Calendar

Items added or changed after creation of the calendar's printed version are denoted in orange and have the word "CHANGED" in the Category field.

Category	Event	Start	End	Through
Friday, June 27, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Critical Mass	7:00 PM
Bicycle Celebration
Food, Music, Party	BikeSummer Opening Party	8:30 PM	2:00 AM	Jun 28
Kick off BikeSummer at this party right after Critical Mass.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Brooklyn)	10:30 PM	11:00 PM
bikeTV is a cable access show produced by a hybrid of riders, commuters, racers, and activists who represent a cross-section of the NYC bike community and beyond. We cover all sorts of bike phenomenoa. For show details see http://www.bikeTV.org.
Saturday, June 28, 2003
+FREE, Art, Ride	Big Art, Big Hills	7:30 AM
Join us for a hilly ride to the beautiful Storm King Art Center, an outdoor museum featuring sculptures by Calder and others, on acres of parkland overlooking the Hudson River. 35-40 hilly miles. B-style ride, 13 mph pace.
+FREE, Lecture, Other, Ride	Brooklyn Waterfront Witches Brew Tour	8:30 AM	1:00 PM
Ride through Red Hook and Gowanus, class C, +/- 10 miles, mostly flat.
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	First Annual NYC Coaster Brake Criterium	9:00 AM
Be a part of history by participating in the First Annual NYC Coaster Brake Criterium! Open field, 3 laps around the Central Park loop. No entry fee.
+FREE, Ride	Staten Island Perimeter Ride	9:00 AM	12:00 PM
Bicycle Ride around Staten Island, starting and ending at the Staten Island. Ferry. Distance: 45 miles. Speed: B. Pace: 15-17 mph.
+FREE, Art, Ride	Long Island City Art Tour by Bike	11:00 AM
A tour of art museums and galleries in Long Island City, Queens, such as P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Isamu Noguchi Museum, MoMA Qns. We'll travel by bike. Possible foray into Williamsburg for smaller gallery visits. Ride free, but museums aren't.
+FREE, Other, Workshop	Bicycle Clinic and Safety Demonstration	12:30 PM	4:30 PM
Free bike exams and cycling safety activities as part of Hudson Riverfront festival in Fort Washington Park in northern Manhattan
+FREE, Ride	Riverside Ride-June 28	10:00 PM	11:45 PM
Evening tour of Central Park and Riverside Park.
Sunday, June 29, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Belmount Lake Ride	8:00 AM
Come one and all for a flat ride to scenic Belmount Lake State Park on Long Island. 70 easy miles. Helmets required.
+FREE, Ride	Annual Environmental Tour of South Bronx	9:00 AM
Take a trip on the wild side. An exciting tour of little-seen sites. See wonderful gardens and verdant parks and vibrant rivers. Witness environmental devastation with fossil fuel power plants, garbage transfer stations, and wasted waterfront space
Ride	Mansion Ride	9:00 AM
Ride benefits Ascent School for autistic children. Mansion to mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast. 100% of money raised goes directly to Ascent as event organizers are volunteers. Giveaways, food, fun. 3 routes for all classes.
+FREE, Ride	Father's Day Trip Not on Father's Day	10:00 AM	4:00 PM
Coney Island or bust! Join us for a fun ride through Brooklyn to the world-famous cyclone for the ride of your life. Come to the Fun House, walk on the Boardwalk. Return to your childhood or your new adulthood for a fun time.
+FREE, Ride	Sandy Hook Refresher	11:00 AM
Nice boat, bike and beach trip. C pace riding at 12mph, a distance of 23 miles with some busy traffic and hills. Ride itself is free, but you have to pay $27 r/t for ferry cruise. A great time can be had for all...
Monday, June 30, 2003
+FREE, Other	Petitioning for a Car-Free Central Park	6:00 PM	8:00 PM
Join other volunteers in gathering signatures on a petition calling for the elimination of car traffic from Central Park's bucolic loop drive. (Rain cancels.)
+FREE, Lecture, Other	Swift Folder Open ''Factory'' Tour	6:30 PM
Come see the hole-in-the-wall shop where Peter Reich custom builds Swift folders--New York's most stylish folding bike.
Tuesday, July 1, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Central Park Ride	10:00 AM
Two or three laps around Central Park. All level of riders are welcome.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	5:30 PM
Like bicycling? Do you own 16 bicycles? Do you like to ride your bike naked? If so, then you'll probably dig bikeTV, NYC's best cable access show ever created. Show details at http://www.bikeTV.org.
+FREE, Workshop	Ladies Night at Recycle-A-Bicycle	7:00 PM	9:00 PM
Join other women for an evening of hanging out, fixing flats, adjusting brakes, truing wheels, and general bike repair. No experience required.
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Ride	The Oh My Gods Ethnic Flushing Tour	4:00 PM	7:00 PM
A tour of Flushing, Queens, led by NYC licensed sightseeing guide. Includes a visit to the incredible Panorama of New York and a stop at the Velodrome to watch bike racing! Leisurely paced C ride (avg 8 mph), family friendly, 10 miles. $12.50
+FREE, Ride	Ride to Kissena Track	5:00 PM
Even though the track is still under construction and there is no racing yet, this ride is still happening. Approx. 30 miles round trip.
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	The Greatest Show in Town--NOT TONIGHT	6:30 PM
No racing tonight. The track season at Kissena Velodrome has been delayed due to renovation work at the track. See http://www.bikecult.com/works/kissena/kissenatrack04.html for updates.
+FREE, Film/Video, Lecture, Other	Beyond BikeSummer: City Cycling	7:00 PM	8:30 PM
A look at activism to effect change, with bicycle activism, advocacy, and planning in New York and Portland, Oregon. Presenters are the environmental group TIME'S UP! of New York and Phil Goff, a planner (and BikeSummer 2002 organizer) from Portland.
Thursday, July 3, 2003
+FREE, Ride	City Island Ride	10:00 AM
40-50 miles round trip, B - 12/13, Terrain - fairly flat, seafood lunch on City Island.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	4:00 PM
Our internal ratings show our little cable show is seen by more than 36 million people every week! How is that possible if we only air in 3 NYC boroughs? Well maybe our research is skewed. Be one of 36 million and watch today.
+FREE, Rally, Ride	Central Park Traffic-Calming	6:00 PM	7:30 PM
Demonstrate to help make park roads auto-free. We roll two by two in a single traffic lane around the southern Loop Road to slow down car traffic, and then we make sure the cars leave--and celebrate--when their time is up.
Friday, July 4, 2003
Ride	NYC to Bucks County and Back!			Jul 6
You, your trusty bike, and the open road! We'll depart early Friday morning and bike through the beautiful countryside of western New Jersey, cross the Delaware River, and then on to Tyler State Park in Bucks Co, PA.
Competition	Tri. on the 4th of July	7:30 AM
Sprint Distance, Reverse Order Triathlon in Morristown, NJ.
+FREE, Competition, Food, Other, Party, Ride	8th Annual July 4th Bike Messenger Event	1:00 PM
Open to all city bikers! Messengers from North America converge on Manhattan for a fun ride at your own pace to several different locations. BBQ and prizes, viewing of the fireworks display.
+FREE, Ride	Central Park Moonlight Ride	10:00 PM
A fun, relaxing auto-free ride through Central Park. Enjoy the tranquillity of the park its beautiful ponds waterways: a nature lovers dream. Totally safe. Bike guides front rear.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Brooklyn)	10:30 PM
bikeTV is a cable access show produced by a hybrid of riders, commuters, racers, and activists from the NYC bike community and beyond. The result is coverage of all sorts of bike phenomenoa. See http://www.bikeTV.org for specifics.
Saturday, July 5, 2003
+FREE, Party, Ride	Connecticut Beach Skate/Ride+B-day Bash	10:00 AM
Celebrate eight years of the Connecticut Beach Skate. Bikes welcome too.
Ride	The Great Brew and Chocolate Tour	11:00 AM	3:00 PM
Ride over the Brooklyn Bridge, visit the only micro-brewery in the city and a world class chocolate shop. Leisurely paced, averaging 5 mph, C category, family friendly, 12 miles. $12.50,
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Manhattan)	12:30 PM
bikeTV is a cable access show produced by a hybrid of riders, commuters, racers, and activists from the NYC bike community and beyond. The result is coverage of all sorts of bike phenomenoa. See http://www.bikeTV.org for specifics.
+FREE, Art, Party, Ride	Bike Tour of New York City Street Art	9:00 PM
The Toyshop Collective is once again giving free street art/graffiti tours throughout the city, but this time via bicycle.
Sunday, July 6, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Sowell's Domain Ride	7:45 AM
''Want to be like'' . . . John? Up and down to a touch of Passaic County, New Jersey. 50 miles. Helmets required.
+FREE, Ride	Brooklyn's Working Waterfront Ride	9:00 AM
Explore the mostly deserted industrial waterfronts of Brooklyn in detail, 35 miles, 12-13 mph, club ride.
+FREE, Ride	Bicycle Beach Bums	10:00 AM
Combine your two favorite activities - an easy 30 mile bike ride with a few hours swimming or sunbathing at a quiet beach in the Rockaways.
+FREE, Art, Food, Ride	Socrates Sculpture Park Ride and Picnic	3:00 PM
Fast and Fabulous, a part of Front Runners NY, is NYC's gay and lesbian cycling group. Some say we're actually an eating club with a cycling disorder. Join us as we bike and eat on this relaxed ride (C-12, 11 miles) and picnic.
CHANGED, +FREE, Lecture	Bike Lane Networks: San Francisco and NY	6:00 PM	7:30 PM
Are bike-lane networks criss-crossing U.S. cities feasible? What would such networks look like? Would they spur genuine increases in bicycling? How can cycle activists bring them about?
Monday, July 7, 2003
+FREE, Ride	History of Housing Ride	6:30 PM
Come see how the other half lived and live, from colonial times to the present, as we explore the history of housing in NYC.
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Manhattan Greenways	10:00 AM
A B 12/13 ride on Manhattan's nicest Greenways. Approx. 25 miles.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	5:30 PM
Quiz: bikeTV is a cable access tv show dedicated to which of the following? A) Cheese, B) Godzilla, C)Bicycling, or D) Glen Goldstein? The answer is, of course, D, but most of the time we show bikes also! http://www.bikeTV.org
+FREE, Workshop	Ladies Night at Recycle-A-Bicycle	7:00 PM	9:00 PM
Join other women for an evening of hanging out, fixing flats, adjusting brakes, truing wheels, and general bike repair. No experience required.
Competition	Tuesday Twilight Racing Series	7:00 PM
It's the 10th anniversary of this evening racing series at Floyd Bennett Field. Pro 123, Cat 3/4, Cat 5 divisions.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Manhattan)	8:00 PM
Most cyclists don't have cable. Some cyclists don't even own a tv! But those that do watch our show, and so should you. Visiting from another planet? Make a fast friend and cuddle up. http://www.bikeTV.org
Wednesday, July 9, 2003
CHANGED, +FREE, Art, Other	YBikeNY Exhibit			Aug 27
Public Exhibit at The Urban Center
+FREE, Art, Other, Party	Beyond BikeSummer: YBikeNY Opening	6:00 PM	8:00 PM
Celebrate the opening of the YBikeNY exhibition at The Urban Center in Midtown Manhattan
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	The Greatest Show in Town--NOT TONIGHT	6:30 PM
No racing tonight. The track season at Kissena Velodrome has been delayed due to renovation work at the track. See http://www.bikecult.com/works/kissena/kissenatrack04.html for updates.
CHANGED, +FREE, Film/Video, Food, Music	5BBC Picnic and Movie	7:00 PM
Self-contained picnic at Socrates Sculpture Park with live music followed by an outdoor showing of the classic film ''The Bicycle Thief.'' Open to all.
CHANGED, +FREE, Ride	Ride to Socrates for The Bicycle Thief	7:45 PM
Ride from YBikeNY? exhibit opening to Socrates Scuplture Park for screening of The Bicycle Thief.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
+FREE, Other	Designing the High Line Exhibit			Jul 26
Designing the High Line, a free, public exhibition at Grand Central Terminal, showcases visionary design proposals for the reuse of the High Line elevated rail structure as rail-banked trail.
+FREE, Ride	Wave Hill Ride	10:00 AM
A relaxing ride to Wave Hill in the Bronx B 12/13 - approximately 25 miles roundtrip with a few STEEP hills. Ride is free but there is a $4 admission fee to Wave Hill
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	4:00 PM
Bicycling runs amok on our cable show all about bicycling phenomenoa. Even a reality show about giant squirrels battling sandworms on the planet Mongo doesn't compare! Ok, maybe we'd watch that too.
+FREE, Art	Drawing the Bicycle, with Taliah Lempert	6:30 PM	9:30 PM
Draw pictures of bicycles in an artist's studio.
Friday, July 11, 2003
+FREE, Other	Cyclist Appreciation Day	3:00 PM	10:00 PM
We want to offer our cyclist friends of New York a 20% discount on all items purchased at the Gaelyn and Cianfarani environmental fashion store.
+FREE, Competition	Small-Wheeled Bike Race	7:00 PM
Spin your little wheels through Central Park! Free entry, prizes offered. 20-inch wheels max.
+FREE, Ride	Bridges by Night	8:00 PM
A twilight tour of East River bridges, through three boroughs and over the Queensboro, Pulaski, Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn bridges. About 15 leisurely miles with an ice cream stop.
+FREE, Food, Ride	Lower Manhattan Dumpster Tour	8:30 PM
This is a dumpster diving ride. On this ride, we will be doing two of our favorite things: riding our bicycles and getting free food. (C) ride. Bring trailer if you have one, small flashlight, plastic bags. Good for the hungry and the curious.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Brooklyn)	10:30 PM
bikeTV covers the world of bikes and biking. What's up? Tune in and find out, or if you want a sneak preview, check out http://www.bikeTV.org.
Saturday, July 12, 2003
CHANGED, Competition	Lou Maltese Memorial Bike Race	6:00 AM	7:45 AM
USCF bike races for men's & women's category 4, and junior boys & girls. One-day licenses available.
+FREE, Ride	200K NYC-Greenwood Lake-NYC Brevet	7:00 AM
Looking for Paris? This 127 miler of challenging terrain can get you there! Everyone leaves together! You receive a brevet card which is your responsibility to carry and get signed along the way.
+FREE, Food, Ride	Bergen County Classic	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Leisurely bike ride from Central Park to scenic Bergen County, New Jersey. 45-50 miles total.
+FREE, Ride	Future Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Ride	9:30 AM	2:00 PM
Travel the route of a future car-free connection along the Brooklyn waterfront. Stops for briefings about the Greenway. Sponsors: Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Taskforce, Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition, and Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. Class B.
CHANGED, +FREE, Other	East Coast Greenway Dedication and Walk	10:00 AM
East Coast Greenway Alliance, NYC Parks & Recreation and Neighborhood Open Space Coalition will hold a ceremony and walk to celebrate the dedication of two segments of the East Coast Greenway in Manhattan. Commissioner Benepe and other VIPs expected.
+FREE, Ride	Historic Bedford-Stuyvesant Gardens	12:00 PM
Learn about the long history of community gardening in Brooklyn's largest African-American community, historic Bed-Stuy. (slow paced, many stops)
+FREE, Other, Ride	BikeSummer Biathlon!	1:00 PM
BikeSummer Biathlon: Pedal over to and along the Hudson River to board Whitehall rowing gigs to welcome the Great Hudson River Paddle to New York City at the end of their 12-day trip.
+FREE, Art, Food, Music, Party	Wheel of Fire Tribute to Howard Finster	1:00 PM	4:00 PM
Wheel of Fire: A Musical Tribute to Howard Finster honors the folk artist/bike repairman/preacher/environmentalist who died in 2001. FREE admission,1:00-4:00 pm, free bike repairs, BBQ for sale, low-cost bike makeovers, and more!
+FREE, Other	Cyclist Appreciation Day	3:00 PM	10:00 PM
We want to offer our cyclist friends of New York a 20% discount on all items purchased at the Gaelyn and Cianfarani environmental fashion store.
+FREE, Other	Fielday - Short Performance Works	7:00 PM
Free - 15 minute excerpt from full-length solo performance piece Views of Life from the Seat of a Bike and Other Dangerous Places - A New York City Story
+FREE, Ride	Prospect Park Moonlight Ride	9:00 PM	11:00 PM
Join us as we discover Prospect Park, Brooklyn's 526-acre oasis, at night. This is a very safe, peaceful ride that visits many of the little-known treasures the park has to offer.
Sunday, July 13, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Tandem Ride to the Beach	9:30 AM
A great ride for tandems to the beach in Staten Island. Tandem teams may include blind/sighted riders.
+FREE, Ride	Bicycle Beach Bums	10:00 AM
Combine your two favorite activities - an easy 30 mile bike ride with a few hours swimming or sunbathing at a quiet beach in the Rockaways.
+FREE, Ride	Sandy Hook Within	11:00 AM
Lovely survey of a historic Jersey Shore locale. Short C Ride is free but you have to buy passage on a ferry for a breathtaking cruise...
Ride	The Yummy Tour de Scoop de Queens	1:00 PM	6:00 PM
Visit three great ice cream parlors, two fabulous parks, and one historic motorway. Leisurely paced, C, aver 8 mpg, 18 miles, $12.50
Monday, July 14, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Green Apple Tours the Compost Trail	6:00 PM	8:30 PM
Tour streams of waste and water in Manhattan. We'll visit numerous ecological and cultural sites of interest with Christina Datz of Lower East Side Ecology Center, Carter Craft of Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, and Wendy Brawer of Green Map System
CHANGED, Other	5BBC meeting--MOVED TO JULY 9	7:00 PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Central Park Ride	10:00 AM
Two or Three laps around Central Park. All level of riders are welcome
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	5:30 PM
Dave, Clarence, Steve, Mike, Kerri, Sharon, Matt, Tom, Diana, Rob, Harvey and Maggie are just some of the friendly faces you'll see on bikeTV. They all ride bikes. They all love bikes. And they love you too.
+FREE, Workshop	Ladies Night at Recycle-A-Bicycle	7:00 PM	9:00 PM
Join other women for an evening of hanging out, fixing flats, adjusting brakes, truing wheels, and general bike repair. No experience required.
Competition	Tuesday Twilight Racing Series	7:00 PM
It's the 10th anniversary of this evening racing series at Floyd Bennett Field. Pro 123, Cat 3/4, Cat 5 divisions.
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
+FREE, Ride, Workshop	Youth Green Mapping with RecycleABicycle	10:00 AM	2:00 PM
Designed for educators and youth group leaders, this workshop and ride will introduce you to Green Mapmaking for youth, featuring the engaging maps created in Recycle A Bicycle's summer program. Slow Class C ride.
CHANGED, +FREE, Other	Swap Meet--MOVED TO JULY 19	5:30 PM	7:30 PM
+FREE, Food, Ride	Urban Horticulture Tour	6:00 PM
Join Greenthumb's Alice Brooke Wilson and Bicycle Cherry for a tour of venerable community gardening institutions in Brownstone Brooklyn -- the Red Hook gardens, the Brooklyn Bears Garden, the Garden of Union, and the Prospect Heights Community Farm.
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	The Greatest Show in Town--NOT TONIGHT	6:30 PM
No racing tonight. The track season at Kissena Velodrome has been delayed due to renovation work at the track. See http://www.bikecult.com/works/kissena/kissenatrack04.html for updates.
Film/Video	Bike Films at Anthology Film Archives	7:00 PM
The Bicycle Film Festival and Angelika Films Present Fun Bicycle Shorts followed by Beauty and the Bicycle and Bike Like U Mean It. $5.
Thursday, July 17, 2003
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	4:00 PM
We are an all-volunteer, all-nuts squadron of bicyclists who scour NYC looking for the best of bicycling and then bring it to you via this strange video box they call television. At least that's what I was told when I took the red pill.
+FREE, Reading	Ebikes 10th Anniversary Readings	7:30 PM	9:00 PM
Ebikes celebrates 10 years of online bike activism and discussion with readings from some of our members.
Friday, July 18, 2003
+FREE, Rally, Ride	Prospect Park Traffic-Calming	6:00 PM	7:30 PM
Demonstrate to help make park roads auto-free. We roll two by two in a single traffic lane around the Loop Road to slow down car traffic, and then we make sure the cars leave--and celebrate--when their time is up.
+FREE, Ride	Cyclone Ride	7:00 PM
Relaxed ride from Manhattan to Coney Island (Brooklyn) for rides, fireworks, hot dogs, and cool ocean waters. Bring locks and money for food and rides. Return by subway or bike.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Brooklyn)	10:30 PM
bikeTV is a cable access show dedicated to enlightening the man and showcasing bike phenomenoa in the NYC area. By now, hopefully some early BikeSummer events will be airing. Check us out http://www.bikeTV.org
Saturday, July 19, 2003
+FREE, Competition, Music, Other, Party	Central Park's 150th Birthday Party	6:00 AM	12:00 AM
Day-long birthday bash for Central Park. The day starts with a bicycle race and ends with an old-fashioned concert on the Great Lawn.
Competition	Brooklyn Grand Prix	6:45 AM
Pro 123, Masters, Women, Cat 4, Cat 5, and Junior races as part of the New York Cycling Series in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
+FREE, Food, Ride	NYC Bakery, Ice Cream, and Pizza Ride	8:00 AM	5:00 PM
Ride 50 miles -- gain 10 pounds. We're in search of the perfect pizza, ice cream, and pastry in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. No fee to participate, but you pay for your own snacks.
+FREE, Ride	4th Ann. Missing Links On the Hudson	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Pedal the paths and greenways along the shores of the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey. See where waterfront access exists-and where it doesn't. Cross the George Washington and Bayonne Bridges, and end with a Staten Island Ferry Ride! 45 mi.
Ride	The Incredible Tour de Bronx	10:00 AM	4:30 PM
A tour of the sights and sounds of the Bronx that can't but help leave you incredulous. Led by NYC licensed sightseeing guide. Includes miles of bikeways and natural beauty! A jerk lunch available too! C ride (avg 12 mph), 30 miles. $12.50
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Manhattan)	12:30 PM
Now that we are in thick of BikeSummer, we hope to be airing some of the earlier events. That means YOU could be on tv saying or doing something very, very silly. See what's on: http://www.bikeTV.org
Other, Ride, Workshop	Chopper Building Workshop and Ride	1:00 PM
C.H.U.N.K. 666 (http://www.dclxvi.org/chunk/ ) will assist those interested in building their own choppers, tallbikes, and battlewagons.
+FREE, Food	BikeSummer Potluck	6:30 PM
Bring food to barbecue and share, meet people, and enjoy the music and beautiful view with TIMES UP! All BikeSummer enthusiasts welcome.
CHANGED, +FREE, Other	Swap Meet at the Potluck	6:30 PM	8:00 PM
Bring unwanted bike gear and check out what others are unloading. Racers, non-racers, and all types of bikes, components, and gear welcome.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition, Other, Reading	Bike Cult Summer--MOVED TO JULY 23
+FREE, Ride	Larry's Loop	7:30 AM
A very scenic and friendly ride. (Includes the infamous 5-mile loop.) Mostly flat to rolling terrain through historic Morris County, New Jersey. 60 miles. Helmets required.
+FREE, Ride	Beach Blanket Bayville	9:15 AM
Join us for this 55-mile ride to a nice beach on the North Shore of Long Island. We'll stay at the beach for a couple of hours, which will leave enough time to do an optional 6-mile loop around scenic Centre Island. B-style ride, 13 mph pace.
+FREE, Art, Ride	Brooklyn's Left Bank	9:30 AM	5:00 PM
Approximately 30 mostly flat miles; free event. Tour Brooklyn's street scenery, arts offerings, waterfronts and parks. Ride class C, sightseeing pace, mostly 12-15 MPH. HELMETS are required.
+FREE, Ride	The Hudson Loop	9:30 AM	5:00 PM
This is a B-level ride through New Jersey, New York, and back to New Jersey in conjunction with the Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey (BTCNJ).
+FREE, Ride	Bicycle Beach Bums	10:00 AM
Combine your two favorite activities - an easy 30 mile bike ride with a few hours swimming or sunbathing at a quiet beach in the Rockaways.
CHANGED, Competition	Citywide NYC Scavenger Hunt	10:00 AM	9:00 PM
In the course of 12 hours, ride your bike through Russia, China, Poland, Greece and beyond without ever leaving New York City. This is a competition designed to test your knowledge of New York City ... and expand it.
Monday, July 21, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Broadway Geometry Tour	6:00 PM
Tour Triangles, Circles, and Squares along NYC's most famous street. See innovative traffic calming, landscape, and other improvements and learn about how you can bring them to your own neighborhood.
+FREE, Reading	Honku Book Madness	7:00 PM	8:00 PM
Aaron Naparstek will be reading from his new book Honku: The Zen Antidote to Road Rage, signing copies, and leading a seminar in New York City cyclist anger management.
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Central Park Ride	10:00 AM
Two or three laps around Central Park. All level of riders are welcome.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	5:30 PM
See bike riding. Taste bike advocacy. Hear from people on the front lines of bicycling from our embedded bicycle reporters. To see what's on tonight's show, visit http://www.bikeTV.org
+FREE, Film/Video, Reading	Honku Reading & Ranting	7:00 PM	8:00 PM
Aaron Naparstek is reading from his new book Honku: The Zen Antidote to Road Rage, showing video, and discussing his near-death egg-throwing experience with an insane New York City motorist. Bike on in.
+FREE, Workshop	Ladies Night at Recycle-A-Bicycle	7:00 PM	9:00 PM
Join other women for an evening of hanging out, fixing flats, adjusting brakes, truing wheels, and general bike repair. No experience required.
Competition	Tuesday Twilight Racing Series	7:00 PM
It's the 10th anniversary of this evening racing series at Floyd Bennett Field. Pro 123, Cat 3/4, Cat 5 divisions.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Manhattan)	8:00 PM
Right now on ABC 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter is airing. BUT DON'T WATCH IT. Instead watch us, bikeTV, otherwise known as 8 Great Reasons For Riding Your Bicycle!
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
CHANGED, +FREE, Music, Ride	Jersey Bayshore--EARLIER MEETING TIME	10:30 AM
If you can spend a full day, here's a cool C 40-mile trip to the Jersey Bayshore. Free ride but you need a ferry ticket.
CHANGED, +FREE, Ride	Ride to The Greatest Show--CANCELED	5:00 PM
This ride is canceled because the track racing is canceled.
+FREE, Lecture, Other, Workshop	Beyond BikeSummer: Advocacy	6:30 PM	8:30 PM
Other Voices in the Wilderness: A best-practices seminar, with representatives of various groups discussing cycling advocacy and organizing, ongoing or recent campaigns or actions, and advocacy tactics.
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	The Greatest Show in Town--NOT TONIGHT	6:30 PM
No racing tonight. The track season at Kissena Velodrome has been delayed due to renovation work at the track. See http://www.bikecult.com/works/kissena/kissenatrack04.html for updates.
CHANGED, +FREE, Competition	Roller Races	7:00 PM
Messenger roller races before Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
+FREE, Film/Video	Pee Wee's Big Adventure outdoor showing	8:30 PM
Experience Pee Wee's big bicycle adventure at this free movie screening at Hudson River Park's Pier 54.
Thursday, July 24, 2003
+FREE, Ride	Liberty State Park Awesome Views Ride	10:00 AM
A B12/13mph ride to Liberty State Park in New Jersey overlooking Hudson Bay and the skyline of Manhattan. Ride is free but ferry is $5.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Queens)	4:00 PM
Eventually, we are going to run out of oil and bicycles will rule the planet. On our cable TV show, we've already started celebrating. Some day CNN and FOX News will realize that too.
+FREE, Art, Film/Video, Party, Reading	Book Release Party for CRITICAL MASS	7:00 PM
Celebrate the publication of Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration with a party, reading, and film screening with Chris Carlsson and friends.
Friday, July 25, 2003
+FREE, Ride	City Island / Orchard Beach Ride	10:00 AM
25-30 miles round trip, C - 12/13, Terrain - fairly flat, seafood lunch on City Island. Optional community garden tour at end of ride.
+FREE, Lecture, Party	Cycling Green Maps: Tokyo and Beyond	5:00 PM	6:45 PM
Open House at this eco-cultural organization's world headquarters, featuring an overview of bicycling advocacy and planning in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Find out how Green Mapmaking can enhance the environment for cycling in your community!
+FREE, Ride	Critical Mass	7:00 PM
Bicycle Celebration
+FREE, Party	BikeSummer Closing Party	8:30 PM
Celebrate the spirit of BikeSummer--which isn't over yet--at this free final blowout immediately after Critical Mass.
+FREE, Film/Video	bikeTV (Brooklyn)	10:30 PM
We've got BikeSummer right here! Check out highlights, heck maybe you are on tv tonight! Let us know if you like: http://www.bikeTV.org
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Competition	Kissena Prospect Park Series Race	6:30 AM
Pro 123, Cat 4, Cat 5, 35+, and Women's USCF races around the 3.4-mile loop along the park roadway in Prospect Park.
+FREE, Ride	Bridges of New York	7:00 AM
Nil mortalibus arduum est--a challenging Big Apple ride, B (15mph on flat terrain) pace. And a special honor for those who earn it...
+FREE, Ride	Up and Down the Bronx River Greenway	9:30 AM
Join the Bronx River Alliance for a FREE ride along the Bronx River Greenway. It will be a C class ride approximately 20 miles long at a pace of 10 to 15 miles per hour. The ride includes both existing greenway paths and proposed on-street routes.
+FREE, Lecture, Ride	AIA COTE Eco-Ride	1:00 PM
An environmental ride along the waterfront, visiting some examples of recently completed sustainably-designed buildings and speaking with the planners involved. 2 miles, leisurely summer pace. See AIA COTE website for more details.
+FREE, Competition, Other, Rally	Chunkathalon	4:06 PM
C.H.U.N.K. 666 (http://www.dclxvi.org/chunk/ ) presents the Chunkathalon, a series of death-defying contests by which they will purge their ranks of the weaker members while amusing themselves and others.
CHANGED, +FREE, Ride	Roosevelt Island at Night	5:30 PM
Flat, leisurely ride around Manhattan's other island with spectacular views of Manhattan skyline, historic buildings, & the futuristic AVAC. Optional dinner after ride at inexpensive outdoor cafe.
CHANGED, +FREE, Film/Video, Reading	Critical Mass book and Film Party	7:00 PM
NEW, ADDITIONAL EVENT! Celebrate the publication of Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration with a party, reading, and film screening with Chris Carlsson and friends
+FREE, Ride	Riverside Ride-July 26	10:00 PM	11:45 PM
Evening tour of Central Park and Riverside Park.
+FREE, Ride	Veloped Lincoln Tunnel	11:23 PM
C Ride 23 miles toll free. Must have BRIGHT front lights (to see where we're going) and red rear light, plus helmet.

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