4 Rochester

I went out to Bathtub Billy’s this weekend to meet up with some friends I used to work with. This particular sports bar is out in Greece, a sprawling suburb of Rochester with limited cyclist accommodations. Here’s a map of my ride there: iMapMyRide Nov 29, 2008 5:51 PM Find more Bike Rides...

More Bike-Car Conflicts in the news, this time from our neighbors to the North (and here I thought Canadians were much so more reasonable and rational than U.S. citizens): http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/toronto-cycle-car-confict.php

Election Day here was a beautiful near 70 degree day, so I took the opportunity for a nice bike ride along the Genesee Riverway Trail through Genesee Valley Park. Although I have mixed feelings about graffiti, I have to admit that I love this one. I wasn’t the only one who decided to take in [...

We write about it often here at RocBike, but that’s because it’s such a treasure. You must get out to the Genesee Valley Greenway, if you live anywhere in western New York. These scenes are from portions of the Greenway between Rochester and Scottsvills. On a separate trip, we took Zoe, who...

A little while ago, Jody over at that which rolls wrote about biking in the Finger Lakes National Forest. Here are a few great spots in nearby Burdett for cyclists. I’ve never been here when it’s open, but it looks like a great place for service, and they had some new bikes in there as [...

Last Sunday I was pleased to do a short workshop on bike commuting at the Abundance Cooperative Market annual meeting. I think I covered most of the essentials, and since it was a chilly, rainy day; and since the onset of winter is on people’s minds, the discussion swerved toward coping with the elements...

Imagine my surprise: while cycling through the Erie Canal park at Lock 32 a few days ago, I found a scene of destruction that stopped me in my tracks (i.e. single-track). State DOT crews were just finishing up the removal of a couple acres, more or less, of mature trees and understory next to the [....

I thought Ethan’s idea of ordering a Road ID was so good that I got one for myself and my partner. Seriously, I’ve known several people who’ve been rendered unconscious (or worse) while cycling. In such a relatively unlikely event, wearing a Road ID at least makes sure that people know...

This past Friday night, Jess and I went out on a S24O camping trip down the Genesee Valley Greenway. It’s was a very casual, fun, refreshing adventure; and I highly recommend that those in Rochester check out the trail. Pictures and a bit of story telling follow. We got off to a bit of a funny...

My family and I were riding our Xtracycles back from a Hair of the Dog show at Ten Broeck Mansion last night when we came upon Loren Grugan from the Albany Rickshaw Co. He’s been mentioned on RocBike here and here. We found him at Washington Park with three passengers — a woman and two [...