Rodman Ride For Kids

Another great charity ride coming up at the end of the summer.

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This September, Boston Medical Center is reaching out and encouraging cycling lovers and friends of all ages to participate with Team BMC in the Rodman Ride for Kids on Saturday, September 24, 2011. This charity event is
a 25, 50, and 100-mile non-competitive cycling tour throughout the state of Massachusetts. (Maps of each route can be viewed at: http://www.rodmanrideforkids.org/site/content/ride_day.html ). In addition to the scenic ride, bikers are invited to enjoy a finish-line barbecue, vendor sampling, and other activities. The Rodman Ride for Kids is a gift-matching charity working to support at-risk youth in Massachusetts. By joining Team BMC, cyclists will be helping to raise money for at-risk children and pediatric programs at the hospital. Every dollar raised directly supports the cause, and is matched by 10% by Rodman Ride.

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National Train Day Ride

Got this in the email, looks fun

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MassBike Spins Presents:

3rd Annual National Train Day Ride

What: To celebrate National Train Day, we will follow the routes of parts of the old Eastern and Boston & Maine Railroads north of Boston.  Along the way, we will stop to look at a number of historic railroad stations and talk about the competition between the Eastern and the B & M in the years before and after the Civil War.

Today, parts of these old railroads are still used by Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, but many of the branches have been abandoned, and some of them are (hopefully) in the process of being converted into bike paths.  Some are even being considered for the restoration of passenger train service.

When and Where: Meet Saturday May 7, 2011, 2009 at 9:45 AM at North Station.  Make sure that you leave enough time to buy your ticket and get onto the train to Beverly Farms by 10:15!

The route is 30 miles and most of it is pretty flat and level.  We will average about 5 miles per hour, so the ride should be an easy one for most cyclists.  We’ll stop to look a the stations in Beverly Farms, Pride’s Crossing, Beverly, Danvers Junction, Swampscott, Saugus, Cliftondale, Malden, and Park Street in Medford, and you will get a chance to ride parts of the proposed bike paths in Danvers and Saugus.  We’ll also make a stop for lunch in Danvers Plains, and will finish late afternoon, probably around 5:00.  After the ride, you can catch the Orange Line (bikes are permitted all day on Saturday) at Malden or Wellington (about 2 miles).  Hybrid bikes recommended, but road bikes are OK. Helmets required. Steady rain cancels.

For more information contact Dick Bauer <[email protected]>

http://www.massbike.org

MassBike Spins

National Train Day 2011

National Train Day Ride 2011-The Eastern Railroad and the B&M

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Are Your Ready For Your Closeup? Your Bike In A Movie

Got this in the email, want to be in a movie?

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We’re organizing a flashmob ride around Boston for an event that’s coming up pretty soon. And I thought I could find some people in bicycling that are also from the Boston area…

It will be for a promotion for an unnamed film, we’ll get you more details as the day approaches. Riders will get a free t-shirt and we’re in the works for more free stuff. If you don’t have your own set o’ wheels, we can provide you a bike for the time being.

The ride is **April 8th** during the late(ish) afternoon
We will be meeting at an undisclosed location and ending at Fenway Park (perfect for opening day).

If you’re down, send the following info to [email protected] :

Can you provide your own bike? Y/N (If not, one can be provided to you)

Your name:

Best way to contact you:

Twitter: (if you have one)

Regardless if you ride with us or not, look out for the flashmob. We will be running a contest for best submitted video/picture of us for a FREE tuneup & more.

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Last Day Of Winter Ride

Got this in the email, good riddance winter.

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Doug Mink is leading a Last Day of Winter Neponset Greenway Ride Saturday March 19, 10:00 am, Paul’s Bridge, Boston/Milton line

Technically it’s the last day of winter, but we’ll welcome spring by riding the entire Neponset Greenway, end to end, exploring the present and future paths. It is a mostly flat 11-mile flat ride (each way) both on-road and on paths. We’ll meet at the Paul’s Bridge parking area on Brush Hill Rd. off Neponset Valley Parkway on the Hyde Park/Milton line. Sponsored by MassBike and the Boston Natural Areas Network.  Helmets are required.

http://www.masspaths.org/
http://www.bostonnatural.org/latestinfo.htm

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Rapha Charity Ride For Japan At Ride Studio Cafe

Details from Ride Studio Cafe

This Sunday, March 20 at 10:00 am

Join the Ride Studio Cafe in a local Rapha ride as part of a series of worldwide charity rides to help the victims of recent disasters in Japan. For the Studio’s part, we’re leading a ride from the store.

Rapha asks that you make a minimum donation of $10 to ride with us.  Rapha will match your donation.  The Studio will also match your donation.  Your $10 raises $30.  If you’d like the Studio to match your donation, please bring your donation to the Studio on Sunday.

We have a cue sheet so no one will get lost.   We also have a sweeper so everyone will be able to make it back home no matter what.

It is going to be a beautifully routed ride; you won’t want to miss it.

After the ride we’ll post a ride report–for those that live vicariously–and list everyone that donated.  Help represent New England in this charity for Tohoku!

Please RSVP.

Here are the details

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