We will start in Washington Square Park and then pick up at the standard club location north side of Union Square. You can also meet up with us anywhere along the UES just e-mail the leader where you'd want to connect and we'll tell you where we will be.

A short ride of about 9 miles from Manhattan up to the Bronx with a dinner stop at a bar near Yankee Stadium to enjoy the game. If possible, we will try and enter the stadium :) Hint Hint  Please bring the usual along with a lock, money for the food, and a great inquisitive attitude.  Please note that ride ends when we reach the... more

Join me for a meander around the Bronx where we see a few synagogues that are now mostly churches but some are a Bodega and there is even a museum! We will also stop in at a few bike shops and hand out club business cards! We start and end at one of the best bike shops in Manahttan - Inwood's own - Tread Bike Shop at 250 Dykman street! They have our business cards right at point of sale. If there is even the smallest chance you may join this ride, PLEASE REGISTER!

Finally, a beach bum ride to write home about!

Back in the day, we could have boarded a steamer at the Battery, with harpist accompaniment. Instead, we'll catch the 9:01 AM North Jersey Coast train to Matawan. We meet up, a little before, in the Amtrak Waiting Area, in Penn Station, at 31 and 8th Avenue, near the escalators. The NJ Transit ticket machines are nearby.

Once in Matawan, we explore old and forgotten beach resorts your great grandparents would have visited, such as Keyport, Union Beach, Keansburg, or where an uncle might have garrisoned, such as the firing range... more

We leave from City Hall in Lower Manhattan (if you are in Brooklyn along the way - e-mail the leader and we can arrange a meeting point along the way) and make our way to Coney Island.

It is scheduled to be a scorcher so we will enjoy a bit of beach before the 4pm ball game start. Ample tickets still available at $15 each - this ride will be updated with method for purchase once we know how many are coming.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED if you plan to join the ball game.

Ride officially ends at the game but we will probably have groups that ride back together after - subway is... more

We ride from Trenton to Camden, through idyllic 19-century waterfront towns and quiet roadways with stops at Bordentown, a major hub of rail-canal industry back in the day, the village of Roebling, named after the suspension-bridge inventor, the hamlet of colonial Burlington (and, curiously, the source for Junior's Cheesecake of Brooklyn), the iconic Victorian gingerbread Riverton Yacht Club, and, finally, Victor's Pub in a (somewhat) revitalized Camden. Although we won't quite make it to Philly, since the return is Jersey-side River Line Light Rail to Trenton, a few of us may venture over... more

Grab at towel and join with the 5BBC at our Summer Streets Table for the start of this ride.   We ride across the Manhattan Bridge, through the heart of Brooklyn, and hit the bike trail over the Gil Hodges Bridge.  We will be making a stop at the Riis Park Pavilion before and after the ride, so you don't have to ride in your bathing attire.  From there we head to Belle Harbor for some beachy goodness.  Bring sunscreen, a towel, and whatever makes you happy on the beach.  After an hour or so of beach time, we will be heading back.  Maybe hit Jordan's Lobster Dock  or Roll n Roaster on the... more

Let's take a Labor Day morning and head out early to the East End to explore the magical beauty and excellent riding on Shelter Island, an island without a traffic light.  The ride will meet at 10:30 AM promptly at the North Ferry terminal in Greenport by the LIRR station and the stop for the Hampton Jitney bus.  The start time allows folks time to get out there by car and carpools or via the Hampton Jitney bus from Manhattan (the Jitney generally allows bikes, but you should confirm and reserve indicating you have a bike and purchase your ticket in advance). Unfortunately, the first LIRR... more

This is a scenic ride that is not to be missed that will tour some known and some hidden gems around the southfork - mostly in East Hampton Township.  Right now the ride is being listed more as a save the date.  The start time is a guesstimate. Some details of the ride still need to be finalized including possible LIRR availability.  When finalized I will update the listing.  Ride will require both registration and contacting me regarding logistics. If you register early, I will email you updates. Make sure your membership is up to date and as I said don’t miss this one.

Eighty years ago, angry citizens of the Red Planet landed on Earth for an attempted war that, for unknown reasons, received little public or government attention... except in the greater NY area, as captured live by Orson Welles and his news crew during what is arguably \he most famous radio broadcast in history. This rarely scheduled ride, first held for the 50th anniversary of those long ago events, will visit the site of the actual Martian landing in Grovers Mill, NJ, where the defeated aliens are secretly laid to rest. Further details including start location to be announced!

This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ.  This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year.  Bring your camera.

We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner. 

Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)

Cancellation conditions:  Snowy or icy.  Radar showing imminent or... more

This is the annual Cherry Blossom ride, initiated in the 1970s by Irv Weisman, to enjoy the increasing number of blossoms in Branch Brook Park, Newark and Belleville, NJ.  This park has more cherry trees than in Washington, DC and they add more every year.  Bring your camera.

We will enjoy the blossoms for a while then head off for Bloomfield or Montclair, eating in a diner. 

Meet at the bottom of the escalators at the World Trade Center PATH station at the ticket machines. (Lower level of the Occulus)

Cancellation conditions:  Snowy or icy.  Radar showing imminent or... more