New
York City Bicycle Links
New York City
has many bicycle clubs and groups.
There are tour groups and
organizations with organized rides
throughout the year that will take
you through the city, its parks and
out into the countryside. The city
also has clubs that cater to the gay
community and to mountain bike
enthusiasts.
If you want to explore New York
by bicycle with guided tours or by
venturing out on your own with maps,
there are groups to contact. For
city residents, they can find
organizations that combine
socializing and riding to those that
have well-organized rides with team
leaders and provide fitness and bike
maintenance training. Other clubs
are exclusively racing organizations
that are open to competitors of all
levels.
The following is
a partial list sites that target New
York cyclists:
New York Bicycle Messenger
Association (NYBMA)
An exclusive group for bicycle
messengers, or couriers, within New
York CIty is the New York Bicycle
Messenger Association or NYBMA. This
organization operates as a social
club, organizer for charity rides
and fundraiser for various groups in
the city, and as a resource guide
for city bike couriers.
The club publishes a Know Your
Rights Manual for NYC Messengers
that includes the laws and
regulations pertaining to bicyclists
and to messengers. It contains lists
of low cost and free medical
clinics, police stations,
messenger-friendly bike shops, and
bicycle lawyers.
http://nybma.com
Bike and Roll
This group offers riders guided
tours and rental bikes and gives you
an option of going your own way
along with a choice of a sailing
activity from Manhattan. They have
non-guided and guided tours that
provide the bicycles for
individuals, corporate outings,
family rides and special events
rides.
The guided tours include Central
Park and will take you over the
Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and
offer informative and entertaining
rides that last from 2-3 hours.
The tour is called the Green NYC
Flexpass and includes a full day
bike rental, helmet, lock, bike tube
and pump, and map.
http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/NewYorkNY/activity/BikeandRoll.cfm
New York Tours
Another touring group is New York
Tours, which includes the Guided
Brooklyn Bridge Bicycle Tour that
begins in Battery Park and onto the
Brooklyn Bridge and eventually the
Manhattan Bridge.
Other tours will take riders along
the Hudson River on safe,
traffic-free paths where riders will
view the Statute of Liberty and
other fantastic views. There are
also Central Park tours that focus
on famous movie scenes or on
architectural attractions or just
take you through the park.
For residents, the following
organizations are some of the many
clubs that offer organized rides
with team leaders and allows members
to expand their social circle as
well as to challenge their fitness
levels, or allows them to compete in
all racing categories.
http://www.nytours.us/?event=offer.type&productType=BICYCLE&mpt=2050&name=Bicycle%20Tours%20in%20New%20York
Five Borough Bicycle Club (SBBC)
This is a fascinating club that is
for the casual and the competitive
rider. They schedule rides every
weekend and holidays and offer
weekend trips as well. You can join
the group for only $20 per year,
which includes a subscription to
their bi-monthly Bicycletter that
has a calendar of their monthly
rides. They also offer maintenance
courses, maps and organized rides.
The club also offers seminars on
long-distance riding as well as bike
repair.
http://www.5bbc.org/homepage2010pg2.shtml
New York Cycle Club (NYCC)
This organization is one of the
oldest bicycling groups in the city
having been founded in 1936. The
club offers rides not only in New
York City and surrounding counties,
but in New Jersey and Connecticut as
well. From 140 members in 1980, It
now boasts over 2,000 members of all
levels and has a speaker series
where the club invites cycling
industry experts to talk about the
latest developments in bicycle
design, training and other areas of
interest.
Membership in the club is $22 per
year and discounts are often offered
at New York and New Jersey bike
shops.
http://nycc.org
Kissena Cycling Club
Kissena Cycling Club is for riders
who are serious about racing,
although the approximately 100
members includes juniors and
seniors. Their club boasts George Hincapie as a former member and are
dedicated to teaching and improving
its members’ race skills. They
organize and promoting up to 60
races per year.
http://www.kissena.info/about
Fast and Fabulous Cycling Club
This is one of New York’s gay,
lesbian and trans-gender bicycle
clubs that sponsors a number of
social events along with weekly
rides and a monthly dinner at
restaurants around the city. Members
also participate in races and
volunteer events and have a coach
who will provide tips, training and
other pointers for a fee.
http://fastnfab.org
New York City Mountain Bikers
Meetup Group
Although NYC does not really offer
too much for mountain bikers, this
group organizes rides to Connecticut
and Westchester County for rugged
trail riding. They also offer
discounts to members on kayak trips,
bike shops and to their boot camp
training. The club is free to join.
http://www.meetup.com/NYCMTB
Brooklyn Mountain Biking
A small group of about 220 riders
with riders of all abilities, this
Brooklyn-based club focuses on
downhill and freeriding. They
venture out into the wilds of New
Jersey and Connecticut as well as
New York. The club rides all year
long and its members compete in
various competitions and engage in
numerous planned social gatherings.
They also provide links to other
mountain bike meetup clubs.
http://www.bkmtb.com
Bike to Adventure
Another of the “meetup” groups, this
club fancies itself on casual riding
and frequent stopping for
refreshments and food. Their rides
encompass the city as well as areas
of New England and New Jersey. The
group also includes hiking, camping
and visits to sites of historical
interest as part of their
activities.
http://www.meetup.com/Bike-to-Adventure
Important
note: The above list is provided
for convenience only. Hill & Moin,
LLP does not recommend or endorse
any of the clubs or activities
listed above and does not take
responsibility for any disputes or
accidents that occur as a result.
Bicycle riding offers a great way to
meet new people and keep in shape,
however their are inherent dangers
and risks - So pedal safely!
Additional note: If you would like
to have your organization listed
above, please forward your name,
phone number and a brief description
along with a link to your home page
to:
hillmoin4@google.com.
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