A recently established bicycle shop in Inlet is providing service and information to tourers and mountain bike users in the Moose River Plains area. Neighboring Herkimer County produced a mountain bike map in 1994 that features many trails in western Hamilton County. The county offers a great diversity of bicycling, including a number of gravel and dirt roads, providing the opportunity to experience the wilderness areas along quiet back roads. The three Scenic Byway routes in the county provide a solid basis for a county-wide bicycle trail system. Aside from Inlet, Indian Lake is the only other community with bicycle shops, however the Indian Lake shops do not appear to offer repair service.
Opportunity exists for full service bicycle shops in other Hamilton County communities.
Opportunity lies in establishment of the Remsen - Lake Placid recreation corridor. This would provide bicycle opportunities in the northwest corner of the county, providing links with back roads in the area. Opportunity lies with cooperative bicycle planning and promotion efforts. Many of the best touring loops include portions of adjacent counties, so are best promoted as cooperative efforts. Lack of a current county-wide bicycle route map and limited promotion of bicycling in the county.