Fairbanks Cycle Club News
10/05/2026 FCC Zwift Ride Report
By Monica We had an impromptu ride tonight. The Tour of Watopia started today, which is always a fan favorite. Double XP, and in weeks 4 and 5 there will be new routes dropping. We had 4 riders tonight… Suzanne and I barely squeaked into the pen with seconds to spare...
Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride Report – 10/04/2026
By Dave The Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride this week consisted of me meandering around Fairbanks for a few miles after rolling past the meeting place on the off chance that someone else felt like going for a short ride. I enjoyed the ride, but it's getting kind of chilly...
10/03/2026 – Brunch Ride Report
By Matt Fun mostly gravel ride for the last official Brunch Ride of the season. Five of us at the start, but Nita had to bail early because her shoulder was bothering her after her crash last weekend. Glenn, Corrine, Dylan, and I all continued on and headed out the...
Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride Report – 09/27/2026
By Dave The season is not yet over for the Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride! This week, two riders took advantage of warm, dry, sunny weather and rode a familiar 29-mile loop up Ballaine Road and back along the Old Steese Highway. We rode past a roadkill moose (yuck!) on...
Report from 2026 FCC Annual Meeting
We had a great 2026 FCC Annual Meeting. Attendance wasn’t high – about 20 total – but we had some great discussions. We first had a potluck social. After about a half an hour, FCC President Eric Troyer started the official meeting. Changes in the Board of...
Tuesday Night MTB Ride Report – 09/15/2026
Tuesday Night MTB Ride - Murphy Dome Scenic Scoot (with a caveat about the scenic) By Eric Well, the last TNR of the season was a bit of a dud...for everyone but me! The ride had been postponed a week because of a forecast of high winds and rain last week. It didn't...
Moderate Monday – 09/14/2026
By Eric Glenn had planned to lead, but he was just getting over being sick, so Dean offered to lead. He was open to suggestions, so I suggested that we head over to Allen Adale Road via Derbyshire, so that we could check out a possible shortcut to the Koponen Trails...
Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride Report – 09/13/2026
By Dave The season may be winding down for the Lazy-ish Sunday Road Ride but, three of us still had a nice ride out to Ester this past weekend. We even added in a detour to once again enjoy the new pavement on Yankovich Road. Conditions were cool and damp, with nice...
College Road Re-striping Project Could Benefit Cyclists
The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering a project to re-stripe College Road. While not being done for the benefit of cyclists, the changes could result in some cycling benefits. DOT has an online survey about the project going until September 30....
Fairbanks City Council to Consider E-bike, E-Moto Ordinance
UPDATE 09/14 Since originally posting this, we have learned that the ordinance will be introduced at tonight's meeting, but will not be discussed or have any public hearing. They will discuss it at some upcoming work sessions and meetings over the next two...