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For all workdays, events, and rides PLEASE make not of the state in the details of the event. Thank you!

Where can I ride? What Advocacy sites are there for the Midwest? Often these sites are one and the same, and also the best place to start being involved!

There are a bunch of regional sites that will have tips and locations on where to ride.

MTBR.com - www.mtbr.com/trails (http://www.mtbr.com/trails)
Midwest Trail Conditions and locations - http://www.rulong.com/hmbamap/hmbamap.html

Midwest Freeride - www.mfcmtb.com (http://www.mfcmtb.com/)

Illinois - www.cambr.org (http://www.cambr.org) - Chicago Area Mountain Bikers
Illinois offsite message boards - www.renegadesrendezvous.com/rendezvous/index.php (http://www.renegadesrendezvous.com/rendezvous/index.php) - Weekly rides, etc.
Illinois - www.cobamtb.org (http://www.cobamtb.org) - Chicagoland Offroad Bicycling Association
Illinois - www.prairienet.org/kmbc (http://www.prairienet.org/kmbc) - www.kickapoombc.org/ (http://www.kickapoombc.org/) - New Website - Central IL
Illinois - www.pambamtb.org (http://www.pambamtb.org) - Peoria Area
Illinois - www.rctrailcrew.org (http://www.rctrailcrew.org) - Rock Cut State Park Northern IL
Illinois - www.smbatrails.com/ (http://www.smbatrails.com/) - Shawnee Mountain Bike Association (Southern IL)
llinois - www.illinoismtb.com (http://www.illinoismtb.com) -Illinois MTB site.

Indiana - www.hmba.org (http://www.hmba.org) - All of Indiana
Indiana - www.nimbabike.org (http://www.nimba-bike.org) - Northern Indiana
Indiana - www.3rvs.com (http://www.3rvs.com) - Fort Wayne Area
Indiana - www.outbacktrail.org (http://www.outbacktrail.org) - Portage (Outback Trails at Imagination Glen)
Indiana - www.bigringadventure.com/ (http://www.bigringadventure.com/) - Big Ring Adventure Team. Southern IN
Indiana - http://sibiketrails.fateback.com/ - Southern Indiana Trails - Trail Maps for Evansville indiana and local areas around the tri state.

Kentucky - www.singletrack.net (http://www.singletrack.net)
Kentucky - http://www.kymba.org/ NEW SITE! Will need to re-register as of 3/1/08.

Ohio - www.joinomba.org (http://www.joinomba.org) - Ohio Mountain Bike Association - Links to other Ohio Sites on left side.
Ohio - www.mtbohio.org (http://www.mtbohio.org) - Ohio Mountain Bike Association - Links to other Ohio Sites on left side.
Ohio - www.raysmtb.com (http://www.raysmtb.com) - Rays in Cleveland. Ride indoors!
Ohio - www.spokejunkies.com (http://www.spokejunkies.com) ... group rides throughout the state
Ohio - CAMBA (http://www.camba.us) Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association

Minnesota - www.morcmtb.org (http://www.morcmtb.org) - Minnesota Off Road Cyclists
Minnesota Affiliates - Boreal Bicycling Club/Team NOVARA - http://www.borealbike.com/
Minnesota Affiliates - Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) - http://www.coggs.com/
Minnesota Affiliates - North-Central Mountain Bike Patrol (NCMBP) - url removed as now goes to porn link, sorry.
Minnesota Affiliates - Twin Cities Bicyling Club (TCBC) - http://www.mtn.org/tcbc/
Minnesota Affiliates- Two Wheel View / Trips for Kids - Twin Cities - http://www.twowheelview.org/
Minnesota Affiliates - Winona Area Mountain Bikers (WAMB) - http://www.wamb.com/
Minnesota Affiliates - Minneapolis Off-Road Cycling Advocates http://mocatrails.org/

Minnesota Mountain Bike Patrol http://www.trailpatrol.org/ (www.trailpatrol.org/)

Missouri - http://stlbiking.com/index.htm - St Louis Area

Wisconsin - Wisconsin Off Road Bicycling Association - www.worba.org (http://www.worba.org)
Wisconsin - Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association - www.cambatrails.org (http://www.cambatrails.org)
Wisconsin - Levis Mound webpage - www.worba.org/nasti
NEW LINK - Wisconsin - Lakeland Area Mountain Biking Organization - www.lamboriders.org (http://www.lamboriders.org)

What race series are in the Midwest?

Illinois - www.bicyclesetc-il.com/dorc (http://www.bicyclesetc-il.com/dorc) - Dupage Off Road Challenge

Indiana - DINO Series - www.dinoseries.com (http://www.dinoseries.com)

Kentucky -

Ohio - www.hfpracing.com (http://www.hfpracing.com) ... adventure racing
Ohio - www.ombc.net (http://www.ombc.net) ... mountain bike racing

Minnesota - Minnesota State Championship Series - www.mnscs.com (http://www.mnscs.com)

Wisconsin - Wisconsin Off Road Series - http://www.wors.org/
Wisconsin - Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series - www.wemseries.homestead.com (http://www.wemseries.homestead.com)
Wisconsin - Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival - www.cheqfattire.com (http://www.cheqfattire.com)

What Companies are located in the Midwest?

Illinois - www.sram.com (http://www.sram.com)

Indiana - www.zipp.com (http://www.zipp.com)
Indiana - www.sun-ringle.com (http://www.sun-ringle.com)

Kentucky -

Ohio -

Minnesota - Quality Bike Products - www.qbp.com (http://www.qbp.com)
Minnesota - Surly - www.surlybikes.com (http://www.surlybikes.com)
Minnesota - Park Tool - www.parktool.com (http://www.parktool.com)
Minnesota - Salsa - www.salsacycles.com (http://www.salsacycles.com)
Minnesota - CarsRCoffins - www.carsrcoffins.com (http://www.carsrcoffins.com)
Minnesota - Evil - www.evilcycling.com (http://www.evilcycling.com)

Wisconsin - www.mtborah.com (http://www.mtborah.com) - Outdoor apparel
Wisconsin - www.customsublimation.com (http://www.customsublimation.com) - Jerseys
Wisconsin - www.planetbike.com (http://www.planetbike.com) - Planet Bike
Wisconsin - www.trekbikes.com (http://www.trekbikes.com) - Trek Bikes
Wisconsin - www.waterfordbikes.com (http://www.waterfordbikes.com) Waterford Frames
Wisconsin - www.gunnarbikes.com (http://www.gunnarbikes.com) Gunnar Frame
Wisconsin - www.hayesbrake.com (http://www.hayesbrake.com) Hayes Disc Brakes
Wisconsin - www.pacific-cycle.com (http://www.pacific-cycle.com) - Pacific Cycle (Schwinn, GT, Mongoose)
Wisconsin - www.saris.com (http://www.saris.com) - Saris Bike Racks

More to come later...

JmZ

What questions should go into the FAQ that should appear in here...

What are the racing Series websites? (Where do they cover?)
Where to ride?
What advocacy organizations are located in the Midwest?
Companies located in the Midwest?

What else?

JmZ

How about tire recommendations for different areas?

There once was a distributor over by Milwaukee(forgot who they were though)

I believe that would be Olympic. We ordered from them a fair bit because we got 1 day UPS, vs. 2 day from Quality, despite the fact that Quality is geographically closer to Ashland.

YO MAMA

Thanks for the nice link resource.

very helpful. thanks.

Thanks for the links!