1. Bike Repairs and Tips

• tony10speed  -   Bike repairs /  first aid /   and more including specific information for NJ cyclist.
• NJ Spokes   -   A newly created general bike forum covering many topics.
• Building Bikes - Presented by Mark Cook, "How To Build a Bike", 2009 Spring Kickoff Meeting:
    -  MAFW Bike Build    
    -  Bike Build Check List    
• Bicycle Repair Guide  -   General online repair guide
• Sheldon Brown   -   Articles by Sheldon Brown
• Bloom Bike Repairs Videos   -   Good videos showing you how it's done.
• Bike Web Site   -   Basic Bicycle Repairs
• Beginning Cycling   -   Basic Bicycle Tips for Beginners from the League of American Bicyclist

2. Bicycling Books and References

• Zinn &the Art of Road Bike Maintenance,  Zinn, Lennard 3th Ed, Velo Press, 2009, ISBN 1-931382-59-X.   -  One of the BEST for repair for the novice or experience
• Bicycle Repair  Van Der Plas, Robert, Robert Van Der Plas Publications, 2007 ISBN 978-1-8924495-55-6.   -   A good introduction to bicycle repair.
• Park Tool BBB-2 The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair, Jones, C. Calvin, 2nd Ed, 2008.   -   Have not reviewed this book personally.
• The Bicycle Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance &  Repair for Road & Mountain Bikes. Downs, Todd, 3rd Ed. Rodale Inc., 2010, ISBN 13 978-1-57954-883-4   -  Beginners mainstay.
• Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair   Ed. Langley, Jim,  Rondale Press Inc, Ed, 1999 ISBN 0-87857-895-X,   -   Very good but dated.
• Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance  Zinn, Howard, 4th Ed. Velo Press, 2005, ISBN 1-931382-59-X,   -   One of the best books on MOUNTAIN BIKE repair.
• Barnett's Manual DX  Barnett Bicycle Institute 7th Ed.  -   The most complete and BEST ADVANCED repair now on DVD. Older copies in book form available thru Amazon.
• Bicycle: The History   Herlihy, David V. ,Yale University Press, 2006(paperback) ISBN 9780-30010418-9, 2004(hard cover).   -   Available in limited supply thru Amazon.

3. Bicycle Clubs:

  New Jersey Bicycle Clubs:

• Morris Area Freewheelers 
• Princeton Freewheelers 
• Central Jersey Bicycle Club
• West Jersey Wheelmen    -   Clinton, NJ to New Hope, PA
• South Jersey Wheelmen   -   Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties
• Bicycling Touring Club of North Jersey   -  Centered in Mahwah
• Bedminster flyers
• Shore Cycle Club   -   Vineland, NJ
• Jersey Shore Touring Society   -   Red Bank, NJ
• Double of Garden State (DOGS) Tandem   -   Tandem bicycling organization centered in Dover, NJ but with rides through out the state.
• Major Taylor Cycling Club of NJ   -   Based out of Essex County
• NJ Mountain Bike Club   -   Centered in Paramus with rides in NJ, NY and PA.

  Other Regional Clubs:

• Staten Island Bicycling Club
• New York Bicycling Club
• 5 Borough Bicycle Club
• Suburban Cyclist Unlimited   -   Montgomery and Bucks Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania
• Orange County Bike Club   -   Warwick, NY

4. Other Bicycle Organizations

• NJ State Dept of Transportation   -   States web site re: Biking In NJ. Includes State Law & Regulation, commuting, safety, and advocacy.
• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals   -   Advocacy group
• Federal Highway Administration   -   Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
• Federal Highway Administration   -   US DOT program for design guidance to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
• League of American Bicyclists   
• Rail to Trails Conservancy   
• Jersey Off-Road Bicycle Association   
• International Mountain Bicycling Association   
• Bike New York   
• Bicycle Adventure Club   
• Adventure Cycling Association   

