• Washington, D.C. Area Bicycle Clubs:
  
  • Broad Brush
    • Meet-up groups, centered around Alexandria, VA on 1/2/2011.
  • Off Road
    • Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts. MORE offers riding in DC and beyond.
  • Road Racing Clubs
    • Artemis Racing Team. ART is a women's team in the VA-DC-Balt, MD area.
    • Chesapeake Wheelmen. CW is a Baltimore area racing club.
    • National Capital Velo Club, NCVC,   is the DC area's main road racing club.
    • Squadra Coppi. SC competes mostly in Northern Va.
    • Team Snow Valley. TSV is based in Annapolis, MD.
  • Road Touring Clubs
    • Annapolis Bicycle Club. ABC covers on&off road cycling in Annapolis and surroundings.
    • Baltimore Bicycle Club. BBC offers rides throughout the greater Baltimore area.
      • BBC Facebook Page.
    • Bike & Brunch. B&B rides in & around the DC area. B&B is Jewish oriented, and most rides are in the 20-40 mile range.
    • BBSSU has rides in and around DC. Its other advocacy interests include AIDS/HIV. They also work with WABA
    • Cumberland Valley Cycling Club. CVCC offers rides in Washington County and surroundings.
    • Frederick Pedalers. FPED covers riding in Frederick County and surroundings.
    • Oxon Hill Bicycle & Trail Club. OHBTC offers mostly on-road cycling in PG & Charles County, Md.
    • Potomac Pedalers. The club offers mostly on-road cycling in DC and beyond.
      • Leading a PPTC ride. To send in a ride description, use the link on item #3. You must first assemble all the needed info - the phone number and E-mail you wish to provide, a ride title, weather wimp-out, etc. You'll soon learn that leading a ride is NOT difficult. You must be logged in for this to work.
            One extra item to bring is a sign-up sheet. They are here on the club web site.
      • Facebook
        • PPTC Bike Club
        • Neal's "Home Page"
        • Neal's "Wall"
        • Neal's Facebook notes
    • Reston Bicycle Club. RBC covers mostly on-road riding in Northern VA.
    • VeloDCity does covers mostly on-road riding across the greater DC area.

• Washington, D.C. Area Regional Information:
  
  • Alexandria Biking. This comprehensive site has a trails map and commuter info for feet, bikes, vans, and cars.
  • Biking Book, Washington, DC and surroundings.
  • BikeDC runs a variety of events.
  • Bike Washington, formerly "Urban ATB", has an impressive range of DC area biking info. It covers on and off-road riding with route sheets for both realms. Politics and Metro use are also covered.
  • CAM. Cycle Across Maryland is an annual event that covers a different part of MD each year. Like other state-backed rides, it is about a week, 60ish miles/day, mostly camping, with a hotel option for each night.
  • CPABC. The College Park Area Bicycle Coalition covers pedaling and politics in the College Park( Md) area.
  • Too _cold_ to bike? Hike. Kathy Bilton has info on alternatives such as the C&O Canal and the Appalachian Trail.
  • CulturalTourismDC, helping DC residents and visitors discover, experience and celebrate the city's culture and heritage.
  • DC Area MetroRail Home Page
    • Bringing a bicycle on a Rail Car.
    • Parking a bike at Rail Stations.
    • Rail Map
    • MetroForward.com has maintenance scedules, Q&A, and Lost&Found.
    • Neal's Metro Misc.
  • The Seagull Century, from Salisbury MD, attracts 6,000+. Flat and well-run, it is good for first-time century riders.
  • WABA. Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Advocacy. Many significant accomplishments.

• American Information:
  
  • Bikely.com has a cue sheet library.
    An example, out of Tyler Elementray in Gainesville, is here.
  • BHSI. The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute provides safety information for riders and consulting for manufacturers.
  • LAB. The League of American Bicyclists is biking's national advocacy group, providing both political guidance and enjoyable events since 1880.
  • Seagull Century. An annual event in October, sponsored by Salisbury State U, in Salisbury, MD. A Metric & English Century, it is flat, making it good for beginners. It is very well run.

• International Information:
  
  • Newsgroups. There are about 40,000 Newsgroups in Usenet. Here is a listing of biking newsgroups.
  • Bike safety information from Australian insurance company Guardian.
    • Another safety item here is the BHSI, listed under American Information just above.

• Tech Information:
  
  • Spoke Guages, from the late Sheldon Brown
  • Drill Sizes, Wikipedia
  • Tap Drill Sizes. inch and metric.
  • English thread info is here. Similar pages can be found by searching 'screw + 8-32 + major diameter'. Some major diameters: 4-40=0.112", 6-32= 0.138, and 8-32=0.164.
  • Truing Wheels, from Bicycling Magazine. You'll reach a page that discusses wheeltruing, and also has other maintenance topic choices.

• Retail Sales:
  
  • College Park & Mt. Airy bike stores
  • Colorado Cyclist, mail order & 1 store in Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Excel , mail order & 1 store in Boulder, CO.
  • Euro-Asia Imports has old & new parts. Near LA, CA
  • Loose Screws, AKA Third Hand. Mostly old parts; mail order only.
  • Nashbar, mail order only
  • Performance Bike, mail order & 80 stores in the US.
  • Velo Classique, mostly parts for older bikes.
  • Specialty items:
    • See Michelin inner tubes
      • Expand picture of Michelin inner tube box.
    • Hardware chain stores: Fastenal and True Value.

• Fun Things. First 6 things from from Bicycling Mag, Jan-Feb 2012
  
  • National Bicycle History Archive of America .
  • Velocipede Cycling.
  • Lovely Bicycle Blog.
  • Big Ring Riding.
  • Bangable Dudes in Pro Cycling.
  • The Bicycle Store.
  • Bike riding organizer.
  • Bike Organizing site.
  • Va Movie house that has occasional bike films.

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