This is a bicycle organization I think no one has heard of. In the early 80’s I belonged to the “League.” After a couple of years I lost interest because the League did not appear to offer much in Texas. I still have a jacket my wife was kind enough to sew some ride patches onto. It was the League that introduced me to century rides.

In fact, my very first century was a solo effort. I rode the back FM roads, got rained on and meandered around the streets of Cleveland, TX to reach the 100 mile goal. All of this was from reading about other people doing century rides in the League’s magazine. My wife picked me up at the Jack in a Box in Cleveland. I was tired!!

The magazine, American Bicyclist Magazine, still is around today. You can download the January-February issue at this link.

You can get more information on the League of American Bicyclists here.