A connection from the Ellicott Creek Trailway that connects the Clarence and Akron Bike Paths to the downtown Buffalo waterfront should be a no-brainer, right? Should be, but the Town of Amherst seems more concerned with building golf courses than connecting these existing, heavily-used paths with a paved, multi-use recreational trail. Hence our ride. Peanut …
Read more “Peanut Roll VIII — Regional Connection Ride, July 26, 2020”
Thanks to all who turned out for Peanut Roll 8 on a steamy July Sunday. Special thanks to Paul Roy for working the hospitality tent. Amherst’s 5 mile stretch is all that is missing to complete a major regional connection between the great trails in the Tonawandas and Clarence, and all points beyond. Let’s get …
Fat bikes can handle anything, so we love them for winter trail riding. Riders, however, really hate pouring rain and 33 degrees, so we pulled the plug on Peanut Roll 7 last Sunday. God loves us and wants us to be happy, of course, so when the NFL flexed the Bills-Steelers game to Sunday night, …
Read more “Peanut Roll VII.I — Rain Day Makeup Ride, December 15, 2019”
Peanut Roll 7 was cancelled, but some of wanted points for the Great Winter Get Out. So here is the barn photo. If you want to join us for some fellowship we will be back at The Rock Kitchen and Bar at 4pm. Thanks to our great friends at Campus Wheelworks for adding tomorrow’s Peanut …
Read more “Peanut Roll VII — Global Fat Bike Ride, December 1, 2019 (Cancelled)”
It’s the first anniversary of the very first Peanut Roll in 2018! Peanut Rolls are fun, slow-rolling group rides designed to show public support for the completion of the Amherst Peanut Line Trailway. We’ll be riding roughly 5.5 miles predominantly graded, grassy trail along the right-of-way of the former Canandaigua-Niagara Falls Railway (aka the “peanut …
Read more “Peanut Roll VI — Anniversary Ride, September 1, 2019”
Peanut Rolls are fun, slow-rolling group rides designed to show public support for the completion of the Amherst Peanut Line Trailway. We’ll be riding roughly 5.5 miles predominantly graded, grassy trail along the right-of-way of the former Canandaigua-Niagara Falls Railway (aka the “peanut line”). We can ride almost the entire route as it exists today. …
NEW DATE – SAME GREAT RIDE! Join us March 31st for our Spring Fat Tire Ride. Meet at 1, ride at 1:30 and return at 3 to The Rock Kitchen & Bar for fellowship and happy hour drink specials. This is the day the clocks go forward, but don’t worry – we’re going to wait until the …
Read more “Peanut Roll IV — Spring Fat Tire Ride, March 31, 2019”
Sponsored by WNYMBA – Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association Come celebrate Global Fat Bike Day with a ride on the Amherst Peanut Trail! We’ll meet at 10:00am and ride the Peanut Trail at 10:30am in support of the community effort to open this public space to human powered transportation. It’s Global Fat Bike day …
Read more “Peanut Roll III — Global Fat Bike Day Ride, December 2, 2018”