BICYCLING ORGANIZATIONS AND LINKS

Rail Trails in Massachusetts

Danvers Bi-Peds is a non-profit group advocating conversion of an abandoned rail line from Danvers Massachusetts to the New Hampshire Border to a rail trail.

The Ashuwilticook Rail Trail is a paved bike path running from Lanesborough to Adams, Massachusetts. and will eventually connect all the way to the Vermont line in Williamstown.

Border to Boston, an eight-community recreational path. The Border to Boston Trail is a proposed, 30-mile rail-trail linking eight Essex County communities. Numerous neighborhoods, schools, parks, recreation facilities, commercial and transportation centers lay along the trail. When completed, this non-motorized, multi-use trail, with links to many more miles of trails, will be one of the region’s most outstanding recreational assets.

Topsfield Rail Trail Service for the Danvers to Newburyport line ended in 1981. The Topsfield Rail Trail Committee’s thoughts for what we call Topsfield Linear Common (TLC) includes a stone dust surface that will provide a safe way for Topsfield’s children to go to the Proctor School and for all to get outside for recreation. Our expectations for the trail is that is will become a "linear common"; a place for people to meet one another.

Cycling Organizations and Clubs in Massachusetts

North Shore Cyclists The North Shore Cyclists (NSC) is a recreational bike club which draws its membership primarily from the North Shore area of Massachusetts. Most of our bike rides are routed along the back roads and shorelines north of Boston. In addition to our scheduled weekly rides, the club holds cookouts, weekend excursions, and special rides (including our century in August). Our 200 plus members span the spectrum from beginning cyclists to advanced cyclists who participate to be challenged by fast pace line riding.

Essex County Velo, based in Essex County, Massachusetts. In addition to social group rides and competition in road, cyclocross, mountain bike and kids' racing, ECV is involved in all forms of bicycle advocacy and has sponsored numerous trails cleanups and work projects.

Northeast Bicycle Club NEBC is one of the oldest bicycle racing clubs in the Boston, MA area. We serve as a developmental club for new racers, support expert level racers and welcome cycling enthusiasts of all levels.

The Narragansett Bay Wheelmen is a bicycle club serving Rhode Island, Eastern Connecticut and Southern Massachusetts. http://nbwclub.org/ Bicycling Life online magazine We intend this site to focus on the Good News about Bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in everyday life.

Recommended Touring Companies:

Gilly's Cycling Adventures, Local tours, sight seeing rides, multi Day long distance trips based in Plymouth, MA . http://gillyscyclingadventures.com/

Active Holidays in Transylvania and over The Carpathian Mountains of Romania. Package tours or individual travel. Walking/trekking, cycling, mountain biking, skiing, horseback riding, rock climbing or cultural trips in the country. http://www.activeholidays.ro

Adventure Cycling: No one knows more about bicycle touring than Adventure Cycling and its 42,000 members, providing instruction for the novice, training for the natural-born leader, events for the enthusiast, and excursions and expeditions for the purist.

Cascade Bicycle Club, a non-profit organization, is based in Seattle, Washington, and serves 7,400 members and the Puget Sound bicycling community. Our vision is to Create a Better Community through Bicycling. Cascade is operated by a nine-member volunteer Board of Directors, thirteen professional staff, and thousands of volunteers.

Ciclismo Classico Our mission is to offer high-quality, educational and dreamy bicycle tour itineraries that celebrate the diversity of native peoples and their landscapes. http://www.ciclismoclassico.com/

Cotswold Country Cycles,  Bike vacations & tours in England, UK Short breaks or week long biking holidays in the Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon. Self-led cycling tours with quality accommodation available.

Cycling Holidays in France Fantastic, self guided cycling holidays in the Loire Valley, France. Great routes, food and fun! http://www.loirelifecycling.com

Independent Bicycle Tours New Zealand Why go on a guided cycling tour costing $100's per day when you can bike the same spectacular routes, with a personalized itinerary, for a fraction of the cost? We offer self-guided cycling tours and quality bicycle rental at competitive prices, to meet the needs of anyone considering New Zealand as a cycling destination. http://www.cyclehire.co.nz/

PedalTours: The original New Zealand cycle tour company. Since 1985. We specialize in great cycling vacations in New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam and India for cyclists of all levels and all budgets. We have a large selection of New Zealand cycle tours throughout the North Island and South Island to suit everyone, from beginners to advanced cyclists. Our tours are great value and are the easiest way to have a relaxed cycle vacation. http://www.pedaltours.co.nz/index.cfm

Timberline Adventures Fully supported, inn-to-inn bicycling and hiking adventure vacations throughout western U.S. & Canada, including 34 national parks & monuments. http:www.timbertours.com

Vermont Bike and Brewery Challenge Great riding AND great beer:  a trip that combines Vermont's outstanding cycling with visiting half the state's breweries

Cycling Resources

Adventure Cycling Association Founded in 1973 as Bikecentennial. We lead an incredible variety of bike trips: epic, cross-country and weeklong tours, multi-day mountain bike adventures, as well as family and educational trips. The proceeds from our tours go directly towards promoting bicycling in the U.S. through our advocacy, education, and route development work. http://www.adventurecycling.org

The Bicycle Paper The Northwest's Source of Cycling Information Since 1972.www.bicyclepaper.com

Bicycle Sherpa A guide through the mountains of online bicycle information

Bike Tour Review Objective information comparing bike tours, based on pricing, quality of food and lodging, support services, and countries in which they operate. http://www.biketour-reviews.com/index.htm

Bike Around Long Island We're just a great group of close friends enjoying exercise, the outdoors, adventure, and companionship. There are no sponsors, meetings, or dues. And we try not to be any more serious than absolutely necessary. http://www.bikearoundlongisland.com

'Bama Cyclist Mike Munk's site for those of the road persuasion. http://www.bamacyclist.com/ . http://www.copakeauction.com/bicycles/bicycle-home.html

East Coast Greenway The East Coast Greenway is a developing trail system, spanning nearly 3,000 miles between Canada and Key West, linking all the major cities of the eastern seaboard http://www.greenway.org/

Lauren Hefferon Stories, musings, tales, adventures and opinions of Lauren Hefferon, a crazy biker gal whose life revolves around her passion for bicycle culture, kids, travel, her company Ciclismo Classico and trying to live and dream (just) outside the box. http://www.laurenhefferon.com/

League of American Bicyclists Representing the interests of the nation's 57 million cyclists. With a current membership of 300,000 affiliated cyclists, including 40,000 individuals and 600 affiliated organizations, the League works to bring better bicycling to your community. http://www.bikeleague.org/index.cfm

Mass Bike Promoting the bicycle as a safe, healthful, enjoyable, efficient, and environmentally sound means of transportation, and to serve and protect the interests of the bicycling public. http://www.massbike.org

Sheldon Brown Newton, MA, the late great Sheldon Brown's Bicycle pages. http://sheldonbrown.com/

Russian Cycle Touring Club - Promotion of bicycle touring in Russia, information and cycle tours in Russia http://www.rctc.ru/