Seriously how could you go wrong, there is going to be an open house at Taza chocolates…makers of fantastically delicious chocolates. Even if you don’t go on this ride you should check out this event.

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RozzieBikes will be riding to the Taza Chocolate Open House in Somerville on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Check out their web site at http://www.tazachocolate.com/ for information about them.

The open house starts at 10 am, so we’ll leave Adams Park in Roslindale Square at 9:15 am and ride up the Emerald Necklace, stopping at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse for a few minutes between 9:30 and 9:40 before heading on to Somerville. We’ll use a lot of bike paths and bike lanes in Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge and try to head home before noon. The weather is supposed to be nice, but we’ll cancel if it is raining hard and maybe if it is snowing hard… Helmets are required, as usual. The round trip should be under 20 miles. Dress warmly, but not quite as heavily as you think you should; on a ride this long, you’ll generate quite a bit of heat. Wear warm gloves, though.

Contact Doug Mink at dmink@masspaths.net if you have any questions.

From the DotBike Site.

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MassBike Spins Series Presents: DotBike and RozzieBikes Farmer’s Market Ride

Join us Saturday, July 11 for the second annual Farmer’s Market Ride! This year Dot Bike is joined by Rozzie Bikes in leading this ride to five different neighborhood markets in Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain. This will be the first ride put on jointly by neighborhood bike groups!!

This ride is a great chance to see the local markets, meet new people, meet all of your veggie buying desires and see different neighborhoods, all within a couple hours. The route will be about 15 miles and meant for all skill levels/riding paces- we’ll be stopping frequently and no stretch will be longer than 4.5 miles. We had a great time last year with bikers from Dorchester, Southie, JP, Roslindale and Somerville.

–If you’re riding through JP or Roslindale, we’ll meet at the Forest Hills T Station at 8:45 and depart for the Dot2Dot Café at 9:00 a.m.

–If you’re starting directly in Dorchester, meet at the Dot2Dot Café between 9:30-10:00- come early to hang out and eat Karen’s yummy breakfast items!

–The ride will leave from the Dot2Dot Cafe (1739 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester) at 10:00 a.m.

Approximate schedule:
10:00—All bikers leave from Dot2Dot Cafe for Fields Corner market
10:20—leave from Fields Corner to Ashmont market
10:50—leave from Ashmont to Mattapan market
11:30—leave from Mattapan to Roslindale market
12:10—leave from Roslindale market to JP market
12:40—finish at JP market- rides home depart

Optional- pre 10:00 breakfast gathering at Dot2Dot

To RSVP or for more info, contact Melissa at melquirk@gmail.com, or 617-308-8249 or Laura at laurasmeaton@mac.com or 617-818-2506.

Got this in the mail a bit ago. Looks like fun if you are in the area.

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Hi everyone,

RozzieBikes is celebrating the end of the month with our third Last Friday Bike to Work Day on Friday, March 27. George Ulrich and Doug Mink will be leading rides from Adams Park in Roslindale Square at 7:00 am.

We’ll ride together up the Emerald Necklace to the Charles River, and
split: Doug will lead a group up the river to Harvard Square and George will lead a group down the river to Beacon Hill.

JPBikes people are invited to join us at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse at 7:15.
We’ll be leaving there between 7:20 and 7:25.

Whether you can join us or not, check out the Green Streets web site at

http://www.gogreenstreets.org/

If you are biking or walking to work on Friday, register for prizes at here

-Doug Mink

A new bike group is being started to work on improving conditions for bicycling in southwest Boston. The first meeting of RozzieBikes, centered on Roslindale, on Wednesday, October 22, at 7:00 pm at 28 Sheffield Road #1, just off Walter Street near the intersection of South Street. Refreshments will be provided. People from West Roxbury and Hyde Park are welcome, too.

For further information, contact Doug Mink, dmink@masspaths.net