Adventure Cycling Association

ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION INSPIRES, EMPOWERS AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BY BICYCLE.

TOURS: ADVENTURE CYCLING TOUR LEADERS ARE SKILLED EDUCATORS WHO BUILD PEOPLE'S BICYCLING SKILLS, PHYSICAL ENDURANCE, GROUP COOPERATION, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE TOURS PROGRAM CREATES UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR BOTH ON-ROAD AND OFF-PAVEMENT BICYCLING THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. THESE INCLUDE SELF-CONTAINED EXPEDITION STYLE TOURS ON THE NATIONAL BICYCLE ROUTE NETWORK; VEHICLE SUPPORTED EVENT-STYLE BICYCLE TOURS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, BICYCLE EXPEDITION EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND BICYCLE TOUR LEADER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES; AND THE TOUR LEADER MENTORING PROGRAM. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 5 EDUCATIONAL TOURS, 26 SELF-CONTAINED TOURS, AND 12 SUPPORTED TOURS.

ADVENTURE CYCLIST: PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA PROGRAM PRODUCES A FULL-COLOR MAGAZINE AND OTHER MATERIALS DESIGNED TO INFORM THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ABOUT BICYCLE TRAVEL, AND INSPIRE THEM TO RIDE. THE MAGAZINE ADVENTURE CYCLIST IS PRODUCED 9 TIMES A YEAR. OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO PRODUCES A FIRST-CLASS WEBSITE WITH FREE INFORMATION FOR THE NOVICE AND EXPERT CYCLIST.

MEMBERSHIP: THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO NOVICE AND EXPERT CYCLISTS, BUILDING A GREATER COMMUNITY OF BICYCLISTS IN AMERICA. THIS PROGRAM PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE CYCLING BY INSPIRING MORE PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BY BICYCLE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION, SPECIAL EVENTS, PUBLICATION CREATION, OUTREACH TO LIBRARIES, STATE BICYCLE COORDINATORS, BICYCLE CLUBS, AND BICYCLE SHOPS. THE ORGANZIATION PROVIDED 9 ISSUES OF ADVENTURE CYCLIST MAGAZINE TO 54,915 MEMBERS.

ROUTES AND MAPPINGTHE ROUTES AND MAPPING PROGRAM IS THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM OF THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE CREATION OF THE TRANSAMERICA BICYCLE TRAIL. TO DATE, THE ASSOCIATION HAS CHARTED 50,059 MILES OF BIKE ROUTES, WHICH NOW COMPRISES THE ADVENTURE CYCLING ROUTE NETWORK. OUR CARTOGRAPHERS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP BICYCLE ROUTES THROUGHOUT AMERICA IN ORDER TO ASSIST CYCLISTS IN THEIR DESIRE TO TRAVEL BY BICYCLE. THE MAPS ARE MAINTAINED AND UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND NEW ROUTE MAPS ARE ADDED TO EXPAND THE NETWORK. THESE MAPS INCLUDE ROUTES FOR BOTH ON-ROAD AND OFF-PAVEMENT BICYCLING. THE MAPS HAVE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY, GEOLOGY, AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE AREA THROUGH WHICH THE ROUTE TRAVELS.TRAVEL INITIATIVESTRAVEL INITIATIVES WORKS TO ACHIEVE THE ASSOCIATION'S STRATEGIC GOAL TO IMPROVE BICYCLE-TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NORTH AMERICA AND MAKE BICYCLING EASIER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. TRAVEL INITIATIVES ALSO CULTIVATES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS OF IMPROVING CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BY BICYCLE.OUTREACHTHE GOAL OF THE OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO TRAVEL BY BICYCLE AND TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE THEIR BICYCLE DREAMS COME TRUE. WE COORDINATE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARDS PROGRAM. IN OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, PEOPLE GIVE TALKS AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT BICYCLE TRAVEL, USING OUR MATERIALS AS SUPPORT. WE ORGANIZE MEMBER AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO ANSWER THOUSANDS OF TOUR-RELATED QUESTIONS EVERY YEAR AND COORDINATE ADVENTURE CYCLING VOLUNTEERS. MERCHANDISE THE MERCHANDISE SALES PROGRAM OFFERS BICYCLING PRODUCTS SPECIFIC TO BICYCLE TOURING. THE ASSOCIATION RESEARCHES THE BEST CYCLE WARES, AS WELL AS REFERENCE GUIDES, TO ASSIST CYCLISTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRIPS. THE PRODUCT MIX CONSISTS OF MAPS (WHICH ARE PRODUCED IN-HOUSE), BOOKS, ADVOCACY PAMPHLETS (PAMPHLETS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN), LOGO WEAR (POSTERS, JERSEYS, HATS, T-SHIRTS, SOCKS, ETC.), AND OTHER BICYCLE TOURING GEAR. PRODUCTS ARE FEATURED IN THE CYCLOSOURCE, AN EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS RESOURCE GUIDE.BIKE OVERNIGHTSBIKE OVERNIGHTS EMPOWERS, INSPIRES, AND CONNECTS EMERGING RIDERS TO THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF BIKE TRAVEL. THIS PROGRAM EMBODIES THE MISSION OF ADVENTURE CYCLING TO ALLOW FOR THE BIKE TRAVEL COMMUNITY TO SHARE AND JOIN TOGETHER IN ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE SHORT OVERNIGHT TRIPS IN THEIR COMMUINITY.