Links to other bicycling resources on the Web

• Bicycle Coalition of Maine - the BCM promotes bicycling safety, education and access.
• Bike to Work! Commuter-cyclist Resources:
  • Bike to Brown (RI) - folks from the Brown University community who bike to work, news on routes, construction, detours etc.
  • Providence Bicycle Coalition (RI) - working to improve bicycle commuting in Providencel (formerly Bike Downtown)
  • Bicycling in Boston (MA) - City of Boston's bike page promotes cycling as a rapid way to get around this compact city.
  • City of Cambridge's Bicycle Programs page (MA) - promoting bicycling as a healthy, environmentally friendly way of getting around Cambridge and the Boston area - improving mobility and protecting our environment.
• Bikes Belong Coalition (Brookline, MA) - news & info; promotes bicycling, assists local organizations, agencies, and communities in developing bicycle facilities projects; awards grants, to make communities more bicycle-friendly.
• BikesNotBombs.org - a non-profit org. working for alternative transportation and community development. The group operates the Bicycle Recycling and Youth Training Center in Roxbury, MA. They depend primarily on grants and individual monetary contributions, and also accept new or used bicycles and parts of almost any kind (tax deductible). Fundraisers include the ArtBike auction/exhibitions See the page from the 2001 ArtBike project.
• Books by NBW member Howard Stone: Short Bike Rides in Rhode Island, Short Bike Rides in Eastern Massachusetts, more.
• Cape Cod Commission's Transportation Info Center - bike path updates, canal bridge construction, traffic / webcams
• City of Boston's Bicycling Page
• Connecticut DOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Page, also CT Bicycle Map - recommended routes, free
• CT Bike Routes - details on over 250 bike routes. Most are located entirely in CT; others visit RI, MA, or NY. Includes several MA rides.
• Doug’s Northeast Cycling Site - Details popular northeastern US hillclimbs, on- and off-road
• East Coast Greenway Alliance: National site / maps (includes RI Greenway); RI Affiliate site
• Lynne Tolman's bicycling column archives - includes annual Guide to New England Centuries
• Major Taylor Association - formed by Worcester, MA residents, who became intrigued with the story of the 1899 world champion bicycle racer from Worcester who overcame racial prejudice to become the first internationally acclaimed African-American sports star.
• MassBike (Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition) - advocates better bicycling conditions for all types of cyclists, working with communities, legislators, and the state's transportation department. Resources include MA bikeways, legislation, bicycle-related laws (all states), government contacts, bicycling links...
• MassBike/MetroBoston - the Boston-area arm of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition.
• MassHighway Bicycling Info & Bikeway Maps - lists Massachusetts bike paths and projects
• MyBikeSite.com - local Trails, Clubs, Bike Shops, Local Message & Buddy Boards
• Projo.com's Biking section (Providence Journal)
• RI Dept. of Transportation (RIDOT) - Bike RI Page - Cycling in the Ocean State: events, safety tips, online bike maps, other useful info
• Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission - not biking-related, but may identify historic landscapes & ride destinations
• Sugar Maple Trailside Inn (Florence, MA) - the region's 1st B&B on a rail-trail that themes to bicyclists (and other rail trail fans). The Inn sits directly adjacent to the City of Northampton Bikeway - the oldest muni-owned rail trail in southern New England.
• Touring resources (more touring links in the out-of-state/international section, below):
  • KidBike e-mail list - for issues related to adults bicycling with children
  • Pfred Touring Info e-mail list - trip reports, routes, touring bikes & mechanics, camping/travel gear for touring

