Volunteers Needed
2026 Bicycle Safety Checkpoints

Every year, Sussex Cyclists teams up with DelDOT and State Police to host bicycle safety checkpoints offering repairs, lights, helmets, and safety info to the public.

No special skills needed—just a willingness to help! Tasks may include handing out materials, making minor bike adjustments, and installing lights or reflective tape.

These events are also a great way for members to connect, socialize, and bring guests along to get involved. It's a fun, rewarding experience for all!

Please register only for dates you plan to attend. All dates are on our calendar. Registration opens at least one month in advance as the season progresses. You can register on the Sussex Cyclists calendar, or click here to see dates currently open for registration, with links to each.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you!

Jim Prettyman, Sussex Cyclists Safety Director
302-752-6430
prettymanj@gmail.com

Check out these Out of Area club rides already on our Calendar!

June 2: 15-16 mph Berlin MD to Assateague 40 with Steve Alperstein

June 9: 13-14 mph C&D Canal (lunch at Schaefer's Canal with Mike Guida (SOLD OUT)

June 16: 14-15 mph Berlin to Snow Hill with Diane Daly

These are club rides for members. Registration is required.

Posted on our Facebook Group page by Denny Shook:

Ride of Silence

Approximately 45 riders took part in tonight’s Ride of Silence. Escorted by Lewes Police and Delaware State Police we rode just under 10 miles at an 11 mph pace. All to honor those who have been killed or seriously injured while riding. It was a great event.

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Posted on Facebook by Anne Bari

Great Wheels for Meals ride!

Please join me in congratulating Mike Savage along with heartfelt thanks to him and all the volunteers for an excellent event today. THANK YOU!!!

I heard more than a few riders talk about how well the event was organized and could not agree more. Really well done!

And it was warm and sunny for a change too, so thanks to whoever for making that happen! lol

So thanks again to Mike and everyone who helped make this event a success!

Huge Thanks to our newest sponsor CustomFit360!  

www.customfit360de.com/ 

CF360 is a "haven for fitness enthusiasts” with two locations in both Lewes and Millville. They provide state of the art open gym equipment, small group training classes and personal trainers, as well as comprehensive Nutrition and LifeStyle Coaching AND the nicest, knowledgeable and fun team of trainers to work with! 

Please stop in to either location to check them out AND while you are there, please THANK them for donating to our club which help us achieve our 2026 goals! 

Thanks you CF360!  

Sussex Cyclists will host a Ride of Silence on Wednesday May 20, 2026 at 7 PM. The ride will start at Cape Henlopen High School . The ride will be a slow pace 10 mile ride through Lewes with police assistance. This ride is to honor those who have been killed or seriously injured in bicycle accidents. It is open to all and helmets are a must with lights strongly recommended. Please register for the ride so we have an idea of how many we will have. To go with the name of the ride, this ride is in total silence.

Hope to see you on May 20.

Thank you,
Denny Shook

Info & Registration

From the Cape Gazette May 1, 2026:

The Delaware Department of Transportation has completed a website that allows bicyclists, particularly J-1 students, in beach communities to find their location on trails and identify bathrooms, bicycle shops and other services.

A promotional campaign to officially launch Bike at the Beach is being planned to coincide with Bicycle Month, which is May. It was outlined at an April 1 Delaware Bicycle Council meeting by John Fiori, a DelDOT bicycle coordinator who assists the council.

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Chilly but great!

Posted by Denny Shook on our Sussex Cyclists Facebook Group: