While wandering around my beloved hometown of Boston on Saturday, I noticed two things. 1. There are now bike lanes in Boston (!) 2. You can now RENT bikes as a form of public transportation in Boston via a service called Hubway (!!) I dreamed of being a bike messenger in Boston while working in…
Last year I rented a Jamis Citizen while home in Massachusetts to bike around on and concluded that I hated it. Hate is a strong word. I rarely use it. But I EXTRA hate the Fuji Crosstown 4.0, which I rented on my most recent trip back to Massachusetts. What is the use of this…
I am currently back in Massachusetts in the north shore, staying in Hamilton (est. 1638). It’s fairly rural up here, much more rural than where I grew up in Andover, Mass (est. 1646). Talk about prime biking!! The weather has been spectacular, there is almost no traffic, and I bike through forests and swamps and…