| The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club (FLMBC) serves the southern portion of the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It's headquarters are located in the historic Near Westside neighborhood district in Elmira, New York along the Chemung River. |
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| Mission Statement The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club's (FLMBC) primary purpose is to have fun riding bikes safely while promoting environmental responsibilities and educating the public on the positive aspects of mountain biking and eradicating the misconceptions of the past. |
Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club, 54 A Hoffman Street, Elmira, New York 14905 U.S.A. 607-733-6798
| WELCOME Let us introduce ourselves. We are the Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club. A fun and eclectic twist to the normal mountain bike clubs. As you take time to browse through this site you will see that there is a large emphasis on fun. We want this site to be enjoyable as well as informative. In the future you can expect to see a lot of useful tid-bits on regional happenings and significant events. We will also be including features on safety and health. To navigate through the website, just follow the "signs". They will take you to a boat load of useful information such as governmental and environmental contacts as well as trail info., resources and other vitals. Visit the links page for a number of great bike related websites. Female riders may enjoy the WOMBATS page with a link to their national site as well as a link to the "Mountain Bike Hall of Fame". We are in the process of building our "Street Scene Page" for the everyday bike commuter. Please contact us if you have anything you would like seen on this site or if you have any thing to add. We will gladly accept submissions because this site is for you! The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club has lots of exciting plans for the future. There is power in unity so visit the join page and join the Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club ( it's free!) for the ride of your life. Enjoy! |
"Get a Bicycle.
You will not
regret it.
If you live".....
Mark Twain
You will not
regret it.
If you live".....
Mark Twain
| Boy Scouts Cycling Merit Badge FLMBC will be Offering Cycling Merit Badge for boy scouts who are interested. For more information, flmbc@yahoo.com |
An open meeting to the community to gather thoughts and ideas about allowing mountain biking at Newtown Battlefield State Park was held Thursday Sept. 23. The meeting was hosted by Andy Patros, Chemung County Legislator - 15th District and the Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club. Everyone in attendance agreed that converting the hiking trails into multi-use trails to accommodate mountain biking will increase attendance at the park thus contributing to the longevity of the park. We found that we have more than enough volunteers for monthly trail maintenance days..Newtown Battlefield State Park is the only State Park we have in Chemung County. The attendance is down drastically this year. Loaded with history, it would be a shame to see it close like so many other things in life that fade away because of little interest. We really don't miss them until they're gone. At that point we say, " I wish I did something to save it." but it's too late. The true fact is there is a huge interest in Newtown Battlefield State Park allowing cycling on its trails. Opening Newtown Battlefield State Park to mountain biking would generate new life in the park and open new off road cycling opportunities in Chemung County. There are countless families looking for these opportunities to bike on trails due to fear of cycling on the roads. Too many times the FLMBC and our local bike shops have had to send out of town inquiring people out of the county for trail riding due to lack of trails in our home town. This adds up to lost revenue for our local businesses. The Park is located half way between Binghamton, NY and Ithaca, NY. Both have a huge mountain bike community. Route 86 will be finished soon and A new bike trail along Rt. 86 will pass right by the park in the near future, all of which will compliment the park. We have the volunteers consisting of experienced trail builders and A National Mountain Bike Patrol Group. all equipped with the knowledge and tools to maintain and enhance the trails at the park to encourage more usage by everyone. Shared use trails is the way to go at Newtown Battlefield and could help increase revenue by filling camping spots at the park as well as the possibility of signature events in the future. Local government (The City of Elmira & The Chemung Chamber of Commerce) and the entire cycling community as well as many local hikers ( that realize that properly designed trails are sustainable) and that studies have shown that cycling causes less impact than foot traffic are behind us 100 percent. This will cost the state absolutely no money as we are prepared to raise money for signage and other amenities for the park. We are willing to work with the state closely as to their specifications for improvements. We all realize the Park at this point does not have much to offer as far as family entertainment, (no swimming or waterfront deters people). Cycling on the trails at Newtown Battlefield State Park makes sense. Anyone interested in seeing this happen should join us in this effort. For more information, contact: Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club, 607-733-6798, e-mail flmbc@yahoo.com |
| Grove Street Boat Launch Kiosk Sign |
| The new sign a the Grove Street Boat Launch at the Chemung River Trails. The sign is mounted on the new electronic kiosk weather station. The Kiosk informs people of air temperature, wind speed and direction as well as humidity. It was built by the efforts of our partner Friends of The Chemung River Watershed. |
| Chemung / Schuyler Bike Share Program Borrow a bicycle at no charge from the Elmira/Schuyler Bike Share program. Located at Elmira's Painted Lady Bed & Breakfast, 520 West Water Street & The Village Marina, Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen. Go solo or the whole family! 1 hour or the day, Ride the neighborhoods or the trails. Just Put your seat in the Saddle and Pedal free of charge! Helmets included. Call FLMBC 607-733-6798 or The Painted Lady at 607-846-3500 for more information. |
| Click here for City of Elmira Bike Month Proclamation |
| Are you a BFB? Does your business welcome the ever growing number of cyclists? Let the cycling community know by displaying this handsome,laminated "Bike Friendly Business" sign in your store front window. |
FLMBC is launching Finger Lakes SprocKids this summer. We have received the Itinerary and are currently seeking volunteers to create this great program for the youth of our area. Finger Lakes SprocKids will take place at the Trails of the Chemung River in West Elmira. Exact days are yet to be decided. SprocKids is a program originated in Canada to teach kids the positive aspects of mountain biking. Kids will learn cycling skills, bike maintance, trail etiquette and build self esteem. If this interests you please contact FLMBC at: FLMBC@yahoo.com Visit the SprocKids web site here: www.sprockids.com |
Volunteers Needed Please consider volunteering for any FLMBC project. To sign up contact us at: flmbc@yahoo.com |
One Night Screening Mandiville Hall @ The Clemens Center Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 7:00PM $5.00 seats 160 max seats Proceeds go to Finger Lakes SprocKids |
| Update: The Newtown Battlefield project has gained new momentum with a meeting Tuesday March 22, in Albany with State Senators. Another Community meeting will be called in the near future. It's time to move forward. |
| New York Bike Summit April 28, Albany, NY FLMBC was there! Click here for info. |
| Again this year FLMBC is offering discount passes to members for this great MTB resort. Click logo for schedule. |
