Does anyone ride unicycles (non-electric) ? I want to try and learn this year and interested to see if there is a unicycle community in charlotte.

I used to ride quite a bit but with schedule changes and some health issues had to put it on the back burner. Trying to get back in shape and built up endurance. I know weekly rides posts occasional events but I’m not a big fan of big group rides. If anyone ever wants to get together or just ride on greenway, let me know!

Good Afternoon. I wanted to announce that the Charlotte Urbanists will be running a bike bus to the Visitation and Celebration of Life for John Holmes. His service is on the 5th, and we thought that he would have wanted options like this one for those seeking to attend his service.

We've created a meetup for ease of sharing the details. https://www.meetup.com/charlotte-urbanists/events/305361715/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link

We will meet at First Ward Park at 12:15pm and depart promptly at 12:30pm. The route is 9.2 miles and should take us a little under an hour (one way). After the service, the bike bus will return to First Ward Park.

For more information on John's service, please see this link:
https://www.loweneddofuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-Holmes-44/#!/Obituary

Please also consider making a donation to his GoFundMe to benefit his family:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-a-hero-support-the-family-of-john-e-holmes-iii

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Hey CLT bike friends, I know we're all still reeling from the recent news about John, and folks want to find ways to remember him and support his family through this challenging time. Let's use this post to keep our cycling community informed about these opportunities. I'll do my best to keep this list updated. Feel free to share this post with others.

GoFundMe

Visitation and Celebration of Life: Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home of Matthews (4715 Margaret Wallace Road Matthews, NC 28105) is caring for the family. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2pm, with the Celebration of Life Service directly following at 3pm. If you need a ride to the visitation and service, send me a message. Please make every effort to attend. Your presence there will mean the world to his family.

Bike wheel sympathy wreath: We should provide an arrangement for display at the visitation and memorial service reflecting John's love of cycling and involvement in activism. I have spoken with a local florist who can decorate a bike wheel as a sympathy wreath. Because of the necessity for speed, I will purchase it, and anyone wishing to contribute can PM me.

Written cards and memories for John's family: Please take a few minutes to write down or type up a fond memory you have about John. Whether you simply knew him from this sub or were a long-term friend, please record how he impacted your life. We can determine a way to collect these and give them to his family at an appropriate time.

Friday, Jan. 3 Tribute Ride: There will be a group ride open to all meeting at First Ward Park at 6:45pm.

Hey y'all. Currently going through a lot right now, so I'm taking this Saturday as an opportunity to go and visit an old childhood friend out in Lincolnton. I have a rough Strava map mapped out, but don't know if there are any particular stops I should try and visit, if there are things I should watch out for, etc. It's roughly 50 miles one-way from my apartment, so I know I can do it without issue.

Any cyclists here?! I‘m looking for recommendations of where to ride! I do the little sugar creek greenway a lot and it’s a beautiful ride and I’ve taken it from the South Carolina border all the way up on the cross Charlotte trail to the UNCC campus but I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations. I’ve done some riding on roads but I feel much safer in a bike lane or a greenway. I’ve also done all the greenways in south Charlotte area and the rail trail too

My wife was driving on Eastfield and saw a cyclist down on the side of the road with 3 people attending to them already so she didn't stop. A minute later 4-6 police cars went flying past towards the site of the accident. Anyone know what happened? That's near my neighborhood and would like to help if possible.

Does anyone know what they are going to do with the bikes once they remove the bike share service? I tried looking online but couldn't find anything. I would love to purchase one if possible as a cool bit of Charlotte history.

Anyone got a bike rack that just covers part of their plate? Do the police care? I just bought a Thule T2 Pro X and I’m worried about getting in trouble for it!

Coming into town for the weekend. Looking to do 60-80 miles @ 20+mph on my road bike. Staying by Marshall park. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

I'm planning to fly in to Charlotte in early December for a week and hope to rent a bike and do some local rides. Last time I visited, I drove and took my gravel bike with me. I rode the trails at the Whitewater Center and had a blast. Mainly, I'm a road rider who often does some underbiking on single-track trails with my gravel bike. Where would I be able to rent a MTB for trail riding or a road bike for some road rides? Also, what sort of weather should I plan for in early December?

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice from experienced bike commuters on handling a tricky part of my route.

I’m fairly new to commuting by bike and usually ride to and from work in uptown. Thankfully, most of my trip has sidewalks or bike paths, but there’s one stretch (Matheson, for those familiar) where it’s a “share the road” situation with no dedicated sidewalk or bike lane. It’s a four-lane road (two lanes each way), and I usually stick to the right lane.

At first, I tried staying to the far right of the lane, but I had a few close calls with cars that seemed to think I didn’t need the whole lane. Now, I take up the entire right lane to make it clear that I’m using it, hoping this makes me more visible.

Still, I’ve had a couple of people yelling things like “Get your a$$ out of the road!” from the passenger side. Honestly, I’m not sure what they expect me to do. For context, I’m on a mountain-style bike, not an e bike.

For those of you who bike in similar situations, how do you handle sharing the road? Do you get much backlash, and if so, how do you deal with it?

Next week contemplating taking the kids on a biking adventure from Myers Park up to the Charlotte Amtrak station and to Salisbury to go to the NC Transportation Museum and return same day. Amtrak says bike width maximum is 2". My ebike has 4" fat tires. Am I out of luck to bring it on the 2 stop ride from Charlotte to Salisbury? Any thoughts/experiences appreciated.

Hey All -

I’m not local, but I’m coming to Charlotte and am looking for fast group rides in the CLT area.

I’ve been to weeklyrides.com and am overwhelmed by the number of rides. Can anyone help whittle down the list for me?

For reference, I’m a cat 2 racer looking for rides that will challenge me.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Wanting more places we can ride that are paved loops paved and on a road as little as possible, preferrably none. Of course, you can make your own loop as well. I have a Bianchi road bike and Trek DS hybrid. Wife has a Velotric ST Plus. Live in China Grove and have been on many trails recently.....Mallard Creek, Thermal Trail, Huntersville Biz Park loop, Granite City Trail in Mt. Airy, Wacammaw Neck @ Pawleys, and Irish Buffalo Creek trail yesterday evening. Good to be back in Carolina's after moving back from Arkansas last year. Razorback Greenway there is amazing and mtn biking in Bentonville is even better. I see there's a loop at Park Road Pond, .7 miles. Thx in advance.

Hi all,

I recently applied for a grant that State Bicycle Co. is putting up for aspiring filmmakers to document a fun trip that they're embarking on. I submitted my application and am getting everything in order for it, but wanted to open this up to the public at-large for anyone wanting to tag along. Even if it doesn't get the grant, I'm still wanting to do it and just have fun!

If you're interested, please comment in here and I'll organize a group chat for us to discuss logistics.

Details:

• Trip will start in the University area at the Boardwalk

• Route will go to NoDa, Uptown, South End, Pineville, Fort Mill, and Rock Hill, with the bulk of it on traffic-calmed routes and/or Little Sugar Creek greenway

• Campsite will be secured in South Carolina, so you do not need to pay for lodging unless you would like a hotel

• Date to be posted at a later time.

I just started biking in clt a few months ago and wasn’t familiar with it until saw all the stickers around town. but, i don’t really see it being promoted