Minuteman Bikeway Day is Saturday, September 29!

[Peggy Enders]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, the towns of Arlington Lexington, and Bedford will host a tri-town party along the bikeway and in town centers this coming Saturday, September 29.  The Friends of Lexington Bikeways and the Munroe Center for the Arts will host events outside the Lexington Visitors' Center from 11 am to 3 pm, complete with a local band, guided bike tours, tables for local interest groups, information about current and future cycling initiatives, bike maintenance and safety stations, and picnic food for sale.  Along the bikeway, live music, dance and sculpture will await riders and walkers, as well as haiku poetry written by Lexington, Arlington and Bedford residents.

Commemorative anniversary T-shirts will be for sale (cash or check), local bike shops will display popular new bikes, and a hands-on session will be offered for those who’d like to find out how to maintain and repair their own bikes.   MassBike will provide an on-site bike valet, too.

More information is on the attachment or at https://bikeway25.org.

You may be interested in one or more of these activities (no registration needed):

ACROSS Lexington Bike Tours

Route B Led by Laurel Carpenter departs at 11 am (4.5 miles)

Route A Led by Mike Tabaczynski departs at 2 pm (5.4 miles)

The rides will take us through a number of Lexington’s most scenic open spaces.  We will travel via town streets, paved bike paths and unpaved walking trails, so be prepared to dismount and walk bikes at certain locations due to rocks or boardwalks. Bikes with sturdy tires for trail riding (hybrid, mountain or fat bike tires) are recommended; helmets are required. Children 12 years and older are welcome with an adult on both rides.  Bring water and a snack, if you wish.  Both rides will depart from the Lexington Visitors’ Center (next to the bikeway)

Bike Maintenance and Repair

12 Noon - 3:00 PM.   Join Anthony Laskaris, Vice President at the Cycle Loft, as he leads an entertaining and instructional hands-on session on basic bicycle maintenance. Learn how to change a flat tire, trouble-shoot a drive train, and perform basic routine repairs. Anthony will demystify the bicycle's mechanical systems and participants will come away with a greater understanding of how their own bicycles work. 

Participants may bring their own bicycles, but are not required to do so. Time for one-on-one consultations will be available.Great New Bikes!

Great New Bikes! 

1pm - 3pm  Local bicycle shops will show some  popular new bikes.  Talk with the owners of CycleLoft, Ride Studio Cafe, and Bicycle Belle about a bike that might work for you!

Smart Cycling 

11-3 pm.  League Cycling Instructor Lou Savarino will talk about the basics of Smart Cycling, such as choosing the right bicycle, bike handling basics, proper attire and rules of the road. Ask questions about how you or your children can ride more, more safely - or how to share the road with cyclists when you are behind the wheel of your automobile. Lexington Police officers will be on hand to give out and fit kids' bike helmets (donated courtesy of Breakstone, White and Gluck LLC). 

Have fun on Saturday!  Peggy Enders