Club Business

General Membership Meetings

Scheduled as needed—watch Spokes for the next date and topic.

• Social half-hour: 5:30 p.m.
• Meeting begins: 6:00 p.m.

Info: Tim Newman

Board of Directors

Second Wednesday monthly, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom (all members welcome).

Zoom link: contact Tim Newman or any board member.

Fall 2021 member survey: Salem 2021 Survey. The Board is using results to guide improvements—send feedback to any board member.

Administrative Forms & Key Documents

The following forms are used for club business:

• Donation request: Request a club donation to an organization or project that supports bicycling. Donation Request Form
• Reimbursement (general): Request reimbursement for expenses related to SBC activities. SBC Reimbursement Form
• Reimbursement (events only): Request reimbursement for expenses associated with SBC event activities only. SBC Event Ride Expense Form for Reimbursement
• Minor release and waiver: Required for unaccompanied minors participating in club rides; provide to the ride leader. Minor Release Form

Bylaws: 2023 By Laws

Board minutes: Minutes for 2009–2015 are available, and later years can be found in archived issues of Spokes on the Newsletter page.

Budget: The Approved Budget 2026 has been adopted.

Leadership directory: Officers, board members, and key volunteers: Click Here

SBC Online Resources

Online resources:

• SBC website: Rides calendar and club updates.
• Facebook page: Activity reminders and announcements. Facebook
• Facebook Member Group: Share ride stories, photos, and member-to-member information. Facebook Group
• Ride with GPS (RWGPS) club account: Enhanced route tools for SBC members (details below).

Ride with GPS Club Account (Member Benefit)

SBC’s Ride with GPS (RWGPS) club account unlocks paid features for SBC routes in the club library.

Routes include profiles and climb estimates; calendar ride pages may include a “GPS Link” for Garmin.

Member features (SBC routes):

• Turn-by-turn navigation (RWGPS app).
• Offline maps for no‑service areas.
• Event ride sync to your RWGPS account.
• Print maps and cue sheets.

Join the club account:

1. Create a free RWGPS account: Ride with GPS.
2. On a desktop, click “Apply to Join” on the SBC page: Account Page.
3. Email maps.sbc.salem@gmail.com with your name + RWGPS nickname for approval.

Help: Here.

Questions: email the Ride With GPS Coordinator.

Ride Mileage Tracking

Track your credited rides and yearly mileage totals.

• Which rides you’ve received credit for
• Your annual mileage total

Awards (annual banquet):

• Dan Rice/Joanne Heilinger Memorial Battered Saddle — most miles ridden
• P.E.D.A.L. (Pedals Every Day and Likes It) — most rides ridden
• 20/1000 Award — at least 20 rides or 1,000 miles in the year
• Past Battered Saddle and P.E.D.A.L. winners: Click Here

Data entry: Ride coordinators enter participation/mileage; admins can help if needed.

Ride sheets: Scan/upload after rides (or email the Ride Chair if you can’t).

For ride sheets and help with logging, contact Ride Chair Terry Robbins at ridechair.sbc.salem@gmail.com.

Rides Committee

Builds the monthly rides calendar. Meeting info: Terry Robbins (ridechair.sbc.salem@gmail.com).

• Club Mileage Policy
• Cancellation Policy
• Ride Coordinator General Forms

Uploading Completed Ride Sheets

Upload ride sheets: Upload your Completed Ride Sheet

How to upload (quick):

1. Open the upload link and click the blue Upload button.
2. Title: YY.MM.DD-Ride# (example: 24.06.01-11111).
3. Description: ride name + mileage.
4. Create Date: day of the ride.
5. Upload a clear scan/photo, click Save, confirm it’s readable, then shred the paper copy.

Salem Bicycle Club (SBC) Volunteer Recognition Points

Overview. Points are awarded only to Salem Bicycle Club (SBC) members who volunteer in approved roles or activities. Points are tracked throughout the year and converted to recognition certificates that can be redeemed at participating stores.

