tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81878359161966587682024-03-13T12:48:35.282-07:00Man At The Wheel Cycling We like bikes, we like Gloucester, we like you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-12939235447350809742014-06-26T05:38:00.000-07:002014-06-26T05:38:58.744-07:00Summertime…and the riding is easy<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l1ZtxWTA45M/U6wLmE6ShpI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ZD87ezERUXA/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Bryan and I celebrated his last day of 7th grade with a short bike ride to </span><a href="http://longbeachdairy.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Long Beach Dairy Maid</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for the biggest 'kiddie' cone in Cape Ann. A new friend said to me that morning while discussing summer plans, "I've never taken a bike ride I've regretted. I've never regretted taking a swim." Take your kids riding. Teach them to ride a bike. Bikes=freedom.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then there are the parties: weddings, <a href="http://www.stpetersfiesta.org/">St. Peter's Fiesta</a>, the 3rd of July AND the 4th of July. Gloucester celebrates Independence Day with <a href="http://www.fishtownhorribles.org/history.html">the Horribles Parade</a> & fireworks on July 3rd. This is a tremendous opportunity to promote a business, a political candidate, a political issue or a social club. There are thousands of eyeballs cheering and laughing and celebrating and WATCHING. It's also just plain fun. We have ridden bikes in both the Horribles Parade on the 3rd and the 4th of July parade in Rockport. When you present bicycling as fun, festive and social, people might just dust off their old ten speeds and take a ride. Bikes=fun!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the summer solstice, Mr. Bryan and I attended a delightful wedding of two dear friends. The dress code was casual elegant, so we went with it, but made sure our outfits were cycling friendly. Parking on <a href="http://www.rockyneckartcolony.org/">Rocky Neck</a> on a gorgeous summer evening? No problem on our commuter bikes. And that ride home? A breeze with blinking lights. Savor the summer on two wheels. Where can your bike take you in Gloucester?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-52714313016562886632014-06-21T10:14:00.001-07:002014-06-21T10:14:06.920-07:00Summer's here! Riding on the road, riding in the woods<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today is June 21. Summer 'officially' arrived at 6:51 am (EST). For me, summer arrived on Thursday at 3:30. I teach at Rockport Middle/High School and we finished our school year on the 19th. I celebrated by riding to and from school on my Bridgestone Single Speed. I take 127A from Hartz St. in Gloucester past the marsh at Good Harbor Beach, through the South End of Rockport. The pavement is smooth, and while there isn't a bike lane, there is a sizable shoulder with a fog line to accommodate cyclists. Riding to school is a great way to start the day, and it helps teachers and students focus! We had a successful B2SD in May:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <a href="http://www.goodharbor.org/default.html">Friends of Good Harbor</a> have worked hard to improve one of our city's most valuable resources. Look for new signage, bulletin/information boards & stewardship of Good Harbor this summer. And try riding your bike there: you can't carry as much stuff but you can get to and from the beach with less hassle than by car. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were very few people for a sunny Sunday morning, but I did say hello to a singleton mountain biker, a dad & two daughters, & two women runners with their dog. Dogtown is a special place that provides recreation, solace & beauty for people and animals alike. During the summer months, dogs are not permitted on Gloucester beaches. Consider a walk, run or ride with your hounds in this appropriately named open space. There are terrific resources <a href="http://www.dogtownecologywalks.com/index.php?p=home">here</a> and <a href="http://carlotto.us/capeann/index.shtml">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While some have stoked the fires of hearsay about hauntings (and I will acknowledge that some horrible crimes have occurred within), I prefer to view Dogtown as a safe, clean, botanically rich treasure. I have come to walk and ride in these woods with no one but my dog, and there have been many days where we see no other humans, nor recent evidence of them! How blessed we are to have woods and the sea within our island cape! Where do you like to ride in Dogtown?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-27835298776109619852014-06-08T10:16:00.001-07:002014-06-08T10:16:58.533-07:00It's warm out...let's ride bikes!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a sunny Sunday afternoon in Gloucester. Yesterday felt like the first hot summer day we've enjoyed. I rode to Magnolia Woods for the U-14 soccer game. What a marvelous way to navigate through downtown Saturday morning traffic! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also thought about the potential use of Magnolia Woods for a cyclocross race: there's parking, grass, pavement, some elevation gain. Perhaps in the future? The <a href="http://www.gpgloucester.com/">Gran Prix of Gloucester </a> race site at Stage Fort Park is spectacular, and a perfectly situated venue. There may come a time, however, when we want an additional, more underground type race. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-26169480415307021542014-05-28T15:23:00.000-07:002014-05-28T15:23:20.417-07:00It's too cold: let's watch the Giro d'Italia!