MassBike Tour '98

Summary

Ride the Roads of the Revolution July 19-25

MassBike is proud to announce its first annual statewide bike tour. As a rider, you will pass through some of the state's most beautiful landscape, parallel sparkling waterways, breathe in cool air from the lush green Berkshire forests, and stop at some of the historic towns you may have thought existed only in textbooks. Each day will be filled with the extraordinary landscape and lore of Massachusetts.

The inaugural ride travels through the counties of Middlesex, Worcester, Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire, Hampden, Bristol and Norfolk. We'll begin near the mouth of the Minuteman Bikeway in Arlington and head immediately west. We'll spend the nights in Holden, Northfield, Northampton, Dudley, and Taunton. MassBike Tour '98 wants to be your guide for what promises to be a positive, well-organized and energizing event for people of all ages.

Your accomodations will be provided by local schools and civic organizations. Your bedding and other belongings will be delivered to each night's destination. Your concerns about meals are OUR responsibility while you are expected to think about rotating your tires around the state as you make new friends, have fun, and enjoy the beauty of Massachusetts.

As guests of the towns we visit, you will be an unofficial ambassador of MassBike. When we're not cruising the countryside, we at MassBike work hard to improve conditions for cycling, to make our communities more livable, and to encourage more people to ride bicycles more often -- and safely! We will be taking that mission on the road with us on MassBike Tour '98 and look forward to your help in accomplishing those goals. What's required of you as a free-wheeling ambassador? Ride responsibly and celebrate the joy of cycling. Your enthusiastic participation will go a long way to ensure the future impact of MassBike throughout all of Massachusetts.

The Boston Phoenix contains an article about the ride.
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