This ride will meet at Beaver Street and we’ll head to a bike trail that connects all the long linear parks between Branchbrook Park and Hoffman LaRoche on Rte. 3 in Clifton. Most of the ride is through parks. The only street riding is in two places: from Beaver Street to Branchbrook Park, and then 7 or 8 blocks on Franklin Street in Belleville before connecting with Booth park/Memorial Park. That takes us all the way through Nutley and end across the street from Clifton Commons (a half mile from Hoffman LaRoche.

We’ll ride away from cars and pedestrians and take in the whistling sounds of the leaves and trees and some nice scenery. After the 7-mile jaunt we’ll eat and drink at one of the many restaurants around (Chevy’s, Applebee’s, Shannon Rose, Johnny Carino’s, Red Robin, Rutt’s Hutt) to be decided at the meeting point.

Bring white and red lights (it’ll be dark going through the park), a bike lock and ID. Dress warmly.

Ride safe.

The Bike Exchange has a large selection of good quality, low cost used bikes for all bike riders, 3 years to 100 years old, from occasional weekend rider to serious road rider.  All bikes are reconditioned and are ready to ride.  You can ride the bike before you purchase.

The Newark Bike Exchange is located at 31 Central Avenue in downtown Newark. The Newark Exchange is open Thursdays from 5:00 to 8:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 5:00.

The Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange is an all volunteer effort that collects, conditions and sells used bikes from its shops in Newark and Trenton. The mission of the Bike Exchange is…

To provide a source of low cost quality bikes for families and individuals in Mercer County and Newark

To raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton and Newark, NJ

The Exchange accepts donated bikes which are reconditioned and sold by volunteers.  To donate a bike(s) take it to the Trenton or Newark Bike Exchange during normal business hours, or go to “Donate Your Bike” link on this web site to see locations that accept bikes for the Exchange.

For more information, information on holding a bike drive, and how to volunteer visit: http://www.bikeexchangenj.org

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BCBC is joining forces with NJ Bike Walk Coalition and many others to highlight bicycling as the cleanest, greenest, and most fun way to get around Newark. We’ll be riding around town for a fun, family-paced ride that explores Newark’s public art (map below), while highlighting the need for improved transportation funding, safer bicycling laws and bicycle access.

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WHERE: Washington Park, Newark, NJ

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WHEN: Saturday, 9/24/11, 10AM

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WHAT: Moving Planet New Jersey attendees will gather in Washington Park and ride bikes along a public art route, generously provided by Brick City Bicycle Collective. “Moving Planet” is a worldwide day of action calling for solutions to climate change with hundreds of thousands of people moving with fossil fuel-free modes of transportation.

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WHO: Brick City Bike Collective, Bike Bloustein Walk Bloustein, Bike JC, Bike & Walk Montclair, East Coast Greenway Alliance, Newark Bike Exchange, Trenton Cycling Revolution, students, families and faith leaders who want to see common sense solutions to climate change and transportation issues.

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VISUALS: The ride route will highlight murals, statues, sculptures, fountains, and fantastic architectural features, winding our way through several parks, universities, and a few hidden historic gems. We expect 50-100 attendees on bicycles calling for access and better transportation policies.

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Events in Newark are part of a worldwide day of action calling for a fossil fuel-free world.  Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate by moving their bodies towards solutions to climate change in nearly 2,000 events across the globe ranging from 5 mile hikes to 350 hour bike rides. On September 24^th, using all methods of fossil fuel free transportation, grassroots climate activists across the world will call for solutions to climate change at all levels of government.

Do you like bier? How ’bout gartens? Yeah…we thought so. Come on out this Friday for the best First Friday Ride ever…to the biergarten!  WalkBikeJersey and the Brick City Bike Collective are proud to lead you out of the city, into the suburbs, and straight on into a little piece of heaven.


Back by popular demand, the first edition of the Biergarten Bike Series will repeat last year’s route to the Deutsche Club of Clark at 7pm on Friday, June 3rd. Meet on the steps of Newark’s City Hall. The ride is a nice and leisurely 15 miles using mostly quite residential streets – check out the map.  We will also be checking out a portion of the East Coast Greenway as it runs south out of Newark and into Union County.