Clubs/Orgs

• Acquidneck Bicycle Club - for riders of all levels of experience in and around the Newport, RI area.
• Berkshire Cycling Association (BCA) - a grassroots level bicycle racing club based in the Berkshires (W. Mass)
• Boston University Cycling
• Brown University Cycling Club
• Charles River Wheelmen - weekly rides and frequent social events in the Boston area
• Connecticut Bicycle Racing
• Cycling Club of Martha's Vineyard (MA) - a network for local and seasonal cyclists to meet for training, racing, education, and fun on the island
• Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (ECCC) - Team oriented bicycle racing for all abilities. Includes race calendar.
• Granite State Wheelmen (NH) - check out their Tri-State Seacoast Century (late-Sept.)
• Greater Arizona Bicycling Assn (GABA of Tuscon)
• Harvard University Cycling Association
• Hat City Cyclists (Danbury, CT area)
• HI-American Youth Hostels (Eastern New England Council)
• League of American Bicyclists (LAB) 
• Mass Bay Road Club (Plymouth, MA)
• Minuteman Road Club - a cycling/multisport club located in MetroWest MA
• MIT Cycling Club
• Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, area)
• Nashoba Valley Pedalers (Acton, MA)
• New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series
• Northeast Bicycle Club
• Northeast Hill Bangers  (Northern RI & nearby CT & MA) 
• Northeastern University Cycling Team
• North Shore Cyclists - a recreational bike club based in the North Shore area of Massachusetts
• Ocean State Bike Path Association - dedicated to the safety and enjoyment of all who use the East Bay Bike Path. Offers rides for novice riders.
• Orange County Bicycle Club (lower Hudson Valley, NY)
• Pequot Cyclists Club (Southeastern CT)
• Planet Peloton (International Cycling, Plymouth, MA) - time trials, races
• Seven Hills Wheelmen (Worcester, Mass.)
• Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club (Westport, CT)
• Southern CT Cycle Club (New Haven)
• Tandem Bicyclists of New England (T-Bone) [new web site!]. Email list.
• Team Bicycle Alley (Worcester, MA) - road & mountain bike racing; old website
• Tufts University Cycling - a sponsored group of grad/undergrad students who race competitively within the ECCC
• Union Velo cycling club - Lincoln RI criterium racing (affiliated with Union Cycle, Attleboro, MA)
• UConn Cycling
• UMass (Amherst) Bicycle Racing Club
• Wesleyan University Cycling Club
• Yale Cycling Team

General

• Active.com - online registration for cycling events, races, plus training, cycling calendars, news
• Bicycle Aerodynamics - by Princeton University Profs. Smits & Royce (Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
• Bicycle-gifts.com - all types of cycling gifts (apparel, cd holders, jewelry, photo frames, zipper pulls, lots more)
• Bicycle-Rides.com - Enter a city, state, and how far to look and get a list of events. Click on an event for a description, including a list of shops and clubs within about 50 miles.
• The Bicycle Site - Indexed and searchable resources, including bicycle ecards, articles, stories, clubs, associations & advocacy, & travel bicycling
• Bicycling Life - "A Web-site for Everyday Bicyclists" - promotes bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in everyday life.
• BikeJournal - online bike log service, wiith free personal and club features (and optional premium items)
• bikelist.org - evolving into a home for non-commercial bicycle-related mailing lists (a phred.org site)
• Century Rides Across New England (CRANE) - Ratings (w/photos), calendars, training info, double centuries, charity rides  
• Coach Carl Online
• GORP (Guide to Outdoor Recreation: Biking)
• Ken Kifer's Bike Pages
• Local Sports (Running, Bicycling, etc., Events & Clubs
• Map Center (Providence)
• National Bicycle History Archive of America - Classic Bicycle Heaven
• Pedaling History Bicycle Museum - covering antiques through the classics to modern bikes, as well as social, design, manufacturing, marketing, and sport influences.
• Pedals for Progress - a non-profit, and a registered charity in CT, MD, MA, NJ, PA, VT, and VA. Its mission is to rescue bicycles and bike-related parts and accessories destined for America's landfills, and put them to productive use overseas.
• Pete & Ed Books - books, maps, videos & magazines on bicycling (& other activities); lists bicycle clubs by state
• RoadBikeRider.com - free "how-to" articles, e-newsletter, books, expert advice
• Rubel Bikemaps (Cambridge, MA)
• Science of Cycling - This Exploratorium resource covers competitive aspects, bicycle frames & materials, physics & forces, and includes cycling history and culture.
• Self-Propelled City - resource for city dwellers without cars, and for those who want to encourage others to see the bicycle as a vehicle of transportation, not just recreation, in our cities and other places.
• Sheldon Brown's Articles about Bicycles Page
• SimplyBicycling.com - interesting reading
• Trails.com - trail & route descriptions, topo maps ($30/year)
• Transportation Alternatives - NYC-area citizens group working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars.
• YourCycing.com - eatures stories, photos and videos posted by cycling enthusiasts (also, YourMTB.com for mountain bikers)

