North Woods Family Trail Ride Day April 27, 2013

For Immediate Release

Contact: Andree Sanders 917-658-9289/andree@tfkmetrony.org

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 27^th. 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

please contact asanders@tfkmetrony.org.

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Trips for Kids Celebrates Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

Join us to explore what mountain biking in NYC is like and Help celebrate Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day 

 All skill levels welcome to ride the seven miles of beginner and advanced singletrack found in Cunningham Park in Queens!

Highlights include ...

• Kids rides: In honor of Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, we are hosting family-friendly rides for both beginner and intermediate levels. You and the kids can bring your own bike, or pre-register to borrow a complimentary bike. An instructor will go over how to ride and enjoy the trails, as well as topics such as healthy living through cycling, geography, the enviroment and what we can all do to help preserve it. Adults must be present during the kids ride, but are not required to participate.
• Demo bikes:  Discover the fun of the newest Trek 2013 bikes, from our demo trucks straight from the factory. (Mountain, road, cyclocross, both men's and women's!) Register in advance to reserve a spot, or take yours for a spin and then try it against Trek's.
• Women's clinics: Our wonderful Mel Bowen from Trek Bikes will be leading women's clinics to introduce techniques for handling, braking and rolling with power and control! All skill levels welcome.   
• Advanced rides and pump track clinics: Take your skills to the next level. Ride with a group for a fun, high-performance route through the trails of Cunningham. Then, stop by the pump track as former pro racer Tom Oates teaches advanced handling and performance techniques. 
• Meet MTB friends: Musette Bakery, IMBA, CLIMB, Peak Bikes, NYCMTB and more...

Schedule -

Rides and demos bikes are open and available from 10am to 3pm. You are welcome to come by anytime! 

In addition, clinics and guided rides are scheduled below. More details coming soon:

10:30am - Advanced ride11am - Pump track with Tom Oates

10:30 am - Kids ride (beginner)
11am - Kids ride (intermediate)

11am - Women's clinic

12:30pm - Kids ride (beginner)
1pm - Kids ride (intermediate) 

1pm - Pump track with Tom Oakes

1:30pm - Women's clinic

Weather plan: Event will cancel if case of heavy rain. If there is a light rain, we are a go. 

How to participate -

You are welcome to bring your own bike, or borrow one of ours (kids and adults)! The event is free and open to all riders of all ages.

Advanced registration is encouraged as clinics and demo bikes will fill up. You can always edit your registration status or clinic selection at a later date. More info will be provided on bike demo times and availability. Trek Bikes will provide all demo bikes. Trips for Kids will provide all kids demo bikes, as well as a few adult bikes. You are welcome (and encouraged!) to bring your own bike and try it on all the trails.

Participation in all clinics is free.

What to bring -

Come dressed for the occasion: Comfortable shoes and clothing is encouraged. No open toed shoes. Helmets required. We will have a few helmets to borrow, but recommend bringing your own.

You can demo a bike or try your own! Just be sure you have knobby tires to handle the dirt. Trek demo bikes are free for test rides; no waiver needed if you are riding your own bike.

For kids' rides, parents will need to accompany their kids to the trail head and sign waiver, but do not need to ride the trail. If your kid does not have a mountain bike, please contact TFK Metro NY - a small supply is available, but are available only with pre-registration. (You can also request a bike when registering through this event page. We will send you confirmation to work out the details.)

How to get there -

Cunningham Park is incredibly accessible!

Our demo trucks and host tents are at the 210th Street playground, at 210th St @ 73rd Avenue (just around the corner from the trailhead, at 210th St and 67th Avenue.)

> By car: From NYC, take 495 to exit 26, Francis Lewis Blvd. Take a right on Francis Lewis, going south. Turn left on 73rd Ave. Event area is at 210th and 73rd ave. From Long Island, take the Long Island Expressway to exit 27, Clearview Expressway, and go south. Exit at 73rd Avenue, turn left. Go to 210th St and turn left. The trailhead is at the corner of 67th Avenue; the demo and registration area is at 210th and 73rd Avenue. On-street parking is available.

