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Information and Membership
Why should I sign up with the NYCC?
How do I become a member of the NYCC?
How do I find out my membership number?
Can I purchase gift membership for a friend?
May I have more information about the NYCC monthly
meetings?
How can I inform NYCC members of a bicycle-related
event?
How can I advertise to NYCC members?
Member Resources and Benefits
How may I access the bulletin of the rides listings
online?
What benefits does the NYCC offer its members?
How can I order NYCC Stuff? (clothing, water bottles,
etc.)?
How can I rent an NYCC bike travel case?
Does the NYCC sponsor any cycling-related tours or vacations?
Rides and Riding
Do I need to be a member to take part on
a ride?
I am a beginner rider. Do you have ride options for
me?
How do I get involved in some beginner rides?
How many people are usually on an NYCC ride?
What are the differences between the three levels of rides
- A, B, and C?
I am a member of the NYCC, how do I find out about upcoming
rides?
I am NOT member of the NYCC, how do I find out about
upcoming rides?
What are the SIG's? How may I sign up for next year's
SIG?
Visiting New York
Where may I rent a bicycle in New York City?
General
Do you know of anyone who is able to teach
me how to ride a bicycle?
Do you know of anyone or have any recommendations
on how to teach a child how to ride a bicycle?
How can I get information about bicycle racing in NYC?
Other
How can I get a proper bike fit?
I have a cycling related injury. Can you recommend doctor
I can go to?
Where can I find maps useful for planning cycling routes
in the NYC area?
How do I travel between Manhattan and New Jersey with a
bicycle?
Can I take my bike on public transportation: subway,
city buses, MetroNorth/LIRR. NYC yellow cabs?
Can I ride from any of the NYC area airports into
Manhattan?
Club Information and Membership
Why sign up with the NYCC?
The club lists rides, presents monthly meetings featuring dinner and interesting
speakers, holds imaginative monthly social events all over the city, maintains
a ride library, a message board and many other resources on the website,
offers free training series with instruction each Spring, members can
obtain discounts at cycling shops around the city—and the list goes
on. In short, a membership would be a well-spent $20 even if you do not
ride in our organized groups very often! See FAQ below regarding member
benefits.
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How do I become a member of the NYCC?
The easiest, fastest and most recommended way to join the NYCC is online
via Active.com. For instructions on joining, click
here.
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How do I find out my membership number?
Please check our handy-dandy NYCC Member
Lookup Table.
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Can I purchase gift membership for a friend?
Yes, you can purchase a gift membership. Simply register for your friend
on Active.com. **Check specifics of how this works - Neil?**
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May I have more information about the NYCC monthly
meetings?
Meetings usually take place on the second Tuesday of each month at Annie
Moore’s Pub near Grand Central Station. Click
here for more information.
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How can I inform NYCC members of a bicycle-related
event?
Post an entry on our message
board. If it is a ride for charity, you can also contact our VP
of Rides with the following information: event name, date, starting
place, distance(s), organization hosting the event, website, contact information
(email and phone number) and description. Submissions may get listed as
an Out of Bound ride in our monthly bulletin and on our website, however,
please make submissions as far in advance as possible to allow for the
necessary lead times.
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How can I advertise to NYCC members?
The NYCC accepts advertising in our monthly NYCC Bulletin. Only bicycle
related advertising is accepted. Only digital files will be accepted (contact
the Bulletin
Editor for more information).
Page size is 7.5 by 10 inches.
Ad rates: Full page, $275. Half page, $150. Quarter page, $85. Eighth
page, $50. Bottom blurb, $45. Frequency discounts available.
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Member Resources and Benefits
How can I access ride listings online?
Our online ride listings
are password protected. Members of the New York Cycle Club, receive the
username and password in an email confirmation of their joining the club,
as well as in a weekly e-mail message on NYCC events and rides. If you
do not receive confirmation email or the NYCC eWeekly email, please check
to see if your internet service provider or spam filter treats this email
as spam. Naturally, the email submitted when joining the NYCC must be
a functional email address. Members who feel they are excluded from NYCC
email messages may contact the Membership
Director to request help. To access the Club Bulletin or the Ride
Listings online, you have to enter the user name and password and in some
cases the domain name (nycc.org). Do not type them; copy and paste them.
Case does matter. Note that these passwords change from time to time.
