Bicycle Times Adventure Fest is BACK! But this time it has flown South from Pennsylvania to Stokesville Virginia. We will still hold our Shenandoah Mountain Bike Festival the weekend before (October 6-8). If you haven’t heard of Adventure Fest then read on: Bicycle Times Magazine (Sister magazine to the infamous DirtRag) is excited to be…
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Shenandoah National Park Announces “Ride the Drive” Car-Free Day in North District of Park Luray, Virginia: On April 23, 2017 Shenandoah National Park will open the north district of Skyline Drive to non-motorized vehicles only to celebrate National ParkRx Day and National Park Week. During this event, Skyline Drive will be closed to motorized vehicles…
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Why: To make it easier and more fun for anyone to walk or bike in the city of Staunton. What: Staunton Bike/Ped Plan Public Meeting/Open House When: March 22, 2017 6pm-8pm The City of Staunton is in the process of creating a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. A steering committee was created with representatives from city…
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VOTE TODAY! Voting is open from 2/15/2017 to 3/10/2017 Click here to vote now Meet our Candidates for the SVBC Board of Directors. Once elected, each candidate will serve for a 3-year term. We have 5 candidates and 5 open spots on the SVBC Board. Kevin Rogers I’m a Valley native having grown up…
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Not only is Harrisonburg and SVBC’s own Lindsey Carpenter featured in this video for Salsa Cycles new 29+ full suspension bike launch, but our local trails and mountains are also highlighted in the launch video for their new bike, the Deadwood sus. Salsa Cycles decided to use Stokesville and our trails, our mountains as the perfect…
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Harrisonburg, Va. – The city of Harrisonburg is in the process of updating the comprehensive plan and getting participation from the community. Harrisonburg Planning Commission and the Planning and Community Development Department are working with members of the community to update the plan, which presents a vision of Harrisonburg’s future. Four committees have been formed…
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Join us for our annual potluck on Monday evening February 13 in Ruby’s (Basement of Clementine). This is an annual tradition where we transform our February social into a potluck at dinner time. We will meet at 6 pm rather than the usual 7pm time. Please bring a dish to share (ideally label it) and…
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With your help, we convinced the City of Harrisonburg to move forward with funding and designing the trails or greenways that comprise the “Connect Our Schools” initiative. The City of Harrisonburg refers to these trails as the Garbers Church Shared Use Paths since they will connect Westover to Thomas Harrison Middle School, to Hillandale, to…
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UPDATE: The Little Cheerful will be up on the mountain selling food to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition. Bring some cash so you can buy some goodies! Check out the menu by clicking here. When: Sunday, February 5 @ Riding at 10:00 AM Where: Park at Briery Branch Community Center and bike up to Flagpole Knob (Highest point…
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Unsolicited Bid May Jump-Start Trail Project Proposal Also Includes Blacks Run Cleanup By TONY BROWN Daily News-Record Nikki Fox / DN-R Allen Chandler (pictured right), a 23-year-old James Madison University senior from Stuarts Draft, walks on the Bluestone Trail Tuesday. Momentum Earthworks submitted an unsolicited bid to build a section of the Northend Greenway Shared…
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