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Published On 9/18/2023
News Letters
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Published On 1/3/2023
New Website Coming Soon!
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Published On 1/1/2023
We are very excited to announce that our new web site is now available.
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Announcements

Published On 8/31/2023
Hello Members!

We are seeking volunteers for a 5BBC table at the New York Bicycle Jumble on Saturday, September 9th, at the Old Stone House, Fifth Ave & 4th St, in Park Slope, Brooklyn. If you can help out for a couple hours, please email me at volunteer@5bbc.org and let me know what times you are available. Please put "Jumble" in the subject line. The Jumble will be open from 10 am to 4 pm and we'll also need to set up before it opens.

The Bicycle Jumble is like a giant bike flea market. Vendors come from the east coast to sell new and used bikes, new and used bicycle accessories, bike clothing and gear, and anything else bicycle-related. http://www.nybikejumble.com/. Click on the full message for more information.
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Published On 8/7/2023
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the folks who volunteered for Summer Streets and led rides from Summer Streets on August 5th. Volunteers were able to assist more than 133 people who needed tires pumped, bolts tightened, flats fixed, brakes adjusted, wheels and spokes trued, gears adjusted, cables replaced, and chains lubed and fixed.

Other volunteers did queuing, tabling, doing marketing, pumping tires, fixing flats, getting people who could be helped quickly looked at right away, making sure that people needing to see a mechanic were seen in the right order, and explaining Club rides from Happy Face to Quick Spin, and explaining point-drop-sweep.

We will be back this Saturday, August 12 and again on Saturday, August 19th, and need volunteers for those days. If you can help, please email volunteer@5bbc.org. Click "READ MORE" for more information about hours and location.
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Published On 8/2/2023
Car-free Summer Streets is returning to Manhattan this Saturday, and the 5BBC will have a tent again this year. At the 5BBC tent, you can have your bike fixed at no charge, go on a 5BBC ride, or just stop by and chat with the 5BBC volunteers.
The 5BBC tent will be on the east side of Park Avenue South between 25th and 26th Streets. While there, you can have flats fixed, tires pumped, and brakes, gears and chains adjusted.

There will be three 5BBC rides leaving from the tent at 10:00, 11:00, and 12:30. Please stop by and join one of the rides.

Join thousands of your fellow New Yorkers Saturday on car-free streets!

Click the "Read More" link for more information.
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Articles

Published On 12/25/2022
A Poem for the holidays
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Published On 11/27/2022
Kaizening Your Route
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Published On 11/7/2022
Leaders: please submit your weekend trip proposal to weekends@5bbc.org
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Published On 7/19/2022
Annual Club Memberships and First Time Membership/One Month Trial
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Published On 2/6/2022
Remembering Bob Castro
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Published On 12/30/2021
A word from the 5BBC President
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Published On 12/6/2021
Not all Scout Rides Work
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Published On 12/1/2021
Bob Castro, 1937-2021
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Published On 6/18/2021
You don't have to log thousands of miles to gain rewards from riding a bike.
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Published On 4/16/2021
Replays of virtual programs from our hiatus available here
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Published On 3/25/2021
You have a bike. You have ridden around the neighborhood. Maybe you commute. Now, you have decided to join the 5BBC. And you wonder, what makes a good club rider? This article will attempt to answer that question.
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Published On 10/9/2020
Borough by Borough
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Published On 1/31/2020
Consider helping us do more, please :)
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Published On 10/29/2019
A guide to Winter Riding
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Published On 9/5/2019
How to ride with the 5BBC
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Published On 8/21/2019
Personalize and send this letter to your City Council representative
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Published On 3/21/2019
How to be a little safer...for you and other cyclists
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Published On 1/28/2019
Cyclists encountered a seal during a ride.
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Published On 10/7/2018
They partied like it was 1999, because it was.... how they met:
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Published On 5/13/2018
Sharon Behnke describes why she bike rides.
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Published On 4/27/2018
Bicycling for a cause
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Published On 3/15/2018
To Phil and Tod and Our Vacation in Ireland
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Published On 3/5/2018
A Guide to Riding with the 5BBC
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Published On 2/9/2018
The Gentle Giant Who Made You Laugh
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Published On 1/28/2018
Thoughts In Memory of Phil O'Reilly by Mary Lou Martinez
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Published On 12/5/2017
A short guide to Winter cycling
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Published On 10/24/2017
See you down the road
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Published On 9/27/2017
Why to ride in Queens
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Published On 7/31/2017
Newbie 5bbc Member adjusts to commuting
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Published On 7/23/2017
Why to ride in the Bronx
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Published On 1/10/2017
Cycling the Erie Canal Tour 2014
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Published On 11/30/2016
A Guide to Cold Weather Riding
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Published On 9/1/2016
Why Ride with the 5BBC?
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Published On 8/27/2016
In-depth discussion of current science-based views and recommendations
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Published On 4/27/2016
TABX 5BBC Members Volunteer for Boogie on the Boulevard 2016
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Published On 4/20/2016
Ventures in Vermont: A recently discovered account of my mother's 1944 bike trip
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Published On 4/10/2016
A bicycle ride to High Bridge with Helen Rosenthal, Member New York City Council
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Published On 3/27/2016
Did you know?
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Published On 3/23/2016
Inspiration for a future 5BBC bicycle course?
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Published On 3/6/2016
Safe Riding Series
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Published On 2/20/2016
Safe Riding Series
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Published On 2/2/2016
A North of the Border Adventure
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Published On 11/25/2015
What the B&O hath wrought, we can use for a path.
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Published On 11/22/2015
Survival Guide
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Published On 10/1/2015
Synchronized sweeping, friendly procyonids, aerial symphonies; what's not to like?
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Published On 9/23/2015
Viewing and Updating Your Personal Page
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Published On 9/3/2015
How YOU can help us list more on 5bbc.org! Easy as 1-2-3!
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Published On 7/9/2015
Some important bike safety tips
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Published On 5/22/2015
Montauk TRIPLE Century??? 200+ Miles in a weekend???
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Published On 2/10/2015
Anatomy Of A Ride Not Taken
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Published On 2/8/2015
2014: A Personal Biking Review
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Published On 1/18/2015
Adding Content to the 5BBC.org Web Site
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Published On 11/24/2014
Baby, It's Cold Outside
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Published On 9/14/2014
Cross Town Streets: Should I Be On the Left or Right?
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Published On 9/7/2014
5BBC on a Global Scale?
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Published On 8/11/2014
The 5BBC Guide to Safe Biking
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Published On 7/4/2014
Becoming a leader
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Published On 7/3/2014
A moral dilemma arises on a 5bbc ride in Brooklyn
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Published On 6/24/2014
Cycling in Sevilla - Getting it Right.
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Published On 6/19/2014
5BBC Benefits - Overseas Edition
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Published On 6/6/2014
Introduction to Bike Commuting. Why commute by bike?
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Published On 5/21/2014
A Tale of Two Montauks
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Published On 5/6/2014
Common symptoms of improper bike fit
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Published On 5/6/2014
Me and The Truck
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Published On 4/15/2014
Defensive cycling
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Published On 4/8/2014
Preparations to make for rides
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Published On 2/19/2014
Information about Quick Spin rides
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Published On 1/30/2014
West Maui Tour Report
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