South Shore Bikers Cycling Club

09/02/2023

2023 Club P2P

06/07/2023

On Saturday, June 10, 2023, MassBike and coalition partners will host the second annual Kittie Knox Ride! This community bike ride around Boston, Cambridge, Watertown, and Waltham features the history of Katherine “Kittie” Knox, a bi-racial woman cyclist and barrier-breaker in the 1890s.

Riders will learn about Kittie as a bicycling pioneer and we’ll ride and reflect on issues we’re facing today in terms of racial and gender representation in bicycling and advocacy. A historical site summary will be provided for this ride by NECCD (New England Cycling Coalition for Diversity).

This is a free event, but donations to The Kittie Knox Plays are encouraged. We're working with Plays in Place to bring Kittie's story to life in a series of one-act plays, creating a vehicle for multi-racial school, college, and community theater groups, along with bicycling clubs, to stage theatrical performances which reflect on the history of race and gender around the topic of bicycling. The Kittie Knox Ride will enable us to kick-start our fundraising campaign for this effort.

MassBike is Massachusett's Statewide Bicycle Advocacy Group. Our Mission is to Improve Bicycling Across the State Through Legislation, Education & Outreach.

04/16/2023

https://southshorebikers.com/2023/04/03/4-feet-is-the-law/

4 Feet is the law Vehicles must pass walkers, bicyclists, and other persons regardless of vehicle (ie. motorchair, wheelchair, scooter) with at least 4 feet of distance. They cannot pass at a high rate of speed. https://www.massbike.org/new-massachusetts-vulnerable-road-users-laws-webinar-recap-faq....

09/28/2022

Hanover 38 will run on 10/1 at 8 am. The Marshfield 32 will be on 10/2 at 8AM.

New England Cycling Coalition is leading a riding on Sunday. They asked me to share this ride with the club, since the ride will be in the area. See as follows.

New England Cycling Coalition for Diversity

~ Henry Ar Foon Ride ~

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Blue Hills Cycling Club, Chinese American Association of Lexington [CAAL], New England Chinese American Association [NECAA], and New England Cycling Coalition for Diversity [NECCD] present the Second Annual Henry Ar Foon ride, celebrating the first Chinese-American to lead a Boston-area cycle club, Chelsea’s Winnisimmet Cycle Club, 1897.

Riders from all backgrounds and identities will enjoy a fun ride and learn about Henry and see his home, burial site, and scenic locations in Hingham, Cohasset and Scituate. Participants can choose 17 or 37 miles, with different paces for slower and faster riders.

It’s free but registration is required here: https://forms.gle/SyCT1bqbHSLjw3JZ7

More info. about the man and the ride is at https://neccd.bike/henry-ar-foon-celebration-ride/ This link provides maps and mileages.

START: Arrive 9 am, at Wompatuck State Park

A Bicycle Ride Honoring Henry Ar Foon 9AM, Sunday, October 10th, 2021 Curated by New England Coalition for Cycling Diversity Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on a Bike Hosted by Blue Hills Cycling Club Cosponsored by the New England Chinese American Alliance ·    Come join us on a ride to honor....

07/24/2022

The P2P will be on 8/27. We will have a 60 mile ride on 8/14(Sunday), which will be a good practice with pace lining at 16-18mph. There will be a Fast Friday 20 miler on 7/29.

Next weekend, from Hanover on Saturday, there will be 37miler and a 50miler to Duxbury & Marshfield. Sunday will have a Halifax 50. The Marshfield 32 will be running next Sunday (7/31).

7/29 FFF www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/12061387
7/30 H37 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1199460
7/31 H50 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/938638
7/31 M32 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1182180
8/6 H37
8/6 H48 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/950499
8/7 H50 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/938640
8/13 H37
8/14 H60 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1202471
8/14 m32 www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1209970
8/27 P2P www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1113233

This Club focuses on road rides. We are located south of Boston, MA Club rides are posted on a weekly basis. Pace-lining is required for A and B group rides. We focus on building strong groups. We want to ride for Provincetown without being tired. The C group does not pace-line. Official ride guidel...

05/14/2022

04/23/2022

https://southshorebikers.com/2022/04/23/quabbin-5-14/

The Quabbin Tour is coming up. We will run a SAG vehicle…it’s the white Subaru with 4 bike racks. I plan on having a stop at the convenience store in 202 and possibly 1 or 2 additional stops. This year we will go into the town of Petersham for a stop at the General Store overlooking the common after the stop on 202. The worst climb really is the “Monster” toward the beginning of the ride. Once you made it, then you are home free.

The route is slightly different from the prior years; each year features a bit of variation. Expect this to be 4 hours on the saddle. We want to go at a reasonable pace. Steady wins the war. Zippy doesn’t make up the final climb. The last climb will be onto the observation road for the Tower overlooking the Quabbin.

Please register at https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1113235

11/21/2021

https://southshorebikers.com/2021/11/21/new-years-day-ride-boston-ma-1-1-2022/

New Year’s Day Ride – Boston, MA 1/1/2022 Registration Link: https://www.strava.com/clubs/186760/group_events/1076003 Scoop: Inspired by the challenge and the community spirt in Pittsburgh, I want to have us ride some hills in Boston. One of the best days during the year is often New Year’s Da...

09/10/2021

A GoFundMe has been started to raise money for Dan McCabe. There are going to be a few surgeries and a large amount of bills for deductible and co-payments.

https://gofund.me/49549a84

During the Labor Day Weekend, our friend, Daniel "Dan" McCabe, was injured. Dan had finished the third stage of the Green Mountain Stage Race - the toughest bicycle race of the year within New England - and was riding back to the hotel with the junior racers. Dan has provided a lot of coaching, mentoring and support for local high school athletes in bicycling and other sports.

On the Sunday, while riding with the juniors after the end, Dan crashed his bike on the Appalachian Gap in Vermont.

During the Labor Day Weekend, our friend, Daniel "Dan" McCabe, was injured. Dan had … Jose De Pina needs your support for Dan McCabe - "The road to recovery"

08/26/2021

The last Wompatuck Race of the Year is next Tuesday. There will be no race fees but you must have your USAC racing licence. One day licences are available.

Please register online via BikeReg.

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

08/24/2021

We are sending a team to the Dirty Dozen. Register at https://www.bikereg.com/pittsburgh-dirty-dozen . If you want to ride with us, then please contact Chris immediately.

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

08/04/2021

Worldtour pro was racing in Wompy last night.