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After their one day spring classics in Europe have finished, elite pro cyclists turn their attention to stage racing. There is one week left in the Giro d'Italia, a 21 stage race throughout Italy. (The Tour de France is the most well known of the major stage races; there is a third stage race in August called the Vuelta a España.) These races are some of the most physically grueling of all sports. Cyclists ride an average of 180km/day, for 21 days, with 2 rest days, over mountain ranges, and through narrow village streets. Riders burn roughly 3500-4500 calories during the stage. That's a lot of pasta! (And Gu, and Cokes, and panini...)</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mr. Bryan & I did not make it to Italy to see the Giro this year, but <a href="http://www.steephill.tv/">Steep Hill Tv</a> online provides us with the coverage we need. You can even go to 'non-spoiler alert' to keep from seeing the winners of the stage. It's cold here in Gloucester, so we are taking a 'trip' to Italy. Check out the courage, daring and endurance of these racers. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-80998458844372778912014-05-24T17:18:00.000-07:002014-05-24T17:18:41.414-07:00Good Morning Gloucester, & Happy Memorial Day Weekend!<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you, Joey for the opportunity to promote the new blog and to promote cycling in Gloucester. Check it out HERE:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a bike you love, or a trail you love, or a regular group ride, please share with Man At The Wheel Cycling:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We'll be seeing lots of cyclists on the roads this weekend, so keep your eyes & ears open! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am looking forward to riding in the woods of Dogtown on my singlespeed cyclocross bike with Mr. Bryan & our dog, Maru. The woods are constantly changing this time of year: fiddleheads turn to ferns, lady slippers emerge and bloom, yellow clintonia is in flower, and the trees and rocks are slowly obscured by beech leaves. We are blessed to live on this 'island of the woods.'</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-14209374800531639752014-05-22T11:00:00.001-07:002014-05-22T11:00:56.778-07:00New Bike Racks & Riding In The Bike Lanes: A short video<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last month, Steve Winslow and I rode throughout Gloucester assessing locations for new Man At the Wheel Bike Racks. Look for new racks at the following sites sometime this summer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Big Mike's Bikes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Pleasant St. Tea Company</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Rose Baker Senior Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-City Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-Sawyer Free Library</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-St. Peter's Square</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-2988098530774199482014-04-23T05:23:00.000-07:002014-05-24T18:22:39.043-07:009-0! Gloucester Bike Ordinance Passes Unanimously!<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Thank you City Councilors! Steve Winslow and I held out through 3 hours of dog leash(off/on, safe/dangerous, fear/trust, insert your binary view here) testimony, and the bicycle ordinance was heartily supported and voted into permanence! Thank you, James Dowd for your letter of support. Thank you, Jerry Goulart (newest m</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">ember of the Open Space/Recreation Committee) for your letter of support. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-59921554638850345802014-04-22T12:30:00.001-07:002014-04-22T12:30:53.702-07:00City Bike Ordinance to Become Permanent TONIGHTLast spring, Gloucester City Council members unanimously passed a city bicycle ordinance that helped institutionalize some of the visible changes in our community. The cornerstone of the ordinance was the creation of bike lanes throughout downtown Gloucester. Additionally, with the help of Steve Winslow from the City's Development Department, new signs were created and installed for a bike route around Cape Ann, & through tricky downtown areas. <br />
Tonight at 7 pm, City Councilors will vote on making the ordinance permanent. There will be questions about cost and maintenance, enforcement and scarcity, but it is clear: Gloucester benefits when there is visible support and infrastructure for the cycling community. <br />
If you have any thoughts about the ordinance or support cycling in Gloucester, please contact your city councilors and the Mayor. Thanks!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-90743249656286765632014-04-11T14:47:00.001-07:002014-05-24T18:37:05.004-07:00What's the 411 on 4/11?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Heading into Boston for the</span><br />
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187835916196658768.post-19324943410432261192014-04-11T14:40:00.000-07:002014-04-11T14:40:20.289-07:00I love Gloucester. I love bikes. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a proud Gloucester citizen and a proud cyclist. I want to combine my love of Gloucester with my love of cycling and help connect the larger community to BOTH. You will find the following here:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cycling Advocacy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mountain Biking </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cyclocross</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good Things in Gloucester</span><br />
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Can anybody give this guy a wheel change?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134630714496088374noreply@blogger.com0