MA Bike Info
MassBike.org maintains a list of organizations committed to promoting cycling at a local level on their website. By my count, there are currently 23 such local organizations.
They've also got this Bike Pike tour which is a 4 day bike vacation in August to draw people from all parts of the state into this immersible community to celebrate biking. This year, they'll be biking a circuit that begins and ends in Amherst with daily trips that range from 30 to 65 miles in length (which isn't that challenging, if you ask me, though I haven't looked at the elevation maps). I think the thing that would keep me from doing this is the price tag that costs $375. I understand that it costs money to run complicated events like this, but I'd rather spend that cash on a plane ticket to visit with family.
On an slightly-related note, there's the ever-present issue with getting Jen a bike. I like Trek because I appreciate superior engineering and there are options. Cannondale also has a nice option. There is a Felt option that would be good. And Specialized has their Vienna Deluxe model.
2 Comments:
I think you missed the point on the daily options for the Mass BikePike Tour. You can choose 1 of 3 rides each day; 30mile, 50miles or 65miles. None of the daily rides would be considered easy. We have had complaints in the past about how difficult it was on the shorter rides. For anyone looking for a challenge, on day 3, you have to option of addin on climing Mt. Wachusett.
Bruce,
Thank you for the clarification. Last year I rode in a 30+ mile fundraiser through hilly terrain in New Jersey. By hour 3 of the trip the small group I was with (not used to long distance rides) were fatigued. Depending on the circumstances, given 7 or 8 hours to do 30 miles seems like an easier simple challenge. I'm sure it's not a race, so I'm assuming that there isn't any motivation to clock in a low time. Given this assuming, going 4 or 5 miles per hour sounds like an easy pace (on flat terrain I can do 10 miles in 30 minutes).
In any case, I'm glad that there are organized events like this that I can look forward to participating in once time and money are less of an issue. Keep up the good work!
Rob
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