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Update From JPBikes
Written by Boston Biker on Jul 26got this in the email, full of great stuff going on in JP.
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Hey JP Bikers,
Here’s an updated list of what JP Bikers might be interested in doing. Special plug for our own North Shore ride, the coastal route from Rockport is a ride you’ll want to do again and again. I also recommend the Roxbury rides (I’m going tomorrow), since it’s good for JP to support anything our close neighbor Roxbury is doing to encourage cycling.
Friday, July 30 – Boston Bike Friday Ride
Monthly ride to City Hall with the JP “convoy”. Leaves Curtis Hall at 7:00am and stops at Hyde Sq. at 7:10. www.bikefridays.org.
Saturday August 7 – JP Bikes ride to Singing Beach and the North Shore
This is our North Shore ride where some riders take the MBTA “bike train” to Rockport and ride back to Singing Beach in Manchester, while others ride from JP to Manchester. We’ll have lunch and go for a swim before taking the 2:21 train back. Meet at Ferris Wheels at 9:00 am or, for train riders, meet us at North Station at 10 am in time for the 10:15 train. For details and updates, see our event listing.
Also Saturday August 7, 10-12 – Discover Roxbury Ride series presents “Radical Roxbury”.
This tour will explore the more radical side of Roxbury’s history. We’ll begin at Roxbury Crossing with the relatively well-known protests against the construction of I-95 along the Southwest Corridor. From there our attention will focus on mid-20th century revolutionary leaders Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X. After passing the former locations of the Black Panthers and SNCC, we’ll end with an overview of the 1967 and 1968 riots in Grove Hall and the police staging grounds in Franklin Park. Helmets are required. Meet at Roxbury Crossing T-station.
Tickets are $5.
Saturday, August 14, midnight-sunrise – Twenty-second Annual Midnight Bike Ride
Meet at *11:15pm* in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square
Tour of Architectural and Historic Sites. Bring a bicycle with a light and wear something reflective; helmet recommended. Commemorative T-shirts available. Bring something for pot luck breakfast Sunday in Christopher Columbus Park. Please bring a spare inner tube that fits your tires. Sponsored by the Back Bay Midnight Pedalers
Please let me know of any corrections, deletions, or additions. Check out our calendar at www.jpbikes.org, which I’ll try and keep up to date!
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JP Bikes Apple Picking Ride
Written by Boston Biker on Sep 09This looks like a lot of fun!
JP Bikes is leading a ride to Dowse Orchards in Sherborn on Sunday, September 13. Meet at Ferris Wheels Bike Shop, 66 South St., opposite Harvest Co-op, at 9:45 a.m. (ride leaves at 10:00 a.m.) Moderately hilly route, relaxed pace; 35 miles round trip. Bike ride is free. Rain or shine (call first if torrential downpour). Bring money for apples; lunch; and a bag for apples that can be closed. Bags for transporting apples home may be available if you don’t have an easy way to do it yourself. Call 617-524-BIKE for more information.
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JP Bikes Presents The Spring Roll
Written by Boston Biker on May 03Got this in the mail today, looks like a fun time, if you are around JP check this out!
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May 10 at the South Street Mall in Jamaica Plain
10:00 AM: check in and bike decorating
11:00 AM: ride begins
We will be riding a four-mile loop through JP to celebrate the trackless
Centre/South Streets. Family friendly, bike helmets required, rentals
available, raindate May 17.
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Bike Movie Nights At Ferris
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 16Got this from JP Bikes
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Jeff Ferris of Ferris Wheels bike shop is hosting Bike Movie nights every other Friday, starting March 27th! I have no idea what movies he’s showing, but I am sure they will be awesome! Here are the dates – all movies start at 6:30 pm:
March 27th
April 10th
April 24th
May 8th
Again, all are Fridays, and all for now are taking place at Curtis Hall in JP.
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Next JP Bikes Meeting
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 02JP BIKES Meeting March 10th, check it out!
The next meeting of JP Bikes is Tuesday March 10th, at 7 pm, at the Aggassiz School in Jamaica Plain. This group is for cyclists to organize with each other in our neighborhoods, to deal with local issues of concern to cyclists, organize rides and events, and build the cycling culture!
This meeting is a great time for new folks to check out JP Bikes and try out getting involved. We’ll hear the activity and progress from each committee (like the Spring Ride Committee, and the Media Committee) and give feedback about the direction it’s all going. Time to plan out the next couple of months and look to the summer riding season.
Contact [email protected]. You can join the Google group for JP Bikes here or check out their blog here
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The Word On The Street
Here is what people are saying
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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
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- 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
