The Freewheelers of Spartanburg
A Bicycling Club
The Freewheelers of Spartanburg wants to keep you safe! Through this blog we hope to help educate everyone how to ride safe, how to keep us safe, and help out new riders.
Membership is open year round. $35 for Singles and $50 for Families. By joining the Freewheelers you help support bicycle advocacy in the Spartanburg area. Membership also provides members opportunities to network with other cyclists through the online message board for rides and events. Membership drive for the coming year is Oct-Dec of each year. Club membership is no longer […]
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(FW note: 2 articles below are advice from lawyers, not in SC, who contacted us to help teach about actions to take.) Article 1: Have You Been Hit by a Car While Cycling? Here are the Steps to Take Cycling has been thriving in Spartanburg for years, and most cyclists have experienced the friction between cyclists and some motorists. Aggressive […]
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Here is a link to an easy-to-fill-out form to report potholes on Spartanburg County roads http://www.spartanburgcounty.org/FormCenter/Public-Works-Roads-and-Bridges-13/Maintenance-Work-Request-57 Or Call 864-595-5320 For the City: 864-596-3690 Be sure to include your phone # so they can call you when they are repaired. They want to make sure they get them. If a cyclist has been injured because of a pothole, they get to […]
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Read moreOfficer Lee Raines, Spartanburg City Police Department, Bike Ped Division – gave a talk on dogs at the Freeweelers Meeting on June 6, 2016. Click here for the link to the county ordinance, Sec 6-17. Summary of his talk: Animals and the LAW: The animals ordinance is basically the same for the South Carolina counties in which we ride – […]
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Advocate – contact your representative. But who? Click the link below: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/
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If you are a beginner rider and always doing the same routes and struggling in the same spots, riding with a group can help give some variety to your cycling.As a cyclist, whether recreational or competitive, riding with a group has a lot of benefits. You’ll Get Stronger: It’s almost a guarantee that many, if not most, of the riders […]
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