Elm City Cycling is once again taking part in the annual Rock to Rock Earth Day Ride! Please consider joining our team or supporting us with a donation, or, if you are riding on April 30th, directing a portion of your pledges to us to help us work on our mission to make greater New Haven friendlier, safer, and more accessible to people on bikes. Find our team page on the Rock to Rock site here.
Rock to Rock Ride Guide Sign Up
Saturday 30 April is coming up fast. Why not sign up to be a ride guide? There are spaces available on the 8, 12, 20, 40 and 62 mile rides.
Your team captain is Paul Proulx.
Click the link and follow the prompts.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pNICIRk-nIHOktNbV3fp84390TAoNLh_qhKGOEAq5OA/viewform
Thank you, hope to see you rockin’ on the 30th.
Elm City Cycling Holiday Bash
Monday 14 Dec 6-9 pm
The Happiness Lab at the Grove
756 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
More details to follow . . .
2016 International Festival of Arts and Idea Bike Tours
All rides begin at the Information Booth on the Green
Open to all / Helmets required
Saturday 11 June
9 am East Coast Greenway/Farmington Canal Trail North
Travel north on the trail to the Lock 12 Museum and Station Master’s House. Tour lead by a representative from the East Coast Greenway.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5941866
2 pm Back to School
There is a place for everyone in New Haven’s school system. This ride will take you from public, private, charter, regional, to home schooling programs.
Sunday 12 June
9 am Climate Change
2 pm Maker Haven
Get your hands dirty with local business that encourage you to explore your creative impulses.
Wednesday 15 June
5:30 pm New Haven Picnic Basket
Bring your appetite for a bike tour picnic extravaganza. Visit local food suppliers and see where your food originates and collect your perfect meal. A picnic in a local park concludes the ride. Did we mention ice cream?
Saturday 18 June
9 am East Coast Greenway South
To Silver Sands Beach in Milford. Tour lead by a representative from the East Coast Greenway.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5955620
2 pm Strawberry Festival
Ride to Hindinger Farm in Hamden for the annual festival of strawberries. Events include family hayrides, fun clowns, lots of food and entertainment.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5924242
Sunday 19 June
9 am Junteenth
Celebrate the end of slavery and visit New Haven’s sites on the Freedom Trail.
2 pm Parks & Waterways
The Mill River provides sustenance, commerce, and recreation for its residents. Learn how current initiatives planned for the river will enhance daily life in New Haven.
Wednesday 22 June
5:30 pm Puzzle Haven
Part scavenger hunt part clue fest, decipher clues and collect pieces of the puzzle hidden throughout New Haven. Prize awarded.
Saturday 25 June
9 am Wheelmen, 150 Years of Cycling in America
It all started here 150 years ago. Travel back in time and trace the history of bicycling. The Wheelmen will demonstrate their antique bicycles and provide a robust cycling experience for all to enjoy.
3 pm Lallement Ride to the Valley, the celebration continues
Ride to the Valley for bicycling celebrations in Derby and Ansonia. It all started here!
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6755022
BONUS 13th Ride and 150 Years of Cycling in America events
Sunday 26 June
10 am Wheelmen, 150 Years of Cycling in America
Ride with the Wheelmen and explore bicycling history in New Haven.
1:00 pm Exhibit 150 years of bicycling in America opens at the conference room
Best Western Hotel, 201 Washington Avenue (Route 5) North Haven, CT.
2:00 -5:00pm Lectures open to the public covering bicycling in America: Hobby Horse era, Velocipede era, High Wheel era, early safeties, and contemporary.