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<td>Wed, 02 May 2007 18:17:33 -0500</td>
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<td>MassBike <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:engine@mainstreetmail.com"><engine@mainstreetmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bikeinfo@massbike.org">bikeinfo@massbike.org</a></td>
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<h3>May is National Bike Month</h3>
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<h3>Bicycling Skills Classes: Sign Up Today!</h3>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;">Want to improve your
urban riding skills? MassBike’s Bicycling Skills classes are
a great way to take your cycling to the next level. Bicycling 101 is
right around the corner, so brush up on your bicycling before the
summer. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">
Introduction to Bicycle Safety is a pre-requisite. </span></span><strong><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">By
special arrangement with the
Northampton Cycling Club, this class is being offered at the discounted
price of $40.<br>
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</span></span><span
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style="font-size: 10pt;">Classes are added frequently, so check the
website often. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span
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<span
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of our classes are taught by certified League Cycling Instructors.</span></span></span></strong></p>
<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><br>
<span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Bicycling
101 is a day-long, on-bike training is geared to adults who want to get
back into bicycling, improve basic cycling skills, and/or participate
in a
large-scale benefit ride. This course will teach you how to operate
your bicycle more smoothly (including shifting gears), ride safely on
roadways, increase your pedaling efficiency, climb hills more
easily, participate in group ride events, and more. Intro to Bicycling
Safety is a prerequisite.<br>
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S</span></span></span></strong><strong><span
style="font-weight: normal;"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">aturday,
May 5, 9:00am-3:00pm, Northampton </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1437256"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Register</span></a></span></strong><span
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Saturday,
June 2, 9:00am-3:00pm, Northampton </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1437261"><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Register</span></a></span></strong>
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href="http://www.massbike.org/skills/classes.htm">For more information
about MassBike classes, click here</a></font><br>
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<h3>Kick Off Bike Month at The Peoples Pint: Friday, May 4 </h3>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Cheers!
Celebrate 30 years of MassBike at The Peoples Pint in Greenfield, MA.
During the month
of May, The Peoples Pint will donate $0.25 for every pint purchased
(and $1 for every pitcher) to MassBike. You can help The People’s Pint
support us by drinking a pint of Sprocket Kolsch,
a delicious light-bodied summer ale brewed in the style of a lager.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To
jumpstart this thirst quenching month, MassBike (David Watson &
Pete Collins) will be on
hand at The Peoples Pint from 5-9pm Friday, May 4 to provide
information on MassBike, ideas on riding in Franklin County and to
drink a beer with our friends in Greenfield.</span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span
style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span> </span></span>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The
month will be capped off with a bicycle ride to some of the local farms
in Franklin County (where some of The Peoples Pint’s amazing food comes
from!). The ride
will begin and end at The Peoples Pint on Sunday, May 27. Details will
follow shortly.</span></p>
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<span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Come
out and enjoy a great cause in a tasty fashion!</span></span>
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href="http://www.thepeoplespint.com/">For more information about The
Peoples Pint, click here</a></font><br>
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<h3>Volunteer Night: Tuesday, May 8</h3>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you enjoy hanging
out with fellow cyclists and eating gourmet pizza with a refreshing
beverage? Then you
won’t want to miss Volunteer Night from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. It’s a chance
to have some fun and help MassBike with some easy administrative tasks.
The more help we get from volunteers,
the more time MassBike staff can spend making bicycling better. Just
let us know you’re coming so we know how much pizza to order!
