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Courtest of Fossil Fool at Rock The Bike:

This was on the Albany Bicycle Coalition mailing list today: I wanted to update you on the progress of the Friends of the Rail Trail group I’ve been helping to get organized. Jack Madden and I have been working with the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC) to get a Friends Group started. So at...

Richard Gates is a heart transplant recipient. He’s also on a bicycle tour from Cleveland to Boston to promote organ donation. And tomorrow (Monday), he comes to Albany. According to the Albany Times Union, Gates “plans to stop at Albany Medical Center Hospital at noon Monday and may meet...

Eric is still looking for his bike. Here’s a photo:

This came in this morning on the Albany Bicycling Coalition listserv: Red Track Bike *STOLEN* Frame - “Romic” White handlebar grips No Brakes No Gears Red tires Stolen from New Scotland Avenue Neighborhood between the hospitals near Ridgefield Park If you have any information or if you would...

A couple weeks ago, a call went out on the Albany Bicycling Coalition mailing list looking for bikes to donate to Iraqi refugees living in Albany. I decided that I didn’t really need four bikes, particularly since I ride my Xtracycle almost all the time, and the other bikes just sit in the basement...

Joshua Poppel of the New York Bicycling Coalition wrote about tonight’s Albany Common Council meeting in his first post for RocBike.com. (Welcome, Joshua!) The meeting was attended by a half-dozen cyclists — Mary Lou, Joshua, Andrew, Tom, George and me. Mary Lou, Joshua and I each spoke during...

From the Albany Times-Union: ALBANY — The New York Bicycling Coalition is seeking nominations for the organization’s 2008 Capital District Bicycle Commuter of the Year Award. The coalition is asking that submissions include a brief written discussion, in 50 words or less, of why the person...

Come one, come all! The full events calendar is at NYBC.net. Friday, May 2 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Urban Ride & Grand Opening of “Dream Wheels” exhibit at UAG Gallery, 247 Lark St., Albany. Show runs 5/2-5/23. Proceeds benefit NYBC and the Albany Bicycle Coalition. Urban ride departs at 5...

Jason sez: Here’s what’s happening in Albany during Capital Bike Month. More info is at NYBC.net. DOWNLOADS Capital Bike Month flyer (PDF) 50 Ways To Celebrate Bike Month (PDF) Ride of Silence flyer (PDF) Poster Contest Rules (PDF) Safe Cycling For Kids flyer (PDF) EVENTS May 1st-31st “Let...