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Contact: Andree
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North Woods
Family Trail Ride Day
(Queens, NY) Trips for Kids Metro New York (TFK) is hosting a family mountain
biking day in Cunningham Park’s North Woods Mountain Biking Trail on Saturday,
April 27th. TFK, Peak Mountain Bikes and Bicycle Planet will supply
bikes to offer the community a new experience and adventure for the
family. We are creating this event
to encourage family outings and mountain biking in New York City.
“We want to share our sport with the Queens community. There is an amazing park in their back
yard, and we want them to know Trips for Kids is there to help them explore
it. ” Said Andrée Sanders,
Executive Director of TFK.
“Kids from all over the New York city area have a unique
opportunity to ride with experienced riders and learn from the best. Tom Oakes, a pro-level mountain biker with
years of experience racing,
will be here to teach advanced trail riding and trail tricks, while other
experienced riders will work with beginners. Tom and crew are coming out to support TFK and ride with the
kids and their families, giving them a ride to remember.”
Queens resident, Kitty Azhar, said, ”I have lived in the
Cunningham Park area my whole life and I have never experienced the park the
way I did with Trips for Kids. My family and I are novice bikers and look
forward to the next opportunity to get my boys out there, practically in my
backyard, teaching them to ride the awesome trails in our park. I am spreading
the word to students from our local schools as well as parents about this rich
resource we have in our community, thanks Trips for Kids.”
North Woods
Family Trail Ride Day
TFK volunteers will lead Rides for all skill levels. “It is great
because we get to reach out to the kids from the neighborhood to come out and
ride the trails,” said Campbell
Sorenson, Ride Leader- age 13. “I love mountain biking and love
the idea of getting kids on the trail.”
All participants will able to borrow bikes on site at no
cost. We will also have additional
biking organization showing up to support Mountain biking. These other vendors included: CLIMB
(Concerned Long Island Mountain Bikers), a non-profit advocacy
organization dedicated to the growth and safe enjoyment of mountain bicycling
and the organization responsible for maintaining the trail in Cunningham Park;
Peak Mountain Bike Pro Shop, the local bicycle shop rated Best Bike Shop by
MTBR, that specializes in mountain bikes; City Bike Coach, a fun cycling riding school and
coaching service for all ages which also offers free weekend rides for all
levels and ages;
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Bicycle Habitat, one of the oldest bike shops in New York, Panera
Bread, a bakery-cafe that showcases the art and craft of bread making, helping
customers truly appreciate and enjoy a great loaf of bread by studying its
crust, crumb and craft; Bicycle Planet, the second largest bicycle store on
Long Island.
For more information about North Woods Family Trail Ride Day’s
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