The Merced Bicycle Coalition
“Making our community safer, our air cleaner and our citizens healthier by promoting bicycling as a safe and normal means of everyday transportation”
Here are some helpful links:
A link to an awesome local group who's goal is to provide mobility solutions to the homeless here in Merced. Their goal is to teach the homeless how to repair their bicycles and to provide low or no cost parts to make their bicycles safer.
Safe Commuting and Basic Maintenance Guide
This is a document compiled by the Merced Bicycle Coalition to help cyclists plan on and educate themselves on being self-sufficient and safe while out there on the road, especially during cooler weather! Get out there, have fun and be safe!
Here is a .pdf showing the local bikeways in Merced City
Merced Maps and Bicycle information
Here you can find local bicycle route maps and other helpful information including the bicycle plan!
Here you can find resources and information regarding our goal of becoming a nationally recognized Bicycle Friendly Community.
Awesome Resource on Everything Bicycles: Sheldon Brown
Here you can find resources on maintenance, purchasing and generally everything related to bicycles!
Click here to read up on how to remain confortable on the saddle for longer rides.
Click here for a tentative 12 week schedule of training for a century ride. Click here for more information on training and nutrition.
Click here to report if there is an obstruction or debris on Merced county roads.
Click here to report a hazard that is on Merced city roads.
Debris in the road? REPORT IT by clicking on the appropriate link! The county has a form, while the link to the city is an email. Cite the location and the concern!
Click here to see the description of the Bicycle Advisory Commission
The Merced Bicycle Coalition is excited that the Merced City Council has passed Chapter 2.52 establishing the Bicycle Advisory Commission. The meeting minutes will be linked here as soon as they are available.
Join the Yahoo Email Group and BLOG by CLICKING HERE!
For questions regarding the website please contact the webmaster: Justin Hicks jhicks@mercedbicyclecoalition.org
Note that all documents require Adobe Reader, available by CLICKING HERE.