Category Archives: Bicycling

Hub on Wheels 2011

My son Peter & I participated in Boston’s citywide bike ride Hub on Wheels yesterday, our second consecutive year of participation.  Participants could ride a 10-mile route on Storrow Drive or extend it to 30 and 50-mile routes around the … Continue reading

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Bikes Not Bombs Bike-A-Thon 2011

On Sunday June 26th, my son Peter & I rode in the fundraiser Bike-A-Thon for Bikes Not Bombs. We were able to raise $376 for this worthy cause (feel free to add to our donations). All-together 464 riders raised over … Continue reading

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Bikes Not Bombs Bike-A-Thon (Sponsor us!)

Would you like to help out a cute 3.5 year old kid and his dad as they ride a bike 15 miles around Boston to support Bikes Not Bombs?  Then donate now to support our efforts for the Bikes Not … Continue reading

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Bike Week

I’m beginning to think I should call this the Lazy Bike Commuter Blog as lately I’ve neither been blogging nor biking with any regularity. I can blame the latter on wet weather and sinus infections that make me feel exhausted … Continue reading

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Report on Mass Ave bike lane meeting

Parental duties kept me from attending the public meeting for bike lanes on Massachusetts Avenue, but Harrumph has a good report on how the meeting went. It seems that cyclists came out in good numbers and that city officials are … Continue reading

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Support Bike Lanes on Massachusetts Avenue

The news is being spread through the Boston bike community that there are plans afoot to consider building bike lanes along Mass Av from the Symphony Hall area to Harvard Bridge.  A public meeting will be held to gauge interest … Continue reading

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