The Evanston Bicycle Club has been in existence in Evanston and the North Shore for more than 25 years. The members are a very diverse group, whose cycling interests range from short recreational rides to ultra-marathon events, from rides to the coffeehouse to state-wide, week-long rides, and from loaded touring to criterium racing. For the beginning rider the club offers a series of novice rides with emphasis on safe group riding skills and usually at a slower pace. It also organizes a number of weekend trips and other related social events such as cycling and ski weekends at Camp Wonderland in Wisconsin, a night at the races at the Northbrook Velodrome, a summer club picnic, and a progressive-dinner ride.