Category Archives: Current Events

Community and other special events of interest to cyclists

Bike MS: Bike to Jack and Back 2021

October 16-17, 2021

Rumored to be the best finish line experience and best sunset in all of Bike MS! See for yourself as you ride from Page High School in Franklin to the Jack Daniel’s Distillery in Lynchburg where you’ll be greeted by a celebration complete with food, drinks, and even a Jack & Coke slushie trailer. Enjoy a tour of the distillery and an evening dinner and awards program at their exclusive BBQ Hill. Start Sunday with a hot breakfast before returning to Franklin for a finish line experience along with a community of riders dedicated to changing the world for people with MS. Feel the extraordinary support and excitement throughout your journey as we come together to reach our goal—a world free of MS.

Click here to go to the signup page and sign up with the Highland Rim team.

Be “Safer at Home”

Steve at In the Know Cycling says it better than I ever could so here’s a brief excerpt of his recommendations for riding during the COVID-19 crisis in our country. You can read the entire blog post here WHAT CYCLISTS CAN DO ABOUT CORONAVIRUS.

“Most stay-at-home advisories or shelter-in-place orders still allow us to go outside and ride. That’s one of the privileges of being a cyclist…

“But, do we all know what we should and shouldn’t be doing when we ride outside now…

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Re-cycle Tullahoma Volunteers Needed

Tullahoma Re-Cycle teaches middle school students safe bicycle riding principles, basic bicycle repair and maintenance. Joe Capezza coordinates this project and is asking for volunteers to help mentor West Middle School participants. They’ll be meeting on Wednesdays for the first three weeks of November and the first week of December (Nov 6, 13, 20 and Dec 4).

If you can help, please contact Joe via Email.