Category Archives: Events

JP Bikes Spring Roll

TweetOn Sunday, a hundred or so happy cyclists came out to circle Jamaica Plain in JP Bikes annual bike parade.  My 3 1/2 year old son Peter rode with me in the annual JP Bikes Spring Roll and had a … Continue reading

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

TweetWould 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

TweetI’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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Lilac Sunday

TweetA highlight of Lilac Sunday today was riding through Arnold Arboretum side-by-side with my son.

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Wake Up the Earth Festival

TweetMy son and I biked to soccer practice and then to the Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain today. After the parade passed us on Centre Street we pedaled after it for a while and then took a … Continue reading

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30 Days of Biking, dispatch #1

TweetTen days into April and ten days into 30 Days of Biking, so here’s my first report.  I don’t intend this to be awe-inspiring but I do believe anyone who told themselves “there’s no way I can ride a bike … Continue reading

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30 Days of Biking

TweetSo this is the event the prompted to get this blog started.  30 Days of Biking is a simple event, apparently based in Minneapolis but recruiting participants world-wide.  The goal is to ride every day in April and share experiences … Continue reading

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