[*BCM*] Commuter Question
Kate Ziegler
ziegler.kate at gmail.com
Wed Jul 2 17:11:26 EDT 2008
Sean,
If you're looking for a slight less busy area to leave the bike, there's a
rack at the back entrance to One Financial (across the street from South
Station) at the intersection of Essex and Atlantic, I believe. Not as busy
an area, under a roof and near building security. I have no idea what the
situation is like overnight, but it could be worth scoping out.
Good luck!
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:30:09 -0400
> From: "Lee Peters" <leepeters at gis.net>
> Subject: [*BCM*] pleasure bike
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> Hey ya'll.
>
> I am looking for a pleasant ride from Brookline Village, about 25 miles. I
> plan go at 5:30 today and wondered if there are routes, to say Blue Hill,
> that aren't too gnarly (traffic).
>
> Do we still have that google bike map anywhere?
>
> --L
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:44:59 EDT
> From: TSmith4918 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] pleasure bike
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> Lee,
>
> Past JP Pond, up Goddard St, past Larz Anderson to Newton St, stay on it to
> Putterham Circle, go 3/4 of the way around the circle to get on West Rox
> Pkwy,
> take this all the way to Washington Street and cross over on to Enneking
> Pkwy, take this downhill all the way to River St, turn right, cross the
> Mother
> brook and then bear next left on to Neponset Valley Pkway to next left over
> train track (Milton Street); turn right on Hyde park Ave, wind under the
> bridge to the left which puts you back on Neposent Valley Pkwy; after
> crossing
> the neposet river, bear right and then right again on Brush
> Hill: this climb
> will take you up to 138-Blue Hill Ave where you bear right and go down to
> Blue Hill River Rd(signaled intersection); take a left and stay on
> this (see
> brookwood farm CSA on your right), bearing left on Unquity Rd
> after Houghton
> Pond and the police stable. This is a great downhill that will take you to
> the
> intersection of Canton and Blue Hills Pkwy: you can take a left on Canton
> (pretty uncluttered road) which will bring you back to Brush Hill or
> go straight
> to Mattapan Square for some urban riding.
>
> it's a good loop and shows up well on Mapquest
>
> Tim
>
>
> In a message dated 7/2/2008 1:26:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> leepeters at gis.net writes:
>
> Hey ya'll.
>
> I am looking for a pleasant ride from Brookline Village, about 25
> miles. I
> plan go at 5:30 today and wondered if there are routes, to say Blue Hill,
> that aren't too gnarly (traffic).
>
> Do we still have that google bike map anywhere?
>
> --L
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for
> fuel-efficient used cars. (
> http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:50:56 -0400
> From: "Eric Mearns" <ericmearns at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] pleasure bike
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> Lee,
> I don't know the name of the path, but I'm sure you are familiar with
> it: you can pick it up by Route 9 just west of the Jamaicaway bridge.
> It follows the muddy river just west of the Jamaicaway, and it
> generally follows the emerald necklace and goes as far south as the
> Arboretum. Then you can take Walk Hill Street over towards the Blue
> Hills.
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Lee Peters <leepeters at gis.net> wrote:
> > Hey ya'll.
> >
> > I am looking for a pleasant ride from Brookline Village, about 25
> miles. I
> > plan go at 5:30 today and wondered if there are routes, to say Blue Hill,
> > that aren't too gnarly (traffic).
> >
> > Do we still have that google bike map anywhere?
> >
> > --L
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:13:46 -0400
> From: "Eric Mearns" <ericmearns at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] pleasure bike
> To: "Boston Critical Mass" <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
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> Speaking of Milton, a buddy and I both fell off our bikes two weeks
> ago and got pretty banged up while going west down a hill on Adams
> Street into the Lower Mills section of milton. It was night time, and
> I am guessing we both hit the same rough patch of road. Be careful on
> the hill, don't build up any speed and keep your eyes on the pavement.
>
> This was near the intersection of Adams Street and Dorchester Ave in
> Lower Mills I think. Tell anyone you know who rides in Milton.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:44 PM, <TSmith4918 at aol.com> wrote:
> > Lee,
> >
> > Past JP Pond, up Goddard St, past Larz Anderson to Newton St, stay on it
> to
> > Putterham Circle, go 3/4 of the way around the circle to get on West Rox
> > Pkwy, take this all the way to Washington Street and cross over on to
> > Enneking Pkwy, take this downhill all the way to River St, turn right,
> cross
> > the Mother brook and then bear next left on to Neponset Valley Pkway to
> next
> > left over train track (Milton Street); turn right on Hyde park Ave, wind
> > under the bridge to the left which puts you back on Neposent Valley Pkwy;
> > after crossing the neposet river, bear right and then right again on
> Brush
> > Hill: this climb will take you up to 138-Blue Hill Ave where you bear
> > right and go down to Blue Hill River Rd(signaled intersection); take a
> left
> > and stay on this (see brookwood farm CSA on your right), bearing left on
> > Unquity Rd after Houghton Pond and the police stable. This is a great
> > downhill that will take you to the intersection of Canton and Blue Hills
> > Pkwy: you can take a left on Canton (pretty uncluttered road) which will
> > bring you back to Brush Hill or go straight to Mattapan Square for some
> > urban riding.
