VeloSprints resumed last night at Eastern Mountain Sports in Cranston. It was great! Some folks who have been kind of checking it out, but weren’t sure tried it and learned that sprinting 500m is a whole different – and engaging challenge – from what they thought. And EMS is a great place for VeloSprints in… read more
Events
RI VeloSprints Fundraising Series Resumes Wednesday Evening in Cranston!
It has been a couple of weeks(Old Man Winter and all) but RI VeloSprints will be in its non-pub venue of Eastern Mountain Sports on Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston tomorrow night beginning at 7:00pm. If you love to ride and want to turn that passion into a force for good in your community, but you’d… read more
CANCELLED – RIVeloSprints Session 3 Tonight @ Fat Belly’s in Wakefield.
Unfinished renovation at Fat Belly’s, Wakefield forces us to cancel tonights VeloSprints session. We’ll be back next Tuesday night to see if anyone south of Providence can spin 500metres faster than Ned Connelly. See you all then. More information about RI VeloSprints at RIVeloSprints.com.
VeloSprints Winter Series Session 2 at Fat Belly’s in Wakefield is a Blast! …and brings a “suggestion.”
Cyclists from around South County gathered on Tuesday night to participate in session 2 of the 2011 VeloSprints Winter Tournament at Fat Belly’s. The tournament – which runs in four venues through March – raises money to help the U.S. Open Cycling Foundation battle overweight and obesity by helping kids – of all ages –… read more
Reminder: party tonight at Legend!
Don’t forget about tonight’s party at Legend Bicycle, 7 pm at 181 Brook St! Plenty of Harpoon beer (3 varieties) courtesy of East Coast Greenway Alliance; toasty wood stove and snacks courtesy of your friends at Legend. See you there!
East Coast Greenway Holiday Party @ Legend Bicycle!
The East Coast Greenway Alliance and Legend Bicycle invite you to one more opportunity to overindulge during this holiday season! Starting at 7 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 29, Legend’s doors will be open for those wishing to carouse, socialize, hobnob, fraternize, or pal around with bicyclists. Eric Weis, trail coordinator for the East Coast Greenway… read more
Book Reading December 13th – The Lost Cyclist
Are you looking for something cycling related to do during the holiday season? We are happy to announce that David Herlihy will be joining us for a reading of his book The Lost Cyclist: The Untold Story of Frank Lenz’s Ill-Fated Around-the-World Journey. Here is a quick tease of the story of Frank Lenz we… read more
Tonight RIBike is going to Light Up the Night!
If you or someone you love are currently riding after dark without a front and rear flashing light you should really get yourself some. Flashing LED’s are essential for making you more visible to other road users when riding around the city. Even though streetlights make it seem as though a headlight is unnecessary to… read more
Providence Core Connector Study Meeting
CORE CONNECTOR STUDY MEETING Providence Core Connector Study Meeting Monday, November 15th 6:30 – 8:00pm Brown University’s MacMillan Hall, 167 Thayer Street, Room 117 (“Starr Auditorium”) CHNA has organized a meeting to discuss the Providence Core Connector Study. This meeting has been scheduled on short notice to accommodate a vote in December that relates to the… read more
Letter From St. Jude
RIBike helped St. Jude get the message out about one of their events and provided some routing advice. This was their first attempt at running a cycling fundraiser and we were fortunate to be one of five sites they choose to test the idea. It was a great event, amazingly well staffed with very excited… read more
Coventry Greenway Dedication
Coventry Greenway Whitford Street to Station Street segment dedication, October 14, 11:00AM.
Ronde de Rhody: Monday Oct 11 (Columbus Day)
What: The RdR is an urban cyclocross tour to raise funds for Bikes Belong and the East Coast Greenway. The Ronde springs from the ashes of your urban riding nightmares, then like an incubus breeds with post-apocalyptic streetscapes, the industrial age, fine Victorian architecture, and lovely bay views. The resulting mutant baby will giggle &… read more