Spoke’N Speaker Series Returns for 2024
March 8, 2024We’re excited to announce the return of the Spoke’N Speaker Series for 2024, with lunch-hour zoom sessions sharing best practices and advice on bicycle topics! This program is designed to equip all cyclists, novice to experienced, with the tools and knowledge to ride safely and confidently. Schedule: Session 1 (April 10) – Overview of Bike Organizations...
Read moreLMB’s Letter to MI Senate Committee on SB 682
February 14, 2024LMB offered testimony yesterday to the MI Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on two bills. We support HB 4012 for a more flexible process to set safe speed limits, and oppose SB 682 which would set a blanket 15 mph speed limit for bikes on Mackinac Island. Communications and Advocacy Director Matt Penniman also...
Read moreCongrats to our 2023 Better Bicycling Grant Recipients
February 6, 2024We’re thrilled to share the awardees of LMB’s 2023 Better Bicycling Grants (formerly Micro Grants). The League of Michigan Bicyclists is expanding access to bicycling through our two granting programs, Better Bicycling Grants and Trailblazing Grants. These programs provide funds to bike shops, mountain bike associations, municipalities, community groups, and other nonprofits that are improving the...
Read moreBent Rim Bugle – Issue 90
January 25, 2024In this issue: Introduction MMBA Presents: Fundamental Mountain Bike Skills Clinics From Transplant to Triumph: Camille Frede’s Inspiring Journey to the Iceman Cometh Challenge (Gina Apone) North Country National Scenic Trail Officially Deemed a National Park (Gina Apone) Childhood Independent Mobility: Who’s on the Move? (Cody Sovis) Introducing Toddler Adventure Cycling (Jessica Holton) Welcome...
Read moreMichigan Bicyclist Mini: Volume 1, Issue 2
January 18, 2024In this issue: Introduction From Bikes to Kidneys: Tracy Besek’s Remarkable Generosity (Gina Apone) Asking for Protected Bike Lanes in Grand Rapids (Arielle Leipham Ellis) Doing the Most with Compost (Zoë Bakker) Exploring E-Bike & Trail Etiquette with TART Trails (Jonny Tornga, TART Trails Outreach Coordinator) Welcome to New LMB Lifetime Member Throwback Art –...
Read moreJoin the MI Healthy Climate Corps: Recruiting a Bikeable Communities Coordinator at LMB
December 27, 2023Are you or someone you know interested in supporting climate action and exploring a future in Michigan’s growing climate and energy economy? We are excited to announce that LMB has an open MI Healthy Climate (MHC) Corps position for 2024! As a member of the MHC Corps serving at LMB, you will learn about safe transportation...
Read moreVRU Bills in the News
December 19, 2023Thanks to MIRS for interviewing LMB staff for the following story, and for granting us permission to republish it here! Wheels Turn Again On Stiffer Penalties For Drivers Who Hit Bicyclists, Pedestrians By Samantha Shriber Original publication date: Dec. 15, 2023 The wheels are turning again on legislation to charge motorists with a $7,500, 15-year...
Read moreMichigan Bicyclist Mini: Volume 1, Issue 1
December 2, 2023In this issue: Introduction Coffee What? (Jacob Blumner) YES, Michigan has Lots of Good People! (Rich Dykstra) Warmers (David Zipf) Domino’s Giving Tuesday Donation to LMB (Megan Lentz) What We’re Thankful For… (LMB Staff) Welcome to the very first issue of Michigan Bicyclist Mini (MBM), your new go-to newsletter for shared information, stories,...
Read moreBent Rim Bugle: Issue 89
December 2, 2023In this issue: Introduction Fatbiking Silver Lake Sand Dunes (Scott Beal) Arkansas Invasive Stilt Grass (Julie Stachecki) Norte Youth Cycling Programming (Cody Sovis) What We’re Thankful For… (LMB Staff) Throwback to November 1987 Welcome to the re-introduction of the timeless Bent Rim Bugle (BRB), official newsletter of the Michigan Mountain Bike Alliance (MMBA)! Think shared...
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Announcing LMB’s 2024 Events
December 1, 2023MUP (Michigan Upper Peninsula) is July 5-12, 2024; Shoreline is August 3-10, 2024. Friends, The last handful of years has shown that life is different, as we’ve come through the pandemic. Costs of holding events have skyrocketed over the last few years. Volunteerism for events lasting longer than one day is at a low point....
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