About the Cycling Club
It all started when…
The Break-Away Bike Club of Kokomo was founded in 1986 to promote the bicycle as not only an excellent form of exercise and commuting, but more importantly, as an avenue to fun and camaraderie. Before the BABC, “The Wheelpeople” and the “Kokomo Wheelman” fed the needs of local cyclists who yearned to join together and shout "LETS GO FOR A BIKE RIDE!"
We welcome all new members with enthusiasm as their participation is critical to the growth of our club and success of our projects. We also encourage new ideas and new ways of doing things because we realize that this will keep our club strong and successful.
In addition to weekly rides for members and visitors, to support our club expenses we organize annual cycling events with entry fees:
To welcome each new year is the Polar Bear Ride on January 1st. It is a 1 mile to 18 mile winter bike ride to kick off the new year! And yes it is usually COLD!
In mid-summer is the SunStroke 74 and SunRide 7.4. The Sunstroke 74 is a 74 mile ride that takes place on July 4th in conjunction with the Haynes Apperson Sports Festival. The SunRide is a ~7.4 mile family friendly ride utilizing the new trail system in Kokomo.
In late summer is the Sizzling Century that takes place annually. We offer distances in this event between 40 - 100 miles around Howard County.
Every year BABC Kokomo makes a charitable donation to various organizations around our community in order to give back and support the efforts of others in our community. In years past we have donated to the Nickel Plate Trail, Kokomo Rescue Mission, City of Kokomo, Urban Outreach, and Kokomo Education Foundation.
