Bike Week Re-Up!
Bay State Bike Week is nearly upon us! Literally, it starts tomorrow. Below is a comprehensive rundown of events coming up in this glorious week, so you’ll know exactly where to be to maximize your fun quota. Monday kicks it off with a truly one-of-a-kind event: the Liveable Streets Rush Hour Race. Join us in »Read More
The Big Kahuna of St. Patrick’s Day Parades
Aren’t we lucky!? The Big Kahuna of St. Patricks Day Parades is held right here in good ol’ South Boston! Urban Adventours will be joining 600,000+ spectators in one of the largest parades in the United States this Sunday, March 18th at 1 pm. We will be riding along in our big green Bio Bus »Read More
Happy Holidays and a Contest
I hope you are all enjoying your holiday season and about to gear up for some festivities. Have fun! Sweeten those days off by coming up with a witty comment for Andrew the Giant and win a ‘I Bike Boston‘ jersey. Either post your response on our Facebook wall under the picture or hit us »Read More
NEMBAfest is Coming Up
Calling all lovers of dirt trails and good people, NEMBAfest is coming up on October 8th and 9th in Allentown, NH. If you haven’t been before it is a celebration of all things mountain biking at Bear Brook State Park. Come do some epic mountain biking or bring your family on some gentle offroad trails. »Read More
5th Annual Bowtie Ride
5th Annual Bowtie Ride – Cambridge MA Upon arrival in Cambridge Common for the 5th Annual Bowtie Ride, we were greeted by the Cambridge Bicycling Committee with a table of water and snacks for the ride. Over 180 people showed up, and more people are getting into the spirit of the ride with bowties and »Read More
Hub on Wheels 2011: Recap
First of all, thank you to everyone involved for making this years Hub on Wheels one for the ages! Rain was out of the question and we were up at 6am getting out rental bikes for riders – from there the rest of the day was an exciting and smile-filled blur. We can’t imagine anything »Read More
Hub on Wheels: Keeping the “Urban” in Urban Adventours
Attention, Boston bikers! Is Sunday, September 25th, 2011 highlighted, starred, sharpied, surrounded by exclamation points, or otherwise marked on your calendars? If not, mark it now: Hub On Wheels, Boston’s annual citywide bike ride, is scheduled for the last Sunday of September. We all love Hub On Wheels because it turns Boston into a big, »Read More
Ride with us on the Tour and drift past farm after farm
Would you like to ride a leg of the Tour with Urban AdvenTours? That’s right, ride along some of the best riders in the entire world along a scenic path of rolling hills and green that goes on for miles. Join us Saturday August 20th for Urban AdvenTours 5th Annual Tour de Farms ride. Okay, »Read More
June Bug
The June bug has certainly bitten us, leaving us with a feverish need to be outside biking! And so far the first few days of June have delivered clear skies and plenty of sun to light up the roads and trails to keep us rolling. To really kick-off the summer, the UA crew attended the »Read More
The 3 B’s of Life- Bikes, BBQ and Beer
If we told you that only$15 can get you a meal and a drink from Redbones, access to see live bands, valet bike parking, a whole bunch of new friends with the same interests as you gathered in one space, a raffle ticket that holds the power to win a custom cargo bike among other »Read More
Winning big and spilling all our secrets
Ladies and Gentlemen, the results are in! Not only has Urban AdvenTours conquered the MassCommuter Challenge with a first place for most miles commuted: But we’ve also had Biggest Loser contestant Elizabeth Ruiz out on one of our bike rentals to help support the North Shore Tour de Cure: It’s been a pretty exciting »Read More
A damp Bike Week with more events to come!
While we’d all love some warm, sunny days, this isn’t our first spring in New England. We’re geared up for riding in all kinds of weather, and Bay State Bike Week has certainly been putting us to the test this year. We’ve had some damp tours, but those shiny green fenders on our Dew Bostons »Read More
Some excellent events, rides and more
As we work our way into National Bike Month, not only is it almost time for Bay State Bike Week and the MassCommuter Challenge, but some of our favorite bike organizations and charities have events coming up too. Boston Brain Tumor Ride: Urban AdvenTours is proud to support the National Brain Tumor Society’s Boston Ride. »Read More
The flowers are blooming! BIKE MONTH IS HERE!
It’s really spring time and May is National Bike Month. We’re pretty excited and we’re looking forward to an excellent time in Christopher Columbus Park this Sunday, May 1st from 12pm – 5pm. So come on down to the North End and grab a free Sunday morning coffee from Equal Exchange Cafe. We’ll be out »Read More
Spreading the Love of Biking on Campus
Calling all college students, get your free bike today! April Fools right? Sounds too good to be true, but this is not another one of your little brother’s pesky jokes like the one he pulled on you the morning of April 1st (and yes you made him clean up the mess in the bathroom and »Read More
Thanks for a great Hub on Wheels 2010!