The password changes are announced in the NYCC eWeekly email.
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What benefits does the NYCC offer its members?
Besides the marvelous fellowship of our membership and keeping this fabulous
all-volunteer organization smoothly spinning, members also have access
to our complete ride listings, monthly NYCC Bulletin, contact information
for other members in our roster, discounts at many bicycle shops, participation
in our SIG and STS ride series, held each Spring, ability to rent our
bicycle travel cases and buy our club jerseys and other gear.
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How can I order NYCC merchandise (clothing, water
bottles, etc.)?
Click here. Some items are available at
our monthly meetings and you may be able
to try on items for size there.
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How can I rent a NYCC bike travel case?
Cases may be rented by club members for $25.00/week. Contact Joanne
McGarry for full information on how to reserve one.
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Does the NYCC sponsor any cycling-related tours or
vacations?
Getaway weekends in the Berkshires over Memorial Day Weekend and to to
West Point over Fourth of July are organized each year. Touring companies
advertise in our bulletin and some offer discounts to our members, but
we are not affiliated with any of them at this time.
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Rides and Riding
Do I need to be a member to take part
in a club ride?
With few exceptions our rides are open to the public. The Home page offers
brief ride descriptions. Come try us out. If you like the club, please
consider becoming a member. The NYCC SIG programs
require membership of those who take part in their programs.
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I am a beginner rider. Do you have ride options
for me?
Our rides vary greatly. We offer three levels, A, B and C, with a range
of speeds for each. Click here for more
details. Those starting cycling with no personal history of athletic endeavor,
will certainly want to start with C-level rides. More fit beginners may
wish to try B-level rides. Rides that meet to do laps in Central or Prospect
Park offer a safe introduction to club riding and allow riders to ride
as long or as short a distance as desired.
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How do I get involved in some beginner rides?
The New York Cycle Club is a recreational club for cycling enthusiasts.
We have rides for all levels of cyclists. Our training series in the spring
(SIG programs) teach people group riding
skills as well as individual bike handling skills. You’re certainly
welcome to ride with us anytime. A-rides generally go at 19–22 mph
on flat terrain. B-rides range from 15–18 mph. C-rides range from
12–14 mph. (Average speed is usually about 3 mph slower than the
listed pace.) The main differences between A-, B- and C-rides are the
speed, distance and number of stops. Also A-rides typically ride in paceline
formation whereas the B and C may not depending on the leader.
The first step would be to come out for a ride (selected rides for the
current week are listed on our homepage)
and then to sign up for NYCC membership. Once you join you will receive
our weekly email (NYCC eWeekly) with all of the ride listings and goings
on in the club. You can ride with us immediately, however, those with
little riding experience are recommended to start with a B- or C-ride
depending on your confidence/skill level. Also, we have fewer rides in
winter than in the spring and summer, but there are rides year-round nonetheless.
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How many people are usually on an NYCC ride?
It depends on the ride (and more often the weather), but usually between
5 and 15 members will show up for a posted ride. When larger numbers of
people show up for a ride the ride leader(s) will sometimes split the
ride into multiple groups, to ensure safety.
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What are the differences between the three levels of
rides: A, B, and C?
A-rides generally go at 19–22 mph on flat terrain. B-rides range
from 15–18 mph on flat terrain. C-rides range from 12–14 mph
on flat terrain. (Average speed is usually about 3 mph slower than the
listed pace.) The main differences between A-, B- and C-rides are the
speed, distance, and number of stops. Also A rides typically ride in paceline
formation whereas the B- and C-rides may not, depending of course on the
group and on the leader.
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I am a member of the NYCC, how do I find out about
upcoming rides?
Depending on how close the date is for when you are looking, we recommend
looking for rides in the following
places:
1. Online ride listings (username
and password required)
2. Monthly bulletin
3. NYCC eWeekly email
4. NYCC Message Board
The gold standard for official NYCC rides are the online
ride listings. All rides that appear in the monthly bulletin or in
the eWeekly are first posted on the website. The message board
is handy for finding last-minute changes to rides due to road/weather
conditions as well as unofficial ‘pickup’ rides.
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I am NOT member of the NYCC, how do I find out
about upcoming rides?
You can join many of our rides as a guest. To learn more about how we
classify rides click here. All of our listed
rides are open to non-members, except those of the SIG
programs in the Spring which are a closed series offering instruction.
