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Midnight Marathon Bike Ride Is Registering Now

full moon bike over boston


If you bike, you gotta do this ride.  It’s so cool and so unique it would be a shame to miss.   It’s at midnight but so what.   There is no traffic and lots of cops and workers on the sidelines prepping the route for the marathon making this a very safe ride.   I’ll be there early after leaving people at Logan.

I’ll be going early making a stop at Logan before hand.  If you want to meet up with me, find me at South Station.  There will be a lot of people but not so many we can’t find each other.

Be sure to register NOW if you want your bike transported to Hopkington.  It’s thirty bucks. There is also a pancake breakfast for $15 and the commuter rail to Southbough to meet your bike is about $6.

The Midnight Marathon Bike Ride is back for 2015!

This year’s Midnight Marathon ride will be just like last year’s, meaning

*It’s going to be awesome, but just like always, this ride is on open public roads and is NOT supported, so you’re responsible for bringing friends, dressing appropriately, your own safety. If you get a flat, you’ll need to be able to fix it on your own.

*We’re organizing a “Truck ‘n Train” option for you, meaning you purchase a ticket from us to transport your bike on a moving truck from South Station to Southborough, and you take the Commuter Rail to Southborough to pick up your bike (which means you also purchase a commuter rail ticket separately) Tickets for “Truck n’ Train” are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/midnight-marathon-truck-n-train-2015-tickets-16468641149
Not to mention, any leftover proceeds will go to a local bike organization of your choice!

*There will be a PANCAKE BREAKFAST charity fundraiser organized independently of us by our friends at Boston Common Coffee Company. Trust us, you’ll want pancakes after the ride. Tickets are LIMITED, buy tickets for the breakfast here..It helps a great deal to know how many people are coming for this, so we ask you to please buy tickets BEFORE WEDNESDAY, 4/15 if you know you’re in for some sweet, sweet, post-ride pancakes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-midnight-marathon-ride-pancake-breakfast-tickets-16434064730

*VOLUNTEERS: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help with various things, including loading bikes in and out of trucks, flagging people down at tricky train track crossing on dark roads, providing unofficial ad-hoc support, AND facilitating a delicious pancake breakfast. Want to help make Midnight Marathon happen? Please sign up on our volunteer form here:http://bit.ly/1EiT9aa

Can’t wait to see you all out there!

Greg Hum, BostonSoS, and friends.

Upcoming Rides

Slim pickings this early in the season.  The Narragansett Bay Wheelmen are the only ones this weekend and both are great rides to begin the season by easing your way into riding.

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Saturday morning Cafe Ride on the East Bay Bike Pat.

Saturday 04/11/15 – NBW Cafe Ride (weather permitting)

  • East Bay Bike Path – from Fort Hill to Bristol Bagel and back (27 miles)
  • Leaves Fort Hill Parking Lot at 10:00 AM
  • Contact John Nery for more details

Sunday 04/12/15 – NBW #049 Great Grandma’s Farm Ride

  • 16, 24 & 51 Mile Rides
  • Leaves from Lincoln Mall, Lincoln RI
  • more details HERE

Team amidnightrider.com got our NYC Five Boroughs start positions

  • Departs: 8:10AM
  • Recommended Arrival Time: 7:10AM-7:55AM
  • Access Start Corridor (in gold in the map above) via Barclay or Vesey.

Saturday Morning Cafe Ride

The rain moved out around 9 AM as predicted and the sky turned partly sunny. It was a nice start to this years Cafe Rides on the East Bay Bike Path.  East Providence to Bristol R.I. this 13.5 mile long paved rail to trail conversion is one of the most popular rail trails in the are.  Unlike most, this rail trail is pretty wide open traveling along the Providence river to Narragansett Bay in Bristol.  Bristol Bagel Works is the turn around spot but not before a light snack and a cup of pretty good joe.

