Berkshire Brevets 2008

The Berkshire Brevets are a series of randonneur cycling events in Western Massachusetts. If you enjoy century rides and challenging events, you will find randonnueur cycling a rewarding experience. The randonneur season is broken into a series of brevets of 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, and 600 km, a team 24 hr., and a final event of 1200 km. The goal of the randonneur cyclist is to complete all events within time limits. You can expect about 3,000 ft. of climbing for each 100 km. Each brevet is designed to challenge and prepare the long distance cyclists for the next ride in the series and act as a qualifier for Paris – Brest – Paris (1200 km) and other 1200 Km events throughout the world. The purpose of the Berkshire Brevets is to introduce cyclists in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut to the sport of randonneur cycling and to offer alternate dates for riders wishing to qualify for 1200 Km events such P-B-P The next Paris – Brest – Paris is in August 2011.

The Berkshire Brevets are organized and hosted by the Northeast Sport Cyclists Bicycle Club and New Horizons Sports.

Randonneur cycling is long distance (endurance) cycling with minimal or no support. A brevet is not a race, although the ride is timed and some riders will seek a personal best time, the primary goal is simply to finish. The style of riding is characterized by various rules and traditions that date to 1891 in France when the first Paris – Brest – Paris race was held. When one participates in brevet events, one is part of worldwide brotherhood of cyclists, with over 116 years of history and legend.

More info and registration here.

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Indoor Sprints Hit Boston!

Feb 17th 5-8pm
All Asia Bar
334 Mass Ave Cambridge
Call is gold sprints, call it fun, call it puke inducing pain, just be there!

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Entries For International Bike Film Festival

SUBMIT YOUR FILM TO THE 2008 BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL!!!

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Please download the entry form.

The bicycle film festival is a celebration of bicycles through film, art and music. And it’s going to come to Boston this year! (still no dates, but looks rad)

They are accepting entries for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles. A fine thriller with one scene of a bicycle chase does not count. They encourage all films with these guidelines to enter:

All lengths 1 minute on up Short films under 10 minutes are easier to program for our popular shorts program. Of course all lengths are accepted and screened.

All types: BMX, narratives, docs, experimental, Hollywood, cycling, and so on.

So if you are a sweet film maker, or know someone who is, go here, and submit your flick.

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Sick Tricks Bike Video Night

What! MASH, bootleg sessions, a lucent production, and more! free beer or chili with entry, raffles and prizes galore!

Where! the other side cafe

When! Thursday, February 21st 8pm ish (show up early to be sure)

Who! you. be there. it’ll be the jam and all that. I mean, come on. what better things do you have to do than watch sweet bike vids on a cold, lonely night in late February? yeah, that’s what I thought. see you there.

All ages. With entry you get a ticket for either a free draft beer or free cup of chili! chili is for the younguns or anyone not inclined to drink that evening. Event is a fundraiser for a cycling team 10 dollars at the door.

There will be MAD prizes so you must go!

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Trick For Treat

Come out once a week for the next 8 weeks and do some tricks for treats. Each week on a different night we will announce a different meeting spot for contestants to gather and show off their best fixed gear skills. Every week there will be 2 riders that will receive prizes and some much needed street cred. After those 8 jams, the riders who won each week will be invited to compete in the final Sweet Fixteen showdown party (location TBA) for their chance to battle it out against all the other weekly winners to take home $500 cash, prizes and fame.

The first TRICK FOR TREAT will take place on FRIDAY FEB. 22nd. GATHER AT 8PM @

TBA – check back 2.21.08

to warm up. The contest will take place near there at 10PM.

After that mess is over, there will be an all night dancing debacle nearby, with entertainment provided by MR PRECISION and DJ CLEM. Refreshments will be available, and all proceeds go to the BBMA (bbma.org).

Not all of the contests will be on Fridays. Most will be on Wednesdays or Thursdays. At least one will be a Saturday afternoon.

More info on the event (full calender included) and the series soon, along with the website.

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Pony Up!

This is a messenger race. While not as complicated as some it still is not going to be some go fast, go in order, no thinking type of event.

From the start all racers will sprint to the base, the location of base will not be announced until just before the start. At base all racers will receive a manifest that includes a list of their 6 pickups. You can pick these up in any order. At each of the pickups, you will receive a drop off, labeled with the address it is going to. You can drop these off in any order.

There are other rules…do you have what it takes to run this race? Click on the image above for full details.

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Allston Brighton Green Space Advocates

Allston Brighton Green Space Advocates, hosted by the Allston Brighton CDC
200 Lake Street in Brighton
Tuesday, February 26th: 6pm-8pm

This is the 4th annual winter networking evening for the Allston Brighton
Green Space Advocates. The event will be hosted by the Allston Brighton CDC.
The purpose of the evening is to celebrate the CDC’s work in open space
advocacy and community planning, connection with city and state initiatives,
etc… We will need assistance with managing a table.

For more information or if you want to help contact.

Dorothy Fennell
MassBike, Membership Coordinator
171 Milk Street, Suite 33, Boston MA, 02109
617-542-2453
[email protected]

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