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.
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!
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FLMBC will be
Offering Cycling Merit
Badge for boy scouts
who are interested.
For more information,
e-mail
flmbc@yahoo.com
"FLMBC off to a great start"
acording to NY OUTDOORS BLOG
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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.
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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
New Milford
Bike Shop





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.
Check out the FLMBC Affiliate
Page and help us in our
advocacy efforts and events.
Click here!
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.