I emphasize a nice start because nature hit us hard with the wind on the return leg.  30-40 MPH sustained winds with gusts somewhat higher conspired to knock us off our rigs.  There were a couple of times when the gust almost pushed me off the path into the gully.  Us hardy bicyclists know however, that the wind is our friend, and it makes us stronger riders. Even if, like today, the wind made the ride seem like we were climbing the Alps.

East Bay Bike Path Cafe Ride from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

It’s Starting

Bike riding season that is. After a long two months of frog snow, (knee deep), things are happening.  It looks like the rain will be cleared out for the 10 AM East Bay Bike Path ride.  Meet at Fort Hill for the 10 AM start.  If your new, look for the older gentlemen sitting at the picnic table in the parking lot.

CAFE TOUR STARTING FROM FORT HILL SATURDAY 10AM

For directions to Fort Hill bike path access search for directions to intersection of Mercer Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence through Google Maps or GPS. Parking is overlooking the river on the West side of the highway.

Sat weather forecast.

A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday also looks to offer good weather for the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride

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The start of the 2014 ride in Hopkinton

There is some news on the Midnight Marathon ride on April 20th.  PANCAKES.  If your doing the ride and want pancakes at 2:30 AM or so, you need to buy a ticket. 

The details of the ride are forthcoming. Soon.  I promise.

Red Hook Criterium On 60 Minute Sports

This is a crazy show. Go to 60 minute sports for April 1st.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid3671166871001/?bctid=4135904427001

After the bike show go to Comedy Central and watch the Justin Bieber roast.  It’s two hours of gut busting laughs.

This Weekend’s Rides. April 4-5, 2015

New England Randonneurs Brevet
Dighton Rock 200k, Sunday April 11 2015, details here

Brevet at Dighton Rock


Below is a link to the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen’s ride schedule. All rides are open to everyone. The Sunday ride has options for different miles.

**(I’ll be riding Saturday mornings Cafe Tour on the East Bay Bike Path. It’s a great start to this seasons riding.  26 miles of easy pedaling, stopping for coffee and a snack at the halfway point in Bristol R.I.) Leaves Fort Hill at 10AM

The link offers tons of information about local club rides, charity rides, brevets, and other bike related events. There is also instructions on using their GPS files on your device.
Finally a list of events happening this year.
Everything you need to know about biking in New England is in one place ready for your perusing pleasure.

CLICK HERE for the NBW link

Biking Again. Finally

Cover Photo:  amidnightrider


The weather is gradually improving. The snow is gone and now it’s time to start spring cleaning.  The roads and parking lots are covered in sand.  The bike path is painted with brush and twigs but people are out and smiling again.  It was a difficult two months of continuous heavy snowfalls and bitter cold.  That’s all in the past as Easter approaches.  The time of new (the lily) and abundant (the rabbit)life.

Biking Again from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

Boston Bike Video

Cover Photo:  Waiting for the start of the NYC Five Boroughs Tour on Avenue of the Americas.


It’s been a couple of months but finally today I’ll be back on my bike. Riding to the gym first then who knows where after that.  It’s time to begin the daily fitness rides also.  Working my way up to 30 miles a day.  Maybe it will happen on the first day. Tomorrow will tell.

Riding to yoga class.
Riding to yoga class.

A decent but long winded explanation of the laws concerning bikes in Boston.  I am curious to hear how far into the video you got before letting out that big sigh I know will come, and hitting the stop icon. I paused and moved on to other things twice before finally getting to the end.

YKAMF

bike summit guest speaker
Nicole Freedman. Guest speaker

Cover Photo:  Winners of the SouthCoast bike challenge being recognized.

That’s an acronym of a Bruce Willis quote from Die Hard.  It’s said in celebration of the cleansing of the Northeast for us bike riders.  Not only has the snow been cleared but the torrential downpours have cleared much of the debris off the roadways. Continue reading “YKAMF” →

Panama Wedding


We spent a week in Panama celebrating our son’s wedding.  A couple of days in Panama City followed by 5 days on the coast in Playa Venao.

KEITH AND MIA WEDDING from John Sullivan on Vimeo.