Eligibility & Redemption

• Member-only program: Points are awarded only to SBC members.
• Redemption value: 1 point = $1.00 in recognition certificate value (redeemable at participating stores).
• Distribution: Certificates are distributed at the annual banquet, or mailed to SBC members earning 5 or more points.
• Additional recognition: Members with the highest point accumulations may receive a special recognition gift.
• How to volunteer: Contact a board member, ask at a monthly meeting, or check the website’s Volunteering tab for current opportunities and the Committee tab for committees needing help.

Points Schedule

Board Positions

Specific Club Tasks

Event Rides

Examples of significant event-ride contributions (typically most of a day or longer): sub-coordinating an event ride, purchasing food and supplies, SAG support, emergency hotline coordinator, coordinating SAG drivers, marking the course, placing and collecting signs, and similar tasks.

Ride Coordination

Note: Points for novice-ride support may be awarded at the discretion of the novice ride leader.

Important Disclaimer

The SBC Board may, at its discretion, award points for volunteer service not listed above and may adjust point values. Each year, the Board determines how best to acknowledge volunteers based on experience and available funding.

Salem-Keizer Bike Shops and Local Information

Bicycle Commuting in Salem -- All you need to know to ride your bike to work in Salem.

Bike Peddler -- Salem bike shop specializing in Seven, Giant, Specialized, and Fuji bicycles.

Gallagher Fitness Resources -- Downtown Salem store specializing in walking and running shoes and apparel

Santiam Bicycle -- Salem bike shop specializing in Raleigh, Kona, Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, and Bianchi bicycles.

Scott's Cycle -- Salem bike shop specializing in Trek and Cervelo bicycles and Bontrager parts and accessories.

Travel Salem -- Information on attractions, lodging, restaurants, and shopping in the Salem area. 

General Cycling Information

From Training Wheels to Trails A Guide To Introducing Kids to Bicycling-valuable tips on introducing kids to bicycling

Bicycles.net.au -- An Australian focused bicycle resource.

Bike MoJo -- Links to bicycle-oriented sites and a calendar of events.

Bike Ride Online -- Information on bicycle racing in the Pacific Northwest and around the world.

Impressions -- Photographs of America and Asia taken on bicycle tours.

International Bicycle Fund -- A non-governmental, nonprofit organization, promoting sustainable transport and international understanding.

Is a Helmet Worth It? -- A discussion of the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet and the consequences of brain injuries.

Mike's Mega Bicycle Links -- A variety of links to bicycle organizations, manufacturers, and other information.

Oregon State Scenic Bikeways -- Ride the best of the best on routes, including the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway, that have been designated as scenic bikeways by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission. 

ORBike.com -- A web site promoting bicycling in Oregon that offers a comprehensive cycling events calendar in the state and a blog.

Transporation Action Network -- Information on transportation and growth issues.

Victoria Transport Policy Institute -- A source for practical tools for incorporating social and environmental values into transportation decision making by describing, quantifying and evaluating transportation benefits, costs and equity impacts.

Cycling Clubs and Organizations

BIKES Club of Snohomish County -- Everett, Washington club sponsoring rides in the Puget Sound area, including the McClinchy Mile Bike Ride.

Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle, Washington--The largest cycling club in the United States and sponsor of the popular STP (Seattle to Portland) and RSVP (Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party) rides.

Central Oregon Wheelers -- Bend, Oregon recreational road biking club.

Community Cycling Center -- A non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon with the mission of building skills and fostering the personal growth of youth through community-oriented recreational and educational bicycle programs and services.

GEARS -- Eugene, Oregon club promoting recreational bicycle riding and community bicycle activities.

Greater Arizona Bicycling Association -- A bicycling organization promoting cycling in Tucson and the rest of Arizona.

League of American Bicyclists -- Founded in 1880 as the League of American Wheelmen to protect the rights and promote the interests of bicyclists.

Mid-Valley Bicycle Club, Corvallis, Oregon -- A recreational club for beginning and experienced bicyclists of all ages and sponsors of the Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour

Mt Baker Bicycle Club -- A club of bicycle enthusiasts located in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.

Portland Bicycling Club -- Portland's largest bicycle club with rides offered daily for all types of cyclists in an E-Bike friendly cycling environment.

