Join us for a casual ride on your new e-bike in New Bedford!

MassBike invites you to join us for a community bike ride in New Bedford for the e-bike voucher participants on Sunday, September 28 at 12noon. We wil be departing from Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U), at 224 Brock Ave, and riding around the pathways of Fort Tabor and some nearby streets. This will be a conversational pace, that will help you build your on-bike handling skills. This event is be part of the Smart Cycling series, which focuses on teaching the principles of safe riding in traffic, developing bike-handling skills, and the essential do-it-yourself maintenance to keep your bicycle rolling safe and smooth. 

Youth Opportunities Unlimited is a local non-profit community organization that taps into the wonder and curiosity of youth to seek adventure and learn naturally. Their vision is for all youth to develop a strong sense of self, gain essential life skills and discover their passions that bring them joy and positively impact their community.

We will also hosted by advocates from the South Coast Bikeway Alliance, a group of dedicated volunteers from each community along the South Coast Bikeway working to connect our communities to a 50-mile continuous system of bike paths, multi-use paths and bike lanes connecting existing routes in Rhode Island to Cape Cod.

Where: 224 Brock Ave, New Bedford, MA 02744

When: Sunday, September 28, from 12noon-2:30p

Who: The E-Bike Voucher Recipients 

The event will be three parts (join for as much as you can!):

• discussion of bike maintenance
• on-bike drills in a parking lot to practice bike handling skills
• short group ride around New Bedford's pathways and quieter streets

Please bring your bicycle, so you can practice basic maintenance and join our group ride. You will also need weather-appropriate clothing, your bicycle helmet, close-toe shoes, and probably bicycle lights.

RSVP is required so we can make sure we coordinate the space, provide further details for logistics, and provide enough snacks for everyone. We hope you can join!