Did you know that May is National Bike Month? Get on your bikes and ride! Here are Five Things to Know about riding in and around Rockland County this month.
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Meetings
Last Month: 9W Bikes hosted the RBC meeting. Topics included bike maintenance basics 101, healthy eating and training tips, and some insights on eBikes.
May 2018 RBC Meeting: Our May meeting coincides with the RBC’s Ride of Silence on May 16 at 6:15p, an annual event to raise awareness of bike safety issues on local roads and remember cyclists killed or injured in collisions with cars. Please come join us.
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Weekly Ride Highlights: On May 12, there’s A Two Bridge / Two Club Ride where RBC and the BTCNJ ride a Lower Hudson loop crossing the Newburgh-Beacon and Bear Mtn Bridges. Check the ride calendar for each week's scheduled rides.
- Save The Date(s):
- June 10: Mix it up with NY & NJ area cyclists when the RBC joins five other bicycle clubs for a scenic ride hosted by the Westchester Cycle Club. Choose from A through C level rides covering either 28, 50, or 67 miles. Meetup at Croton Point Park for a staggered start of 10-15 cyclists per group beginning at 9:00a. Registration is required. Stay tuned to RocklandBike.org for details.
- June 12: The Greater Nyack Bike/Walk Master Plan presents its recommendations to create a bicycle network that covers the Nyack river villages and hamlets in the Nyack School District. This meeting is open to the general public.
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Rockland County Century: We have a preliminary route for a metric and imperial all-in-Rockland Century on September 23. It's an interesting tour of hilly Rockland. For those of you who are still looking for a 2018 riding goal, this is it. Making the event happen is a big undertaking and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to help us promote and execute the Tour de Rockland! Email rocklandbike@gmail.com. if you can help make this happen!
- Help Wanted! We need riders...and writers, too! If you are interested in being a ride leader, helping to publish our monthly Braking News newsletter or being part of a team that will introduce a new look to the RocklandBike.org website, email RocklandBike@gmail.org.
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