Bike Assistance -
Everything you need to have a great ride
Restrooms
Face it, every now and then nature calls and we all need a restroom while riding. If you want to use nature, please do it tactfully and not in public – we have lots of forest areas that can serve your needs, but please – not in public places, and not on private land – our landowners may not appreciate it and we rely on their generosity for many of our trails.
If nature isn’t your thing at the moment, here are some great restroom options – all these establishments are super cyclist friendly, but it’s still a nice gesture to buy something when you go in, even if it’s small.
Bethlehem:
- Rek-Lis
- Maia Papaya
- The Bethlehem Pool, when open, has offered its restrooms to cyclists
- Bethlehem Town Hall, when open, has restrooms available to the public
Littleton:
- Littleton Bike and Fitness
- Crumb Bum Bakery
- Slim Pickins
- The Little Grille
Franconia:
- Iron Furnace Brewing
- Franconia Basecamp
- Franconia Inn / White Mountain Bike
- The Franconia Visitors Center has public restrooms – they’re right on Main Street
Carrol:
- Porta potties at the information booth at Route 302 and 3
- When open – Carroll Town Hall has restrooms
Lisbon:
- Restrooms available at the old train station along the trail trail.
- The police station will allow cyclists to use their restroom (please & thank you!)
Local Bike & Gear Shops
With all these supporting shops, you’re never really too far from a repair or some good gear (or a new bike).
- Littleton Bike and Fitness (right in downtown Littleton)
- Franconia Basecamp (downtown Franconia – Main St.)
- White Mountain Bike (on Route 116 in Franconia, right next to the Franconia Inn)
- Unspoken Bike – Bethlehem, next to Super Secret Ice Cream
- Drummond’s Mountain Shop (Route 302 in Bretton Woods near the Mount Washington Hotel)
Bike Racks - They're Everywhere You Need Them!
Bethlehem:
- Town Hall (Main Street)
- Basketball Courts (Intersection of Routes 302 and 142)
- Rek-Lis Brewery (Main Street)
- Pint-Hous at Rek-Lis (Main Street)
- Super Secret Ice Cream (Main Street)
- WREN lot (corner of Main and Park Streets)
- Wayside Inn (Route 302 – East side of Bethlehem)
Littleton:
- Littleton Food Coop
- The Little Grille (right on the rail trail on Cottage St)
- Littleton Bike and Fitness (Cottage Street – under the Free House and off the rail trail)
- Crumb Bum Bakery (Main Street)
- The Littleton Library (Main St – in the parking lot in back)
- Slim Pickins (end of Main St on Route 302)
- WMSI (in front of the building along the river)
- Farmer’s Market Field near the covered bridge (located by the barn)
Franconia:
- Franconia Visitor’s Center (next to the Library)
- Iron Furnace Brewing (Main St)
- Franconia Basecamp (Main St)
- Franconia Inn / White Mountain Bike (Easton Rd / Route 116)
- Dow Field
We have also refurbished several of the older racks and put them at Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, Iron Furnace Brewing, and Above the Notch Coffee in Bethlehem, on Main St.
Knowing there are so many bike racks around should make it easier for you to ride rather than drive to these establishments.
Pump & Repair Stands
If for some reason you can’t get to a shop when you have a mechanical and you’re out on a ride we have a network of bike repair and pump stations throughout our great community including:
Littleton:
- Thayer’s Inn on Main Street
- School Street (at the top of School Street at the trail head)
- Little Grille – right on Cottage Street and on the rail trail
- Littleton Coop at the Corner of Route 302 and Cottage Street
Bethlehem:
- Town Center – at the intersection of Main Street (Route 302) and Agassiz (Route 142) in front of the basketball court
- Elm Street – at the end of Elm St where the ballfields are; at the trail head
- Wayside Inn (on Route 302 – east of Town)
- Presidential Mountain Resort (Route 302 – west of Town)
- Profile School (in the back left of the parking lot)
Franconia:
- Iron Furnace Brewing – Main Street
- Visitor’s Center – Main Street
- Franconia Inn / White Mountain Bike – Route 116
- At the intersection of Routes 302 and 3 – at the information booth
Lisbon
- On the rail trail at the old trail station, one block off Route 302
Whitefield
- Pondicherry Trail Head
Jefferson
- Israel Campground
We’ll keep this list updated as we install more stands throughout the region, and please, when visiting these businesses, thank them for letting us put a repair stand on their property.
Below is a link to a map that has all the Dero repair and pump stations nationwide:
https://www.dero.com/fixitmap/fixitmap.html
Our bike repair and pump stations are all made by Dero, who is also kind enough to include a QR code on the repair stand that links to an online “how to repair” instruction manual to help you through a mid-ride repair. We’ve posted the link below to ensure it’s never that far away for you.
https://www.dero.com/bike-repair/
Kiosks: All the Information You Can Use
(At least for North Country Cycling)
Kiosks are starting to go in – so far we have them installed at:
- Franconia Basecamp
- BTA Trail head at Elm St.
Over the next few weeks additional ones will be installed at:
- PRKR MTN Trail head at the end of School St
- Bethlehem Town Center – at the basketball courts
- Franconia Visitor’s Center
- Franconia Inn / White Mountain Bike
- Little Grille, by the rail trail in Littleton
And once those are in, we’ll be working on the final three installations.
Maps, cycling resources, and other information to help your North Country Cycling experience will be included. That said, bare with us while we initially install our paper maps and information. More permanent and aesthetically pleasing information is being developed and eventually placed in the kiosks.
We’re also working with a local graphic artist and mural artist to help highlight cycling and the availability of cycling information on the outside of the kiosk. So lots more to do, but they’re coming along!
Need to rent or borrow a bike?
Don’t have a bike, or didn’t bring it with you? You’re in luck as we have lots of great options to put you on any kind of bike you want when in the area. Following are some of the local establishments that rent bikes; reach out to us if you’re having a problem or want some guidance:
- Littleton Bike and Fitness – pretty much any kind of bike you want to rent including mountain bikes, fat tire bikes, and e-bikes. https://www.littletonbike.com/
- Franconia Basecamp – specialize primarily in e-bikes https://www.franconiabasecamp.com/
- White Mountain Bikes (Franconia) – road, gravel, or mountain bikes https://www.whitemountainbikes.com/
- Unspoken Bikes (Bethlehem, right near the trail head) – specialize in high end mountain bike rentals 315 804 4238
- Drummonds Mountain Shop (Route 302 in Carroll) – specialize in mountain bikes https://www.drummondsmountainshop.com/
- Bethlehem Gear Library – free bikes to borrow, currently fat tire bikes, mountain bikes and kids bikes https://thegearlibrarynh.org/
No Rider Left Behind
Ever have a flat tire or a mechanical that you just can’t fix while on the road or trails? E-mail us at BiketheNorthCountry@gmail.com or text us at 603-991-1413 and if you’re in the Tri-Town area we’ll do what we can to get someone there to give you a ride home or to a bike shop. Riders helping riders – that’s what it’s all about!
It's an incredible feeling of freedom to be able to bike from my house in downtown Littleton to access a network of mountain bike trails (PRKR) with beautiful forest and clear signage. We also have easy access to the rail trail and river walk in town. We feel very lucky to live here."
Angela