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2011 Five Boro Bike Tour Photos May 1st, 2011
a few of the best pictures of today’s 5 Boro Bike Tour posted to flickr.
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New Amsterdam Bicycle Show 2011 May 1st, 2011
The New Amsterdam Bicycle Show was held April 30th and featured a variety of New York bike shops and bike makers, amongst other loosely bike related vendors. New Amsterdam Bike Show (official site) About The New Amsterdam Bicycle Show The first bike show in New York City was in Brooklyn in 1897, and 114 years [...]
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Five Boro Bike Tour: Sunday, May 1st, 2011 Apr 25th, 2011
New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest recreational cycling event in the United States. Every year on the first Sunday of May, over 30,000 riders participate in the 42 mile ride around New York City. The route, closed to automobile traffic, takes riders through all five boroughs of New York City, across five major bridges, and finally across New York Harbor on the Staten Island Ferry.
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NYC Century Bike Tour: September 12th 2010 Aug 30th, 2010
The NYC Century offers five route options (ranging from 15 to 100 miles) to provide all cyclists a great way to see New York City and explore some of the City’s best greenways and parks. This year the NYC Century Bike Tour will take place rain or shine on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 and for [...]
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Escape New York: Saturday, September 25th 2010 Aug 5th, 2010
Escape the crowds and ride out of Manhattan across the George Washington Bridge and into West Hudson Highlands of Bergen, NJ and Rockland, NY with the NYCC’s Escape New York bicycle ride on September 25th. Routes: Three clearly marked Escape New York options: 1. 7:00 am: Century Challenge, 100 miles. A rolling full century through [...]
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2010 Summer Streets Aug 4th, 2010
For the next three Saturdays in August, New York City will have a 6.9 mile car-free path leading from the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan to the East 72nd Street entrance of Central Park. The street closures will occur from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Saturdays in August, the 7th, 14th [...]
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Five Boro Bike Tour: Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Apr 2nd, 2010
New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest recreational cycling event in the United States. Every year on the first Sunday of May, over 30,000 riders participate in the 42 mile ride around New York City. The route, closed to automobile traffic, takes riders through all five boroughs of New York City, across five major bridges, and finally across New York Harbor on the Staten Island Ferry.
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Tour de Brooklyn: Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Mar 6th, 2010
Mark your calendars the Tour de Brooklyn is happening June 6th, 2010. This year’s tour is very exciting 23-mile ride. The tour kicks off at 9am from Coney Island and rolls through Sunset Park for an exclusive bicycle tour through Green-wood Cemetery!
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2010 New York Bike Racing Mar 1st, 2010
The 2010 New York City bicycle racing season starts this weekend in Central Park. Over the coming weeks and months, both Central Park and Prospect Park will host numerous bike races this year. More bike races will be held at the Kissena Velodrome, Floyd Bennett Field, Governor’s Island, Grant’s Tomb, Bear Mountain State Park and [...]
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2009 David Walker Memorial Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic Photos Feb 22nd, 2010
Created as a Father’s Day event in 1973 by David A. Walker, the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic is the oldest continually held bike race in New York. The three-quarter-mile circuit around Marcus Garvey Park hosts the nation’s fastest criterium specialists for a 55-lap spin. A variety of children and amateur bicycle races were held before [...]
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Walkway Over the Hudson Oct 5th, 2009
75 miles North of NYC (as the bike rides), cyclists and pedestrians now have their own Hudson River crossing. The Walkway Over the Hudson is a 24 foot wide, 1.2 mile long bridge that connects the city of Poughkeepsie with the Town of Lloyd. The Walkway Over the Hudson is less than a mile from [...]
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Video: Kissena Velodrome Bike Ride Sep 12th, 2009
Had the opportunity to ride a few laps at the Kissena Velodrome in Queens. Video shows five laps around the track at 4 times the normal speed. Video was shot on a weekday when there were no races or events scheduled (Track schedule) Kissena Velodrom website view more videos from NYC Bike Maps View Kissena [...]
