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Winter Events At Ferris Wheels
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 21Free Winter Riding Clinic
Don’t let winter weather knock you out of your saddle. Come talk to seasoned bike commuters to hear how you, too, can keep riding year-round! Join us at Ferris Wheels Bike Shop (66 South Street, JP) on Thursday, November 29, at 7:00pm.
Staff with decades of experience riding year-round will lead this interactive clinic. Come with questions!
Trainer Nights Return
Break out your road bike and join us for a fun evening group “ride” in the shop, Tuesday nights starting after Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 27, 7:00-9:00pm. Check our calendar for upcoming dates or give us a call.
Feb. 2011 trainer ride at Ferris Wheels Bike Shop
This is a free trainer ride with training videos and movies. Bring your own trainer or try one of ours.
SPACE IS LIMITED! PLEASE RSVP for each week to [email protected] or call the shop at 617-524-BIKE (2453). Let us know if you need to borrow a trainer.
Shop Local in JP with Boston Beans
Ferris Wheels Bike Shop and Fresh Copy are participating in the JP NET’s experiment to encourage holiday shopping at locally-owned Jamaica Plain businesses.
JP NET hosts a potluck on Tuesday, November 27, 6:30-9:00pm at the Nate Smith House (155 Lamartine St, JP) to kick off the Boston Beans program. Click here for the facebook event.
At this potluck, JP NET will be handing out $5-equivalent Boston Bean slips. You can pick up one per person and spend them at local participating businesses. Read more about Boston Beans on JP Patch.
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Free Pancake Breakfast Tomorrow!
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Ferris Wheels 30th Birthday
Written by Boston Biker on Jul 31got this in the email, looks like fun
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30th Anniversary Celebration
this Thursday, August 2, from 5-9pm!
We’re throwing a huge party together to celebrate 30 years in business from 5-9pm this Thursday, August 2nd, and we don’t want you to miss it.
Jeffrey T. Ferris and
Joy Silverstein
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Free Winter Workshop
Written by Boston Biker on Feb 01Via Ferris Wheels
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Jumpstart Your Season! workshop
When: Sunday, February 12, 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Where: Ferris Wheels Bike Shop, 66 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
What: Laura Smeaton, a League of American Bicyclists LCI (League Cycling Instructor) presents a free workshop for those who want to get out on their bikes earlier this year. Stubborn patches of ice, chilly breezes, and cold spring rains will be no match for you once you’re equipped with the knowledge from this workshop! Winter? What winter?!
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You Own Private Half-Pipe
Written by Boston Biker on Jan 13Ferris wheels is renting out a skate park, and if you ride BMX they want you to come. From the email:
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Attention BMX and MTB riders: we are pleased to announce we will be renting out Rye Airfield Skatepark for a private Ferris Wheels Bike Shop session on Saturday, Feb 4th from 9pm to 12 midnight.
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| Garrett Reynolds rides at Rye Airfield. Photo by Kevin Conners. |
This will be a private park rental, meaning only people buying tickets from Ferris Wheels will be able to attend. This makes it an ideal time for beginners or people who would not normally go to a skate park.
Tickets are $20/person. Prepay with cash in the shop, or paypal to: [email protected]
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. If it snows, we’ll still be going, and hopefully everyone else can still make it. If more than 20 people prepay, we’ll use the surplus cash to buy pizzas!
Sorry, bikes only for this trip. Oh, and bring some music you want to ride to.
Event is 18+ unless you bring your parent or guardian with you. Let your friends know about this event on Facebook, Upcoming, or Google.
Please contact John with any questions: [email protected]
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Ferris Wheels Indoor Training Night
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 21Got this in the email, looks like something fun to do with your fellow cyclists in the winter.
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Starting December 1, 7:15-9:00pm. Break out your road bike and ride indoors with us! Free trainer ride with training videos and movies. Bring your own trainer or try one of ours. Space is limited, so please RSVP to John by emailing [email protected] or call us at 617-524-BIKE (2453).
We hope to run Indoor Trainer Nights every Thursday night until it’s warm enough to ride outside again. Take a look at our online calendar for exact dates and times or give us a call.
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Ferris Wheels Ride Schedule
Written by Boston Biker on Aug 11Also got a list of rides leaving from Ferris Wheels in JP, some of these look kind of fun.
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Ongoing Rides UPDATED
Looking for an easygoing neighborhood bike ride? Check out the Sundae Roll from JP Bikes. This ride meets Sundays, 8pm, at the Monument in JP and ends around 10pm with ice cream at JP Licks!
Rides leaving from Ferris Wheels Bike Shop:
Mountain Bike Rides - Sundays at 4 pm. These are intermediate-level rides. Ask John in the shop for more information. Beginner rides and night rides are also available by request!
Paceline/Road Training Rides - Tuesday and Thursday mornings, leaving from Ferris Wheels at 7 am sharp. Varied pace. 3-5 repeats of a 4-mile loop circling Brookline’s golf courses.
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Ferris Wheels Tax Free Weekend Sale
Written by Boston Biker on Aug 11Ferris wheels in JP is having a tax free weekend sale. From the email.
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The Massachusetts legislature has declared that the weekend of August 13 and 14 is free of sales tax for all purchases up to $2500!! We are so excited that we are going to give you an additional 6% discount on all new merchandise* in the store, and if you pay with cash or check we’ll add an additional 2% discount, so our retail price is discounted 8%.
Tax-free: 6.25%
Our discount: 6%
Discount for cash: 2%
TOTAL SAVINGS
if you use cash: 14.25%
So whether you need a pump, a helmet, or a bicycle, come on down and enjoy the savings.
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The Word On The Street
Here is what people are saying
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