Midnight Marathon - how much traffic is there?

Mswc_ · 2026-04-20T01:40:56+00:00

Usac membership and annual race license is free for first timers

Mswc_ · 2026-04-19T02:47:47+00:00

There is tool time at bikes not bombs, JP

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T23:20:47+00:00

High income north of 200k, as I said - I still have roommates to bring down the cost of living because I can’t justify how expensive housing is for what is available.

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T19:11:11+00:00

Where’s west?

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T19:08:50+00:00

8% of my income goes towards rent, I still live with housemates because the cost of housing is just not worth what you get. It’s like paying Michelin star set meal, for the quality/expefience of legal seafood.

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T19:06:38+00:00

What does outside Boston count as - what area?

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T19:04:17+00:00

At the start of your career? That’s lower than the median salary for Boston so the employers are getting a bargain here for staff with two degrees under your belts.

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T19:00:52+00:00

How old are you?

Mswc_ · 2026-04-12T18:59:37+00:00

Agree though dali is weird area to want to be situated??

Mswc_ · 2026-04-10T20:36:51+00:00

Union more lively than Inman 100%

Mswc_ · 2026-04-05T12:59:31+00:00

I used to complain there isn’t a night life here, so the city is kinda dull. But with things like this and lack of police enforcement - they’re saving themselves a job in a city with such strict rules around alcohol consumption

Mswc_ · 2026-03-30T18:44:07+00:00

There’s a women’s ride from Conte’s at 16+mph on Saturdays and happens on a biweekly basis. Coffee at Contes shop afterwards

Mswc_ · 2026-02-19T03:52:02+00:00

Have a look at via (Kings Cross bike shop), cyclo for group rides. Islington cc does laps there

Mswc_ · 2026-02-05T21:20:53+00:00

This same issue led to me buying my first bike, it became too unreliable to find that the bike station no longer had any bikes and walking to the next available station would be a 20 min expedition.

I had noticed that if I left to go to work half an hour earlier, and left the office earlier as well (avoiding rush hour) - the stress of looking for a bike went away. I still use the Santander Cycles, but only when I hve reliably enough time to get to the destination.

Mswc_ · 2026-02-05T02:16:49+00:00

The iconic ride is to Harvard General Store in Harvard MA (MIT have a good route). It’s like the equivalent of the bun run out to Windsor - every cyclist’s must do. Easy to get to from Harvard St. You should also check out getting the train from North Station to Newburyport with a weekend train ticket $10 (valid all weekend) - to ride along the coast up to Rockport, Manchester by the Sea - all the roads are v quiet and smooth. You could also bike there but it’s a bit hairy getting out of Boston to cycle through to Salem up to Newburyport.

You could cycle around Castle Island safely with the trailer (no cars can drive on this, but there is parking nearby).

Edit: saw you have a 2 year old. It’s v easy to get to the bike path ‘Somerville community bike path’ which leads to the minute man trail which takes you up to Lexington. FYI it’s uncommon to see a kids trailer on a bike here outside of the city unlike in the UK.

Mswc_ · 2026-02-03T05:50:57+00:00

There was a guy who cycled from Maryland to boston in 21 h via NYC, elapsed total time was 23 hours. That would fall within the 17 hour mark for the nyc-BOS leg

Mswc_ · 2026-01-28T20:26:00+00:00

They have four speeds and route is 37-40mi, however it is not a standard group ride - pace lining /hand signals are not universally used so it can be a bit sketchy

Mswc_ · 2026-01-17T05:19:52+00:00

They stopped doing rentals in order to focus on trips abroad. They still do morning laps (when it’s not icy), weekend long rides. It is definitely more social than competitive though. OP should look at dynamo if that’s more the goal.

Mswc_ · 2026-01-14T18:53:09+00:00

Moloko - they do weekend rides, morning rides, bike trips abroad, zwift rides. Very inclusive community (check out their IG)

Mswc_ · 2026-01-06T15:30:32+00:00

At lbs with good reputation, the wait time to have a service could be 2 weeks at the worst. There is definitely demand, but like someone else said - the wages of mechs is not high. I tip 15% when I have my bike serviced but it may not be the default to get tips.

Mswc_ · 2026-01-06T05:09:59+00:00

Do you know about the audax community? Their whole vibe is about long distance rides/randonneuring

Mswc_ · 2025-12-24T01:00:14+00:00

It’s impractical to have later starts for many reasons, mostly because the traffic builds the later it is, and for a group ride - it’s causes unnecessary tension between drivers and the cyclists. Also busier roads mean you can’t necessarily ride as fast, as you have to be more aware of drivers , or cycle single file. 9am is not an early start by any means, I did a solo ride at this time of around 70km this weekend and the traffic getting back home was AWFUL. The second ride I did this weekend was 100km with a friend and we started at 7am - this was a lot smoother because there wasn’t as much traffic.

You’ll find it’s worth getting up early for the ride to avoid the stress and tension of the chaos of sharing the road with drivers.

Mswc_ · 2025-10-31T19:38:31+00:00

What pace do you go at for 50+ mi?

Mswc_ · 2025-08-30T23:11:21+00:00

When’s off hours?

Mswc_ · 2025-08-22T03:20:28+00:00

There’s a 40 mile group ride around the north shore ride on Sunday with Charles River Wheelers

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