The home page posts brief listings of a selection of rides each week.
Some more informal, spur-of-the-moment rides get listed on the NYCC
Message Board.
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What are the SIGs? How may I sign up for next year’s
SIG?
The SIGS teach group riding skills in a progressive program that also
builds endurance. The SIGs normally begin in March and run for 10–12
weeks. Click here for more details.
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Visiting New York
Where may I rent a bicycle in New York City?
Below is a list of bike shops that rent road bikes. (The list is from
2003, so we cannot guarantee its accuracy.)
+ Pedal Pusher Bike Shop, 1306 Second Ave. (btwn 68th & 69th St),
212-288-5592
+ Larry & Jeff's, 1690 Second Ave. (87th & 88th St.), 212-722-2201
+ Gotham Bike Shop, 112 West Broadway (Duane & Reade Sts.) 212-732-2453
+ Chelsea Bicycles, 156 W. 26th St. (Sixth & Seventh Ave.), 212-727-7278
+ Bicycle Habitat, 244 Lafayette St. (Prince & Spring Sts.), 212-431-3315
+ A Bicycle Shop, 345 W. 14th St. (Eighth & Ninth Ave.), 212-691-6149
Or visit http://www.bikenewyork.org/ORG-bike-shops.htm for more options
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General
Do you know of anyone who is able to
teach me how to ride a bicycle?
Terry Chin teaches adults to ride. His number is 718-680-5227.
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Do you know of anyone or have any recommendations
on how to teach a child how to ride a bicycle?
If the child is at least 10 years old, contact Recycle-A-Bicycle.
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How can I get information about bicycle racing in
NYC?
The NYCC does not (as a club) participate in racing, nor do we have training
rides geared towards racing. Our training series in the spring (SIG
and STS) are geared to teaching people
group riding skills as well as individual bike handling skills, both of
which are helpful while racing. For more information on racing in NYC,
please visit the Century
Road Club Association.
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Other
How can I get a proper bike fit?
There are many bicycle shops and individuals in New York offering bike
fit services. A search on the NYCC
Message Board, will likely turn up many recommendations by our members.
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I have a cycling related injury. Can you recommend doctor
I can go to?
Please consult your own doctor or a certified sports physician. If you
do a search on the NYCC
Message Board, you may find specialists recommended by our members
for various injuries. The NYCC does not officially endorse or recommend
any doctors for the treatment of specific injuries or illnesses.
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Where can I find maps useful for planning cycling routes
in the NYC area?
Hagstrom offers detailed
maps of all counties within striking distance of New York City. (There
is a Hagstrom store located on W. 43rd St. just east of Sixth Avenue.)
They’re very good as long as you only use white or yellow roads
(not red or blue). Also, most bike shops in New York City carry cycling
maps which show bike paths and roads in and near the city that are recommended
for cycling. The latest version is 2006. The NYCC website has an extensive
ride library which contains cue sheets
for various routes. These can be a starting point in planning your own
ride.
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How do I travel between Manhattan and New Jersey with
a bicycle?
There are three ways you can do it in order of what is generally regarded
as the easiest to the most difficult.
1. Ride across the George Washington Bridge via the pedestrian/bike path
on the upper level of the bridge. Look for the winding ramp of the South
path. If that closed look for access on the North side.
2. Take the PATH train between Manhattan and either Jersey City or Hoboken.
3. Take the Staten Island Ferry and ride over the Bayonne Bridge into
New Jersey.
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Can I take my bike on public transportation:
subway, city buses, MetroNorth/LIRR and NYC yellow cabs?
You can take your bike on any subway for no extra charge. Bikes are not
allowed on city buses. A cab may or may not accommodate you. For the commuter
rail services (MetroNorth , LIRR, NJT). You will need a bike pass which
can be picked up at the Ticket Window in GCT. Long haul commuter buses
lines (Academy. Leprechaun) will allow you to store your bike in the luggage
compartment, you will however need to remove your pedals. This info is
subject to change so please check with the bus line.
For more info on bike safety and the NYC Transit Rules for Bicycles click
here.
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Can I ride from any of the NYC area airports into
Manhattan?
Laguardia and JFK are probably the simplest. Not sure about Newark. ***
cue sheets in ride library? ***
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