What we’re about
CycleNuts Group Tours is about connecting cyclists with other cyclists, free group rides, a cycling community identity, and Selfie Cycle Tour opportunities both near and far. CycleNuts is an alternative cycling organization created in 2016 that focuses on bikeway and bike trail touring. Learn more, click here www.CycleNuts.link
Get off the roads and on the trails with CycleNuts!
In a nutshell - CycleNuts is an alternative cycle touring experience where seeing and socializing take emphasis over speed and (ugh!) sweat. Join along on bikeway touring adventures to destinations near and far as we strive for the
- Goal: to create bikeway touring opportunities for cyclists of all types to enjoy
- Mission: to encourage casual cyclists and cyclists interested in casual cycling to tour together
- Vision: a united cycling community that tours together on bikeway adventures for the holistic benefit of all
What to expect - Casual social cycle touring where exercise is optional, everybody finishes together, and nobody is dropped, abandoned, or left to fend for their self (unless they wish to be). Expect an average pace of 11 mph average with CycleNuts’ 50% downhill guarantee. Sweating is optional. Pictures, merriment, and other tourist activities heartily encouraged. Allow ample time for the nature of CycleNuts tours including
- Trail-side breaks
- Eating and drinking
- Picture taking and posing
- A comfortable 11MPH pace.
- Looking at cool stuff along the way
- And other sorts of tourist activities – as well as unforeseen detours, breakdowns, and delays of various sorts.
Helmets are not mandatory - CycleNuts tours give preference to bikeways - bicycle trails and protected bicycle lanes. Routes may include dedicated bicycle lanes on streets, bicycle ‘friendly’ streets, and of necessity, regular streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and unpaved trails. Darkness may be experienced on evening or early morning rides. Lights in good working order at all times on CycleNuts tours are a great idea – to be seen and to see!
SAG-free - CycleNuts tours, including travel and over-night accommodations, are self-supported with the slightest of guidance. SAG is not provided. Carpools and caravans are individual choices. Emergency road support – if necessary – may be a creative, collective group effort or you may need to fend for yourself. Be prepared with options.
Recommended Gear - A bike (bi, tri, tandem, E, recumbent, or cycle/trailer rig ). Protective gear of your choice. ID. Front and rear lighting. Communication device. Spare tube. Patch kit. Air pump. Wrench kit. Cycle lock. Water. Energy bar. Funds for refreshment breaks and emergencies. Sun screen. Pest repellent.
Recommended Preparation – Pre-check (before you load that bike for transport to the starting spot) brakes, tire pressure, lights, battery condition, and rideability. Consider what you are wearing on tour and what you may need for changing weather conditions.
Yes – CycleNuts will offer cycling events in all four seasons – what else could be expected from CycleNuts?
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Columbus, Ohio Downtown Loop - Short Smart-guided Selfie Cycle TourCycleNuts SOL Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour, Columbus, OH
FREE TOUR TICKET FOR ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL MEETUP MEMBERS
Use Promo Code CBUSMEETUP2O24 to get your free ticket with the smart-guide route at Columbus, Ohio Downtown Loop - Short Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour
You can do the tour solo/with your favorite peeps or try to generate a group ride* of Meetup CycleNuts by RSVPing here and posting the day and time you are interested in others joining you. Either way, have fun on your memory-making adventure, and thank you for being a CycleNut!
### Columbus, Ohio Downtown Loop
### - Short Smart-guided Selfie Cycle Tour
Short One-way Loop (SOL) in Columbus on bikeways. The smart-guided tour is mostly through scenic riverside parks with a quick downtown peek. All of that in 10 miles!
83% of the route is bikeway, and the other half is Google Maps designated "bicycle-friendly roads". This short ride passes through several beautiful riverside parks. Passing through downtown the route runs alongside Huntington Park baseball stadium, Nationwide Arena hockey stadium, near North Market (worth a stop if you enjoy markets with lots of tasty treats), within a few blocks of the state capitol, convention center, art museum, center of science and industry, several first-class hotels, and much more (see Points of Interest list below).
Easily, anywhere along the way, the tour can be detoured to nearby points of interest. This smart-guided route comes with CycleNuts' 50% downhill guarantee. Sweating is optional. If your bike has gears, you might use them to climb in a few spots. All bikes are appropriate for this smart-guided tour (even a single-speed if you do not mind walking your bike up the spots mentioned). The route is shaded about 50% of the way. Sweating is optional - you set your pace, starting time, and touring agenda.
Points of interest:
COSI
Scioto River
North Market
German Village
The Scioto Mile
Brewery District
Huntington Park
Nationwide Arena
Columbus Union Station Arch
Greater Columbus Convention CenterHERE'S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. CycleNuts provides the smart-tour guide! Via an email, you receive an expertly designed tour route. Click the emailed link and follow the Selfie Tour route using your smartphone as your smart-tour guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.
