Bicycle Friendly Community

Bike Town Spartanburg

Bike Town is a community-wide, collaborative initiative dedicated to sustaining and improving Spartanburg’s national designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.

http://www.biketownspartanburg.org/

Bike Maps/Routes:

Routes from the Get Active Spartanburg! Bicycling and Walking Guide Book - Free printable routes! Available as PDF. Adobe Reader required to view. Click on the link below to view the maps.

http://www.biketownspartanburg.org/

Bicycle Shops:

Bike Worx, Inc.
1321 Union St.
Spartanburg, SC 29302
Phone: (864) 542-BIKE (2453)

http://www.bikeworx.net/index.htm

Great Escape
105 Franklin Ave
Spartanburg, SC 29301
Phone: 864-574-5273

http://greatescapebikes.com/page.cfm?PageID=327

Clubs and Organizations:

Freewheelers of Spartanburg

Formed in 1973, the Freewheelers of Spartanburg, Inc., is a non-profit community service organization, the purpose of which is to provide education and promotion of bicycle safety and a forum for amateur sports competition and touring within the meaning of non-profits of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently our club has over 1000+ members, with members from all of US, Canada and Germany. With the youngest member being 14 years old and the oldest member being 79 years old.

http://www.freewheelers.info/

Annual Events:

Spartanburg Regional Criterium

The downtown criterium is a pro cycling race on a closed-circuit, multi-lap course know for its drastic high speeds and tight racing packs. It is a featured event in Spartanburg's largest annual festival, Spring Fling , and included in the USA CRITS Speed Week series, which is guaranteed to draw top national racing teams and international racers. The downtown criterium has an officially sanctioned, half-mile course that is unique for its cobblestone start/finish line, open-air plaza center, and dangerously sharp right turns.

Assault on Mt. Mitchell and Marion

Freewheelers of Spartanburg ( http://www.freewheelers.info/) hosts the Assault on Mount Mitchell and, its shorter counterpart, the Assault on Marion. The event includes a 102-mile climb to the highest point east of the Mississippi River and a 72-mile climb to the town of Marion, NC. Close to 2,000 bicyclists from around the country test their endurance and abilities to complete this journey each year.

Stump Jump

The Stump Jump is the USAC-MTN South Carolina State qualifying race for the USAC-MTN Nationals held at Croft State Park (Southside Trail) in Spartanburg, SC. This event is hosted by Spartanburg Parks Commission. See www.stumpjump.org for more details.

Art Cycle On display April – September

This project invites regional artists to construct outdoor public sculptures out of recycled bicycle parts. The sculptures will be unveiled in mid- April and will remain on display with a self-guided tour in downtown Spartanburg through September. Art Cycle is a project of the Spartanburg Creative Energy, City of Spartanburg, Partners for Active Living and Hub-Bub.

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