allstondave's bikepage     My New Bike A couple of weeks ago, (April 6th, 2006), I bought a new bike to replace my five-year-old Gary Fisher Tiburon. My new bile is a Gary Fisher Zebrano. It has an aluminum frame, and RST front shocks. It's actually lighter in weight than my old bike. It has 700 x 42 tires that have a pretty smooth tread in the center but more aggessive tread on the sides of the center strip. I bought a new rack, new fenders, new locks (both a Kryptonite U-Lock and also a 6 foot cable lock) and a small lock cable to lock down the suspension seat post and seat. All told I spent about $550.00 US. I love my new bike. It has Shimano lever quick shifters, brakes and drive train, a Bontrager Crowbar handlebar and Bontrager Camino rims. Here's some photos.             I DO NOT even own a car! The bicycle is the BEST mode of transportation ever invented. Bikes don't pollute, they can be parked anywhere (with a good lock, of course) and you don't have to worry about parking tickets. Even the nomads of Outer Mongolia have discovered the advantages of bikes which they use for herding their flocks. They don't have to be fed and watered, or sheltered and they won't run away if some one leaves a gate open. Bikes will still be around after the fossil fuels run out and the planet is too polluted to allow cars. On this page I will be posting news and my thoughts about biking and cool places to ride. There will also be links to other interesting bike sites.   To make a long story short, I moved to Melrose, MA, from the Allston neighborhood of Boston, in October, 2001. I still work at The Top of the Hub, but now I bike to the "T" (Subway)(about a mile). The drivers around Melrose are mostly very considerate of Bike riders. They won't squeeze past you in narrow situations, and they'll wait for a good time to pass. (Most of them!) I try to stay out of their way, but if I Need the road, I seize it! It's more fun dodging wet leaves than broken bottles! "Over four seasons, Bike & Build has contributed $752,804 to housing groups to fund projects planned and executed by young adults; our organization hopes to donate an additional $360,000+ in the summer of 2007. While doing so, participants have collectively pedaled thousands of miles, and educated countless communities across the country about the affordable housing crisis in America. " Massachusetts DOES Have A Bicycle Policy! I was amazed to discover that Massachusetts does indeed have a Statewide Policy regarding Bicycles on Public Streets and Highways. New regulations are being put into effect that will require plans for new construction or upgrades of roads to be bicycle friendly. [Edit] Unfortunately, Mass Hyway's bike info page has been taken down and not replaced.   Portland Oregon has a great bike policy! Notice the "BLUE lane" and the "Yield to Bikes" sign... The city of Portland, Oregon has a great bike policy, backed up by a committee that answers to the city council. Click on Portland, Oregon,to see their great bicycling policy site. Boston would do well to copy this approach to solving the many bicycling problems that we have here. I plan to email Mayor Menino soon to ask what he is doing to improve the dreadful bike situation here. I did email the mayor, but never got an answer. Selected Links to other Bicycling Websites

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