Besides having the greatest bier culture in the world, Germany is also host to one of the world’s finest bicycle cultures. Our ride guide Andy is a Deutsche Club member and has some great insight into the Euro bike scene – making our ride even more authentic!


As for the biergarten itself, there will be live music at the event along with German foods and plenty of bier (note – vegetarians will have some limited options like delicious noodles and amazing cakes). Last call is at 10pm but festivities typically go longer. At the end of the evening we will ride 3.3 miles to the Rahway Train Station to take the train back to Newark (or wherever you may call home). People also have the option of taking the train from Westfield on the Raritan Valley Line if headed to more western parts. Either way, we’ll be riding at night, so bring your blinky lights!!!


This is a great one, was super fun last year, and definitely worth your while. Email us at brickcitybikecollective@gmail(dot)com for more info, or call (973)937-8443

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning about 15 riders took off for the 4th BCBC bike scavenger and the second Egg-Mazing Race. With nearly 40 locations scattered throughout the Ironbound section of Newark, the ride proved to be fun and challenging. Churches,  restaurants,  murals, parks, and schools were among some of the places we got to check out. We also got to enjoy some cheese bread and sausage from Assaggini di Roma. We end the ride at Café Opção where we enjoyed some sandwiches and cold beverages. Congrats to Pedro for taking first place!

More photos coming soon.

Sorry folks about the postponement. Weather.com says there’s 80% chance we’ll get wet, so spend some quality egg time with your relatives at Easter and we’ll see you next Saturday!




When: Saturday, April 30
Time: 10:30am to sign-up, 11am to start
Starts from: Peter Francisco Park (the triangle of grass where Ferry Street meets Penn Station)
Ends at: - to be confirmed… probably Opçao (corner Lafayette & Wilson)
Entry fee: FREE! and it includes lunch and drinks!



Our 4th bike scavenger hunt is looking to be our biggest yet! For those of you who are new to this event, here’s how it works… you’re given a map with maybe 30-40 locations identified. The locations are mostly in the Ironbound but some may be in downtown Newark as well. At each location you have to answer a clue, do something, eat something, find something or…whatever! The first ones to get to the finish line win. We’ll be giving away a lot of great and interesting prizes so come ready to race. You may ride solo or ride as a group… you’ll have fun either way. This is great fun for the whole family. See photos from previous BCBC Easter & Halloween scavenger hunts here and here!



We the organizers love this race because we get to choose our favorite places as clues and let you discover the hidden gems that we love telling people about!



Two Separate Events
Kids 12 & under – a shorter, easier race
Adults – a longer, more challenging race



Please Register!
The event is free but we need to know approximately how many riders will be attending so we know how much food to order. If you are coming in a group, and you’re not on our Facebook invite list, email tim @ tsoup.com and let us know how many. If you and your teammates ARE on the Facebook invite list please be sure to all click WILL ATTEND on our Egg-Mazing Facebook post here



Easter Theme
This is an Easter themed event. Even if it’s floppy ears pinned to your helmet, we want you to ride in some sort of costume, on an Easter-themed bike, or whatever. You don’t ‘have to’ but you cannot win prizes if you’re not in theme.



Bring A Carrying Bag
You’ll need to carry a newspaper and any items we ask you to collect during the race. A small knapsack carried by one of your teammates, or a bike basket that things won’t pop out of will do fine.



Wear Helmets
We insist that everyone wear a helmet during the race.



Good news… 2-time champion Matt Gosser will not be competing in this event, so it’s a open field for a new winner(s) to be crowned!
Better news… Matt is helping to coordinate and design the race, so it’s sure to be an extra challenging course!



This race is the inspiration of East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador who, along with the Ironbound Business Improvement District (IBID), have sponsored the lunch and some of the prizes. Our hearty thanks go out to Councilman Amador and his staff for their continued support of BCBC, and biking in Newark, through events such as these.



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Two separate events:

Take note: this is a Halloween themed event. We strongly recommend you wear some sort of costume. You don’t have to but you can’t win prizes without one.

See you there!

See below for photos.