Thanks friends and family of Urban AdvenTours for coming out to bike Boston! We had a great day, made a lot of new friends and met up with some buddies too. Here are some of our favorite photos from the day: Tim’s famous High Fives Running the bike valet show the Urban AdvenTours gear the »Read More
Get ready to roll with the Urban AdvenTours team!
We’ve started to have some crisp morning rides into the shop, which can only mean one thing… fall is here and it’s almost time for Hub on Wheels! Join us on Sunday, September 26th for a great cycling event at City Hall Plaza. The city wide ride is a celebration of bikes in Boston and »Read More
Bike Friday this Friday! Hub on Wheels just around the corner
If you haven’t been to one of Boston Bikes Bike Fridays yet, you’re missing out. Join a horde of commuters pedaling into the city and enjoy free breakfast at the City Hall Plaza–all before the usual 9 am work day begins! There will be plenty of people–including the UA crew–hanging out, talking about bikes, and »Read More
Riding for a cause this weekend
If your inner cycling philanthropist wants to come out this weekend, there are a number of options. On Saturday, July 17, Bike MS presents the next ride in their summer-long New England series, the Minuteman Ride. This time riders will be biking around historic Concord, near sites from the start of the American Revolution. Anyone »Read More
Independence Day in Boston + Bikes
Boston is America’s birthplace, so the festivities for America’s birthday are one-of-kind here. Our city bike tours take you by all of the famous landmarks from the American Revolution and our nation’s early beginnings–a perfect way to relive the exciting history from the time of the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride. »Read More
Party animals … err bikes!
If you missed the 14th Annual Redbones Bike Party and Benefit last night, you definitely missed out. There was live music, delicious Redbones BBQ, and lots of bike representation, and of course a keg biked over from our friends at Harpoon. We hung out with our bike crews from MassBikes, Geekhouse, Ciclismo Classico, NEMBA, The »Read More
Kick off Bike Month with Urban AdvenTours!
As excited as we are for Boston and National Bike Week, we just couldn’t wait that long since all of May is Bike Month! We’ll be celebrating this Sunday, May 2nd from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in our favorite park right across the street, Christopher Columbus Park. So come on down to the North »Read More
Let the TANDEMONIUM begin!
It’s on. The tandems are here and our guests could not be more psyched. Just look at these cruising machines. Classy right? This is exactly what we mean by pedal power. What could be more delightful, more romantic than an evening ride around the waterfront? Really I’m just jealous, it’s hard to make the light »Read More
A Well-Balanced Breakfast
I’m a bus of simple tastes. Morning, noon, night; breakfast, lunch, dinner, it’s nothin’ but used vegetable oil for me. There’s nothing I like better than starting the day with a full tank, and Friday morning I discovered bikers are the same. I pulled up at City Hall plaza bright and early to help the »Read More
Bikes, Blogs, BioBus – It’s Bay State Bike Week Baby!
Believe it or not, we’ve breezed into Bay State Bike Week. Rolling into Boston City Hall Plaza this morning, what a feeling! So many cyclists, Nicole Freeman, our many friends in the Boston bike community, and Mayor Menino all met on the plaza and then rode down to Christopher Columbus Park, my main hangout. Even »Read More
Redbones, Bikes Not Bombs and the Tri State Trek Kick Gas!
Hey everyone, it’s Memorial Day weekend, and you know what that means. It’s driving season – time to get gouged at the gas pump. We’re getting close to 4 bucks a gallon over here (lucky for me, I run on recycled veggie oil, which is still free). Industry execs say they don’t know what’s going »Read More
Redbones Bike Benefit, BNB’s BIKE-A-THON and Bay State Bike Week? I’ve got bike envy!!!
It’s not easy being the Urban AdvenTours BioBus. I mean, sure, I’m colorful, sure I’m a green machine (I run mainly on veggie oil) and yes, I offer a smooth ride. But here’s the thing…I can’t ride a bike. I know what you’re thinking. Why would a truck want to ride a bike? Well, if »Read More
REDBONES offers Bikes, BBQ and Beer – all good for the brain!
Look at the big brain on me. It’s not all good genes – every once in a while I look at the Dictionary.com word of the day. I do it for my own personal edification. You know, it’s just a kind of melioration of my mind. Anyway, I checked it out, and today’s word is »Read More