From your location click on link 1 provided by CycleNuts (using your cell phone) and follow the Google Maps directions to the starting spot. Unload your bike (if you transported it to the starting spot), or if you rode to the starting spot, you are good to go. Click on link 2 provided by CycleNuts and begin the tour (for more complex tours there may also be a link 3 or 4 to click on along the way and additional instructions).
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The Meetup plan = Show up, Rally with whoever else shows up, and Roll following the smart-guided instructions. This is a repeating event on the calendar but the date and time do not necessarily need to be what is posted. This Smart-guided tour route can be used any day or time, solo or with others.It is posted with a repeating set time and date with a tour leader to fit the Meetup format and encourage you to get out and ride. The actual leader of the tour is you or whoever shows up to ride with a smartphone.
*Generating a group ride - If you are going to ride and would like the company of others, RSVP and post in the comments the date and time you are planning for. If you are interested in riding solo or with your private group of friends, then don't RSVP or post your plans
Take pictures/videos and post them here on Meetup, or not. Have fun!
The mission of this format is to create a catalog of free group tour routes available for CycleNuts to ride as a group, or solo, in an area spanning several states.
The goal is to get people out cycling either in groups or solo.
The vision is a cycling community with resources available for bike tours, bike talk, and a format for lives experienced at the speed of bike.
We wish you a funtastic memory-making adventure!
- Easy Grind 50 - Smart-guided Mid-Ohio Gravel Road Biking AdventureWooden Nickel Tavern, 33900 Township Rd 68, Frazeysburg, OH 43822, Frazeysburg, OH
a Show, Rally, & Roll tour - 50-mile loop - 71% gravel road - midway tasty spot.
Get your free tour ticket with route links at GravelNuts Easy Grind 50 - Smart-guided Ohio Gravel Road Biking Adventure - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gravelnuts-easy-grind-50-smart-guided-ohio-gravel-road-biking-adventure-tickets-979190865237
You can do the tour solo/with your favorite peeps or try to generate a group ride* of Meetup CycleNuts by RSVPing here and posting the day and time you are interested in others joining you. Either way, have fun on your memory-making adventure, and thank you for being a CycleNut!
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This 50-mile gravel road adventure can be broken down into two days or ground out in a single day. Campgrounds are positioned midway. It can be ridden clockwise or counterclockwise - both routes come with your ticket.For those doing the adventure as a two-day overnight adventure pack your gear and get ready for a fun, gravel road-focused camping adventure! The ride starts at a tasty spot in the countryside and proceeds to a midway campground. A grocery/convenience store stop before the upcoming campground is included for camping supplies. There are also a couple of tasty stops along the way, but just a couple. That's it. So, plan ahead and check the route when you get your ticket to take note of food/resupply points of interest (POI). Campground details are provided with route directions.
This gravel adventure travels through scenic mid-Ohio countryside, towns, and farms on the fringe of Amish communities. The quiet rural countryside along gravel roads is the main feature of this adventure. It is great for new and seasoned gravel grinders and bikepackers/bike campers. Being short, it fits nicely into weekends. Being mid-Ohio, it is just far enough away from the major metros to get that mini-vacation experience, but not too far away to make it a driving chore.
The smart-guided 50-mile route is an impressive 71% gravel roads and comes with GravelNuts' 50% downhill guarantee. The segments that are not gravel are predominantly quiet low-traffic roadways. The route follows the topography of mid-Ohio, which is mostly mild to hard rolling hills. There are segments where you might be bike-hiking, but nothing to work up too much of a sweat over.
Speaking of sweating - it's optional. You set the pace, starting time, and agenda. Easily, with the smart guide you can wander away from the planned route to get a better look at points of interest you find along the way. The smart guide will get you back on track when you are ready.
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HERE'S THE PLAN: You bring a bike and a smartphone. GravelNuts provides the smart guide links! You will receive an expertly designed bike route via email. Click the emailed link and follow the route using your smartphone as your smart-adventure guide for the Voice and Map guided turn-by-turn instructions.The Meetup plan = Show up, Rally with whoever else shows up, and Roll following the smart-guided instructions. This is a repeating event on the calendar but the date and time do not necessarily need to be what is posted. This Smart-guided tour route can be used any day or time, solo or with others.
It is posted with a repeating set time and date with a tour leader to fit the Meetup format and encourage you to get out and ride. The actual leader of the tour is you or whoever shows up to ride with a smartphone.
*Generating a group ride - If you are going to ride and would like the company of others, RSVP and post in the comments the date and time you are planning for. If you are interested in riding solo or with your private group of friends, then don't RSVP or post your plans
Take pictures/videos and post them here on Meetup, or not. Have fun!
The mission of this format is to create a catalog of free group tour routes available for CycleNuts to ride as a group, or solo, in an area spanning several states.
The goal is to get people out cycling either in groups or solo.
The vision is a cycling community with resources available for bike tours, bike talk, and a format for lives experienced at the speed of bike.
We wish you a funtastic memory-making adventure!