| 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! |
| Power in Unity The term "power in unity" has been used and heard throughout the world and can be seen throughout our website. Never has it been more true than when dealing with advocacy for trail access. Government officials and land owners want to see numbers before granting permission to create new trails. Large numbers! Are there enough people interested to make the project a reality? Are their enough able bodies to keep the trail in good condition? Will the trails get good use? etc.... "The powers that be" might be looking for (or expecting) a monetary return or just the peace of mind that the trails are going to be well kept, safe and free of garbage and trash. Mountain Biking is a right, but not necessarily anywhere we chose to ride. With that said.....asking cyclists to pay a yearly membership fee to join in on club rides and activities just doesn't sit well with me. True, there is the yearly cost of doing business such as insurance, website and newsletter expenses, and general office supplies for cards, brochures, letterhead and envelopes, mailing and event expenses. The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club chooses, at this time, not to pass this cost on to it's members, but to operate off of grants and donations. We feel that not everyone will have the extra money to join another club or organization and that yearly membership dues may detere individuals from joining the Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club. These individuals may have a great talent in riding or valuable trail stewardship skills that would be greatly missed or overlooked if not a member of an organized bike club. There is"power in unity" and in the advocacy game bigger is better! Don't let the lack of money keep you from joining the Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club. We have organized this club for all who want to participate and we hope to hear from all of you. Great accomplishments can be made as our numbers grow. |
| A Vision Any of us who ride in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York on a regular basis have certainly heard of The Finger Lakes Trail and chances are you may have run across parts of the trail on one or more of your rides. After all, it is over 400 miles long, stretching across the grand state of New York. As much as it seems impossible to create an extended trail across the state such as the Finger Lakes Trail, why can't we mountain bikers have a network of marked trails throughout the region? We obviously would not include every little path we come across or ride but major mountain bike trails that are used frequently and legally could be included. There would have to be a certain standard met for a trail to be included in The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Trail Network. Criteria may be; Only trails maintained by IMBA affiliated clubs, trails patrolled by National Mountain Bike Patrol, trails that are in the Finger Lakes Region. Perspective trails could be inspected/critiqued by a chosen committee to rate the trail for accessibility and degree of difficulty: Difficulty ranking would be on the signs placed on the trail heads and throughout the trail. All trails must have written permission from the land owner /manager for riding privileges and sign posting privileges. These trails could be listed on clubs' web sites as well as brochures. This type of extensive trail network would help promote our sport and generate a revenue that would be very attractive to our local communities. This is just a thought, but a very easy and attainable goal. This would be power in unity at its very finest. Let us know your thoughts on this vision. Contact us at flmbc@yahoo.com. |
| "Get a Bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live"..... Mark Twain |
| FLMBC Grassroots Fundraiser The Finger Lakes Mountain Bike Club has embarked on a Grassroots fundraising effort to raise money for LIVESTRONG, The Lance Armstrong Foundation, and The Falck Cancer Center here in Elmira, NY. We have set a goal of $500 for LIVESTRONG and the same amount for our local Falck Cancer Center. $1, $5, $10 any size donation goes to this cause and helps us reach our goal. Please click on the Benefiting LIVESTRONG logo above to help our efforts in raising money for this worthwhile cause. |
| Mark Twain River Trail Jaunt September 11, 2010 FLMBC and the Friends of the Chemung River Watershed will be hosting a fund raising ride entitled "The Mark Twain River Trail Jaunt" on September 11th, 2010 along the Chemung River trails. This will be an educational fun ride benefiting LIVESTRONG and the Falck Cancer Center. Cyclist will come upon characters along the trails informing them of the river's history. Mark Twain himself will be reciting his unpublished story "Taming the Bicycle"! LIVESTRONG and the Falck Cancer Center information will be available at the ride. Pledge sheets will be available at various locations and on our website in the near future. For more information call 607-733-6798 or email flmbc@yahoo.com. Let's make this an annual event by showing up and supporting the cause! |
FLMBC Attends Trails Advocacy Day in
Albany, NY
Flmbc attended Trails Advocacy Day In Albany, NY on March 10
to lobby for our State Parks and Trails. Click here for
StarGazette.com article
Albany, NY
Flmbc attended Trails Advocacy Day In Albany, NY on March 10
to lobby for our State Parks and Trails. Click here for
StarGazette.com article
| Click here for City of Elmira Bike Month Proclamation |
| 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. |
Boy Scouts Cycling Merit
Badge
FLMBC will be Offering Cycling Merit
Badge for boy scouts who are
interested.
For more information, e-mail
flmbc@yahoo.com
Badge
FLMBC will be Offering Cycling Merit
Badge for boy scouts who are
interested.
For more information, e-mail
flmbc@yahoo.com
Lift Accessed Mountain Biking Opportunities
| FLMBC has partnered with Swain and Denton resorts to offer discounts on lift accsesed mountain biking at their locations. Regular lift passes are $25.00 for a day. FLMBC members can get a one day pass for $20.00. We will also be hosting a FLMBC day on Sunday, September 5th. at Swain and Sunday October 10th at Denton. For mor information e-mail: flmbc@yahoo.com |
| Click for schedule and trail map |
| Click for schedule and trail map |
Grove Street Boat Launch Kiosk Sign