(617-542-2453 or </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nadav@massbike.org">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">nadav@massbike.org</span></a><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span></span><span
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Our
office is located at 171 Milk Street, Third Floor, in
Boston’s Financial District. The closest T Station is Government
Center, and you can bring your bike right up into the office if you
don’t mind carrying it up the stairs!</span></span>
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href="http://www.massbike.org/about/vol_night.htm">For more
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<h3>11th Annual Redbones Bike Party & Benefit: Monday,
May 14 </h3>
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<span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span
style="font-size: x-small;">It’s the traditional kick off for Bike to
Work Week – Redbones BBQ in Davis
Square, Somerville, throws a big street party, with hundreds of
cyclists, food, drink, prizes, music, expo, and valet bike parking!</span> <span
style="font-size: x-small;"> And all proceeds
benefit MassBike and the New England Mountain Bike Association. Join
lead sponsors Redbones and Alternative Needs Transportation at this is
a not-to-be-missed event!</span></span>
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<h3>Ride for Habitat: Saturday, May 19 </h3>
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<strong><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On
May 19th South Shore Habitat for Humanity will be holding their
Inaugural Ride for Habitat. There
are two goals - to raise awareness of the lack of affordable housing on
the South Shore and to raise money to build homes.<br>
</span></strong><strong><span
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</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There
are two ways to help – ride or find a rider. You can join
the 25 or 50 mile ride or you can find a rider to sponsor. </span></strong><span
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style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;">
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</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;">The rides (25 and 50
miles) will leave Wompatuck State Park Saturday morning. We will travel
through
Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Norwell, (the 25 mile ride will head back
to Wompatuck from here), Hanover, Hanson, Whitman, Brockton , Abington,
Holbrook, and Weymouth before returning to Wompatuck.
During the ride we will pass a finished Habitat house as well as two
under construction. At the end of the ride we will be hosting a cookout
for the riders.</span></strong></span>
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<h3>Ride the Granite State Quest Century: Saturday, July
14, 2007 </h3>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The
mission of the Granite State Quest is to raise funds to conquer
childhood cancer.
Partnering with the Massachusetts General Hospital, the funds raised by
The Granite State Quest will be specifically directed towards pediatric
cancer research developed and initiated by the Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology Unit of the Mass General Hospital for Children. The
MGH team has world-renowned experience in treating leukemia, lymphomas
and brain tumors. </span></p>
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<span
style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In
it’s fifth year, the Granite State Quest is a one-day one hundred mile
or fifty-mile bicycle ride throughout southern New Hampshire. Our
commitment is to make the
Granite State Quest an annual event, thus providing the opportunity for
individuals and families to directly participate in the quest to
conquer cancer. </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Date:
Saturday,
July 14, 2007<br>
</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Beginning
and ending: The Timberland Company, Stratham,
NH<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Capacity:
100 Riders<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Registration
Fee: $125<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Fund Raising: $1,000 minimum for 100 mile
ride, $500 minimum for 50 mile ride<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Event Goal
$150,000 (First 4 years have raised $423,000)</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Contact:
Bruce Taylor 603 773-1345<br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Register online: <a
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style="color: black;">
www.firstgiving.com/granitestatequest</span></a></span><span
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<h3>Tri-State Trek: July 20-22</h3>
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<span
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270 mile, 3-day bike ride from Boston to New York, the Trek is about
overcoming challenges and obstacles once thought not
possible. It is about inspiring yourself and inspiring others. It is
about pushing beyond your comfort zones physically, mentally and
emotionally to raise money and awareness for ALS and the ALS
TDF. </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Now
moving into its fifth year, in 2006 Tri-State Trek grossed over
$220,000, doubling what it raised in '05, and more than quadrupling
what it raised its first year. </span></span><span
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</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Eighty
cyclists from as
far away as Washington State and Colorado participated, raising a total
of $165,000. After all expenses were paid, the event netted $155,000,
returning over 90% of fundraising to the ALS TDF.</span>
</span><span
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Start
Date:
Friday, July 20, 2007<br>
</span></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Beginning
and ending: Boston to New York<br>
</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Distance:
270 miles<br>
</span><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Registration Fee (riding the full 270
miles): $150<br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fundraising (riding
the full 270 miles): At least $1,650 min.</span></span>
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<h3>More Members = More Power for Change: Join MassBike Now</h3>
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<span
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proved it with our progress on the bike bill last year – a growing
membership is a political force! If you ride
a bike in Massachusetts, you should be a MassBike member. All year
round, we are working across the state to improve bicycling conditions.
Whether you’re a commuter, recreational rider, racer,
or mountain biker, MassBike’s advocacy efforts help make riding safer
and better for you. Please join our growing membership and support
better bicycling.</span><span
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: x-small;">Already a member?</span> <span
style="font-size: x-small;">Please ask your cycling friends to join!</span></span></span></span>
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