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A One Minute Guide To How To Ride Your Bike In The Rain
Written by Boston Biker on Aug 15When I tell people that I ride my bike every day, a lot of people ask “What do you do when it rains?!” The short answer is, “you get wet” but the slightly longer answer is “with the right gear, its no problem.”
So because it is raining, and because I saw many happy riders today, here is a one minute guide for riding your bike in the rain:
Fenders, use them.
Helmet, strapped on.
Rain coat, rain paints, check.
Change of socks and shoes and/or rain booties and/or water proof shoes, yes please.
Lights, turn them on.
Metal plates, road markings, and manhole covers, these bad boys get extra slippery in the rain be advised.
Give yourself longer time to stop, wet wheels means your brakes work slower.
SLOW DOWN!
Water proof bag to put your work clothes in, good idea.
Take turns slowly, and don’t lean into them too hard, this will keep you rubber side down.
Thats it! It’s really not that hard.
Following this simple guide you should be able to ride your bike in any amount of rain and still arrive at your destination happy and unscathed. Simply walk in to where you are going, take off your rain gear, swap your socks (or better yet take off your rain booties), and you are ready for a day slaving away in your cubicle…better yet just keep riding.
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This Is A Fantastic Time: Boston Tweed Ride
Written by Boston Biker on Sep 19Seriously, do this, its fun. Dress up, ride slow, pip pip Cheerio! From the Boston retro wheelmen page.
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Join us on Sunday October 16th at the Frog Pond located in Boston Commons for our 3rd Annual Tweed Ride. Meet up time is 10am, ride departing at 1030am. This year we will ride out to Jamaica Plain taking the Emerald Necklace to Franklin Park.
Bring food and supplies as we will be picnicking at Franklin Park before returning back to the Commons. As always this is a family friendly event, vintage bicycles are not required but dressing up is encouraged:tweed jackets, woolen knickers, dress shoes, bow ties, lace gloves, sun hats and the like. Helmets are not required but encouraged.
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Bike Movie Tonight!
Written by Boston Biker on Aug 12Got this in the email, you should check this out if you want a good time tonight. Common wheels coop is showing Pee Wee’s Big Adventure!
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“Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”
come out on Friday, August 12, at dusk (7:30pm)
we’ll have raffle prizes, live entertainment, art show, helmets and lights to give out, and more!
we’re showing the movie in the Penniman Road Play Area, it’s a city park on Penniman Rd in Allston, on the other side of our co-op space on Rugg Rd.
tell your friends, or come meet some new friends here!
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- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
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- Run The Jewels Lead Free Pewter Hand Carved And Cast Pin Set January 3, 2021Made these lovely RTJ fist and gun pin set. Hand carved in wax, and then cast in lead free pewter. Because these are made by hand you can do fun things like add an extra small pin so that they sit just so (also means they have “customized” brass back plates to accommodate the extra […]Boston Biker
- My Work In The Wild: Feather Head Badge With Chris King Headset January 3, 2021One of my customers sent me this amazing picture of my feather badge installed on their (awesome!) bike. Check out Manofmultnomah (here and here), apparently Chris King took some interest in it as well. Want one of your own? Buy it here, or here... Continue reading →Boston Biker
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
