Midwest Recumbents now hosts a weekly bicycle ride in Mascoutah! All skill levels and bicycle types are permitted, but click Read More to make sure you have the safety requirements met. The ride starts from the bicycle shop at 2 E. Main St. at approximately 6:30pm on Thursdays. Various ride distances of 10, 15 and 20-30 miles are available.  Stop in and sign up, or call in and leave your information; Anthony will get in touch with you with information about the ride.

Several years ago a couple of friends and I realized we were becoming complete couch potatoes. Something must be done! It didn't take us long to settle on biking, as we had all enjoyed riding in the past. Of course, we hadn't been riding in a number of years, but that was beside the point.

So, mountain bikes and road bikes were purchased or pulled from their resting places at the back of the garage, and off we went. Funny thing what a few years will do to you. Riding was great, and we rode all we could. Just one thing, we didn't remember our bikes hurting like that!