5. Bicycle Racing Bodies

• United States Cycling Federation   -   (USCF)
• U.S. Cycling Association Junior Racing    
• New Jersey Bicycle Association   -   (NJBA)mGoverning body for bicycle racing in NJ.
• USA Triathlon Association   -   Official web sit.
• USA Triathlon Association   -   North East Branch.
• NJ Multisport Association   -   NJ based triathlon group.
• Spokepost   -   Calendar of North Coast cycling races and references

6. Online Bicycle Magazines and Procycling

• Bicycle Magazine   -   Bicycle Magazine's free web site
• Road Bike Rider (RBR)   -   A hodge-podge of road cycling information
• Bicycle Travelers Magazine   -   Free online international magazine on bicycle touring.
• Cycling News   -   The most complete round up of Procycling I've seen.
• Velonews   -   Procycling roundup: road, mountain and cross.
• Probike Action   -   Another good Procycling web site.
• Peloton Magazine   -   Procycling online.

7. Bicycle Touring, Routes and NJ Maps

• East Coast Greenway   -   A Florida to Maine bicycle route (25% off road) with 100 completed sections in 16 staqtes.
• NJ DOT   -   Includes commuting, recreation, tours and maps.
• Bike Touring Companies   -   Links to a number of the cycling tour companies.
• Cycle Tourist   -   Links to individuals cycle touring adventures.
• NJ Bike Map   -   A confusing but interesting array of dated maps.
• Metrojersey Cycling  -   General info on biking in NJ
• Single Track   -   Info on mountain biking in NJ

8. Road Work   -   Listing of NJ closures and road work including major highways and also non-bicycle routes. One can subscribe to Somerset County to receive other closure information not listed on the Somerset web site. See "Road Closures" menu item under "Member Information" on the MAFW web site for a summary of construction and closures pertinent to cyclist including those not reported by the counties.

• Hunterdon County
• Washington Twp/Morris   -   also listed under Morris County
• Somerset County
• Morris County
• Mercer County
• NJ DOT   -   No central access to road closures or construction. To report adverse road conditions, one must click on "commuting," then "road conditions." Then must report conditions to local county via phone or mail.

9. Online shopping  -   *Remember our sponsors first before you go online shopping!

• Performance Bike  -  Limited Selection but good prices
• Nashbar  -   Limited Selection but good prices
• Colorado Cyclist  -  Pricey but excellent high end apparel and equipment
• Excel Sports  -   Excellent apparel and equipment
• REI   -   Cycling, camping, hiking gear and more.
• Bike Tools  -   Hard to find tools and parts.
• Bikeparts.com  -   Large variety of bike parts (many not easily found elsewhere and some apparel).
• Biking.com  -   Limited but interesting supply of parts
• Wheel Manufacturers Inc  -   The definitive site for wheel parts (hubs, cones, axles, etc).
• Velo Orange   -   A number of hard to get cycle parts.
• Bicycle Gifts  -   Pete's and Ed's bicycle gifts

10. Outdoor Organizations and Related Sites

• Union County Hiking Club   -   Hiking and biking through out northern and central NJ as well as NY.
• Appalachian Mountain Club   -   Hiking, cross country skiing and other outdoor activities.
• AMC NY/NJ Branch   -  Appalachian Mountain Club's NY/NJ branch.
• Interstate Hiking Club   -   NY/NJ area hiking club.
• NYNJ   -   New York New Jersey Trail Conference
• Union County Hiking Clug   -   Hiking 6 days a week and bike rides as scheduled. Gail W. can give you details.
• Hunterdon County Hiking Club   -   Affiliated with the Hunterdon County Park System
• NJ Hiking   -   List of NJ hiking sites.
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages   -   National Parks, hiking, camping and sites broken down by state.
• Lonely Planet   -   Guide to world wide travel, sites, hotels and hostels.
• U.S. National Park Service    
• NJ Division of Parks and Forestry    
• New Jersey Nordic Ski Club    

11. Other Sites

• Metz Bicycle Museum   -   Antiques and more in Freehold, N.J.
• Kenkifer's Bike Pages   -   Dedicated to the work of Kenkifer.