CRW Ride Participation
CRW rides are open to members and guests. Guests may participate in up to two rides per year before joining the club.
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Helmets are required on all CRW rides. Riders are expected to follow the CRW Code of Conduct and be familiar with:
Ride Overview
Start: Newton Boathouse
Start Time: 1:30 pm
Regroup/ Rest Stop Location(s): Multiple
Distance(s): 14 Miles
Average Pace(s): 10 - 12 mph
How to Determine Your Average Pace
Elevation Profile: Rolling Hills
Surface: Road
Group Intent: Steady
Group Structure: No-Drop
Ride Leadership: Multiple Leaders
Sweep Coverage: John Allen - (jsallen@bikexprt.com), 781 856-4058
Ride Attribute Definitions
Route(s): 14 miles
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time.
Ride Description (Optional)
Take an easy ride, about 14 miles among bicycle-related historical sites with Larry Finison, author of the acclaimed books Boston's Cycling Craze, 1880-1900 and Boston's Twentieth Century Bicycling Renaissance. Visit and learn where bicycles were built, where bicyclists by the hundreds hung out and picnicked by the Charles River, and about Waltham's former bicycle racetrack. We will ride in a group -- nobody will be left behind.
Meeting Location
At the traffic light on Route 30 just west of Route 95/128, turn north onto River Road. The second right on River Road (after the Route 95 turn-off) connects to Newton Boathouse Public Parking aka the Duck Feeding Area. Go under route 128 and turn right to enter the parking lot.
Commuter Rail, or if driving from Waltham: From Brandeis-Roberts station, take South St southwest and turn left onto Norumbega Rd after about 0.3 mi. (just before the climb up an overpass). Newton Boathouse Public Parking is at the end of Norumbega Rd, about another 0.4 mi. Train schedule is here; https://mbta.com/schedules/CR-Fitchburg/timetable. Returning to the station by bicycle, it is most pleasant to bear right from South Street onto Charles River Road, then left onto Angleside Rd and right through parking lots to the station.
Parking
Newton Boathouse Public Parking, Weston, MA
Restrooms
Restrooms at the Charles River Boathouse across the river from the parking area. It's a short walk via stairs to the bridge. We will be stopping at the boathouse about 1 hour into the ride.
Weather Cancellation
Inclement weather cancels
Ride Leader
Larry Finison - (lfinison@gmail.com) 617 429-2853
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