News/Magazines

• BBC Sport - Cycling News
• Bicycle Retailer & Industry News - covers all aspects of the bicycle industry, from the state of retail sales to labor rates in China.
• Bicycling.com Magazine
• Bike.com - online magazine, news, & store, for bike enthusiasts
• BikeLeague news League of American Bicyclists
• Classic & Antique Bicycle Exchange: newsletter for collectors of vintage American-made bicycles.
• CNN & Sports Illustrated (has Cycling section)
• Cycle Sport Magazine - your front row seat in the European pro peloton each month
• Cycling Hall of Fame - includes Current News and Results plus History of Cycling's Greatest Races and Riders.
• Cycling News (Race results, news analysis)
• Outdoor Life Network (TV: Tour de France, Cycling Schedule, NORBA events)
• procycling Magazine - International Professional Cycling
• RoadbikeREVIEW.com - Reviews by manufacturer & community; discussions; classifieds
• TotalBike.com (news, events, stories, repair, bike shop locator)
• VeloNews (Journal of Competitive Cycling)

Road Biking

• Berkshire Brevets - long-distance rides in Western Mass. that meet the qualification requirements of Paris-Brest-Paris and
  Boston-Montreal-Boston.
• Artemis Racing (MD/DC/VA area) - dedicated to promoting women in competitive cycling, as well as the development of Junior riders and men in the sport. For racing advice for beginners, see "Road Racing 101".
• Boston Brevet Series (BBS) - a series of long distance training and qualifying rides for randonneuring events such as Boston-Montreal-Boston and Paris-Brest-Paris
• Boston-Montreal-Boston (BMB) - 750-miles of challenging day and night cycling on country roads of New England for experienced endurance cyclists. (NOT a competition.)
• Cycling Made Real - supporting Cat 2, Cat 3, and Masters Women's racing & clinics nationwide
• Le Tour de France
• Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP): Randonneurs USA site; Cyclos-Cyclotes site (Cyclotouring club of Clays-sous-Bois, France)
• USA Cycling (USPRO, USCF, NORBA, Juniors, and NCCA)
• US Bicycling Hall of Fame (Somerville, NJ) - dedicated to preserving the sport of cycling; coordinates 3 NJ races
• US Handcycling Federation (USHF)
• Velomasters.com - The Masters Cycling Site - cycling championship calendars, schedules

Mountain Biking

• Bike Highway
• International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) - creates, enhances and preserves mountain bike trail opportunities.
• New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA); RI Chapter, Blackstone Valley Chapter, SE Mass. Chapter, CT Chapter (old CT site)
• "The Internet's mountain bike park" 
• Women's Mountain Biking and Tea Society (WOMBATS) 
• More-mtb.org 
• Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) - Public asked to comment on draft plan by September 25, 2002
• MTBR (MtbREVIEW.com) - mountain bike product & trail reviews

Bike Paths, Trails & Bikeways (also see Bikeway Organizations & Resources, in next section)

