Cycling clubs provide a wealth of benefits to cycle enthusiasts. Depending on the club, members receive training, lists of upcoming rides and events, discounts to local cycling shops, and an opportunity to meet with fellow riders and to share stories and advice. In addition, cycling clubs provide an opportunity to socialize with fellow cyclists in your area. A number of cycling clubs exist in New York City.
Types
New York City offers its resident cyclists numerous cycling clubs and organizations. Clubs cater to road riders and mountain bikers, as well as to track and cross. Depending on what they're looking for in an organization, cyclists can join either a recreational club or a competitive club that competes in local cycling races.
Purpose
A cycle club is a great way to make new friends with an interest in cycling. Clubs also provide a way for cyclists to train with other enthusiasts and to improve their skills.
Benefits
Most clubs provide members with regularly organized group rides. Clubs usually offer access to training courses, lecture speakers, or other resources to enhance their members' ridership skills. Some clubs provide a publication, such as a newsletter or magazine with cycling-related information as well as a list of upcoming cyclist events in New York City. In addition, membership frequently includes discounts for local cycle shops. Recreational cycle clubs, and even some competitive clubs, include a social component that allows members to meet informally.
Membership
Membership is required for most New York City cycle clubs. Membership frequently consists of filling out an application for the club you wish to join and paying an annual membership fee. The membership fee varies from club to club, but an individual can usually expect to pay about $20 or more, and a couple costs $30 or more for the 2010 membership year.
New York City Cycle Clubs
The New York Bicycling Coalition provides a list of cycling clubs and organizations on its website for the state as well as the city. You can review the list and click on a club or organization to learn more about it. Two of the larger recreational clubs in New York City--the New York Cycle Club and Five Boroughs Bicycle Club--provide road rides for cyclists of all levels. These clubs classify rides to cater to a wide caliber of cyclists in the organization. Other clubs, such as Fast and Fab serve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBGT) residents of New York and provide social events and organized rides for their members. The New York City Mountain Club serves mountain bikers in the New York City area. It offers members access to its trail-building team with permits to design rides in New York City's parks.
There is a cycling club to suit just about anyone's interests in New York City.
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