Bike Shops, Rentals, Clubs, and Cycling Links
Bike Shops
- Click here for a full list of local and regional bike shops
Bike Rentals
- Golden Triangle Bike-n-Blade - 412-600-0675
Local Cycling Clubs, Groups, and Teams
- Allegheny Cycling Association – Racing
- B.A.B.E. – Beaver Area Biking Enthusiasts
- Beaver Valley Velo – Road Riding
- Bike Polo Pittsburgh – Hard Court Bike Polo
- Carnegie Mellon Cycling Club - Carnegie Mellon University
- Chatham College Bike Collective – Bike advocacy group that is also equipped to do light bike repair for students at Chatham
- D.O.R.C. – Disgruntled Off-Road Cyclists
- Flying Colors - GLBT Cycling Club
- Major Taylor Cycling Club – Urban Cycling Club
- Mt. Lebanon Cycling and Caffeine Club – Founded 1988
- Panther Cycling Club – University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Alleycat – Messenger Style Racing
- Pittsburgh Critical Mass – Monthly celebration on two wheels
- Pittsburgh Masters Velo Club – Racing, Time Trials and Track
- Pittsburgh Mountain Biking
- Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group – MTB trail Stewards and Builders
- Pittsburgh Racing - A one stop shop for all things racing. Great list of local team blogs
- P.O.R.C. – Pittsburgh Off-Road Cyclists
- Steel City Endurance – Women’s and Men’s Cycling Team
- Team Caffeine – Cyclists who like coffee
- UPMC Cycling Team – Racing
- Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen – Organizes lots of local rides
- Westmorland BMX
Regional and State Cycling Clubs, Groups, and Teams
- Centre Region Bike Coalition
- Laurel Highlands Off Road Bicycling Association
- Lebanon Valley Bike Club – A club that works on advocacy issues
- PA Walks and Bikes – Part of the Livable Streets Network, a state-wide bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group
- Pennsylvania Cycling Association – Racing in PA
- The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
- Walk and Bike Berks County
PA Bicycle Touring
Other Local Outdoor Recreational Resources
- Walls Are Bad - Find out about all the outdoor fun the Pittsburgh Region has to offer
- Venture Outdoors - The local outdoor recreational organization that makes it easy for you to get outside.
- ExplorePAtrails – One stop site for all of Pennsylvania’s trails. Find trails, info, etc.
Local Books and Publications
- Dirt Rag - One of the world’s premier mountain bike mags, located in Pittsburgh!
- The Bicycle Book, Wit, Wisdom & Wanderings - by Jim Joyce (editor)
- 3 Rivers on 2 Wheels by Louis Fineberg
- Urban Velo a city-focused bicycling publication from Pittsburgh.
- 400 Bike Rides Out of Pittsburgh by Oscar Swann
- FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania by Mary Shaw and Roy Weil
- The Bicycle Exchange - PA, WV, and OH online cycling magazine
- Bicycle Times Magazine – Daily cycling from the makers of Dirt Rag
National and International Bike Advocacy
- America Bikes - Lobbies the Feds on Bicycling, Walking and Complete Streets improvements
- Bikes Belong Coalition - The national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often.
- Bike Collective Network – Resources on starting and maintaining a Community and/or recycled bike shop or program.
- Complete the Streets - Complete Streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street.
- Critical Mass - Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists’ right to the road. Lists worldwide links.
- Ghost Bike - A network that creates bicycle memorials.
- International Mountain Biking Association - MTB and trail advocates/builders
- International Bicycle Fund - International NGO that hosts slew of bicycle related subjects from planning and education, to tourism and safety.
- The League of American Bicyclists - National Advocacy Group Working for a Bicycle Friendly America
- National Center for Bicycling and Walking - encourages and supports the efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies working on bike/ped issues.
- Pedal Power - develops and promotes the use of pedal powered technology
- Probicycle - Dedicated to utility and recreational vehicular cyclists
- Time’s Up - NY based direct action environmental organization
- The Alliance for Biking and Walking - The national bicycle advocacy umbrella group.
- Trips For Kids - helps disadvantaged kids discover the joys of mountain biking.
National and International Resources
- Adventure Cycling - Inspires people of all ages to travel and explore by bicycle.
- Bicycling and the Law – A web site that offers bicycling accident advice for cyclists including those injured by motorists, unsafe conditions and defective cycling products.
- BicycleSafe - How not to get hit by a car.
- Bicyclinginfo - The bicycle information center.
- Bicycling Life - A site that focuses on the Good News about Bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in everyday life.
- BikeBlogs.com - One stop shop for all bike blogs.
- Bicycle Tutor- Bike repair videos and website
- BikeForums - The National Bicycle Messageboard
- Bikekinetix - Mountain Bike resource guide
- Bikely - Mapping site that helps cyclists share knowledge of good bicycle routes.
- BikeThisWay - Helps find bike clubs by region.
- C.I.C.L.E. - Cyclists Inciting Change Through Live Exchange – News, links, FUN..
- Community Bike Programs - Wikipedia entry on international community bike programs
- Icebike - A website dedicated to winter riding
- International Federation of Bike Messenger Associations - Worldwide resources for Bike Messengers
- MTB Review - Guide to all things mountain biking
- Park Tools – One of the most comprehensive bicycle repair sites. Diagnose your problem by searching your bike by region or by looking at their bicycle repair map
- Road Bike Review - Cycling gear reviews, forums, classifieds
- Sheldon Brown - R.I.P. A veritable cornucopia of all things cycling – Tons of info on pretty much any question that you have regarding cylcing, mechanics, history, terminology, etc.
- Sports Arena - Tons of links to the cycling world.
- Velo News - The journal of competitive cycling