> By train: Take the F train to Jamaica/179 Street. Ride east on Hillside Avenue, then turn left on 188th St (Saul Weprin St.) Right on 73rd Avenue to the demo area at 210th St. 

> By LIRR: Cunningham is a quick 5-minute ride from the LIRR, accessible from both Atlantic and Penn Station terminals. Take the Bayside stop and ride south to Cunningham Park, or exit at Hollis and ride north.

> By bus: From midtown, take the express bus QM6 from one of two stops, 6th Avenue and 36th Steet or 3rd Avenue and 57th street. Exit at Union Turnpike stop and 193rd Street. (Bus is the quickest route!)

(Route maps coming soon!)

About the hosts -

This event is organized by Trips for Kids NY and Bicycle Habitat, to support getting more New Yorkers finding new ways to enjoy the great outdoors. This is a family-friendly event, appropriate to all ages and all skill levels. With adult rides and clinics sponsored by Trek Bikes, we will also be doing kids rides and clinics to celebrate of the International Mountain Biking Association's national "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day".

Trips for Kids NY is a NYC not-for-profit organization that teaches kids to bike in the great outdoors. Proceeds from event raffles will benefit TFK. Bicycle Habitat is a supporter of Trips for Kids and its mission to make bikes more accessible to everyone.

> Organizers: Trips for Kids NY and Bicycle Habitat

> Other sponsors: Trek Bikes, IMBA, NYCMTB, CLIMB, Friends of Cunningham Park

Mountain Bike Swap BIKE SWAP! November 12 at Noon in Oyster Bay's Theodore Roosevelt Park.

Mountain Bike Swap Meet November 12 at Noon in Oyster Bay's Theodore Roosevelt Park.

Meet at the covered pavilion, BYOBBQ if you want to do some grillin while your chillin. Some picnic tables available but bring your own table is you have lots of bike stuff to sell or swap.

Directions: LIE to route 107/106 north. At the fork bear right onto route 106 north. Take that all the way into the town of Oyster Bay where route 106 is called South St . Go past Nobman's Hardware and W. Main St and make a left onto Bay Ave then bear left into Theodore Roosevelt Park. You will see the covered pavilions on the left.

Come meet the pros!

Rebecca Rusch Wraps Up Gold Rusch Tour with NYC Events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Hilary Hutcheson, PR Director

hilary@outsidemedia.com

Rebecca Rusch Wraps Up Gold Rusch Tour with NYC Events

The World Mountain Bike champ will host An Evening with the Pros: Rebecca Rusch and Katie Holden, including meet and greets, film screenings and rides for fans and media

Ketchum, ID – Sept. 8, 2011 – Rebecca Rusch, the three-time Leadville Trail 100 Women's Champion and three-time 24 Hour Solo Mountain Biking World Champion, announces the final stop in her SRAM Gold Rusch Tour with a number of events in New York City October 6-8th. Rusch will host a Meet and Greet and a free clinic with fellow MTB pro Katie Holden and will take local media on private rides through New York City’s Highbridge Park.

An Evening with the Pros: Rebecca Rusch and Katie Holden What: Enjoy food, drinks and socializing with two of the top women’s mountain bikers

When: 6:30-8:30pm on Thursday Oct. 6th Where: Sid’s Bike Shop at 151 W. 19th St.

Free Women’s MTB Clinic

What: SRAM Pros Rebecca Rusch and Katie Holden will host free clinics for women all day. The SRAM MTB Ride Experience 2 x10 Van will be on site with bikes to test. When: 10am-4pm on Saturday Oct 8th

Where: Highbridge Park between 155th St. and Dyckman St.