• Assabet River Rail Trail, partly-built, partly in planning, 12.5 miles. Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard and Acton, MA
• Bike paths in Rhode Island (RI Dept of Transportation - bikeri page) - excellent source for maps of recommended bike routes and all the bike paths in Rhode Island, updates on the latest news of construction, and state bike laws.
• Bike paths in Massachusetts (MA Highway Dept) - a really crappy web site. Very difficult to search for maps of MA bike paths (or even a list of them), but if you dig about long enough you can eventually find some. Try this incredibly long URL that may or may not work. We've tried to list below links to various "friends of" sites that provide a map to one of the MA bike paths. Also, unlike RI, MA doesn't have a state map showing recommended bike routes; you're better off buying Rubel's maps of bike routes in MA. And if anybody knows a good MA state govt link to maps of all the bike paths in the state please email me.... Not that they have much to boast about; Lord knows when they'll pick up the baton from RI and move ahead to complete the Blackstone River Bike Path so we can ride from Providence RI to Worcester MA! If you're looking for bike paths in MA you might be better trying the link to the MA Dept of Conservation & Recreation's list of bike paths in state parks; it does have some maps.
• Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (Nat'l Park Service) includes map (606KB PDF, 17" x 16")
• Bruce Freeman Rail Trail - a proposed rail trail through the communities of Framingham, Sudbury, Concord, Acton, Carlisle, Westford, Chelmsford and Lowell (MA)
• Cape Cod Bike Guide - trails, directions, shop search
• Cape Cod Commission's Old Kings Hwy route (Rt 6A), with Bike Map
• Cochicuate Rail Trail (Natick, MA)
• Coventry Greenway (town page)
• East Bay Bike Path (RI) - see RIDOT link
• East Coast Greenway Alliance - The East Coast Greenway Alliance spearheads the development of an urban Greenway linking cities and towns along the seaboard from Maine to Florida.
  
• Fitchburg Cutoff Rail Trail (Belmont, MA) - connects Brighton St., Belmont to Alewife Reservation & MBTA station, Cambridge
• Friends of Bedford Depot Park (Bedford, MA) - links to maps and information of 3 bike paths: Minuteman Bikeway, to West Cambridge (10.5 m), Narrow-Gauge Rail-Trail to Billerica (3 m), and the Reformatory Branch Trail to Concord (4 m).
• Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path (MA) [pages offline; looking for new home]
  Friends Membership Form available (52K PDF, courtesy of NBW)
• Harwich-Chatham Rail Trail - starts at the bicycle rotary, on the Cape Cod Rail Trail
• Lake Champlain Bikeways - nonprofit org dedicated to promoting and enhancing bicycling in the Lake Champlain Valley of Vermont, New York, and Quebec.
• Marion Bike Path (MA) - In planning; will use the existing abandoned railroad grade from Marion's Washburn Park west to the Mattapoisett town line.
• Mattapoisett Multi-Use Trail Update - news, history, maps
• MTBR (MtbREVIEW.com) Trail Reviews of mountain bike trails
• Minuteman Bikeway (official Arlington Bikeway Committee site).
• Minuteman Bikeway (Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, MA). (Friends of Bedford Depot Park site)
• Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail, upstate NY. Also, Schenectady County's site for this trail.
• National Bicycle Greenway - coordinating resources needed to create and maintain a coast-to-coast network of multi-use transportation and recreational bicycle trails. Site includes bicycle route directory.
• North-South Trail (RI): Almost Official Map
• Phoenix Bike Trail, Fairhaven, MA (Friends site)
• Phoenix Bike Trail chapter from 40 Great Rail-Trails of Southern New England, 2000, by Craig Della Penna
• Shining Sea Bikeway, Falmouth, MA
• Somerville Community Path - Friends of the Community Path, dedicated to extending the well-loved Minuteman Bikeway/Linear Park 2.5 miles to the Charles River Path.
• South County Bike Path, Kingston-Wakefield, RI
• Swampscott Partnership Initiative Rails Into Trails (SPIRIT), MA - 1.1 mile proposed trail to join the Marblehead trail at the Marblehead border.
• Watertown Branch Rail Trail (MA) - 1.3 miles, from School St. to Grove St.