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NYC Century Bike Tour: September 13th 2009 Sep 8th, 2009
The NYC Century offers five route options (ranging from 15 to 100 miles) to provide all cyclists a great way to see New York City and explore some of the City’s best greenways and parks. This year the NYC Century Bike Tour will take place rain or shine on Sunday, September 13th, 2009. For more [...]
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Video: Bike Ride Across The Queensboro Bridge Sep 7th, 2009
Bike ride across the Queensboro Bridge (59th Street) from Manhattan into Queens. Video is played back at 2x the normal speed. view more videos from NYC Bike Maps View Queensboro Bridge on NYC Bike Map view video at YouTube Filmed with a GoPro Helmet Hero Wide 5 MP Digital Camera
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Video: Bike Ride Across the Brooklyn Bridge Sep 3rd, 2009
Bicycle ride across the Brooklyn Bridge going from Brooklyn to Manhattan on Friday August 21st. The ride starts at the entrance to the Brooklyn side of the bridge’s path at Adams Street and ends near City Hall at the end of the bridge’s bike path. Play back at 2x the normal speed view more videos [...]
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Video: Bike Ride Across The Manhattan Bridge Aug 29th, 2009
A bike ride across the Manhattan Bridge from Manhattan into Brooklyn. The eight minute trip is played back at double speed in this four minute video.
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Book: “Bicycle: The History” By David V. Herlihy Aug 28th, 2009
Google Books has a sizable portion of David V. Herlihy’s book “Bicycle: The History”. A very interesting read for anyone interested in history and bicycles.
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Video: Ride on the Grand Street Bike Lane Aug 26th, 2009
Video of a bike ride along the Grand Street bike lane from Thompson St to Chrystie St on my way to the Manhattan Bridge. This bike lane has been rather controversial
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Video: Bike Ride Down Broadway Aug 23rd, 2009
Bicycle ride down Broadway in New York City from Columbus Circle at 59th Street to Herald Square at 33rd Street. Video playback is twice the normal speed, so it will seem much faster than normal. view more videos from NYC Bike Maps View Broadway on NYC Bike Map StreetsBlog: Car-Free Space Is an Instant Hit [...]
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Escape New York: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Aug 22nd, 2009
The New York Cycle Club’s annual Escape New York bike ride will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 . Routes: Choose from three clearly marked Escape New York options: 7:00 am: Century Challenge, 100 miles. A rolling full century through beautiful Bergen and Rockland counties. 8:00 am: Rockland Roll, 65 miles. Ramble on lightly [...]
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2009 Car-Free Summer Streets Aug 22nd, 2009
Summer Streets are coming back in August… For three Saturdays in August, New York City will have a 6.9 mile car-free path leading from the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan to the East 72nd Street entrance of Central Park. The street closures will occur from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Saturdays [...]
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Video: Ride on the Prince Street Bike Lane Aug 15th, 2009
Here is a video from a recent bicycle ride on the Prince Street bike lane in Manhattan, which was one of the first painted bike lanes in NYC. view more videos from NYC Bike Maps View Prince Street on Bike Map Prince Street Bike Lane Ride Video on YouTube Filmed with a GoPro Helmet Hero [...]
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Bicycle Access Bill and Office Buildings Jul 29th, 2009
The New York City Council passed the Bicycle Access Bill* providing a framework for negotiating bicycle access and storage in office building. The bill, while far from guaranteeing access, should improve the current process and give more bike commuters the option of storing the bike in their office, as opposed to out on the [...]
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Queens Around the World Bike Map Jul 15th, 2009
The NYC Department of City Planning’s newest bike map provides a meandering bike route through eighteen miles of Queens streets and greenways. Queens is the most ethnically diverse county and this bike route highlights the diverse communities and historic districts that make the borough unique. More info on the The Queens Around the World bicycle [...]
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2009 Tour de Bronx: Sunday October 18 Jul 15th, 2009
The Tour de Bronx is the largest free cycling event in the country and gives riders the choice between a 25 mile and 40 mile route (and the choice of several starting locations and options to extend the ride). Since the Tour de Bronx offers cyclists of all skill levels a great ride it is [...]
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