Calendar of Events

This is only a small sample of the MANY rides offered and listed with the Southern Bicycle League. Please check their website link below for their complete ride calendar.
Tuesday weekly - Melton's App & Tap- 6:30 PM - Moderate. The route is around 15 miles from Melton's through Avondale Estates and back. Over the bridge, around the lake, through the cemetery, through the seminary and through the park. This very social group meets after the ride at Melton's for fun, food, and spirits. Meet in the parking lot at Melton's App & Tap at the corner of N. Decatur Rd. and Scott Blvd. in Decatur. Helmets as well as head and tail lights are required (lights required during Standard Time). No ride if raining. For more information call Larry or Tommy at 707-636-7226 or 770-270-1612
Tuesday weekly - Bicycle South Fast Pace - 6:30 PM - Strenuous. This is a fast paced version of one of the SBL's most popular rides. Not for the faint of heart! Ride goes through mostly residential neighborhoods to Piedmont Park and back. Optional longer loops . 12 to 20 miles. Helmets required. For more information call Kathy 404-867-3628.
Thursday weekly - Decatur Wonderful Evening Ride - 6:30 PM - Starts in the CVS drug store parking lot at the corner of W. Ponce de Leon and Commerce Dr. in downtown Decatur. Helmets are required! This is a moderate ride through residential neighborhoods. There are 11 or 18 mile options. Stay for dinner and refreshments afterwards. No ride if raining. Park in the Decatur First Bank lot if possible. For more details, call Ken Scott (404) 456-0599 or Dave Williams (404) 524-8008.
Saturday weekly - Old Freight Room Ride - 2 PM - An easy 11 mile ride through Avondale Estates and Decatur on mainly quiet residential streets. Special attention given to beginning riders. Leaves from the old Freight Room (Decatur Train Depot) at the corner of College Avenue and Candler Dr. Socializing and refreshments at a local establishment after the ride. For more information, call 404-377-5947, 404-373-3615, or 404-378-2903.
June 10-17 - BRAG (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia) Dalton to Augusta. The BIG state ride of the year! Visit BRAG HQ for all the details.
June 21 - Bicycle South Ride to Stone Mountain. Sunday, 10 AM. 20-27 miles (if you circle the mountain). Join the Bicycle South crew for a relaxed ride out to the mountain and back. This is a great ride for friends and family. Some folks do the trail with Fred and others take to the streets. Stick around for refreshments after the ride - Brian's famous Spinnach Dip and Jane Boykin's superb Black Bean Dip are crowd favorites. This is a good ride for beginners to fast timers! Helmets required. No ride if raining. Call the store for details. 404-636-4444
For more info on great local rides (too many to list here), check out the SBL Ride Calendar from the Southern Bicycle League, Atlanta's premier (and oldest) cycling club.

BIKE RIDE MAPS

Bicycle to the South
23 Mile Tour (Decatur to Stone Mountain) (GIF 23k)

DIRECTIONS TO ATB TRAIL HEADS

Yellow River Bike Trails (near Stone Mountain)
Windridge ATB Park (Newnan, Ga.)
Chattahoochee National Reserve (North Atlanta)
Georgia International Horse Park (Conyers, Ga.)

Photos From Past Shop Rides

Join us for the next Bicycle South Shop ride! Everyone has fun before, during, and after our shop rides to Stone Mountain and back. Here are a few pictures from the last ride.

See calendar below for details!

Fred Boykin Receives Award for Retailer Advocate of the Year
at the 2005 Bicycle Leadership Conference

Bicycle South owner, Fred Boykin, is pictured holding the BRAINy Retailer Advocate of the Year Award he received from Jay Graves, President of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Fred received the award at the 2005 annual Bicycle Leadership Conference held in Phoenix in February. The awards are given by the bicycle industry's trade publication, Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (known by the nickname BRAIN). BRAINy awards are given out to leading retailers and suppliers at the annual Leadership Conferences and honor individuals who make an outstanding contribution to the bicycle industry that year. Fred is proud to be honored by his suppliers and fellow retailers for his work in the Safe Routes to School movement and his many efforts on behalf of bicycle advocacy both in Georgia and the United States.

Bicycle South owner, Fred Boykin, Receives Award for Volunteer of the Year
at the 2004 National Bike Summit.

Here is the full press release on Fred's Award:

LEAGUE HONORS FRED BOYKIN AT NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT® (WASHINGTON, DC)

The League of American Bicyclists, the national membership organization of cyclists, honored several leaders in American cycling with its most prestigious awards at its 2004 National Bike Summit®, March 3-5. Andy Clarke, the League's Director of State and Local Advocacy, presented Fred Boykin of Decatur, Georgia with the League's Phyllis Harmon Volunteer of the Year Award, in recognition of his outstanding volunteer efforts to better bicycling on a local and state level. Clarke said, "Fred Boykin exemplifies the spirit of the recipients of the Phyllis Harmon award. Not only is he a bike shop owner (of Bicycle South, Inc., a shop in Decatur), but he has organized other shop owners into the North Georgia Bicycle Dealers Association; not only is he an active bicycle advocate, but he is a Decatur City Commissioner and serves on the board of the new Georgia Bikes!. On issues such as Safe Routes to School, Fred has even found time to help shape national programs with his unique local perspective." Boykin said, "I was very surprised and deeply honored to receive the Phyllis Harmon Volunteer of the Year Award from the League of American Bicyclists at this year's National Bike Summit®." He added, "I accept the award on behalf of my fellow bicycle retailers in North Georgia and fellow bicycling advocates, who are all working hard to make Georgia a better place to ride." "Fred is definitely a deserving recipient of the award," said David Crites, Georgia Bikes! Executive Director. "Within the last couple of years, he has taken on leadership roles on issues in Georgia and nationally such as Safe Routes To School and Bicycle Friendly Communities. He has also been instrumental in getting large delegations of Georgians to the National Bike Summit® in Washington DC and helping form Georgia Bikes!-a new statewide bicycle advocacy and promotion organization."