Bike Miami Valley - Dayton

Bike Miami Valley
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Bike Miami Valley

10 N Ludlow St.
Dayton, OH, 45402

Our mission is to advocate, promote, and create opportunities for all forms of bicycling in the Miami Valley.

Bike Miami Valley started to emerge in the early 1960s and operated under a few different titles until becoming the organization you know of today. It all leads back to the Huffy Corporation. In 1961 Horace Huffman Jr., Chairman and CEO of the Huffy Bicycle Corporation, co-founded and sat as the first president of the Dayton Cycling Club.

Four years later, he formed and led the Greater Dayton Bikeway Committee, which later would be named the Miami Valley Regional Bicycle Council (MVRBC). Bike Miami Valley (BMV), this nonprofit organization, branched from MVRBC in the early 70s. Bike Miami Valley drafted one of the nation’s first regional bikeway plans, which was adopted by Dayton’s regional planning commission in 1973.  This proved instrumental in the development of much of the recreational trail system you might be familiar with today. After being officially incorporated in 1979, BMV was diligently focused on the region’s cycling trends over the next twenty years. In addition, BMV hosted the region’s largest and most widely celebrated bike events; The Thunder Road bike-a-thon. In the past decade, the BMV became dormant, and there is no better way to say it… but BMV simply put itself out of business by accomplishing its core programs and initiatives. There seemed to be little left to do, so the organization fell silent. BMV has now resurfaced from that dormant period and is refocused on current cycling trends and the region’s growing cycling community, which is dramatically different today.

BMV are looking for some hands to help out at our outreach events. You can meet people, talk about bicycles, help park bikes at large events and help grow the bicycle friendliness of the region. Please consider joining BMV and help us write the next 30 years of our history.

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Miami Valley Cycling Summit Returns May 19

Miami Valley Cycling Summit Returns May 19

3/16/2023: Dayton, OH - Registration for the 2023 Miami Valley Cycling Summit is now open.

Bike Miami Valley and Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning earn National Recognition

Bike Miami Valley and Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning earn National Recognition

7/16/2020: Dayton, OH - Bike Miami Valley and Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning earn National Recognition as Bicycle Friendly Businesses by the League of American Bicyclists.

Dayton Bike Share Celebrates Soft Launch through July 4th Weekend

Dayton Bike Share Celebrates Soft Launch through July 4th Weekend

7/03/2020: Dayton, OH - After closing in late March for system upgrades, Link: Dayton Bike Share (Link) is back open.

Join the Inaugural Tour de Link

Join the Inaugural Tour de Link

6/23/2017: Dayton, OH - Dayton Bike Share is getting into the spirit of the world's greatest bicycle race - sign up today for the first ever Tour de Link!

Dayton Bike Share Sees Increase in Winter Trips

Dayton Bike Share Sees Increase in Winter Trips

3/07/2017: Dayton, OH - Warmer temperatures have had a positive impact on Link: Dayton Bike Share ridership.

Bike Miami Valley Seeks Designs for Link Bikes

Bike Miami Valley Seeks Designs for Link Bikes

4/04/2016: Dayton, OH - Bike Miami Valley is seeking designs for Culture Bikes, a new program that celebrates the diverse cultures of Dayton through specially designed Link Bikes.

Bike Miami Valley named a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Business

Bike Miami Valley named a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Business

8/28/2015: Dayton, OH - Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized Bike Miami Valley with a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Business (BFBSM) award, joining more than 1,000 visionary businesses from across the country.

Wanted: Volunteer Bike Ambassadors

Wanted: Volunteer Bike Ambassadors

8/24/2015: Dayton, OH - BMV are looking for some hands to help out at our outreach events. You can meet people, talk about bicycles, help park bikes at large events and help grow the bicycle friendliness of the region.

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