Gallery Spin – 1st Friday, February 3, 2012
It was a little chilly, but clear and dry for February’s 1st Friday Gallery Spin bicycle ride. Lark Street was humming with lots of walkers and gawkers and some great exhibits. Albany Bicycle Coalition’s own Bob Anderson was the featured artist at the Upstate Artists Guild gallery with his photography exhibit of rescued puppies and dogs. UAG generously … Read more
MoHu Motion – Gallery Spin – 1st (2nd) Friday Art Ride
Local cyclists helped the MoHu Festival (http://mohufest.com/) toward its goal of 50,000 visitors. MoHu is a 9 day-long arts festival of happening all over Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. It features theatre, dance, music, visual, and random acts of art. The two riders started out with a pre-ride visit to the Ultra Violet show the … Read more
First Friday Ride Rescheduled
Sorry guys. The fan belt was broken on this blog and I had to order special parts from a small mountain town in China which I had to go retrieve myself to get this thing repaired. The trek was long and I’ve gotten mugged more than a few times, but I am back no worse … Read more
Fifth Annual Daily Grind Café Ride – Saturday, August 27, 2011
Eighteen happy riders – ranging in age from six on up – headed out from the Lark St. Daily Grind Café at 10:30 AM on the eve of Tropical Storm Irene. It was a beautiful day and commemorated the fifth consecutive year that the Daily Grind Café has sponsored this enjoyable Albany Bicycle Coalition ride … Read more
Changing Albany on Short Notice
I have written about Albany 2030 before. For those of you who don’t remember it is a way for the citizens of Albany to have an impact on how our city is shaped in the future. Part of this future, hopefully, will include bicycle transportation accommodations. How do I know this? What an astute question … Read more
Camping: Thompsons Lake
After we made it to camp and we relaxed a bit, everyone helped me set up my tent and get all my stuff in order. The last member of our party (Ken) finally made it up around 8, and it turned out he had left late so there wasn’t a chance that he would have … Read more
Camping: The Hill to Thompsons Lake
This weekend was the ABC camping trip to Thompsons Lake. It was a Friday to Sunday affair, but today I am just going to focus on the ride up to the campsite. Disclaimer: I am a commuter; I like to ride to places. I am not the type of person who can just go out … Read more
Volunteering as a Bike Mechanic for the Tour de Cure
My alarm went off at 6:30 on Sunday morning. I had all my tools ready, so I threw them in a backpack, grabbed something to eat, and headed out the door. A few blocks away I picked up Dan, who had also volunteered to be a roaming bike mechanic for the 20th Tour de Cure. … Read more
1st Friday Ride
What do fish, flowers, batman and really good food have in common? An awesome 1st Friday Ride. This months 1st Friday Gallery Ride turned out to be pretty awesome. The weather was perfect for the whole ride from the start at the monument to the very end. We had an interesting group of riders with Chris … Read more
The World’s Toughest Bike Race?
We’ll be hosting a movie night as part of Bike Month 2011 this Monday, May 9th. The film of the evening: Ride the Divide, a documentary which follows a bike race about more than just finishing first. Just finishing is a feat. From their site: An award-winning feature film about the world’s toughest mountain bike … Read more
