Allston-Brighton bikes

We’re planning to start an A-B based Earn a Bike program, and Bikes not Bombs offered 5 spots in their upcoming training course for A-BbikesKIDZ (future) instructors. Two A-Bbikers have already signed up… there are 3 spots left so don’t wait too long! Applications are online at http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/involved … please be sure to indicate that […]

A-Bbikes now has a Google group about all things bike for kids in Allston-Brighton, MA (and those who work with A-Bbikes on youth issues and programs). Check it out and spread the word! visit A-BbikesKIDZ
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[ October 4, 2008; ]

If you know a kid in Allston-Brighton who wants to participate (and can get a guardian/parent’s permission) but needs a bike, helmet and/or ride to the event, please let us know at ABbikes @gmail.com and we’ll try to help out!

Check out http://www.gbnemba.org/kidsday2008.php for all of the updated 411!

TKMTB Day 2008 is part of the MA […]

before A-Bbikerz and A-Bbikerkidz can ride the really fun parts o Ringer, we need to get rid of the broken glass, hypo needles, and other debris! volunteer to help clean up to prevent flat tires and injuries, and let Joan know you want to focus on the paths in the rocky area and you’re helping […]

A-Bbikes has been talking with the Boston Parks Dept., Greater Boston New England Mountain Bike Association, West End Boys and Girls Club, local bike retailers and others about developing a proposal for youth programming in Ringer Park in the rocky outcropping area that would include urban (bmx and mountain) bike programming. We’re very excited about […]

posted o/b/o Peter, an A-Bbiker: “I bike. We have a 5 year old daughter and a trailer bike. She likes to bike. We live 3/4mi from her school. We live near Saunders St. and North Beacon, and her school is near Brentwood St. Yet we must cross the perilous Everett St bridge and so […]

August 27, 2008 - Allston, MA. Two Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center patients won free bicycle packages in a raffle sponsored by Neighborhood Health Plan and JMSCHC. The bikes were awarded to the two winners (five and eleven year old boys) at the JMSCHC clinic location in Allston, MA. A-Bbikes helped assemble the […]

We’re very excited to announce that we are in the process of developing a proposed pilot program to procure and distribute discounted and/or free helmets to children in A-B! A generous prospective donor has offered to fund the pilot, and we are currently in the process of obtaining per unit pricing information from prospective retail […]

Hey folks… here’s a brief update on what’s been happening recently with A-B bikes…
At our last formal meeting held June 24th… unfortunately our meeting was a bit shorter than expected as we got started late because of the weather (lots of storms that day!) There were some new folks so we spent a decent […]

A-B bikes is assisting with soliciting donations of bikes and helmets for some youth programming planned for the fall at Edison Middle School in Brighton Center. If you are interested in donating or helping to solicit donations, please post a comment here or contact Chris R. directly at the email provided below. Thanks!
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