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Bicycle Bound Weed Delivery Man Brings Peace And Joy (Watch This)
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 02The adventures of a bicycle bound weed delivery man High Maintenance is amazing.. I have been watching these all morning, and I have to tell you they are really really good. I would suggest you set aside an hour and watch them all. The main character is sort of like a bicycle bound wizard moving from apartment to apartment spreading good cheer (both deliberate and inadvertent), while helping people gain insight into their lives.
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Paagan
Written by Boston Biker on Jan 06Anyone else feel this way about their bicycle? I have been reading about the T breaking down just about every day and all I can think is “I love you bicycle”
(oh, in case you were wondering this is a bollywood movie about a kid his bicycle and get rich quick schemes, but the opening shots are just too precious)
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Big Red Bicycle Christmas
Written by Boston Biker on Dec 11Nora And One Left have created the next Christmas classic.
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Brookline Bicycle Master Plan
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 26The Brookline Bicycle Advisory Committee has prepared a master plan to promote bicycle transportation in the Town of Brookline. This plan includes a network of bicycle routes that connect all neighborhoods in Brookline, with special emphasis on schools, parks and commercial areas.
This plan was generated with input from the public, town staff and local organizations. We expect that it will be modified over time to meet evolving conditions.
Boston is working on one, here is Brookline’s.
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Riding Your Bike To Work Saves You A S#!tload Of Money
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 21A recent report out shows that taking the MBTA to work every day saves you a whopping $12,834 a year by riding the T. So logically riding your bike would save you even more than that.
According to the November Transit Savings Report from the American Public Transportation Association, individuals who ride public transportation instead of getting behind the wheel can save, on average, $816 a month, and $9,798 annually.
For MBTA riders, those numbers are even higher.
The November study revealed that T travelers saved an average of $1,069 this month, and will pocket an extra $12,834 this year that would have otherwise been wasted on a parking spaces and gas for a car.
Boston transportation users also came in third for most money saved annually on a list of the top 20 major cities with the highest public transit ridership, the report said.
The Hub fell just behind New York City and San Francisco.
So congratulations, if you rode your bike to work every day this year you saved a minimum of 12 grand, but factoring in the cost of a monthly T-pass (of which you didn’t buy) you actually saved closer to 13 grand, or over 1,000 a month. Take that money and buy yourself a new bike!
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Bicycle Zoetrope
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 28Thank Ron for sending me this very awesome video. I especially like how the bicycle wheel has to be going a certain speed before the “magic” happens. Very nice.
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Bicycle Story Slam
Written by Boston Biker on Oct 13This sounds like a good time. Here great stories, win great prizes!
From the email
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we run story slams in boston we have created one just for you all on bikes
with Jim Fries as special co host guest.
It is on Monday the 17th at 7pm at Club Passims. Stories about bikes and adventures around town welcome. 5 min stories on the theme wheels and the grand prize at the end in April a trip to Tuscan villa in Italy. Interested? Please e-mail me at [email protected]
We would love to hear from you and if you could pass the word along and check out www.massmouth.com to see who we are
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“I Feel Happy Of Myself”
Written by Boston Biker on Jun 02It is such a nice day for riding today, this kid pretty much sums up my feelings about cycling right now. FOR ROCK AND ROLL!
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- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
- 5th Annual Boston Bike Update 2013 Recap May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I live-blogged the … Continue reading → […]greg
- MBTA Offers Bicycle Amenities On Capeflyer Boston To Cape Cod Train May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ The MBTA’s new CapeFlyer train … Continue reading → […]greg
- MBTA Offers Bicycle Amenities On Capeflyer Boston To Cape Cod Train May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ The MBTA’s new CapeFlyer train … Continue reading → […]greg
- MBTA Offers Bicycle Amenities On Capeflyer Boston To Cape Cod Train May 23, 2013TweetGreg Hum plays drums on his bike, organizes the annual Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, and rides bikes after eating too much. He shares stories and more on his personal blog, The Humble Cyclist. Tweet at him, bro: @thehum. ____________________________________________________________________ The MBTA’s new CapeFlyer train … Continue reading → […]greg
- Organized Spring Rides May 22, 2013Continue reading → […]cyclemom
- Small wonder I’m a grump. What is equity anyway? May 22, 2013TweetLast night I challenged all the happy back slapping at the Boston Bikes update, especially related to their efforts to bring equity to their program. I also made some pretty sarcastic Tweets in response to the glowing ones that were coming … Continue reading → […]dotriderblog
- discouraged May 22, 2013Tweetmaybe it’s just me but I found last night’s Boston Bikes update to be discouraging. we had the usual giggling about fake bike lanes, the self-patting-on-back about all the accomplishments of the last five years, the hokey stand-up-if-you’re…breathing! routine, but … Continue reading → […]mtalinm
