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 295 members, and offers the most robust and diversified ride schedule in all of Ohio. In 2018, Club members logged 248,732 miles over the course of 1482 rides. |
SCBC will no longer be meeting at Arrowhead Golf Club. The new meeting place will be Walther's Twin Tavern.  440 Applegrove St NW, North Canton, OH 44720 |
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SCBC Michigan - Wisconsin Tour  Click to view photos Pictures are thanks to Debbie Mohler. |
| Recent Web Site Updates |
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10/20/2019 New Map 559. CHERRY CREME STICK RIDE starting at Canal Fulton Park. This 41 mile ride originated by Robyn Stoney-Cordier starts in Canal Fulton Park on Cherry Ave, passes through part of Canal Fulton, Smithville, Orrville for a Michael’s creme stick, Marshallville, and uses 3 miles of the new, paved Heartland Trail. The elevation gain is 1592 feet at an average of 39 ft per mile. 10/17/2019 Revised Map 276. WEST BRANCH RESERVOIR starting at Alpine Community Park. 57 mile ride from Alpine Park. RideWithGPS replaced MMR. Rest stop changed to Circle K. 10/11/2019 added October Exec and Membership Meeting Minutes on the Spokin'Word Tab. 09/02/2019 added October Spokin'Word on the Spokin'Word tab. A link is also provided on bottom of this page. 09/28/2019 Revised Map 181. SOUTHGATE TO MALVERN starting at Southgate Plaza. A 40 mile, scenic, somewhat hilly ride passing through a number of interesting small towns southeast of Canton. This map has been changed to RideWithGPS format. 09/28/2019 Revised Map 282. NIMISILA RESERVOIR RIDE starting at Jackson Community Park. 20 mile ride from Jackson Park. RideWithGPS replaced MMR. Route change at the beginning and end to avoid Arlington Av. 09/27/2019 Revised Map 526. JACKSON TO BUTTERBRIDGE starting at Jackson Community Park. A 30 mile ride starting at Jackson Park originated by Don Eagon in 2015. We have made a change at the beginning and end of the route to avoid both Arlington Av and congestion at the schools and the Maintenance Building. Also a 26 mile version has been added to avoid a long term construction project (A Michigan Turn is being added) at the intersection of OH-21 and Butterbridge Rd. 09/26/2019 New Map 558. JITTERS FOR THE VERTICALLY CHALLENGED starting at Dalton Village Green Park. This 61mile ride is mostly rural and scenic with over 20 miles on the paved Holmes County Trail between Fredricksburg and Millersburg. It features a stop at Jitters Coffee Shop (and bakery) in Millersburg and an optional ice cream stop (or two) in Fredricksburg. Elevation gain: 2189 ft. Average gain/mile 36 ft. The 38 non-trail miles have an average gain per mile of 45ft making this a very doable Wayne/Holmes County ride. Originated by Sharon Fritts and Bill Mishler. 09/26/2019 Revised Map 548. HOGBACK MEMORIES starting at Dalton Village Green Park. A 41 mile ride starting at Dalton Village Green Park. Cue corrections at Miles 23 and 38. Thanks to Peg Stoner and Margie Baker for mentioning the mistake. 09/26/2019 Added year to date mileage statistics on the Mileage Stats tab. 09/25/2019 Added October ride schedule on the Ride Schedule tab. 09/22/2019 Updated membership list on the Member Directory Tab. 09/19/2019 Revised Map 209. JACKSON TO SANITARIUM starting at Jackson Community Park. The start and finish have been changed from Portage to the back parking lot/Ruth Lane/Cheryl Lane/Chelsea/Mudbrook. Coming back Greensburg Rd/Massillon Rd replaced Mount Pleasant. The “paper map” has been changed to the RideWithGPS format. Total mileage changes from 49 to 50 09/16/2019 Revised Map 949. MI/WI TOUR starting at Traverse City MI. A mistake in the cue afforded some MI/WI tour riders added scenery and miles. The former Left turn at mile 14,7 has been changed to a Right turn. Thanks to Al Jones for mentioning the mistake. 09/15/2019 Revised Map 112. AS FLAT AS IT GETS starting at Fort Laurens. Originated by Sandy Scherer cued originally from Bolivar School. A section of paved Towpath trail has been added near the end of the ride. Thanks to Gary Fahrney for the suggestion. Mileage changed from 15 to 16. 09/06/2019 Revised Map 224. NEWCOMERSTOWN CENTURY starting at Craig Pittman Memorial Park. RideWithGPS replaced MapMyRide. A route change near Beech City. Justice replaced OH-93 to avoid two dangerous railroad crossings. Total mileage changes from 97 to 96. 08/29/2019 Revised Map 949. MI/WI TOUR starting at Traverse City MI. MI/WI Tour map packet Roy Schlabach created a RigeWithGPS cue for the Day 3 Ride and it has been added to the map packet. |
| Current Spokin' Word | General Information |
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Membership RenewalsDues are due March 31, 2019. 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 James Weinschenk |
 Paul & Mindy Borowski Bob & Shelley Doerschuk Robert Eicher David Kotte David McKinley Bill & Karen Mishler Dan Nanno Chris Redmond Bud & Marjorie Scott Rob & Janice Spalding Bruce Treiber Bob & Valerie Valentine |