I attended the 2010 Cycle World, International Motorcycle Show in Rosemont. While I was there, I noticed there was an area called Women's Center. It was a show feature designed specifically for women riders. I thought, "finally, a place where I can get some answers!" The expert female motorcyclists from Women's Motorcycling Foundation (WMF) were very knowledgeable. I tried on riding gear that actually fit! I was asked if there is a female motorcycle riding group in the Chicago and Suburban areas …

Grab your bike and let's go!!! Adventure Bike Club (ABC) is a meetup that bikes locally at least three times per week AND does adventure rides all over the world too! Our fearless leader, Raouf Radi, has biked for decades all over the globe and will expertly and safely lead all rides!  ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!  NO EXCUSES NOT TO GET MOVING, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  Join Us!  :)

The Lake County Bicycle Group (LCBG) was established to connect casual long distance cyclists in the Lake County, IL area with other like-minded folks for camaraderie and fun! We enjoy riding on both roads and trails at a moderate pace of 10-14 mph for round-trip distances of 20 miles plus in a non-competitive, friendly atmosphere. We look forward to hosting regularly scheduled rides in and around Lake County as well as participating in events open to the general public, such as Bike the Drive …

Team LUNA Chix brings together women who are interested in learning new sports, staying active and inspiring others to do the same. We encourage and help women with no experience, first time/new triathletes, competitive age-group athletes and everyone in between. Come out and join us in our upcoming events!

The Nomad Ski club is a Chicago-area not for profit skiing, snowboarding, and social club, established in 1961. The club is composed of over 200 members dedicated to offering the most economical and hassle free ski/snowboard trips for our members during the winter and we offer a year-round schedule of activities to keep us active. Annual favorites include a camping/biking trip, concerts, dancing, and music in the park picnics. Each year we organize an extensive bicycling schedule that our member …

The purpose of this group is to unite the Madison community and make it safer for all of us by creating a traffic garden. This is a place for the community that serves as a training ground for all kids to learn how to drive cars, ride bikes and be pedestrians at an early age. Find more details here: http:\\www.madisontrafficgarden.com . I have the motivation and some great skills but need a strong team to complement my weaknesses. This is a huge undertaking but it will be well worth our time. Ho …

Mountain bikers unite! Build trails where no bikes have gone before. Improve and maintain existing trails. Meet great people and be part of a fit and active community. Bikers, hikers, runners, all are welcome to help build sustainable trails in the Chicago area. If your employer offers volunteer matching, see our VolunteerMatch profile http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1186218.jsp

Folks on Spokes in the South Suburban Chicago bicycle club.  More information about the club is available at  http://folksonspokes.com We hold many rides every week from fast training rides, overnights, theme rides, to casual. Hope to see you along! Note that many of the rides listed are repeated each week. I'll keep them updated with the latest details. Have an idea for a ride? Put up a suggestion and we'll see if we can get someone to lead it.

If you are a woman who rides a bike for work, pleasure or sport (or all three), this is the page to meet other women with the same interests. This page was developed by a group of female cyclists to create a gathering place for information and resources to help more women ride and/or race bikes together by growing our community.

I've seen a lot of groups on meetup that focus on a particular activity or two, however with summer around the corner, there is a lot to do in Milwaukee and surrounding areas and what better than to centralize and coordinate the activities through one meetup group. The intent of this group is to enjoy what we like doing however at the same time broaden our horizons and explore something new.. be it camping, kayaking, mountain and road biking, getting out and about and exploring the city, going o …