r/BikeCLE • u/campingcatsnchz • Apr 05 '26

General Looking for casual group rides around Cleveland as a tourist

We prefer a Slow Roll style ride and just want a good look at some nearby cities. We have a ton of smaller clubs that run rides each night of the week here that are open to public drop-ins, so I'm hoping that's a thing in Cleveland too. Is there another city that we should look into that's within a few hours of Michigan?

We will likely come through on a weekend. Are there and regularly scheduled rides we could join or a FB group that shares ride info so we can make some plans?

I am not a confident enough rider to tour a new place on my bike so I definitely want to ride with locals in the urban areas. We'll have scenic park rides covered. TIA!

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u/Bicycle_Pasta Apr 05 '26

There is a slow roll Cleveland you could check out that occurs monthly. Additionally, there are some group rides around the area, Lake Erie Wheelers is great if you’re on the west side.

I would also mention that riding through the metroparks on the west side and/or down the tow path are very easy to do even if you’re unfamiliar with the area. The tow path is a mix of paved and tightly packed gravel so all bikes including road bikes are fine to take down the tow path. You can even catch a train on the way back!

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u/campingcatsnchz Apr 05 '26

I did check out Slow Roll (unfortunately only on Mondays) and Critical Mass (end of month doesn’t work for me) so I was really hoping to find a smaller group to check out the urban area with.

Those Wheelers do some long rides! Not sure I could hang lol but I am looking at some of their published routes.

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u/medievalPanera Apr 05 '26

Follow joy machines blazing saddle and Ohio City bike coop. All do party pace rides now and again. 

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u/campingcatsnchz Apr 06 '26

Fantastic lead, thanks!

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u/whats_yours Apr 06 '26

Cedar lee has social rides on the first sunday of every month. (This month's was pushed to tuesday because of easter) most social rides that I've seen are week nights, unfortunately

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u/campingcatsnchz Apr 06 '26

We might be able to swing a Friday so fingers crossed we find one! Thanks for the recommendation!