GrNY is an informal club for gravel riding in the New York metro area. Rides involve dirt and paved surfaces, since it is difficult to string together continuous unpaved routes in our area. The goal is to get away from cars and seek gravel where we can find it.
Join us for rides that emphasize:
- Fun exploration
- Non-competitive atmosphere
- No dress code (whether lycra, MTB baggies, or flannel)
- Pacelining is discouraged on gravel roads.
- Some members enjoy challenging rides, but the goal is the experience, not speed/stats.
Rides are posted to the GrNY Strava group and often emailed to the GrNY mailing list. Please RSVP to rides using Strava. A free Strava account is all you need.
DISCLAIMER: This is totally informal. You ride at your own risk and are responsible for your own safety. You are expected to be self-sufficient. We cannot guarantee the condition or safety of roads and trails. Nor can we control the behavior of other riders. This is not a supported event. We expect everyone to be an experienced cyclist who can repair a flat, carry appropriate food and hydration, and navigate independently if they lose the group. All riders are expected to read the GrNY ride guidelines agree to them.
If you’d like to join the Strava group, where you can receive ride invitations and RSVP for rides…
First click “join group” on Strava. We want to include people who might actually join rides. That’s why we will check that you:
1) live in the broader NYC Metro area (e.g. NY, NJ, CT), and
2) are capable of riding the distance of our shortest rides (35+ miles of hilly terrain).
If your Strava profile says you live far away – you won’t be approved for membership. And we also won’t approve you for membership if, when look at the stats on your profile, we see that all the rides you’ve logged to Strava are short rides. Almost all GrNY rides are more than 35 miles and typically on hilly terrain, so you should be used to regularly riding at similar distances and elevation gradients. That said, privacy is an issue and some people have their profiles locked down. Others have never used Strava before. That’s okay.
If your Strava profile doesn’t reflect your location or riding ability, click “join group” then send an email to info@grny.org with a link to your Strava profile or your profile name. If you don’t hear back from that address, you are welcome to email Steve at track.smart@gmail.com. He can also approve your membership to the Strava group.
Once you’re a club member, communication via Strava is sometimes an issue. To get around that problem we’ve created an email mailing list. To get on the mailing list visit https://grny.org/email-list/ and follow the instructions on the page. We try to keep emails to a minimum. Please realize you have to confirm your email address to be fully signed up. Check your spam folder if you don’t see the confirmation email within a few minutes.
Finally, if you want to get a sense for the rides we do, we’ve put “ride reports” on our website for many of our rides.