Rebecca will ride with media on Thursday Oct. 6th and Friday Oct. 7th. Those interested in scheduling a media appointment should contact Amy May (amy@outsidemedia.com) at their earliest convenience. 

  

The reigning and three-time Leadville Trail 100 Women's Champion and three-time World 24 hr Champion knows a thing or two about pain. Drawing from a background in adventure racing, Rebecca has a deep well of skills: paddling, rock climbing, biking, navigating, skiing, and more. Since turning pro in 2001, Rebecca has proven to the world she has what it takes to execute any of the above even after going beyond her limits in faraway places like Kyrgyzstan and Tibet. After winning adventure races became routine, she added 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike racing to her résumé and proceeded to dominate the sport. Rusch writes regularly about her adventures and training and her thoughts can be found at www.rebeccarusch.com. www.twitter.com/thequeenofpain

Come Meet the Pros! October 6th, 7th, and 8th

Thursday October 6th  Happy Hour Q and A  -  6:30-8:30 at Sid's Bike Shop  at 151 West 19th Street   Cocktails and Appetizers will be served-   Come and Meet Rebecca Rusch and learn about how she became the 3x winner of the Leadville 100  and hear how Katie Holden became the UCI Pan American Champion.

Friday October 7th - MOVIE and RECEPTION of "RACE ACROSS THE SKY Leadville Trail 100" Bicycle Habitat is hosting a screening Race Across the Sky!    Come and get inspired -  Buy tickets online at  www.raceacrossthesky.eventbrite.com and come to the after Party  Please pre purchase tickets as we need to get an idea of numbers for the food for the after party!

Saturday October 8th  10:00AM - 4:00 PM  FREE WOMAN'S CLINIC  at High Bridge Mountain Biking Trails!  

There will be 2 clinics
1) XC/Endurance Clinic by Rebecca Rusch
2) DH Clinic by Katie Holden  
SRAM Ride Experience Van with 2x10 Drivetrains bikes available for demo!
And it is FREE!!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU to make this happen!  Please Come and Have FUN with us!   Support your local Mountain biking club and let's show the pros that New York Mountain Bikers  Rock!!!  

October 1st Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Andree Sanders 917-658-9289/andree@tfkmetrony.org

TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY-

New Yorkers can be part of a global celebration of biking and kids’ health

(New York, NY)  New Yorkers from every borough are invited to celebrate IMBA’s 8^th annual INTERNATIONAL TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY on Saturday, October 1 from 11 AM to 1 PM in Queens’ Cunningham Park.  Guided group rides will depart from the park’s North Woods Trail shortly after 11 AM.  The trail head is located at 210^th Street and 67^th Avenue and can be reached by subway, bus and car.  There is parking at the site. All participants must bring their own bikes, helmets and drinking water.   This free event is being sponsored by Trips for Kids Metro New York (www.tfkmetrony.org) and Bicycle Habitat (http://bicyclehabitat.com) in association with IMBA (www.IMBA.org).

Register at http://takeakidmtbday.eventbrite.com. For detailed travel directions go to www.tfkmetrony.org.

In support of First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let’s Move Outside!” initiative, IMBA has pledged to get 30,000 children participating in 300 cycling events on October 1.  Trips for Kids Metro New York’s (TFK) hopes to help our city take the lead in reaching this goal.  Since IMBA and TFK believe that kids should be on bikes every day, all participants are encouraged to sign up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA), whereby riders will pledge to be active at least 5 days a week for 6 weeks. What better way to get active than to be out riding a bike?

Trips for Kids Metro New York regularly leads specialized rides in Cunningham Park as part of its weekend programs. TFK is a non-profit 100% volunteer organization that provides mountain bike outings and environmental education for kids who would not otherwise have these opportunities.  Trips for Kids Metro New York teaches lessons in personal responsibility, achievement and environmental awareness through the simple act of having fun.

For more information about participating and /or volunteering in Trip for Kids Metro New York programs, please email info@tfkmetrony.org .