the pandemic. Costs of holding events have skyrocketed over the last few years. Volunteerism for events lasting longer than one day is at a low point....
Read moreBike Lights for Michigan Nights: Thank You, United Block Club Council!
November 18, 2023LMB’s partnership with OHSP has allowed us to provide almost 1000 front and rear bike light sets to recipients from Houghton to Detroit, Cheboygan to Kalamazoo, and everywhere in-between through our inaugural Bike Lights for Michigan Nights program. The United Block Club Council participated at the Midwest Joe Louis Greenway grand opening on Halloween...
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Sign on to our open letter to MDOT
November 16, 2023MDOT has fallen short of its own goals for safety in every year since 2012, and of full compliance with laws and policies that LMB advocated for, especially Complete Streets. Since 2009, more than 16% of deaths on Michigan roads have been people walking or biking. We need to hold MDOT accountable for safety, to...
Read moreBike Lights for Michigan Nights: Thank You, Norte!
November 15, 2023LMB’s partnership with OHSP has allowed us to provide almost 1000 front and rear bike light sets to recipients from Houghton to Detroit, Cheboygan to Kalamazoo, and everywhere in-between through our inaugural Bike Lights for Michigan Nights program. Our friends at Norte Youth Cycling were a huge help in getting some of these lights distributed....
Read moreWelcome, Anu!
November 3, 2023Welcome to Anu Jawanda, our new data analyst at LMB! Anu brings her passion for cycling, analytics and wellness to our team. She has a diverse background in health and wellness as a registered nurse (RN), yoga teacher (RYT-200), and plant-based health educator. Anu believes in the power of data to promote and support community...
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Bell’s Bike: Larry Bell on Bicycling, Brewing, and Life After Beer
October 31, 2023LMB was grateful to sit down for a Zoom interview with Larry Bell, founder of Bell’s Brewery, for a chat about his origin story: the bike trip that first brought him to Kalamazoo and the brewery that made history. Larry sold the company at the end of 2021 and is no longer involved with operations,...
Read moreDirt School: Digging Into the Details
October 30, 2023Anne Grofvert, LMB’s 2023 Trailblazer of the Year award winner and founder of Dirt School skills course and bicycle playground at Burchfield County Park, took the time to answer some questions and share insight on what it takes to make a vision like the Dirt School a reality as well as shed light on how...
Read moreE-Bike Etiquette and Trail Access
October 25, 2023E-bikes are growing in Michigan! We’re excited to see it — e-bikes are a great way to extend the benefits of bicycling to more people, and to get around efficiently and affordably. The average price of a new car in March 2023 was over $48,000. With typical prices ranging from $1,500 to $3,000, e-bikes can...
Read moreNational Bike Summit
October 23, 2023LMB believes in advocacy at all levels of government to improve life through bicycling. To that end, Jessica Lanave attended the annual National Bike Summit (NBS) in Washington DC, organized by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB.) NBS brings together a variety of advocates from around the country and even internationally. Jessica served as the...
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