Bikeways/Greenways/Advocacy Organizations & Resources

• America Bikes - the national group formed to lobby for TEA-21 reauthorization
• AmericanTrails.org, supports local, regional, and long-distance trails/greenways: RI, MA, CT resources
• Bike Plan Source - to help you improve bicycling conditions in your community - includes bicycle planning and program guide, extensive reference library
• Bikes Belong - putting more people on bikes more often
• East Coast Greenway Alliance: National site's RI page; click for maps,
• Equal Rights for Cyclists Campaign (cyclemedia.org) - a non-profit educational organization dedicated to publicizing and protecting the fundamental civil right of bicyclists and human-powered-vehicle users to travel freely on public roads.
• Greenways Alliance of RI: Local site (East Coast Greenway affiliate)
• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy - NY-based non-profit promoting environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide, organized in 1985 by leading bike advocates in the US who realized that the US was exporting its model of automobile dependence to developing countries.
• John S. Allen's Massachusetts Bicycle Facility evaluations, Bicycle Facilities Issues, and Bicycling Articles
• MassBike - Massachusetts' statewide bicycling advocacy organization; Bikeways & Trails page
• Mass.gov's (DCR) Bicycle Paths page
• ... find more under the Mattapoisett Bike Path - Related Links section ...
• New England Greenway Vision Plan - University of Massachusetts study, proposes to make a network of New England greenways and green spaces as accessible to everyone as our roads are today, serving the region as our state and interstate roads serve our cars and trucks today. Check out the New England Greenway Consortium newsletters, with individual reports from NE states.
• Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC)
• Thunderhead Alliance - national coalition of state and local bicycle advocacy organizations working in unison to break down the barriers to safe bicycling in American communities.
• Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse - an RTC project providing technical assistance, information resources and referrals, to trail and greenway advocates and developers across the nation
• Trust for Public Land - the only national nonprofit working exclusively to conserve land for people

Local Bike (& bike-related) Shop

• Belmont Wheelworks (Belmont, MA)
• Bicycle Alley (Worcester, MA)
• The Bicycle Garage, LLC (Colchester, CT)
• The Bikeway Source (Bedford, MA) - sales/service/rentals, at the head of the Minuteman Bikeway
• Bikeworks (Swansea, MA)
• Brumble Bikes (Westerly, RI)
• Canoe Passage Outfitters (Warren, RI) - bicycle rentals, near bike path
• Caster's Bicycles & Fitness (Warwick, RI)
• Comfort Zone Shoes & Footbeds (Portsmouth, RI) - custom-fitted bicycle shoes with custom insoles to correct imbalances; cleat mounting & alignments
• Cycle Loft (Burlington, MA)
• Dedham Bike (Dedham, MA)
• East Providence Cycle (RI: E. Providence & Riverside [on bike path]; MA: EPICYCLE, N. Attleboro)
• Foxboro Bike (Foxboro, MA)
• Harris Cyclery (W. Newton, MA)
• The Hub (Providence, RI)
• International Bicycle Centers (Newton, Boston, MA). Events & Rides list
• Landry's Bicycles (Boston, Norwood, Natick, Westboro, MA)
• Narragansett Bikes (1153 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI)
• Newport Bicycle (162 Broadway St, Newport RI)
• P & M Cycles (Buzzards Bay, MA) - sales, rentals
• Pedal Power Bicycle Shop (Middletown, RI)
• Providence Bicycle (Providence, RI)
• S&D Powder Coating (Attleboro, MA) - specializes in stripping & powder coating bike frames and components
• Scottee's Westport Bicycle (Westport, MA)
• The Silver Bike Company (Putnam, CT)
• Silver City Bicycles (1470 Rt 44, Raynham, MA)
• The Ski House (Somerset, MA)
• W. E. Stedman Co (196 Main St, Wakefield, RI)
• Ten Speed Spokes (Newport, RI) - rentals
• Travis Cycle (Taunton, MA)
• Trek Stop (S. Grafton, MA)
• Union Cycle (Attleboro, MA)
• Victory Cycles (Richmond, RI)
• Wayfarer Bicycle (New London, CT)
• Village Bicycle (Westport, MA)
• Yester'year Cyclery (New Bedford, MA)
• Your Bike Shop (459 Willet Ave, Riverside, RI)