> >
> > it's a good loop and shows up well on Mapquest
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/2/2008 1:26:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > leepeters at gis.net writes:
> >
> > Hey ya'll.
> >
> > I am looking for a pleasant ride from Brookline Village, about 25
> miles. I
> > plan go at 5:30 today and wondered if there are routes, to say Blue Hill,
> > that aren't too gnarly (traffic).
> >
> > Do we still have that google bike map anywhere?
> >
> > --L
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:52 -0400
> From: "Sean Carstensen" <i at seancarstensen.com>
> Subject: [*BCM*] Commuter question
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> New to the list, but wanted to get some advice. I commute in everyday from
> Providence and want to start riding to work (Allston) from South Station. I
> noticed there is a bike rack there but wanted to find out how safe that
> area
> is to leave bike over night and on weekends. I just bought a used track
> bike
> for $300 down in Providence in really good shape, but feel like it might
> look a little too newish to leave out. Any thoughts?
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:46:05 -0400
> From: "Aaron D. Ball" <aarondball at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Commuter question
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> Not exactly what you were asking, but I commuted from Providence to
> Central Square for a couple of years, and I usually parked my bike
> (~$300 new cheezy mountain bike) at the station down there and took
> the Red Line in Boston. It never got stolen, but my cheapo gel seat
> did get ripped off once. Stations are high-traffic areas, so given
> enough time some asshole is guaranteed to steal any parts that aren't
> locked on or screwed on tight, and maybe even ones that are.
>
> Speaking of assholes, there's some twit going around squirting acid
> into locks---"twit" because it makes the lock a bitch to open, so it's
> not like it's getting them anything. It's happened three times to
> locks of mine at Davis and Harvard. If you get off the train one
> morning and find your lock covered in white corrosion, rinse it out
> with water and lube it before you put your key in.
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:12:11 -0400
> From: "Sean Carstensen" <i at seancarstensen.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Commuter question
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> Thanks Aaron,
> People can be real dicks sometimes. I understand people that would steal
> bike to resell them but don't understand why anyone would just randomly
> destroy someones lock.
>
> If any one else has any experience good or bad, would love to hear them.
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Aaron D. Ball <aarondball at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Not exactly what you were asking, but I commuted from Providence to
> > Central Square for a couple of years, and I usually parked my bike
> > (~$300 new cheezy mountain bike) at the station down there and took
> > the Red Line in Boston. It never got stolen, but my cheapo gel seat
> > did get ripped off once. Stations are high-traffic areas, so given
> > enough time some asshole is guaranteed to steal any parts that aren't
> > locked on or screwed on tight, and maybe even ones that are.
> >
> > Speaking of assholes, there's some twit going around squirting acid
> > into locks---"twit" because it makes the lock a bitch to open, so it's
> > not like it's getting them anything. It's happened three times to
> > locks of mine at Davis and Harvard. If you get off the train one
> > morning and find your lock covered in white corrosion, rinse it out
> > with water and lube it before you put your key in.
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> Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:13:05 -0400
> From: Dan Barrett <dbx at pobox.com>
> Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Commuter question
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> I use one of these when leaving my ride at South Station during trips:
>
> http://www.kryptonitelock.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?cid=1001&scid=1002&pid=1194
>
> Buy the big lock + chain, plus a mini u-lock for your back pocket. In
> the morning, leave the big chain locked to the rack at South Station
> when you take your bike to work; use your mini u-lock to lock during the
> day at work. At night, secure the bike at South Station with big chain
> through back tire and frame, and u-lock through front wheel and frame.
>
> That's the way I've done it, and I've never had a problem, even when
> leaving the bike at South Station for a week. You might also want to
> tape up your frame, both to protect it from scratches when locking and
> to deter interest in it.
>
>
>
> Sean Carstensen wrote:
> > New to the list, but wanted to get some advice. I commute in everyday
> from
> > Providence and want to start riding to work (Allston) from South Station.
> I
> > noticed there is a bike rack there but wanted to find out how safe that
> area
> > is to leave bike over night and on weekends. I just bought a used track
> bike
> > for $300 down in Providence in really good shape, but feel like it might
> > look a little too newish to leave out. Any thoughts?
>
>
>
>
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