Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: bicycles

The Kalamazoo Bicycle Club hosted the 1978 national convention of the League of American Wheelmen (L.A.W.--now called the League of American Bicyclists). We called it Escape '78. The convention's first event was The Great Escape-In, a mass ride from Kalamazoo Valley Community College to the convention's headquarters at Western Michigan University. Dad caught this picture of the group--riders from around the country, some of whom had ridden to Kalamazoo from their homes--somewhere between the two schools. This is probably Drake Road. Yup: I've been playing with the scanner....

Members of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club take a break during an early-season ride in April of 1977. This photo was taken at the corner of 33rd and Main in Comstock Township by my brother, whose bike is visible on the right edge of the photo. Most of these riders were regulars on KBC rides. This particular ride was memorable because it took place a few days after a tornado had damaged several of the homes on (rural) Main Street. We discussed changing the already-published route before starting the trip, but the riders decided to mix it up with the gawkers. Of course, we were ourselves gawkers. But the tour route was planned well before the twister hit. My proudest accomplishment as KBC's president was our ride schedule. In-season, we offered four weekly rides, from a variety of starting points and for all levels of ability. All rides had maps, and most maps showed options for stronger and weaker riders. I, and the other officers, considered presenting ride opportunities to be our main responsibility, and I think we did it well. The riders, from foreground to rear: Unknown (memory failure, I think), Debbie Dinda, Alvin Holmes, one of the McLains in orange (I think), probably Kevin Kimbrough in the blue jersey, not sure who's stretching, me in the white (BikeCentennial) jersey, not sure in yellow, and Scott McLain in the red/white/blue outfit. Any help will be appreciated.... Camera: Olympus OM-1 Photo by Richard Dinda

Here we find Mom's Beetle pretending to be a sag wagon, I think on the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club's 1977 Distance Medley Tour. (My brother thinks the location was Crum Park, near Galesburg.) Mom's car didn't make a good sag wagon, but it was readily available. And quite recognizable. Camera: Minolta Zoom 110 SLR (or Olympus OM-1) Photo by Joel Dinda (I think--looks like my picture, but looks like Dick's camera)

Or Fat Tubes & Skinny. Or New Bike & Old.

Dwightwood Spring , near Arch Rock on Mackinac Island. I love the island, but I really can't recommend it on rainy days....

My brother, Kalamazoo Richard , bicycled from Kalamazoo to Dayton to attend the 1980 convention of the League of American Wheelmen (Bicyclists, now). He was, I believe, accompanied by a couple other members of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Club. This photograph is from that excursion. Perhaps Dick will fill in some details in the comments. ------------------------------- This will be the last KBC photo for a bit. I've got more, and will resume the series at some later date....

Michigan State Police Troopers patrolling the parade at the St. Ignace car show; June 2005.