Catalogs, Industry, Vendors

• Air Free Tires - "Never worry about another flat tire again."
• BIKEcentral.net - virtual bike store online for bike parts, frames, helmets and products
• Bike Friday - Folding travel bikes, including "Family Tandem"
• Bike Nashbar
• Burley Design Cooperative trailers - bicycle & child trailers, recumbent & tandem bicycles, trailercycles
• Crateworks bicycle boxes - "UPS-able" bicycle transport systems
• Eastern Mountain Sports - cycling gear, apparel, carriers, books
• Interbike - "North America's largest and most comprehensive" bicycle industry trade show. Also offers educational seminars & technical clinics, and supports bicycle advocacy groups and associations
• National Bicycle Dealers Association - non-profit trade association of specialty bicycle retailers.
• ORS Racks Direct - Roof, trunk and hitch-mounted bike racks from Yakima, Thule & Rocky Mounts
• Park Tool Co.
• Performance Bicycle Online
• REI cycling gear - REI has a local store in Cranston RI, and four in MA
• Shebeest - sport apparel and accessories for women
• Slingshot Bicycle Company - performance bicycles that fold. 11/02 Boston Globe blurb.
• Terry Precision Cycling - many items designed for women
• Velogear
• Voler - excellent but reasonably-priced bicycle wear; also produces small runs of specially-designed club/team apparel.
• World Cycling Productions

Tours (US & International) and touring resources ( * indicates recommended by an NBW member)

