Are You Ready For Bay State Bike Week!
Written by Boston Biker on May 11That’s right kids, May is national bike month, and starting tomorrow, Bay State Bike Week kicks off. This is going to be a week of bike related awesomeness. Things kick off Monday with a press conference/mini bike ride at government center. Menino will be holding it down at 2pm SHARP, come throw down for bicycles with the mayor, myself, and a bunch of other bikers. Hit up Government Center (that brick wasteland in front of city hall) at exactly 2pm, it promises to be a good time.
Also if you haven’t already you should register for the 50,000 mile commuter challenge. I think the total is already over 90k and they are trying to push it to 100k! Register the amount of miles you are going to ride your bike next week. Find more details here.
I will also be posting a list of events below..
Sunday, May 11
“Driving Your Bicycle” class, sponsored by Northampton Cycling Club, 9:30-11am or 1:30-3pm, 301 Seelye Hall, Smith College, Northampton
Mother Earth Community Bike Ride, 1-2pm, Pulaski Park, Northampton (potluck picnic to follow)
Mary Serreze, Live Radio Discussion: “Cycling Advocacy in Northampton”, 8-9pm, Valley Free Radio 103.3 FM
Monday, May 12
Highland Bike/Hardware Breakfast, 7-9am, 917 Hampden St, Holyoke
University Park Bike Breakfast, 7:30-9am, Cambridge
Community Bike Ride, sponsored by UMASS Cycling Club, 1pm, Haigis Mall, UMASS Amherst
Film Fest, 1:30-5pm, Jones Library, 43 Amity St, Amherst
1:30-2 “Enjoy the Ride”
2-3 “Contested Streets”
3-5 “The Day I Became a Woman” & assorted short films
12th Annual Redbones Bike Party & Benefit
RESCHEDULED DUE TO RAIN, RAIN DATE MAY 19
“Share the Road” Clinic and Bike Ride, 6pm, New Horizons, 55 Franklin St, Westfield
Film: “Middle of the World”, sponsored by Smith College, 7pm, Stoddard Hall, Smith College, Northampton
Films: “Return of the Scorcher” and “We Are Traffic!”, 7pm, Pelham Public Libary, Pelham (followed by talk with filmmaker Ted White)
Tuesday, May 13
Breakfast & Events, Holyoke Community College
Breakfast, sponsored by Baystate Health, Springfield Business Improvement District,, Greater Springfield YMCA, Partners for a Healthier Community, and Fit to Ride, 7-9am, Springfield YMCA, 275 Chestnut St
Breakfast, 7-9am, Flye Cycles, 22 Amherst Rd (Rt 116), Sunderland
Breakfast, 7-10am, New Horizon Sports, 55 Franklin St, Westfield
Breakfast, 7-8:30am, Dotbike, 1739 Dorchester Ave. Dorchester
Alewife Bike Breakfast, 7:30-9am, Cambridge
Broadway Bicycle School Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-9:30am, 351 Broadway, Cambridge
Film Fest: “Beijing Bicycle” and two short films, 3-5pm, Jones Library, 43 Amity St, Amherst
MassBike Volunteer Night, 5-8pm, 171 Milk St., Boston
Wednesday, May 14
Breakfast, 7-10am, Court House Lawn, Northampton
Harvard Square Bike Breakfast, 7:30-9:30am, Cambridge
Breakfast, 8-10am, Mickey’s Bike Shop, 520 East St, Chicopee
Community Bike Ride, sponsored by UMASS Cycling Club, 4pm, Haigis Mall, UMASS Amherst
Dotbike’s Monthly Ride home event. 5:30pm Boston Common, Boston
Film: “A Sunday in Hell”, 7pm, Forbes Library, Northampton
Thursday, May 15
Breakfast, sponsored by Baystate Health, Springfield Business Improvement District,, Greater Springfield YMCA, Partners for a Healthier Community, and Fit to Ride, 7-9am, Court Square, 1277 Main St, Springfield
Breakfast, 7-10am, Trailside Bicycles, 8 Railroad St, Hadley
Kendall Square Bike Breakfast, 7:30-9am, Cambridge
Bike Tour: “At Risk Farmland”, sponsored by Kestrel Trust, 4:30pm, Norwottock Rail Trail entrance at Whole Foods, Hadley
Free Bike Fit Analysis, 5-7pm, New Horizons, 55 Franklin St, Westfield
Framingham Ride Of Silence, 6pm click here for more details (pdf)
Film: The Collective’s “Seasons”, presented by Cycle Loft, 7pm, Regent Theatre, Arlington
Lecture: “Rail Trail Development: Southern New England/Mass Central Rail Trail”, 7-9pm, Jones Library, 43 Amity St, Northampton
Friday, May 16
National Bike to Work Day/Bay State Bike Day
Bike Convoys, 6:45-9am, locations in Boston and Cambridge
Bike Buddies, 6:45-9am, self-scheduled
Breakfast Pit Stop, 7-10am, City Hall Plaza, Boston
Goodie Zones, 7-10am, locations in Boston
Breakfast & Events, 7-10:30am, Town Common, Amherst
Lunch, sponsored by The People’s Pint, 12-2pm, Bicycle World, 104 Federal St, Greenfield
Film Fest, 4-9pm, 101 Bangs Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst
4-6:45 Assorted Short Films
7-9 “The Bicycle Thief”
Roadside Repair Clinic, 6pm, New Horizons, 55 Franklin St, Westfield
Cambridge Bicycle Commuter Appreciation Day, 7:30-9, Kendall Square, Central Square, Harvard Square, and Alewife/Minuteman Bikeway
Saturday, May 17
Berkshire Brevet Bash Bish 300K Ride, 3am, New Horizons, 55 Franklin St, Westfield (yes, 300K – this is a 20 hour ride!)
Northampton Community Bike Ride, sponsored by Northampton Cycling Club, 10am, Pulaski Park
Ride: ‘Trails, Sails, Rails and Wheels –
Cambridge Transportation History’, presented by Cambridge Bicycle Committee, 10:15am, Cambridge
Common
Community Bike Ride, sponsored by UMASS Cycling Club, 1:30pm, Town Common, Amherst
Sunday, May 18
Breakfast Fundraiser for Manhan Rail Trail, 8-11am, American Legion Post, 190 Pleasant St, Easthampton
BIKE-Arlington Tour, 9:30am,
behind the Jefferson Cutter House, Arlington Center
Bike Newton Event, 12-2:30pm, City Hall, Newton
Brookline Bikes Beacon Bicycle Parade, 12:30pm, Amory Playground, Brookline
Community Bike Ride, 1pm, Look Park, Northampton (potluck picnic to follow)
Geekhouse Bikes Open House, 2-8pm, 15 West Sorrento St, Allston
Monday, May 19
12th Annual Redbones Bike Party & Benefit, 5-9pm, 55 Chester St., Somerville
THE RESCHEDULED, BUT STILL NOT-TO-BE-MISSED KICKOFF OF METRO BOSTON BIKE WEEK!
Wednesday, May 21
Major Taylor Statue Dedication, 12pm, Worcester Public Libary
Ride of Silence, 7:00pm, East Longmeadow
Ride of Silence, 6:45pm, Pulaski Park, Northampton
Ride of Silence, 6:45pm, Seven Hills Park, Davis Sq., Somerville
Friday, May 30
Walk Ride Day, All day! Cambridge, Boston, Somerville
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