February 22, 2025

B/SPOKE Studios (54 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127)

Ride:

• 45-minute high-energy indoor ride suitable for all experience levels

Details:

• Start: 1:00pm

• Fee: Free! Fundraising encouraged

• Includes: 45-minute ride with a B/SPOKE Studios Instructor & Post-Ride Sweat Social

• Fundraising goal: $25,000

• Parkinson’s Revolution Boston Home

Register: Revolution Boston Registration 
Early registration ends: February 21st, 2025

Contact: Christie Brum, cbrum@parkinson.org, 617-657-0788

About Parkinson’s Foundation New England:
Parkinson’s Foundation New England makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) by improving care and advancing research towards a cure. Whether you are newly diagnosed with PD or have been managing it for years, are a care partner, family member or friend of someone with PD, we are here to help you. Parkinson.org/NewEngland

On Sunday, January 19^th Eli Post passed away. Eli has been a member of CRW since 1993, and was a strong supporter and incredible contributor to CRW and the broader cycling community.  Eli served in many capacities through his tenure in CRW – President, Secretary, WheelPeople Editor, Executive Vice President, Ride Coordinator, and on many committees. He will be missed.

Plans for a ride in celebration of Eli’s life will be developed and announced over the next few months.

If you have any pictures of Eli – please post them on “Contact Us” - through the "Member Submissions" topic area.

A sad day, but a great life.

Conte's bike shop in Lexington is having a seminar coming up January 30 at 7pm with the team from Mass General's Cardiac Performance Program. Some of you likely came to the shop last year around this time for their discussion on exercise intensity and cardiac remodeling. This year, Dr. Guseh will be revisiting some of that content but expanding upon it with a deeper discussion of his research on VO2 max and longevity. 

See the full description and sign up here:

Contes

The Baldwin Neighborhood Council of Cambridge is planning a Special Meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 7:30 PM to hear septuagenarian Jane Blinn Clark, Baldwin Neighborhood resident, for an illustrated talk about her four-month, 4,825-mile bike ride on the African continent from Cairo to Capetown.

This meeting will be in-person, in the Maria L. Baldwin School Cafeteria, 85 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA.

Ride one loop or ride them all! But let’s not ride the trainer this day. Instead celebrate the shortest day of the year on this silly, social, six-loop ride that revolves around Lexington Center – or as we call it Lex Vegas!

3 WAYS TO RIDE

1) Full century: ride all 6 loops starting at 8 AM from Conte’s in Lexington. Emily Vigeant will champion the full route. Download Strava route here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3288833363787533828 

2) "Metric” century: ride the last 4 loops beginning at 10:30 AM. This is just shy of 73 miles, but “metric century” sounded catchier. Jay Sparks will champion this start from Conte’s. While we will all ride together as much as possible depending on group size and paces. Jay will welcome metric riders at Conte’s as the full century group rolls in from the first two loops. Here is the Strava route with just the last 4 loops: https://www.strava.com/routes/3289384147806921046 

3) Ad hoc: follow our live track to join/leave anywhere at any time. Whatever loops you want to ride, have it your way!

We encourage everyone to come out for at least one loop (~17 miles). If at any time you’re too cold, this is an easy route to hop off and head home or to stop and warm up inside. You’re never more than 10 miles from our hub at Conte’s in Lexington Center.

***This is an atypical ride. Please read full description at the link below to ensure you understand the logistics***

Rooster Solstice Ride

With the Thursday rides ending for the season, consider joining the email list of the Parkway Cycling Club - a small, friendly group running weekday, weekend and evening rides out of West Roxbury and Roslindale.  During the warmer months we send out a weekly newsletter offering a ride nearly every day, and when it gets colder, rides are on an ad-hoc basis via the email list.  Rides are rated by approximate speed, usually 10-12 mph, sometimes 12-14, sometimes 8-10.  

Here's how to join the list:  https://bit.ly/Parkway_Cycling_email_subscribe

#slack

NSC invites CRW to take advantage of their upcoming Swap Meet.

NSC member Pat Stabler is hosting a club swap meet on November 2nd, in the MASCO HS parking lot, at 8:30 a.m. before the 10:00 am Saturday Fitness Ride.  

Bring any bike related clothes, shoes,or bike gear to swap (no sales).  Plan on displaying your offerings in your trunk or on a blanket next to your car.  You must take home anything you do not swap.

If you just want to browse and not swap, that is ok too!

Bagels and coffee will be provided. 

If you have questions, send them to Pat at everstab@verizon.net.

Location

Masconomet High School

20 Endicott Rd 
Boxford MA 01983

Join the Waltham Artists' Ride on Sunday, November 3rd. The ride starts in downtown Waltham, quickly reaching leafy suburbs west of Route 128, with after-ride access to the Waltham artists' open studios. Parking is free in downtown Waltham on Sundays, and so is is the artists' open house. There are restrooms and places for a lunch stop in Concord or Weston on the long ride; in Weston on the short ride or when you return to Waltham on Moody Street's renowned Restaurant Row.

Register for the ride here.

Check out the Open Studios Web site to see what studios will be open.

https://www.crw.org/event-5880297

Following the completion of the voting process for the CRW Board, I have the honor of officially announcing the results. John O’Dowd earned a three-year seat on the board.

Thanks to all CRW Members who voted in the election and giving John 168 votes.

I extend my heartfelt congratulations to John and his continued presence on the CRW Board of Directors.

Warm regards,

Barbara Jacobs, Secretary, CRW