Other nonprofit outdoor and cycling organizations are listed here as a public service. Locations are in Massachusetts and beyond. Seven Hills Wheelmen is not affiliated with the groups unless specified. To be listed, please contact Lynne at LTolman@LTolman.org. Thanks!
Cycling Clubs
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB – WORCESTER
Tuesday and Thursday rides are at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Contact: biking@amcworcester.org .
The rail trail is being built along the rail bed of the former Marlborough Branch RR and will pass through Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard and Acton. As of 2021, the trail is 9.5 miles long. Contact: Tom Kelleher, tk@arrtinc.org.
Recreational cyclists who have rides and social events in the Boston area and beyond.
Recreational cyclists who have weekday, weekend, and multi-day rides for road and off-road adult enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels.
Contact: office@gswheelers.org, 603-898-5479
Recreational cyclists based in Rhode Island, open to riders of all abilities.
Contact: John Rohland, president@nbwclub.org
Recreational cyclists based in the Nashoba Valley area of eastern Massachusetts, open to riders of all abilities. Primarily a road club, but also offering off-road rides.
Contact: nvprides@gmail.com
Recreational cyclists based on the North Shore of Massachusetts, offering weekend and recurring rides.
Contact: Ride coordinator Dan Krechmer, dkretchmer9@gmail.com
WORCESTER COUNTY WOMEN’S CYCLING
Women’s cycling group with a free-spirited, supportive, and empowering approach, open to riders at all levels.
WORLD ULTRACYCLING ASSOCIATION
international nonprofit organization, founded in 1980 in North America, setting the standards for excellence and achievement in ultracycling competition.
YANKEE PEDALERS
Recreational cyclists based in Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
Mountain Biking
NEW ENGLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION
NEMBA chapters based in central Massachusetts include Blackstone Valley and Wachusett.
Advocacy
FRIENDS OF THE WARE RIVER WATERSHED
Advocates for sustainable trail access for non-motorized uses (mountain biking, horseback riding, hiking); trail stewardship and maintenance; and education on protecting cultural, environmental and historic resources in the Ware River Watershed (Rutland, Barre, Hubbardston, Oakham, Phillipston, Templeton, Princeton).
MassBike (Bicycle Coalition of Massachusetts)
New England Mountain Bike Association
WACHUSETT GREENWAYS
Keepers of the Mass Central Rail Trail in Sterling, West Boylston, Holden, Rutland, Oakham.
Contact: Colleen Abrams, colleen.abrams@verizon.net, 508-829-3954.
Others
Impressions from bicycle travels
New England Bicycle Racing Association
Media
Volunteering Opportunities
Club Member Sites
Lynne Tolman (T&G bike column archives)
Dick Goodman (Easy C Rider)