History of Greenville Spinners

The “first” official Spinners ride took place on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1979. It was a rainy day, and Pierce Hulsey, Walter Ezel and a Furman student were the only three riders. They rode in the Marietta area long before the Swamp Rabbit Trail was in existence.

In the Spring of 1979, (probably May or June) Pierce and Walter did the Spinners’ first cross-state ride starting at Whitewater Falls and ending in McClellanville. The route was later published by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism as the Walter Ezell Trail. They carried tents and sleeping bags on their bikes and camped out along the way. Pierce led a cross state ride in 1980 and probably several years after that. Pierce continued to promote the club and it became a success.

Walter says club riding was different in those times. Each weekend there would be an assortment rides, designed for different riding abilities. Every week there would be different starting points, routes and destinations. Each rider would be handed a printed map and cue sheet.

Current Spinner members Kimberly Poole and Steve Yetman were also early members of the Spinners. The first newsletters were called the Yarnspinner and there are a few copies still in existence.

Today there are over six hundred members. We host rides every Tuesday night during daylight savings time and several signature rides throughout the year. In addition to rides, the club hosts many cycling-related, non-riding events throughout the year.

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