Events

	January 2026
				1 First Day Bike Ride First Day Bike Ride January 1, 2026 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Allegany State Park Kristian Reiber from Next Level Mountain Biking will be leading a ride in the Red House area meeting at Camp Allegany. The ride will leave promptly at 11a. Kristian is a MTB coach and Educator. The Allegany State Park Environmental Education and Recreation Department and the Western New York Mountain Bike Association (WNYMBA) are excited about hosting another year of fun rides. The 5 to 8-mile fun rides are for all levels and will last up to 2 hours, depending on the weather. Riders will roll through the Red House area of the park. If there is no snow, any bike is welcomed. Although pre-registration is not required, if you are interested in borrowing a bike for any event, please call (716) 379-6939 as bike availability is limited. https://www.facebook.com/events/842663868277112/ See more details •	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10 Mary Walker Chili Cookoff and Fat Bike Ride Mary Walker Chili Cookoff and Fat Bike Ride January 10, 2026 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Loud Performance Join us at Loud Performance for our annual Mary Walker chili cookoff and fat bike ride! Bring your best chili and your fat bike for a day of riding and of trying everyone's chili. Who will have their name etched in annals of culinary history? Doors at the shop will open at 10:00. Bring in your chili and let it simmer. Group rides will start around 11:00. We'll ride the trails at Loud Performance and at Long Point State Park. The chili cookoff will then begin at 2:00 back at the shop. This is such a fun event and memorializes the late Mary Walker. Weather make-up date will be Saturday, January 17th. See you there! https://www.facebook.com/events/1378010477443887/ See more details •
11	12	13	14	15	16 Fat Tire Fun Ride - Just Soup Fat Tire Fun Ride - Just Soup January 16, 2026 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Camp Allegany, Allegany State Park, Salamanca, NY 14779 A superb soup and snack social after the ride. Bring your favorite soup to share. Campfire to follow. The Allegany State Park Environmental Education and Recreation Department and the Western New York Mountain Bike Association (WNYMBA) are excited about hosting another year of fun rides. The 5 to 8-mile fun rides are for all levels and will last up to 2 hours, depending on the weather. Riders will roll through the Red House area of the park. If there is no snow, any mountain bike is welcome. Although pre- registration is not required, if you are interested in borrowing a bike for any event, please call (716) 379-6939 as bike availability is limited. Meet other fat tire bike enthusiasts at these Friday night fun rides. Bring warm clothes, a helmet, a head light, and sense of adventure. Check in at 6:30 and rides start at 6:45. Social to follow rides. https://www.facebook.com/events/1598479821026967/ See more details •	17
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First Day Bike Ride
First Day Bike Ride
January 1, 2026 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Allegany State Park
Kristian Reiber from Next Level Mountain Biking
will be leading a ride in the Red House area meeting at Camp Allegany. The ride will leave promptly at 11a. Kristian
is a MTB coach and Educator.
The Allegany State Park Environmental Education and Recreation Department and the Western New York Mountain Bike Association (WNYMBA) are excited about hosting another year of fun rides. The 5 to 8-mile fun rides are for all levels and will last up to 2 hours, depending on the weather. Riders will roll through the Red House area of the park. If there is no snow, any bike is welcomed. Although pre-registration is not required, if
you are interested in borrowing a bike for any event, please call (716) 379-6939 as bike availability is limited.
https://www.facebook.com/events/842663868277112/
See more details

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Mary Walker Chili Cookoff and Fat Bike Ride
Mary Walker Chili Cookoff and Fat Bike Ride
January 10, 2026 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Loud Performance
Join us at Loud Performance for our annual Mary Walker chili cookoff and fat bike ride!
Bring your best chili and your fat bike for a day of riding and of trying everyone's chili. Who will have their name etched in annals of culinary history?
Doors at the shop will open at 10:00. Bring in your chili and let it simmer.
Group rides will start around 11:00. We'll ride the trails at Loud Performance and at Long Point State Park.
The chili cookoff will then begin at 2:00 back at the shop.
This is such a fun event and memorializes the late Mary Walker.
Weather make-up date will be Saturday, January 17th.
See you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1378010477443887/
See more details

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Fat Tire Fun Ride - Just Soup
Fat Tire Fun Ride - Just Soup
January 16, 2026 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Camp Allegany, Allegany State Park, Salamanca, NY 14779
A superb soup and snack social after the ride. Bring your favorite soup to share. Campfire to follow.
The Allegany State Park Environmental Education and Recreation Department and the Western New York Mountain Bike Association (WNYMBA) are excited about hosting another year of fun rides.
The 5 to 8-mile fun rides are for all levels and will last up to 2 hours, depending on the weather. Riders will roll through the Red House area of the park. If there is no snow, any mountain bike is welcome. Although pre- registration is not required, if you are interested in borrowing a bike for any event, please call (716) 379-6939 as bike availability is limited.
Meet other fat tire bike enthusiasts at these Friday night fun rides. Bring warm clothes, a helmet, a head light, and sense of adventure. Check in at 6:30 and rides start at 6:45. Social to follow rides.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1598479821026967/
See more details

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January 2026