The Princeton Free Wheelers (PFW) is promoting the international Ride of Silence partnering with the West Windsor Plainsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance (WWBPA) who is hosting Central Jersey’s Ride of Silence to honor those killed or injured while bicycling on the road. See the info on the PFW Ride of Silence plan at this link
Above: PFW Board, hard at work in Italy!
(If you're a member, and have a pic that you think represents the club, send it along for consideration. We might post it!)
We offered over 1000 rides per year in each of the past three years for cyclists at all levels, and have
over 1500 routes available in the PFW Route Library. 60 of our active members lead rides (many of them do so regularly), and over 40 act as "sweeps", ensuring that the people at the back of our groups are attended to. Feel free to check our ride calendar to review current ride listings. Nonmembers are invited to join our rides, but insurance requirements allow one ride before joining the club. Annual membership fees are $35 for individuals and $50 for families. Note that helmets are required and your bike must be in good working condition. Members also are invited to attend several social events that occur throughout the year, and have access to the PFW Route Library (email the
PFW Webguy if you are a member who would like the invitation).
About the Princeton Free Wheelers
Club members please note:
if you want to see the club RideWithGPS routes, you must have a club RideWithGPS account. Also,
there are listed rides and sections of the site that are only visible if you are LOGGED IN as a CLUB MEMBER. Email the
PFW WebGuy if you need direction.
Check out our
New Members!
Click HERE to review and sign the petition, "Urge New Jersey Legislators to Improve Awareness and Promote the Safe Passing Law", started by our own advocate Dave Speis. At this writing, we have almost 300 signatures!
Members and visitors can download this
2025 Mileage Log in Excel format, provided by member Ben Blum. Enter your mileage on each date, and it will tally and average for you.
Mike V's "Martian day" ride, October 2024
Visit the Princeton Freewheelers Facebook page. Great place to see cycling related posts, road closures, Safety tips and several interesting club member's blogs. To access our page, click on the button below:
Club members: we are looking for people to step up to
lead rides, especially from some of our most popular ride locations. Need routes? Ask your favorite leaders, or check out the club
RideWithGPS Club Account Page. Need more information about leading? Check out
Ride Leader Guidelines.
Above: TSS Oct 16 2024 rides at Rieks Bruins' farm.
See the "Photos and Albums" page for the latest
All-Paces Ride. Set to "full screen", and save your favorites.
Club members: Get the
info on the NJ Safe Passing Law - see
the page at the NJ Bike & Walk Coalition. Want to help spread the word about this still-too-little-known law?
Click here to see how you can help!
Ride Leaders: the NJBWC seeks some volunteers to be part of a focus group, and we think a ride leader or two might be a good fit. Send an email to
Dave Speis if you'd be interested in participating.
New for 2025: see the
NJBWC press release on Governor Murphy signing
Vision Zero, to develop a plan to "eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries throughout the state by 2040".
At the General Membership Meeting, held on March 1, 2021, over ZOOM, ride captain Sue Moser made a presentation on holding virtual club rides on Zwift. She's made her presentation available to website visitors - you can get a .pdf copy by going to the page linked at "Good Reads" in the menu, or by
clicking here.
Board meetings are generally the first Monday of the month. Any member in good standing is invited to join. These meetings are being conducted via Zoom. See the specific meeting listing on the Ride Calendar for information about getting an invitation to attend.
RideWithGPS hosted a series to three webinars explaining features on the RideWithGPS site available to club members and ride leaders. Each is about an hour long, and they're full of info.
Click here to check 'em out.
Interested in one of the routes on the
RideWithGPS page, but there's no cue sheet? Club members now have access to the
RideWithGPS Trace and Auto-Trace features. Check out
this page on RideWithGPS for more info.