Johnny D's Bike Bags, LLC

The 2025 Reeds Lake Resolution Run was a success! Congratulations to the over 900 people who showed up in this glorious Michigan weather to run.

We were thrilled to help sponsor the event by providing hot dogs at the after-party. Here are pictures of John kitted up in his chef's jacket, checking out the "goings-on" before he got to work at the grill.

Whether or not you ran the event today, we hope you have plenty of adventures in 2026!!!

Happy New Year!
Lea Sevigny and John A C Despres

We're excited to sponsor The Divide gravel race again this year. It's a beautiful day in Manton!

We had a blast supporting the Kentwood Farmers Market for Bike Night yesterday. So many nice people stopped by to look at John's bags and chat about their cycling adventures. We had a delicious food-truck dinner (Pilar's Empanadas and Dakidd Bar-B-Que), and got to hang out with our friends from Upcycle Bikes and West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA) .

Join local bike expert Jill Martindale for a family-friendly workshop on bike maintenance and basic repairs. Jill, the first female winner of the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000-mile race and a member of The Michigan Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, will teach simple bike care and help troubleshoot common issues for riders of all skill levels. For all ages.

🗓️ Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
📍 Van Belkum Branch – 1563 Plainfield NE

🗓️Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
📍Ottawa Hills Branch – 1150 Giddings Ave SE

Special thanks to the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation for their support of this program.

What a great day at the Dirty 30 Gravel race! We're proud to sponsor 6 prizes for the 30 mile event.

Lea Sevigny

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What’s this? Cool stuff! Really.
Here’s my prototype STS Adventure built up for bike packing. Very cool! Exciting things are going on. What’s your adventure? STS Bicycles

Sponsoring Skirts In The Dirt Mountain Bike Race is the most meaningful event we participate in yearly. It has an incredible mission, "cultivating a safe place for all non-traditional mountain bike riders to comfortably experience a beginner-friendly racing atmosphere," and raises funds for the West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance (WMMBA), and highlights fabulous sponsors like the Grand Rapids Pitbull Alliance.

As part of our sponsorship, 2024 Skirts in the Dirt racers will receive 25% off any bag orders. Reach out to us to talk about getting outfitted for your next adventure!

Come on out!!!

The LATE NIGHT LANTERNE ROUGE PARTY is back! 🚨🚨

What is "Lanterne Rouge" you ask?
In the Tour de France, the rider who finishes last, rather than dropping out along the way, is accorded the distinction of lanterne rouge (which means red lantern).

We love our back-of-packers, so we are proud to once again hold this special late-night party sponsored by Johnny D's Bike Bags, LLC. Grab a hotdog grilled by Johnny D, a beer at our beer tent and cheer on our finishers in the final hours of the race! Stay for the final hour (11PM - Midnight) and get a coveted 50% entry for next year's MiTi (any distance).

It was such a delight sponsoring the Dawg Days of Summer National Strider's Race. Kids from age 2 to 5 road their strider-style bikes two laps at Cannonsburg today. The two, first place winners each took home an official Johnny D's Bike bag.

John also had the pleasure of announcing the race, so it was a great day all around!