Canton, OH (44720)
"Bicyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles."
--J. Forester--
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The Stark
County Bicycle Club (the "SCBC"), located in Canton, Ohio, was formed
in 1968. The Club has grown to 341 members, and offers the most robust and diversified ride schedule in all of Ohio. In 2019, Club members logged 273,040 miles over the course of 1573 rides. |
There will be no SCBC membership meeting in January or February. |
| Recent Web Site Updates |
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01/24/2020 Added February ride schedule on the Ride Schedule tab. 01/23/2020 Revised Map 942. VENICE CAPE HAZE LOOP starting at the Island Sun Inn/Rialto Shopping Center in Venice Fl. 62 mile Florida map. Starting location changed from Rialto Shopping Center to Island Sun Inn/Rialto Shopping Center. Minor cue clarifications. 01/22/2020 Revised Map 902. VENICE SUNSET starting at Island Sun Inn, Venice FL. Cue updates at Legacy Trail/Laurel Rd bridge and at South Jetty Park. 01/22/2020 Revised Map 906. MANASOTA KEY starting at Island Sun Inn, Venice FL. 33/36 mile route starting at Island Sun Inn in Venice. Cue clarifications 01/21/2020 Revised Map 911. MOON RIDE starting at Island Sun Inn, Venice FL. A 34 mile option with an ice cream stop has been added to the 54 mile ride. 01/20/2020 Updated membership list on the Member Directory Tab. 01/14/2020 Revised Map 346. TOUR DE SPARTA starting at Crossroads Plaza. Originated by Kathy Smith in 1993. Starts at Crossroads Plaza. RideWithGPS, an elevation profile and information, updated cue and header boxes, and an 18 mile version have been added. The short version mileage increased from 11 to 12 due to a slight change in starting points over the years. 01/13/2020 Revised Map 307. WENCHES TRAINING RIDE starting at Crossroads Plaza. 23 miles. RideWithGPS, elevation information, elevation profile, and history added. Originated by Sandy Scherer prior to 2002 as encouragement to “the ladies” to do some of the “tough stuff”. Thanks, Peg Abrams. Mileage increase from 22 to 23. 01/13/2020 Revised Map 403. CAMELIA LOOP starting at Alpine Park. 24 mile ride from Alpine Park. New map with RideWithGPS, copyright release, history, elevation info, elevation profile, and index boxes added. Same route and mileage. Originated by Joan Wright Minger before 2003. This is the route used for the Apple Dumpling Ride led by Debbie Mohler for many years. 01/12/2020 added banquet program "SCBC Banquet Remembering 2019" on the Spokin'Word tab. 01/06/2020 Revised Map 348. WEST TO CROWN HILL starting at Canal Fulton Park. 26 mile ride starting from Canal Fulton. RideWithGPS added and the “paper” map changed to RideWithGPS format. A counterclockwise version was added for the option of avoiding a long hill right out of the parking lot. 01/06/2020 Revised Map 148. ATWOOD LAKE LOOP starting at Crossroads Plaza. RideWithGPS, elevation information, elevation profile, a new cue table with larger font, and a new header box were added to this 31 mile ride starting from Crossroads Plaza. Also the name on the map was changed from To Atwood to Atwood Lake Loop to agree with all of our Map Lists. This map is very similar to AAA-All Around Atwood from the Atwood Yacht Club and to Circle Atwood Lake from Fort Laurens. 01/03/2020 Revised Map 143. CROSSROADS NORTH EAST LOOP starting at Crossroads Plaza. A 25 mile ride originated by Kathy Smith ca 1998. RideWithGPS added. The paper map had been converted to RideWithGPS format. 01/03/2020 Revised Map 484. THE FROGGY LOOP starting at Jackson Park. 18 mile ride originated by Lucy Figg in 2010. Route changes at the beginning and end of the ride to avoid the Park Maintenance Dept parking lot and to avoid school traffic. 12/29/2019 New Map 805. MTB TRAILS starting at Camp Tuscazoar, Zoarville, OH. SCBC Ride Leaders. Map 805, like our other 800 series trail maps, may be scheduled for any mileage. The Ride Leader can pick the starting location. There are parking lots and trails on both the West side and East side of Boy Scout Road. Be sure to designate on which side to park. 12/29/2019 added January Spokin'Word on the Spokin'Word tab. A link is also provided on bottom of this page. 12/26/2019 Added year to date mileage statistics on the Mileage Stats tab. |
| Current Spokin' Word | General Information |
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Membership RenewalsDues are due March 31, 2020. If you have not already done so, send in your renewal today.Click Here to go to the Membership Application tab FAQAnswers to Frequently Asked QuestionsRide Altitude Gain Data CollectionYou will need an altimeter cyclometer or a GPS with barometric altimeter and about 5 min. of time each ride.We will be averaging all the data on each ride so recording data on the same ride two or more times is helpful! The more data we collect, the more accurate the results! Record the total Altitude Gain & any comments. When you get at least ten rides recorded, give or send them to me. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Don Royer Ride Altitude Gain Worksheet Ernie's Bike Shop discountMembers: Please present your SCBC membership card/Ernie's Bike Shop discount card when you make a purchase at Ernie's. Please mention you are a member before the sale is rung up. |
| The Stark County Bicycle Club Patron's List On behalf of the Membership, we would like to thank the following people for their support to our Club |
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 Raymund & Dawn Durkee James(Bill) & Carol Johnson Bob & Kelly Nupp Michael Reed Cindy Schenck Jim & Susan Sloan/Madura Paul Tucci Dwight Witte |
 Greg Buchanon Carl Humenik Eric Johnson Marshall Leininger James Weinschenk |
 Paul & Mindy Borowski Bob & Shelley Doerschuk Robert Eicher David Kotte David McKinley Bill & Karen Mishler Dan Nanno Chris Redmond Sandy & Ed Robitz Bud & Marjorie Scott Rob & Janice Spalding Bruce Treiber Bob & Valerie Valentine |