Salem Bike Vision-Salem Bike Vision (SBV) works to create safe, direct, and protected bike infrastructure throughout the community of Salem, Oregon. The effort was founded by community leaders serving on the City Council, the local transit district Board of Directors, and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board who possess a shared vision for an interconnected bike system for the future of Salem. Now, we have a total of 9 passionate community members on our Steering Committee, committed to ensuring Salem Bike Vision continues to evolve and grow. 

Seattle Bicycle Club -- A not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the interests of recreational cycling enthusiasts.

Siskiyou Velo -- The largest and most active bicycling club in Southern Oregon and sponsors of the Mountain Lakes Challenge.

The Street Trust -- A Portland-based non-profit organization working to promote bicycle use and improved bicycling and walking conditions and the providers of a comprehensive curriculum teaching children traffic savvy through classroom activities and on-the-bike practice.

Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club, Tacoma Washington -- Founded in 1888 to promote and develop safe bicycling for recreation, health and alternate transportation.

Tri-County Bicycle Association, Lansing, Michigan -- The largest bicycle club in Michigan offering a range of recreational rides almost every day and four annual bicycle tours (including the annual DALMAC 4 or 5 day 300-400 mile camping tour from Lansing to St. Ignace over the Mackinac Bridge).

UltraMarathon Cycling Association -- A non-profit international club with over 1200 members in 20 countries sponsoring of a range of events including the Year-Rounder Century Challenge and sanctioning the Race Across America and RAAM qualifiers such as Race Across Oregon and the 508.

Umpqua Velo -- A recreational cycling organization in Roseburg, Oregon.

Vancouver Bicycle Club -- Southwest Washington's recreational cycling club and sponsors of the annual Ride Around Clark County.

West Sound Cycling Club -- A social cycling club in Kitsap County, Washington.

Non-Profit and Club Rides

Area Event Rides: See an updated list of local and regional rides here.

Multi-Day Tours and Tour Operators

Bicycle Rides Northwest -- Sponsors of the annual 7-day Oregon Bike Ride (OBR) and rides in Idaho, Montana, and Washington featuring scenic routes, good food, and outstanding support.

Bike and the Like -- Tour operator offering supported bicycle tours in U.S., Canada and Europe, including Cape Cod, Holland, and Prague to Budapest.

Breakaway Adventures -- A bicycle and walking tour company offering self-guided, independent tours throughout Europe.

Breton Bikes -- A tour operator since 1989 offering unique cycling holidays in France.

Ciclismo Classico -- A travel company based in Arlington, MA that since1989 has specialized in Italian bicycling and walking tours and that has recently expanded to tours in New England, Spain, Ireland, Austria, and France.

Cycle Greece -- A bicycle tour company located in Greece covering all regions of the country by road bike and mountain bike.

Cycle Oregon -- A seven-day, non-competitive bicycle tour that explores a different region of rural Oregon each year. Two thousand cyclists visit several communities with a full complement of services and amenities along the way.

DiscoverFrance -- The French Bike Tour specialist offering bicycle trips to France.

ExperiencePlus -- A company offering bicycle tours in Italy, Ireland, Spain, France, Denmark, Greece, Costa Rica, and New Zealand.

GreatCycling.com -- A tour operator offering a choice of over 20 rides geared for bikers of all levels through a picturesque area of Italy near the Adriatic Sea.

Iron Donkey -- A company offering self-guided as well as custom designed tours for experienced cyclists in Ireland.

Pedalers Pub & Grille -- A tour company specializing in bicycle tours in Asia and Alaska. The folks behind Pedalers have been organizing and guiding bicycle tours since the late 80s for other tour operators.

RAGBRAI -- A ride across Iowa sponsored by the Des Moines Register -- the original cross-state cycling tour.

Timberline Adventures -- A small tour company offering fully supported, inn-to-inn bicycling and hiking adventure vacations throughout the western U.S. and Canada.

Western Spirit Cycling -- A mountain and road bike tour company based out of Moab Utah. Winner of Outside Magazine's 'Trip of the Year' 2005.