Special Cycling Events
Bike Freedom Valley Sunday, June 20, 2010 fully supported, non-competitive bike ride. Choose rides on trails or shared roads. Ride a distance of 44 miles or more and go to Wayne's Wood area of Valley Forge National Historic Park!
Tour de Franklin:2010 Sunday, April 25 a group of fundraising rides for the Franklin Township -Somerset NJ, Food Bank.
Tour de Pines:2009  Wed, 9/30 to Sun, 10/ 4 Five consecutive single-day (loop) bicycle tours of the New Jersey Pinelands. Ride 1, 2, 3, 4 or all 5 days of the Tour to: highlight the natural and historic features of the 1 million acres of the Pinelands, and to encourage New Jersey residents to get out and explore this unique environment
Tour du Port – October 4, 2009 Join thousands of riders at Baltimore's Canton Waterfront Park to kick off the 16th Annual Tour du Port! Routes range from a 12 mile ride to a new half Century 50 mile ride!

Useful Links
NJ Bike Maps This is a great site. Detailed maps just for cyclists.
Bikegifts the premier website for handcrafted and unique bicycle gifts. Our goal is to bring you high quality, unique, yet affordable gifts for cyclists.
Cycling Reviews Road cycling and mountain bikes reviews. Free online magazine that
provides articles on bike components and cycle clothing.
American Trails a national, nonprofit organization working on behalf of all trail interests, including hiking, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, water trails, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, trail motorcycling, ATVs, snowmobiling and four-wheeling.
Pedaling.com Free Road and Mountain Bike Routes including Maps, Cue Sheets and Trail descriptions. Resources for local Bicycle Shops, Guided Bicycle Tours, Cycling Gear, Bicycles and Safety. Also a Bulletin Board to share trail, road and cross country knowledge.
Firstunioncycling Helpful information about the latest Cycling News, Shoes, Clothing, Gear for Bicycling.
High Cholesterol  A great page about high cholesterol, symptoms, causes, treatments, etc.
Bike Trader Online   The Bike Trader is a new bicycle classifieds listing site for bicycles, frames, gear, components and related accessories. A basic ad with a couple of pictures is FREE.

Proactive Cycling Organizations
League of American Bicyclists (LAB) - working for a bike friendly America
Adventure Cycling - produce the finest bicycling maps in North America. One of the best bicycle touring organizations.
American Bicycle Association (ABA) - sanctions BMX (Bicycle Motocross) events
Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley - lobbying to make Greater Philadelphia more bike friendly!
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute - everything you need to know about bicycle helmets
Delaware Bicycle Council - to promote and enhance bicycling in Delaware
Federal Highway Administration - Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Friends of the Delaware Canal - this preserved trail is worth riding!
International Human Powered Vehicle Association - forum where inventors may test and evaluate new biking machines
National Bicycle League(NBL) - competes with ABA for sanctioning of BMX events
New Jersey Bicycle Association - represents the licensed racing cyclists of New Jersey
New Jersey DOT - Get Off On The Right Foot!
NJ Commuter - New Jersey Department of Transportation commuter information
New Jersey Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
Delaware Valley Regional Planning - bicycle and pedestrian planning
Messengerville - web site for professional bicycle couriers, check it out!
International Bike Fund - promotes non-motorized urban planning
New Jersey Pinelands Commission - one of this nation's and New Jersey's greatest treasures
Pedals for Progress - rescues bicycles destined for America's landfills and delivers them to societies where they are badly needed and highly valued.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - dedicated to creating public trails from abandoned rail lines.
USA Cycling - umbrella organization sanctioning BMX, cyclo-cross, road and mountain bike racing in the United States

Magazines
Bicycling Magazine - world's largest cycling publication, by Rodale Press.
Cycling Italy - Italy's leading cycling magazine
Gear Head - mountain bike magazine
Mountain Bike - another Rodale Press publication
ProCycling - magazine for professional cycling
Triathlete Online - world's leading multi sport publication.
VeloNews - the journal of competitive cycling