Focused Investment In The Sports and Communities We Serve
At ERIK’S, our community support is intentional and structured. Each year, we allocate charitable giving to initiatives that directly strengthen the sports and communities we serve. Our efforts focus on four core pillars: Advocacy, Trail Stewardship, Youth Programming, and Community Development.
By concentrating support in these areas, we ensure meaningful and lasting impact across the regions we serve.
Our Giving Model
ERIK’S charitable partnerships are planned and allocated annually. At this time, we are not accepting unsolicited donation or sponsorship requests.
To ensure we make the greatest impact, ERIK’S prioritizes support within our four pillars. We are committed to investing where we can create a lasting impact on the sports and communities we serve.
We appreciate the organizations, volunteers, and leaders who make riding better for everyone.
Together, we build stronger cycling communities.
ILLINOIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Across Illinois, riders have access to an extensive network of paved paths and suburban trail systems surrounding our locations in Oak Brook, Deerfield, and Skokie. Popular routes like the Illinois Prairie Path and the North Branch Trail connect communities across the Chicagoland area, offering accessible miles for commuting, fitness, and recreational riding.
While northern Illinois is best known for its paved riding, nearby trail systems such as the Palos Trail System and Big Marsh pump track provide mountain bikers with a mix of flowing singletrack and more technical terrain within a short drive. Advocacy and continued growth of cycling infrastructure are supported nationally by organizations like PeopleForBikes, helping improve access and riding conditions for communities across the region.
Local events like the ERIK’S Mega Demo Tour create opportunities for riders to connect, try new equipment, and engage with the cycling community. ERIK’S is proud to support riders across Illinois—from neighborhood paths to regional trail systems—helping more people get out and ride.
PEOPLE FOR BIKES
People for Bikes makes cycling better for everyone by uniting riders, businesses, and communities to make every bike ride safer, more accessible, and more fun. The coalition has more than 325 supplier members and 1.4 million supporters in its grassroots network.
People for Bikes focuses on three pillars: infrastructure, with its nationwide Great Bike Infrastructure Project; policy, with government interventions in the areas of transportation, mobility, and recreation; and participation, especially with its One Ride at a Time climate solution efforts.
People For BikesILLINOIS EVENTS
Events
ERIK'S Mega Demo Mountain Bike Tour
August 25 - September 20, 2026 - This flagship initiative is a mountain bike tour of epic proportions! Over several weeks each fall, ERIK'S visits at least one trailhead in...
ERIK'S Mega Demo Mountain Bike Tour
August 25 - September 20, 2026 - This flagship initiative is a mountain bike tour of epic proportions! Over several weeks each fall, ERIK'S visits at least one trailhead in...
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