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Monday, July 13, 2015

Two great rides scheduled for this coming Saturday and Sunday - July 18th and 19th.

We have 2 great rides scheduled for this coming Saturday and Sunday - July 18th and 19th.  One is a bike ride to a yoga class and the other is to a beautiful Mansion and gardens museum. For the museum ride we will need to know who plans to go on the ride.
Here are the details for the two rides:  
Back by popular demand! Bike ride and Yoga class. (Weather Permitting)
Saturday – July 18, 2015 – Start Time for Ride 7:30am – Yoga Class starts at 8:30am - We will be riding at 12 to 14 miles per hour.
Meet up place – Parking lot across the street from Meditech which is located at 101 Martine Street (Route 6)
The Yoga class is given by Jeff Costa who is an internationally recognized fitness and lifestyle consultant and a leading creative force in the industry. The payment for the Yoga class is by donations and the class is located at Partners Village in Westport. The ride to the class is all on-road and is 10 miles with a 20 mile round trip. Those not taking part in the class will continue to ride to Westport Point and back for refreshments at Village Partners. Make sure to roll up your yoga mat and bring it along.
For further information about Jeff Costa go to his webpage:   http://jeffcostafitness.com/studio-classes/yoga/

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Blithewold Mansion Museum Ride (Weather Permitting)
Sunday – July 19, 2015 – Start time of ride is 9:30am – Museum opens at 10am
Meet up place – Take 103 toward Warren – after Del’s Lemonade take left and park along the left. Ride will be along the bike path and on-road. Approximately 8 miles to the museum. (We have made arrangements for parking our bikes in their carriage house.

The Blithewold Mansion and garden is located in Bristol R.I. Ranked by Yankee Magazine as one of the five best public gardens in New England, Blithewold, formerly home to the Van Wickle family, is a 45-room English-style manor mansion filled with family heirlooms, framed by a series of lovely gardens and arboretum on Narragansett Bay.
*** Important *** We need to give a count to the museum staff – Please contact Bike Fall River at btrekman (at) comcast [dot] net by no later than Wednesday, 7/15/2015. Admission is $11 for AAA members, $12 regular price. (we are working on a group discount of $8 per-person but it would have to be in the form of one payment, more details to come on this)  For further information about Blithewold go to this webpage:   http://www.blithewold.org/

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 The great folks at Bike Fall River have started putting together a ride schedule.
It is still in its infancy but it is now available on the right-hand side of this page.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Rail Trail Update

Bike Fall River member, Tom Lapointe, took some great video of the construction of the Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Rail Trail.  Not only is the video taken by him on ground level, but he also sent a drone aloft and took some great aerial shots from above! 


Thanks Tom for the video. We look forward to future updates.

Bike Fall River demonstrates SRTA Bus bike racks.

Two members of Bike Fall River recently demonstrated how to use the bike racks located on the front of a SRTA Bus.  



Thank you Paul DeVillers and Robin Thorpe.

Bike Fall River Announces two rides for July 11th weekend

Bike Fall River Announces 2 rides for the weekend. Both rides weather permitting
Saturday - Ride Around the Taunton River
Saturday, July 11, 2015 - Meet at 7:45am at the Park N Ride in Somerset off of County Street near the Rockland Trust Bank. Ride will start at 8:00am    This ride is for experienced road cyclists. The distance is approximately 23 to 25 miles and riders will encounter several hilly roads. Know your limitations.
The group will ride north along the scenic Somerset shoreline onto Dighton and then cross over the Taunton River into Berkley. From Berkley the group will head south into Freetown, Fall River and then over the Veterans Memorial Bridge back into Somerset.

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Sunday - East Bay Bike Path and Colt State Park (Great Ride For Beginners!!!)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 - Meet at 7:45am at the parking lot along the East Bay Bike Path in Warren. Take 103 from Somerset to Warren, take first left after Dels Lemonade stand and park along the left. Ride starts at 8:00am.  The East Bay Bike path and the paths in Colt State Park are level with very small inclines. This ride will be at a leisurely pace and will take in the beautiful scenery at Colt State Park. The ride is approximately 10 to 12 miles. When the ride is over riders can opt for a longer ride by heading north on the East Bay Bike path. 
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Helmets are highly recommended for both rides and make sure to bring enough water and a snack.

Pictures from recent Fall River History Ride

Bike Fall River had a beautiful day for their history ride through Fall River.   Our host, David Jennings of the Lafayette/Durfee House, talked about the Marquis de Lafayette, Prince Henry, the Quequechan River, the mills, the owners and the workers, the Battle of Fall River, etc etc.   The attached pictures will show you where the group stopped to hear about various historical information.
A special thank you to Fall River Police Department (FRPD) Officers Saraiva and Ruggiero for assisting the group with traffic.  A great example of the fine men and women from the FRPD!
 Pic 1:     Dave Jennings at the statue of Lafayette in Lafayette Park - he talked about the history of Lafayette and also the French neighborhood in the area.
Pic 2:  Dave Jennings explaining about the Portuguese ships known as Caravels at the Prince Henry Statue.
Pic 3: Across from City Hall - Dave talking about the Battle of Fall River. 


 Pic 4: Dave providing some additional history at Lafayette / Durfee House on Cherry Street.