• ABCycletours (Abruzzo, Italy) - Road cyclotours & bike vacations in some of Italy's most lovable regions
• * Adventure Cycling Association - America's premier, nonprofit organization dedicated to bicycle touring — both vehicle-supported and self-contained. Offers touring maps/routes. (Founded 1973 as Bikecentennial)
• Adventure Travel - offers small group tours to more unusual destinations, Europe and the world
• America by Bicycle - see the country on your own terms and speed, by the seat of your bicycle
• * Backroads - offers well-supported and sometimes challenging tours around the world
• Bicycle Adventure Club - not a tour company - organizes tours for groups of self-sufficient riders
• Bicycle Beano Cycling Tours - Cycling holidays on the lanes of Wales and England with vegetarian cuisine, mostly organic
• Bicycle Guide to the Lewis & Clark Trail - Maps and info for anyone thinking about riding part or all of this 3,000 mile tour
• Bike New England - Supported tours of the Berkshires, Massachusetts North Shore, Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks.
• Bike Riders - specialize in small groups, high-end accommodation on European tours.
• Bike Virginia - a five-day bike tour of Virginia scenery, history, culture & hospitality. [Related: see Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival, below.]
• Bicycling Canada's Maritimes - a family's report, promotion of 3 CDs.
• Bicycling Cuba - same family's virtual tour (and travel book) w/commentary & photos of the best cycling regions
• BikeTour-Reviews.com - an excellent resource of comparisons, reviews, and "what you need to know" info about many bike tour companies.
• Blue Marble - tours for younger or more independent riders (no van support); lots of info on their site about inexpensive touring.
• * Bon Ton Roulet - tour of the Finger Lake region of New York State
• Butterfield & Robinson - at the high end of bike tour companies, top-notch accommodation and support in Europe and US
• Chain Gang Cycle Tours Ltd - bike tours in France and Italy
• * Ciclismo Classico (Arlington, MA) - specialists in Italian active vacations; also Spain, France, Austria ... and New England
• * Cinghiale Cycling Tours - ex-racer & Giro d'Italia winner Andy Hampsten's tours in Italy for avid cyclists
• * Classic Adventures - tours of Europe with a focus on culture/history, by a long-established company
• CRW bicycle tour reports (Charles River Wheelmen) - US/ International bike tour reports, links, resources
• Cubalinda.com Cycling Tours - 3 tours, customized trips, & rentals via a Havana-based on-line travel agency promoting travel to Cuba
• CycleItalia - tours for advanced riders in Italy, organized by ex-racers.
• Cycling holidays in Suffolk UK - self-guided bike tours in gentle Suffolk (also Norfolk) countryside with pre-booked accommodation
• Cycling Sideways - Cycletouring in Wales and UK. Includes related tourist/travel info & links (note: some bad)
• Cyclevents - Fun, affordable rides worldwide for cycling enthusiasts. Began 1990 as Wyoming Cycling Celebration (WYCYC) ride, which became an annual tour, followed by Idaho's SPUDS ride. Rides now include Utah, Alaska and Hawaii, along with Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific.
• Deutschland Radreise Radtour - Germany bike tours (German language; use Babelfish to translate)
• Duvine Adventures - easy, fun tours in Europe, California. Younger crowd than some tour groups.
• Easy Rider Tours - off-the-beaten-path tours in Europe (the Azores, Portugal) as well as New England and Canada
• * Euro-Bike & Walking Tours - tours in Europe since 1974
• ExperiencePlus Specialty Tours (Colorado) - offers active tours in Europe, Latin America, & Australia
• Family Cycling Tour - an annual cycling tour every Labor Day weekend, and an occasional family ride (northeast US, Canada)
• Far & Away - adventurous tours in Vietnam, Slovenia, and other destinations not usually offered by tour companies.
• Great Big FANY Ride (Five hundred miles Across New York) - a fun 500 mile, week-long ride across New York State
• Imagine Tours (California) - affordable cycling tours in the United States, Canada and overseas
• Impressions from bicycle travels (Netherlands) - "visual stories from America and Asia." Photo gallery.
• Iron Donkey Irish Bicycle Tours - self-guided, supported, and custom group tours for experienced cyclists in five different areas of Ireland
• La Corsa Tours - challenging bike vacations for avid riders, France, Italy, and Spain
• LAGBRAU (Sept.) - Legacy Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Utah: "400 miles, 7 days, 3 national parks, 2 skinny tires"
• LCGsell Bike & Hike - The Gsell family's bike/hike tours in Switzerland & other parts of central Europe.
• Le Moulin du Chemin - Cycling Holidays in France
• Marty Jemison Tours - tours in Europe organized by ex-Tour de France racer Marty Jemison.
• Michael Krabach's bike touring (among other things) site - click links for reports of his Alaska and TransAmerica trips
• * Pac Tour (Wisconsin) - Bicycle expeditions across America
• * Pedal & Sea Adventures - bike tours in Canada, Italy, Ireland, Costa Rica
• Randonnee Tours - self-guided tours (site in French)
• Russian Cycle Touring Club (Moscow) - a not-for-profit social organization which joins bicyclists with different interests: road cycling, family cycling, "severe" cycling, and so on.
• Sheldon Brown's bike touring articles.
• Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival (Virginia) - starting in Staunton (pronounced Stanton), explore the less traveled Shenandoah Valley roads of Augusta and Rockingham Counties, over two days.
• Sugar Maple Trailside Inn (Florence [Northampton], MA) - the region's 1st B&B on a rail-trail that themes to bicyclists (and other rail trail fans).
• Terracotta Journeys - Cycling and walking tours for active travellers, off-the-beaten-track in Spain, Portugal and France.
• Timberline Adventures (Denver, CO) - a relatively small "ma & pa" company offering fully supported, inn-to-inn bicycling and hiking adventure vacations throughout the western U.S. and Canada.
• Trail-Seekers - Bike in Southwest Ireland - "from Blarney to Killarney via three Atlantic peninsulas"
• Tri-State Wheelers (Saratoga Springs, NY) - sponsors summer and fall New England Adventures tours
• Trento Bike Pages - the definitive European resource for bicycle touring around the world. Over 1,200 contributed reports of bicycle tours, and trail descriptions, sorted by country. (Note: this site is very slow)
• Trek Travel - fully supported bike tours in Europe and US (and they must provide great bikes, right!)
• * Van Gogh Tours - good value tours in Europe, attracts families.
• Wild Heart Cycling - offers fully catered, self supported (no SAG) Oregon bike tours for the adventurous

Charity/Fundraiser Rides (generic listing of annual rides - for exact dates see Events Calendar)

