Information for Warren County Bicyclists

As a foil to another recent post. . . It cannot always be “Gloom & Doom”. . . But please consider the bicycle as a viable, alternative means of transportation vs. the car, the bus, the train! It is NOT a “toy” or a “sport” or some “mobile jewelry”! So much of the rest of…
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As for myself, the bicycle has been THE alternative transportation for “The Cage”, the bus, the train, etc., et al for the past five (5) decades. . . During the 1st “Gas Crisis” in the U.S., as a local Bike Shop employee in Northern New Jersey, people were attempting to bribe us to supply their new…
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  ♥BikeLeague♥ https://mailchi.mp/bikeleague/today-only-your-gift-to-the-league-is-doubled-462069?e=5b1bc1ae2 At the National Bike Summit last March, the League convened more than 400 bicycling advocates, club leaders and stakeholders like you to kickstart change on Capitol Hill. In meetings with more than half of Congress, we asked for legislation that would make biking better: The Transportation Alternatives Enhancement Act, to build safer and…
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HEY!  All you Winter-Rider Fat Tire Flyers! Did you know that Gurney Lane has Groomed Fat Tire Trails that are “perfect” right now, according to our resident Off-Road Biker Man just last evening! We encourage you to visit there & to please stay off the ski-trails such as Cole’s Woods!  Leave those trails to the…
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Where will you & your family hike, bike & enjoy our region this Fall? Possibilities are endless! Parks & Trails New York newsletter can guide you! GET OUTDOORS! https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=cb02cf4dc11b9a3c353635710&id=230a7ae18c&e=c24479e04d

September 10th & 11th, 2019, brought 60± local businesses, citizens, & interested area officials to the Queensbury Hotel for Bicycles Bring Business (aka B3) evening meeting & workshops.  The following morning, some met ion the adjacent parking lot of The Q for a short ride around town to review our situation as a bike-friendly region….
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New York’s Growing Trails Network Needs YOUR Help! The New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation in June (S.4416B/A.5035B) to require the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to develop a coordinated plan for linking existing and potential individual trail corridors to create a statewide, interconnected multi-use trail.  Thanks to the leadership of…
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Bicyclists are dying on our streets, and, if you hadn’t noticed, people are pissed off about it. The statistics are grim: in the U.S., 2016 was the deadliest year for cyclists in a quarter century. In 2018, fatalities jumped 10 percent over 2017. In New York City, where 19 cyclists have died so far this year in…
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The “Ride-A-Round” the morning after the well-attended workshop* @ The Q the night before. . . *Quite the count that night! Not as many who had “signed-up” the following morning. . . Well. . .it DIDN’T rain! https://www.ptny.org/events/bicyclists-bring-business https://www.bikewarrenco.org/news/bicycling-brings-business-conference-september-10th-11th/    

English translation of a French article Richard Russell had obtained – Harry Elkes: From Boston to Glens Falls; from Glens Falls to Boston.  Given to me at The Hub, 27 Market Street, Brant Lake, New York 12815 before the 6th Annual Harry Elkes Ride, this Saturday, September 14th, 2019. If I am to recount the…
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