Louisville Bicycle Club Memberships

Supplemental Insurance. LBC maintains a supplemental health insurance policy for our club members. Rarely used, but in the unfortunate case of an injury on a club supported ride, this insurance is designed to help our members with out-of-pocket medical costs.

Liability Protection. We require that everyone on our rides agree to a "Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement". This agreement provides benefits to members and non-members participating in our rides and events, with a general agreement for all to hold each other harmless. Members agree to this when they join/renew. Non-members are required to agree to these terms through a signature at each ride.

Trained and Certified Ride Leaders. Although we take great pride in having great routes and leaders, we have developed a certification process to ensure safety through consistency and application of best practices.

Organized and Well-Run Rides. Behind the scenes, while you are having fun and gaining fitness, LBC leadership stays intimately involved in rides offered by our club. Leader training, ensuring consistency in methods, maintaining best practices, and addressing route issues are all a part of your ability to join us and ride safely.

Volunteer Opportunities. Because we are a recognized 501(c)4 non-profit organization, any volunteer hours qualify for community service hours! This would include those required by most local school systems. However, when is comes to underage volunteers please check with the event coordinator in advance and we do require any child volunteers be supervised by the member/guardian. As a club we also participate in many community events throughout the year as volunteers such as Ride Marshals for the Mayor’s rides as well as Kentucky Derby Festival events like the Marathon and the Tour de Lou not to mention Bike to Beat Cancer.

Community Relationships. We are involved in local Bicycle Advisory Committees, Louisville’s Master Plan development and other roles within government that are critical to the development and maintenance of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Our goal is to be a proactive organization, maintaining relationships with the City of Louisville for all our cycling needs.

Our Racing Team. LBC supports Team Louisville a local racing team for all ages and abilities. Interested in training or getting into racing? Contact the VP of Racing for more information today!

New Rider Clinics. LBC also provides New Rider Clinics though out the year. These clinics include hands on instruction for bike handling, best practices for safety and traffic integration and negotiation, as well as a review of local ordinances and cycling laws that all riders should be aware of. These clinics are open to everyone and all participants that fully complete the series of courses are rewarded with their first year LBC membership free of charge and are given a free Tee-shirt.

Charitable Giving. Throughout the year LBC supports many notable local charities. In the past we have donated to Falls City Community BikeWorks, The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation for Cancer Research's Bike to Beat Cancer, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society via "Team Wil Power" and The Olmsted Parks Conservancy.

Awards, Awards, Awards. We love to give back to our membership! Just look at all these awards that you can earn by just riding your bike.

Annual Awards presented at the end of year banquet:

• Volunteer of the year awards for: Advocacy, Communications, Education, Touring and Racing
• Overall Volunteer of the Year for the LBC

Lifetime Club Mileage Jerseys:

• 25,000
• 50,000
• 75,000
• 100,000

You get the idea – we even have a 150k jersey out there on the streets!

Ride Captain Awards:

• Ride Captains receive a free Jersey after leading 5 rides until we run out
• Ride Captain of the year award

The Mad Dog Challenge:

• A discounted or even free Mad Dog jersey is frequently made available after completing the required number of centuries. This is dependent on the level of sponsorship that the Mad Dog Tour receives in any given year.

New Rider Clinics Course Completion:

• A one-year free membership to LBC
• A free tee-shirt

General Rewards:

• When available door prizes are given out at our major events. In the past this has included:

1. Gift Certificates
2. Excess apparel