• Acton Lions Club (MA) - Cycle for Sight Tour [May/Jun] - 25, 50 or 75 mile routes through scenic metro west Boston. Benefits the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund.
• ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), or "Lou Gehrig's disease":
  • Positive Spin for ALS [Jun] - benefits ALS patients locally (administered by the ALS Association - MA Chapter), and research nationally. [Related: RI Chapter.]
  • The Tri State Trek [Jul] - 270 miles from Boston to New York. Benefits Project A.L.S., a nonprofit NY-based org. finding and funding treatments and a cure for ALS.
• American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure cycling fund raisers. See what's scheduled in your state.
• American Lung Association: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine (Trek Across Maine)
• American Lung Assn of MA - Annual Autumn Escape Bike Trek [Sep] -Plymouth to Provincetown - "a fun, 3-day, 160-mile 'at-your-own-pace' tour along Cape Cod (2-day, 105-mile option available)." Designed to attract the expert and novice alike.
• AngelRide - Fully-supported 1 or 2-day ride across CT, staying overnight at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp! Proceeds support Hole in the Wall Gang's hospital outreach program, Camp in a Suitcase, for children with cancer and other life threatening diseases.
• Audi Best Buddies Challenge [May] - Cycle 20 or 90 miles from Boston's JFK Library to the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis - benefits Best Buddies International [local links: RI, MA, CT], providing intellectually disabled people with opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. When registering, specify an affiliation with a state, if you want the money to go directly to that state.
• Blackstone River Valley Greenway Challenge - a cycling, running and paddling triathlon in the Blackstone River Valley.
• Charity Rides in MA - "Dave's Bicycling Page"
• Charity Rides in New England (part of CRANE, Century Rides across New England, site)
• Diabetes Foundation of Rhode Island (one of three voluntary diabetes organizations in RI), 209 Cottage St, Pawtucket, RI 02860, 401-725-7800. For inspiration, see one club member's "Across-America Fundraiser".
• D.W. Field Triathlon - Teams/Tandems/Ironpersons - Bike, Boat & Run (14.5Mi.B /1Mi. Canoe/ Kayak/  10K R) - Benefits the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. Brockton, MA
• Emmaus Inc. Cycle for Shelter Ride - 27/62/100 miles in MA & NH - benefits Emmaus, a non-profit providing housing and services to homeless adults and families in Haverhill, MA.
• George Washington Bridge Challenge [Jun] - Bergen County, New Jersey, to benefit the American Cancer Society
• Hazon - Jewish/cross-denominational environmental bike rides - to raise environmental awareness in the Jewish community, raise money for Jewish environmental projects, and deepen people's understanding of Jewish tradition.
• Hub On Wheels - Boston's citywide annual ride and festival
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - turn a century into a fundraiser: Team in Training® program
• Major Taylor Century [Sep] - Proceeds benefit 10th Gear Christian Youth Cyclists, Seven Hills Wheelmen and the Major Taylor Association.
• Memory Ride - 100, 62, and 25 mile rides, Devens MA. All proceeds directly fund Alzheimer's research.
• Mt. Washington Century Ride & Bicycle HillClimb [Aug], benefits the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Conway, NH, promoting environmental programs in camps, schools and the community.
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society - 150-mile 2-day (& other) bike tours, org. by chapter: Rhode Island, Central New England (MA & NH), & CT.
• Pan-Massachusetts Challenge [Aug] - benefits the Jimmy Fund of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Prouty Bike Ride [Jul] - a 25, 50 or 100-mile ride through the Upper Conn. River Valley. Sponsored by the Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center, to support cancer research at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH
• Quiet Corner Cycling Classic [Sep] annual century benefits Camp Quinebaug, a summer recreation program for special needs children living in NE CT.
• Rodman Ride for Kids [Sept/Oct] - annual century in SE Mass., benefits several MA non-profit agencies, and others, for children at risk.
• Volunteering? Search for RI agencies in need through URI's Clearinghouse for Volunteers

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