Category Archives: Rides
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 … Continue reading
Filed under Support the Cause, Fundraising, Activism, First Friday, Local Bike Rides
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. … Continue reading
Filed under First Friday, Support the Cause
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 … Continue reading
Filed under Article, First Friday
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 … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Filed under Activism, Article, Rides, Support the Cause
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Filed under First Friday, Rides
Bike Expo – Success!
Albany Bicycle Coalitions 1st ever Bike Expo was a success. Despite having a tall stack of obstacles stacked against us we did pull it off. We took over a parking lot down at the Corning Preserve and had a great … Continue reading
Filed under Comings and Goings, Rides
1st Friday Ride – Great Weather
Last Friday was a great 1st Friday ride. The streets were rather clear of snow, it wasn’t too cold in the beginning and the weather was great for the beginning of February. The meetup started at the monument at 6pm, … Continue reading
Filed under Events, First Friday, Rides
