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skip to content call us: 937.496.3825 - - - - - toggle navigation bike miami valley bicycle advocacy for the miami valley about us advocate promote create staff membership individual memberships business membership discounts chapters resources event calendar bike friendly designation bike racks regional bikeways safe cycling info terms and conditions bike share donate advocate | promote | create bicycle advocacy for the miami valley header button label:donate donate our mission to advocate, promote, and create opportunities for all forms of bicycling in the miami valley. advocate bike miami valley is all about making the voices of the everyday cyclists heard. advocacy takes many forms – targeted campaigns and programs, contacting corporate developers, meeting elected officials. there is tremendous power in numbers. the common thread is looking out for local bicyclists – focused on your interests. promote bike miami valley strives to be the hub for regional cycling information. we want to get the word out about your upcoming cycling events, rides, and bike education. contact us at least 3 weeks prior to the date and we’ll post your event for free on our website, facebook page, and community calendar. create bike miami valley is dedicated to creating fun and exciting events for bicyclists of all ages and skill levels. we are also interested in hearing your ideas. become involved and get those creative juices flowing! our story bike miami valley started to emerge in the early 1960s and operated under a few different titles until becoming the organization you know of today. it all leads back to the huffy corporation. in 1961 horace huffman jr., chairman and ceo of the huffy bicycle corporation, co-founded and sat as the first president of the dayton cycling club. four years later, he formed and led the greater dayton bikeway committee, which later would be named the miami valley regional bicycle council (mvrbc). bike miami valley (bmv), this nonprofit organization, branched from mvrbc in the early 70s. bike miami valley drafted one of the nation’s first regional bikeway plans, which was adopted by dayton’s regional planning commission in 1973. this proved instrumental in the development of much of the recreational trail system you might be familiar with today. after being officially incorporated in 1979, bike miami valley was diligently focused on the region’s cycling trends over the next twenty years. in addition, bike miami valley hosted the region’s largest and most widely celebrated bike event every year; the thunder road bike-a-thon. in the past decade, the organization became dormant, and there is no better way to say it… but it simply put itself out of business by accomplishing its core programs and initiatives. there seemed to be little left to do, so the organization fell silent. in 2008 bike miami valley resurfaced from that dormant period and is now refocused on current cycling trends and the region’s growing cycling community, which is dramatically different today. we are the founding organization of the miami valley cycling summit, an event held biennially around the region. the latest accomplishment to our record is hiring full-time staff and launching southwest ohio’s first bike share program, link, in may of 2015. bike miami valley is recognized as a gold level bicycle friendly business by the league of american bicyclists. please consider joining bike miami valley and help us write the next 30 years of our bicycle history. our team the bike miami valley team is dedicated to serving the region's bicycling needs. laura estandia executive director chris buck business development manager emmy fabich program manager be a bike advocate for your city ribbon button label:get involved today get involved today latest news & updates post slider navigation: down post slider navigation: up apr, 23 may is national bike month! april 23, 2018 by emfabich we are so excited for may 1st! it’s the official kick-off to the national bike challenge – ride for more reasons! spring has sprung! birds are chirping! trees are getting green! we are ready to ride out bikes! as you may or may not know, may is the beginning of national bike month: the celebration read more about may is national bike month! […] read more may is national bike month! dec, 22 looking back, looking forward december 22, 2017 by emfabich ‘tis the season for giving december 22, 2017 at bike miami valley, we appreciate all of the hard work you helped us accomplish this past year. we really cannot do this work without support in the community. here is a show list of the cool things we were up to that you supported: organized read more about looking back, looking forward […] read more looking back, looking forward aug, 24 advocacy action alert: springfield needs your help august 24, 2017 by emfabich derr road improvements: public support needed bike springfield requests that all bike miami valley members support bike springfield with an email campaign to the springfield city commissioners and mayor to encourage springfield to move forward with a vote of approval on a road safety/reconfiguration project (reducing four lanes of through traffic to two lanes, with read more about advocacy action alert: springfield needs your help […] read more advocacy action alert: springfield needs your help jul, 7 biking to festivals july 7, 2017 by emfabich why bike to festivals? if you are like most in the midwest, you love a good festival now and again. and the miami valley has no shortage of them. but it can be a bore trying to find parking for your car: waiting in line, paying to park, walking miles to the actual festival from read more about biking to festivals […] read more biking to festivals apr, 6 membership time: join or renew today! april 6, 2017 by emfabich do you ride bicycles, own a bicycle, or just love the thought of living in a bicycle-friendly community? now is the time to join bike miami valley by becoming a card-carrying member/bike advocate. if you had a membership in 2016, now is the time to renew it! as a member and advocate of bike miami read more about membership time: join or renew today! […] read more membership time: join or renew today! jan, 20 advocacy award nominations being accepted january 20, 2017 by emfabich the miami valley cycling summit is taking place friday, may 5, 2017 at wright state university’s student union. this will be the 5th summit, which moves around the region, hosted by greene county for 2017. do you know an individual or a cycling advocacy group in your community who is committed to making every day read more about advocacy award nominations being accepted […] read more advocacy award nominations being accepted jan, 9 2019 rfp: miami valley cycling summit january 9, 2017 by emfabich rfp: 2019 miami valley cycling summit the time has arrived – our request for proposals to host the 2019 miami valley cycling summit is available. attached is the full document of specifics requested from interested communities or institutions. all submissions are due february 10th by end of day. please contact our staff at 937-496-3825 or email read more about 2019 rfp: miami valley cycling summit […] read more 2019 rfp: miami valley cycling summit dec, 19 support us through amazon smile december 19, 2016 by emfabich great news! we’re on amazon smile. what is this you ask? well, it’s a great way to support local non-profits like us when you do your online shopping with amazon. how does it work? the charity you pick is supported from every purchase order by amazon. they contribute 0.5% toward our good work for bicycling read more about support us through amazon smile […] read more support us through amazon smile nov, 15 join us: regional advocacy social november 15, 2016 by emfabich as the holiday season approaches, bike miami valley would like to bring people around the region together for a celebration at the next regional advocacy social. save the date: wednesday, december 1