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”The Montauk Training rides have begun!
Won’t you join us?”

   
Photos by Ben Karassik March 2010

 

5BBC…..Rides For Every Cyclist!

Jones Beach Nov 2009 Photo by Dennis Griffin

Welcome to the website of New York's Five Borough Bicycle Club.
We invite you to explore these pages, then get on your bike and explore
the city and countryside with us.

We offer day rides every weekend and many holidays. We also offer
multi-day weekend trips, monthly meetings, and classes on bike repair.
And, on Sunday, May 16, 2010, the 5BBC will host New York's
bicycling event of the year, the Montauk Century (always held the third Sunday in May).

Your membership keeps our day rides free. If you are a 5BBC member, thank you!
If you are not a 5BBC member and enjoy our day rides, please give us your support.
For only $20 per year, enjoy the benefits of membership in New York's friendliest bike club.
Register or renew now, and your membership continues through December 2010.




Click here for our March 26, 2010 Members Program:
Kripalu Yoga Class - Friday evening.



This week at the 5BBC


2010 Montauk Training Ride to Hicksville Photo by Cindy Appold

    Ride locations - where do we meet?
    Subway service advisories - can I get there?
    Bulletin board - is my ride cancelled?
    Weather - from the National Weather Service

    Saturday, March 13, 2010

    MONTAUK TRAINING RIDE #3: WEST ENGLEWOOD

    9:30 AM, Columbus Circle, 40 miles

    The Montauk training series takes us over to Jersey again, but a little farther than last week. Leaders: Jim Zisfein and Andrea Casertano

    Sunday, March 14, 2010

    MONTAUK TRAINING RIDE #4: SANDS POINT

    10:00 AM, Cunningham Park, 35 miles

    One of the nicest spots to visit on the North Shore in Nassau County. The series rides get harder next week, so start training now! Leaders: Bring your bike locks and money for lunch. Leaders Ed Pino, Liz Baum

    GET BACK IN SHAPE #1: SCARSDALE

    10:30 AM, RING Garden (Broadway & Dyckman St, Manhattan), 25 miles

    This is the first of a ride series to help us get back into shape after a winter of relative sloth. Follow the Bronx River bike path, enjoy the geese, ducks and swans and peaceful babbling brook on our first outing. Lunch will be indoors in Scarsdale. Bring MTA bike permit just in case. Cancellation: starting temp below 40F, wind chill below 25F, icy roads, or 50% chance of precipitation. Call Maggie at 212-567-8272 after 8 am if still in doubt about weather conditions. Leaders: Maggie Clarke & TBA

    [Happy-face ride] THE HILLS OF PROSPECT PARK [sorry, CANCELED due to rain]

    10:30 AM, Popeyes (Christie & Canal), Manhattan, 15 miles

    We'll make some significant stops (who's buried in Prospect Park?) in this Olmstead and Vaux Park. Bring lock, bring or buy snacks. Rain cancels. Leaders: Terry Chin, Ed DeFreitas


We Have Pictures!


    Bikeway Over the Hudson October 2009: Photo Richard Brause


    Picture yourself on a 5BBC ride. Better yet, go on a 5BBC ride, and take a picture! These photographs are from recent rides and events. To add your own, email your photo to webmaster@5bbc.org.

5BBC sues the NYPD to keep group bicycling legal

Regional Roundup


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The NYC Bicycle Safety Coalition

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Have a safe ride


5BBC members stay informed

  • Bicycletter, our bimonthly newsletter, keeps us informed with feature articles, details of all club rides, and much, much more. Read your online copy.
  • 5BBC Weekly Update, our email newsletter, lists upcoming rides and other bicycling events. If you are a 5BBC member and would like to subscribe, drop a note to communications@5bbc.org.
  • Is my ride cancelled? For late-breaking news, including weather-related cancellations, visit our bulletin board. Want messages to reach you on the road? Click here to enter your cell phone email address, and here to start bulletin board email delivery.
  • Can't get to a computer? Information on 5BBC activities, including upcoming day rides, point your mobile phone browser to 5bbc.org/mobile.sht.

Who needs a folding bike?

  • Arrive at your destination with your full-size bike and start pedaling. Borrow our bike case for free. It's another reason to be a 5BBC member!

Please note. The 5BBC web pages are copyrighted by the Five Borough Bicycle Club. We ask that other sites or publications link to our web pages, rather than copying trip listings in ways that may provide incomplete information. There is NO need to ask permission to link to our web pages.

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