Our Next Meeting
Bike Roswell! typically meets the first Wednesday of each month, at 7 p.m. at Roswell Bicycles.
Roswell Bicycles
670 Houze Way
Roswell, GA. 30076
770-642-4057
The Bike Roswell Board
See a list of board members and their contact info on Contacts page.
Minutes from Previous Meetings
The minutes are in Adobe PDF format. 
* The May meeting time was used to stuff bags for the Mayor's Ride, so there are no minutes for that month.
** Vacation; no meeting.
The BIKE ROSWELL! Jersey is Back!
We've reordered the popular Bike Roswell! jersey!
Contact our VP Manny Ramos at mramos@bikeroswell.com. Jerseys are only $55.00. Supplies are limited!
Lager image of the Bike Roswell! jersey
Want to fix that pot hole? Use the Roswell Transportation Submit form!
 The Fifth Annual Mayor's Ride will be Sunday, Apr 26, 2009! It was a huge success last year with over 320 riders going 20+ miles and 150 riders in the family ride.
Join our Yahoo! Message Group
Stay up the latest ride and local news. Post your ride times and meet local people. Look for a 50 mile route that is over 5000 ft of climbing right here in Roswell.
Click to join Bike Roswell
Order your Share the Road Tag!
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 Ride the GA 400
Hospitality Highway Century!
Sunday July 12, 6:30 a.m.
The GA 400 Hospitality Highway Century benefits the Georgia Transplant Association, and features many ride length options. The ride will historic, as portions of Georgia 400 will be shut down for the event!
The ride starts at Exit 7 of Georgia Route 400, and will wind through Sandy Springs, Milton, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, and other scenic areas of North Fulton. There are 9-mile, 31-mile, 61-mile, and 100-mile options.
Listen to Roswell Mayor Wood's public service
announcement about this historic ride!
Registration is $35 ($40 if received after July 3, including day of event) and includes a t-shirt, food, water and full mechanical support along the route. The ride is open to anyone 14-years of age or older. Helmets are required for all riders!
The GA 400 Hospitality Highway Century will take place July 12th starting at 6:30AM. Registration is now open.
Get more info and Register Today!
Ride maps, in Adobe PDF format:
Century Route
61 Mile route
31 Mile route
9 Mile - I DID IT route
Upcoming Bike MS Rides
Bike MS Atlanta: Join the fight against multiple sclerosis and benefit the National MS Society-Georgia Chapter by participating in the Callaway Gardens ride: September 11 and 12, 2009.
More info and registration details at the Bike MS Atlanta site.
Join Bike Roswell Today!
Your membership helps us keep the routes marked, the message to the city officials strong, educate the motorists & cyclists, publish this web site, buy bike racks, support local rides and maintain our bicycle friendly status. So join today and know your membership is raising your community's quality of life and raise your community's value.
Join Bike Roswell via active.com today!
Bike Roswell! Weekly Bike Rides!
Thursday Night Ride will Start March 19 at 6PM.
Bike Roswell! Thursday Night Rides
The weekly Thursday night ride for A, B and C groups start from Riverside Park at 6:00 Sharp in Sept and March/April! The routes have 26- and 21-mile options. All will start together and separate by pain.
Ride Details, Ride Profiles , Ride Map
**Tuesday Night Ride will Start March 24 at 6PM.
The Tuesday night ride starts at Cycleworks on the east side of 400 and is about 30 miles. There are some good climbing options.
Bike Roswell! Saturday "Over 40" Ride
Try our Saturday "Over 40 Ride." We start at 8:00 a.m. from the first parking lot inside the Roswell Area Park. Note that we don't ride if it's raining.
For more info, contact Doug Fallon at fallondesign@mindspring.com.
Check out the Saturday Ride Video!
Ride Maps
The following maps are in Adobe PDF format.
Mayor's Metric Century Bike Route Map
Mayor's 40 Mile Bike Route Map
Mayor's 20 Mile Bike Route Map
Mayor's 6 Mile Family Bike Route Map
Try the The Mile HIGH Route: 5300 feet of climbing! Mile High Map
 Roswell Once Again Recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists!
Roswell is one of only 19 communities nationwide that renewed their bicycle friendly status. Congratulations Roswell, and congratulations to all who ride here!
For more on the award, see the announcement at the League of American Bicyclists.
Thanks to Janet Russell and Eric Broadwell, Bike Roswell at the Fulton County council meeting was awarded Bike Roswell Day as Nov 19. Our award was sponsored by Lynne Riley district 3 council woman for Fulton County. The award and proclamation was presented to the Roswell City Council at the Dec 15th, 2008 meeting.
Parent Alert!
GA Helmet Law states: 40-6-296(e)(1) No person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet.
40-6-298(b) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this part. Parents can be fined.
Roswell Designated a Bicycle Friendly Community
The City of Roswell is the only Georgia Bicycle Friendly Community per the League of American Bicyclists!
Read the City of Roswell Press Release
Other Coverage:
League Announces 12 New Bicycle Friendly Communities
League of American Bicyclists
Roswell Designated a Bicycle Friendly Community
City of Roswell
The Bike Roswell! Mission
From recreation to sport to alternative modes of transportation, Bike Roswell! strives to actively promote safe cycling, provide an advocacy platform for Roswell citizens and implement programs to encourage participation with improved parks, roadways and private facilities.
Our Goals
Create a multi-year action plan worthy of sustaining national designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists
Develop and implement a marketing campaign as a Bicycle Friendly Community, including an educational emphasis for both children and adults.
Coordinate with City departments, such as Recreation and Parks and Transportation, to make the use of bicycles an integral part of future planning. For Recreation and Parks to determine connectivity of area parks by bicycle paths; for Dept of Transportation to develop a road striping policy to make existing and new roads safer for bicycles.
Compile comprehensive maps to define Bike Routes and Bike Suitable Roads for public distribution and use.
This Web site is intended to serve as a source of information for anyone interested in cycling in our community.
If you want more bicycle-friendly facilities, cleaner air, and a healthier, safer environment in which to live and work, please join us at Bike Roswell. You don't need to be an experienced bicyclist, just committed to improving conditions for cycling. |
