Frederick Bicycle Coalition

Don’t forget, January 3rd, 2012 will be the Frederick Bicycle Coalition fundraiser at Brewers Alley in downtown Frederick. All day long, 20 percent of profits from your food and bar bill will be donated to FBC. So visit Brewers Alley for some great food and beer and help support Frederick biking at the same time.

Plenty of bikers and FBC board members will be there in the evening, so come on out and introduce yourself, enjoy some great food and beer and help support the Frederick Bicycle Coalition. Last year this was a great fundraiser and best of all it is an easy way to help support FBC.

Brewers Alley is located at 124 North Market Street in downtown Frederick, MD and will be open from 11:30AM to 11:30PM on the day of the event. Come on out!

Update: Live music by the Bar Cons

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Do you have bike gear you want to get rid of? Are you looking for a deal on bike parts? Then come buy or sell at the Frederick Bicycle Coalition Bike Swap on October 2nd, 2011. The swap will be held at Dublin Roasters Coffee, 1780 North Market Street in Frederick, MD.

The swap is free to attend. Vendor spots are $10 for an 8′ x 8′ spot. All proceeds benefit the Frederick Bicycle Coalition. If you have bikes, parts, or clothing you need to buy or sell, this is the place to be.

Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, October 2nd (rain date: Sunday, October 9th)
Time: 9-1 (sellers can begin setting up at 8AM)
Cost: Free for buyers. Sellers pay $10 for a 8′x8′ spot, bring your own table.
Location: Dublin Roasters Coffee. 1780 North Market Street – Frederick, MD – 21701. Map link

To reserve your space, click the PayPal button below and purchase your spot.

Need more info? Contact Jay (jaument13@gmail.com) or Herb (hwright@mac.com) and they will help you out.

Big thanks to Dublin Roasters Coffee, home of Frederick’s fresh roasted coffee and a big supporter of bicycling!

The Frederick Bicycle Coalition is proud to host Frederick’s Second Annual Ride with the Mayor event. Mayor McClement will join us as we ride from the gazebo behind the William Talley Recreation Center to the Harry Grove Stadium to watch the Frederick Keys take on the Potomac Nationals. All participants will receive a free general admission ticket to the game! All ages are welcome; however, we ask that children under the age of six either ride in a trailer or in a tow behind bicycle. Registration will begin at 12:45pm and we will leave for the stadium at 1pm. Come out and join us!!!!

Here are the details:

Where – William Talley Recreation Center (121 North Bentz Street, Frederick, MD)
When – Sunday, August 28, 2011
Registration – 12:45pm
Leave for Stadium – 1pm

Please ride responsibly and wear a helmet

It is time for the 2nd annual Brunswick Bicycle Festival and best of all it is FREE. Last year several of us did a beautiful road ride to the event from downtown Frederick and enjoyed some music and food. Check it out!

Brunswick Bicycle Festival

Join us at Railroad Square in Downtown Brunswick, Maryland
(a bike friendly town) for the SECOND annual Brunswick
Bicycle Festival. There will be activities, food,
and music.

Sample Activities: Bike Rodeo for Children, Hill Climb, and 5 Mile Loop Ride (things for non-bicycle riders as well)

Music by: Hard Swimmin’ Fish, Flat Foot Sam & The Educated Fools

Location: Railroad Square near the MARC train station,
on mile marker 55 of the C&O Canal. Easy access to the towpath for bicycling.
One mile to the Brunswick camp ground (also on the towpath).

Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2011
Admission: FREE

For more information visit
www.BrunswickMainStreet.org

Check our latest news letter for the latest happenings. Read it online here, sign up for the newsletter on the right side of the home page.

OK folks, it has been a long time coming, but new trail is getting built in Emmitsburg, MD and they need your help! Corridor clearing will be taking place August 13th and they are hoping for a good turn out to show their town council there’s excitement for the project. The complete project will be a stacked loop system and they’ll be breaking ground on the first piece of a multi-phase project.

Where is Emmitsburg? It is north of Frederick, MD and the trails will be built on the town reservoir property which is situated on the same ridge as Gambrill and the Frederick Watershed so expect similar terrain. Want to know more about the project? Check these recent articles: Frederick News Post, The Gazette

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011
Time: 8am- 1pm
Location: Rainbow Lake on Hampton Valley Road. Google Maps link.
Contact: Tim O’Donnell- todonnell@emmitsburgmd.gov – 301-447-3839

The second annual Tour de Frederick will be happening August 12 – 14, 2011. The weekend of bike includes guided rides, a Frederick Keys baseball game, history tour, meals and an ice cream social.

Sign up at www.tourdefrederick.com or read more about the event in the recent Gazette article.

Local mountain bike club MORE will be having 3 women’s mountain bike rides at the Frederick Watershed on June 17th. There should be something for everyone with a downhill specific ride as well as moderate and casual cross country rides. Full details here.