May - June 2006

This month we’re proud to present a dazzling selection of rides. We’ve got the easy ride to the cheesemakers. We’ve got rides to commemorate historic battles of the west. We’ve got scenic trips all over the Hudson Valley. We even have that ride to the World War II Submarine in Hackensack, the USS Ling. One notable new ride is geared for the youngest cyclists, even those who ride in child seats, burley trailers, or on kiddie trikes (see next article for details on the “Family Ride to the Little Red Lighthouse...”).

May, of course, is Bike Month, in New York City, and all around the country. Each year the New York City Bike Month calendar, organized by Transportation Alternatives gets bigger and bigger with tons of selected events from all kinds of bike related (and non-bike too!) organizations. The 5BBC contributes a fair number but there’s so much to look forward too. Be sure to get a printed copy of the calendar from TA, or visit the online edition at www.BikeMonthNYC.org.

And if you think we at the 5BBC have a lot to do with Bike New York on May 7th and our own Montauk Century ride on May 21st, just take a look at the rides we have in store for June! A wealth of brand new bike tours including a special guided tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, a new tour of the Bronx’ greenways, and a special commemoration of a soldier who survived “Custer’s Last Stand” at Little Big Horn.

And if you want to ride faster and stretch your legs look for a series of rides offered by Jonathan Friedman, who graduated in the 2005 Leadership class. Jonathan has taken Connecticut by storm and is leading tours of 67, 85, and 100 miles in the Nutmeg state.

At the end of this offering is the first of this years Perimeter rides and Beach Bum rides. You’ll see more of those in the next issue.

Danny Lieberman
Day Trips Coordinator
daytrips@5bbc.org