BENEFITS
"Adventure Cycling is an extension of what we do, but on a greater scale with awesome routes and support that our customers have come to love being a part of. We have several customers who have gone to Alaska more than once and ridden across the country on ten-day and fourteen-day rides. The more they ride their bikes, the more they come to our shop. As a bicycle retailer, that is what we want." - Santos Trailhead Bicycle Shop, Inc.

When you become a Member Shop, you will be connected to the 44,500 members of the largest recreational cycling association in the United States. Our members are not just cyclists but some of the most dedicated and active users of two-wheeled transportation in America.

• 93% of our members road bike, 60% commute by bike, and 45% ride on dirt.
• The current economic situation has yet to have a significant impact on the plans that our members have made for bike vacations. 63% had planned to take a bike vacation and will still go and only 4% had planned to go, but won’t.  Another 12% will just vacation closer to home. 
• Over 90% of our members do their cycling related shopping at their local bike shop.

Here are the benefits you will enjoy:

• An annual subscription to Adventure Cyclist magazine, nine issues total
• A shop listing in the Cyclists' Yellow Pages online, our premier trip planning guide
• Wholesale pricing on all Adventure Cycling route maps with over 38,158 miles of bicycle routes
• A 25% discount on display ads placed in Adventure Cyclist magazine
• Monthly BikE-news email, full of helpful tips, information and ideas to pass on to your staff and customers
• Access to our database of over 200,000 cyclists for promotional mailings in your area
• A specially designed display filled with bicycle-travel materials to share with your customers
• Tax benefits—Adventure Cycling is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Each payment of membership dues, over $14 per year, is tax-deductible. All donations are tax-deductible.
• Support for cycling in America. Your membership helps us to create more bicycle routes and to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle.