Where: Meet at Beaver Street near Broad (by the Starbucks and Rainbow)
When: Friday, May 6th at 7pm
The Route: We start out at Beaver St, head up Ferry into the Ironbound, cross the Jackson St Bridge and head up past the RedBull Arena. Then we criss-cross over to 3rd, go left down the [...]
2nd Annual Branchbrook Park Cherry Blossom Bike Tour – Sunday April 11 at 1pm, an easy family-friendly ride through Branchbrook Parks famous cherry blossom groves. See http://www.brickcitybikecollective.org for details and maps.
Colorado seems to have invented the bike pub crawl, Fort Collins has one every Sunday, Colorado Springs does it on Thursdays and Denver does it every Wednesday, with upwards of 3,000 people…and a theme! Of course Austin, Portland and San Francisco have also gotten in on the action. A group called, Eat, Drink, [...]
One of the things I love about life is spontaniety. Last Thursday (September 30) after a rather boring and unmotivated day I found myself on Facebook reading that fellow BCBC’er Tim had the day off and wanted to know if anyone was up for an afternoon ride. This was just the motivation I needed to get out [...]
Perfect weather, quiet suburban roads, and a tree-laden beer garden straight out of the fatherland. We all forgot cameras, so you’ll have to take our word for it! Don’t believe me? WalkBikeJersey Blog will back me up on this one.
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Oh, and y’all better come out for the repeat next spring/summer.
70 cyclists turned out for BCBC’s First Annual Tour of the Cherry Blossoms on April 11, 2010. Turnout was greater than expected for this 5-mile ride in and around Newark’s Branch Brook Park. The weather was beautiful, and the park was busy with cyclists and patrons alike. The route winded through areas of the park [...]
The Egg-Mazing Race is a bicycle scavenger hunt where riders must follow a map to find clues and complete challenges in the Ironbound section of Newark. Participants start and end at common locations, but what happens in between is pure strategy… and good fun!
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The Egg-mazing Race will kick off at 10:30 am at Peter Fransisco Park [...]
BCBC is pleased to announce our first annual Cherry Blossom Bike Tour!
Please join the Brick City Bike Collective as we tour Branchbrook Park’s spectacular display of cherry blossoms at their peak.
Sunday, April 11
1pm
Meet at the twin lion statues across from the fountain in the park’s southernmost lake. See map below [...]
Philip Roth, arguably America’s greatest living writer, grew up in the Weequahic neighborhood of Newark and wrote about it extensively in the Pulitzer Prize winning “American Pastoral”. His home at 81 Summit Street was the destination of today’s ride.
It was a gorgeous day for the eight adventurers who showed up to ride. Bright sun, light [...]
