About the Oak Park Cycle Club

Every ride is a good ride

Our members are interested in casual riding, bike commuting, fitness cycling, bike touring, riding with families, trail riding, gravel riding, bike maintenance, bike collecting, and riding to find great coffee.

We welcome all

Every ride is a good ride

Group of adults and children riding bicycles

You'll enjoy a meeting a great bunch of people to ride with. We welcome riders of all ages and all riding abilities - especially beginners and those getting back into cycling after a long absence.

We're nice

Group of smiling bicyclists standing in a park wearing bike helmets

We have a long-standing tradition of niceness and we never leave riders behind. We may direct you to different bike club rides more suited to your ability for the future but we won’t abandon you once a ride has started.

Learn from fellow riders

Six adults looking at the camera through the center of a bicycle wheel.

Need a recommendation on a bike-friendly route for your commute? Maybe you're looking for advice on bike-packing gear you've been eyeing, or wondering how to haul your kid, or just need help learning to change a flat. Ask us! We can talk bikes and cycling all day long.

Cycling advocacy

Learn from fellow riders

Cycling advocacy

Group of young kids wearing bike helmets, riding bicycles single-file across a bridge.

Many Oak Park Cycle Club members are strong advocates for sharing the roads between bicyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles. Our members participate in events promoting safe roads for all, and many volunteer with local cycling advocacy groups.