Comments on: Boston Bike Tours with Urban Adventours http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/ Events, News, Views and Articles about the New England Region Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Arthur Simmons http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-4148 Arthur Simmons Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:19:54 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-4148 Boston sounds like a blast to cycle. My wife and I take an annual trip to Italy for a cycling holiday, but we'll have to check out Boston next time to get some good old US culture. Thanks for the post, very helpful information. Keep pedaling! Boston sounds like a blast to cycle. My wife and I take an annual trip to Italy for a cycling holiday, but we’ll have to check out Boston next time to get some good old US culture. Thanks for the post, very helpful information. Keep pedaling!

]]> By: Michele http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 Michele Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:48 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-3144 A bicycle tour of Boston sounds so charming! I've only been there once before and that was a day trip from New Hampshire while I was on business so I didn't get to see much. The hubby and I are planning a trip in April or May and I'd love to add this to our itinerary...I just hope the weather cooperates. A bicycle tour of Boston sounds so charming! I’ve only been there once before and that was a day trip from New Hampshire while I was on business so I didn’t get to see much. The hubby and I are planning a trip in April or May and I’d love to add this to our itinerary…I just hope the weather cooperates.

]]> By: Frank Locust http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Frank Locust Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:11 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-3129 Excellent idea. I'm not planning on visiting Boston anytime in the immediate future, but when I do, I'll consider biking instead of motorized tours. Sounds more personal that way. I'm also going to look up possible bike tours in my own city. Excellent idea. I’m not planning on visiting Boston anytime in the immediate future, but when I do, I’ll consider biking instead of motorized tours. Sounds more personal that way. I’m also going to look up possible bike tours in my own city.

]]> By: Cliff Calderwood http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Cliff Calderwood Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:57:57 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-700 Glad you enjoyed the article - although leaving a real name in future would be preferred. Glad you enjoyed the article – although leaving a real name in future would be preferred.

]]> By: Amsterdam Apartments http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Amsterdam Apartments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:35:51 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-696 While riding a bike in the Netherlands makes you king of the road, it seems that elsewhere in the world it makes you into a likely roadrage victim or even worse roadkill. Bicycle lanes, and strict laws about liability in car vs bike accidents should by implemented in the US. When a car and a bike have an accident in the Netherlands, the car is always at fault. And the insurance of the car has to pay up. Combined with the fact that it is illegal to drive without insurance and the creation of a fund for road-victims where the driver has not stopped. This works quite well. But then perhaps American drivers are too used to their 'free' right turn. Even here where everybody rides bikes to work, school, everywhere, right turns still cause a few fatalities every year. Especially when trucks or busses are involved. Anyway, that's all from me. I just loved reading how cycling is treated in a city like Boston. While riding a bike in the Netherlands makes you king of the road, it seems that elsewhere in the world it makes you into a likely roadrage victim or even worse roadkill.

Bicycle lanes, and strict laws about liability in car vs bike accidents should by implemented in the US. When a car and a bike have an accident in the Netherlands, the car is always at fault. And the insurance of the car has to pay up. Combined with the fact that it is illegal to drive without insurance and the creation of a fund for road-victims where the driver has not stopped. This works quite well.

But then perhaps American drivers are too used to their ‘free’ right turn. Even here where everybody rides bikes to work, school, everywhere, right turns still cause a few fatalities every year. Especially when trucks or busses are involved.

Anyway, that’s all from me. I just loved reading how cycling is treated in a city like Boston.

]]> By: Carl http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Carl Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-623 good way to shake off some of the inevitable holiday pounds ;-) Im goin to be in boston in November, convincing the wife may not be so easy though good way to shake off some of the inevitable holiday pounds ;-) Im goin to be in boston in November, convincing the wife may not be so easy though

]]> By: yankeetraveler http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-603 yankeetraveler Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:10:23 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-603 Hi Jo, Yes the northern areas will probably be past peak and it’ll moved to southern areas like Massachusetts and Connecticut. However, you’ll still find plenty of color in southern Vermont and the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Just be prepared to drive around a bit and keep checking the New England fall foliage color updates at Cliff’s squidoo lens at http://www.squidoo.com/fallfoliage Enjoy your trip, Yankee Traveler Hi Jo,

Yes the northern areas will probably be past peak and it’ll moved to southern areas like Massachusetts and Connecticut. However, you’ll still find plenty of color in southern Vermont and the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Just be prepared to drive around a bit and keep checking the New England fall foliage color updates at Cliff’s squidoo lens at http://www.squidoo.com/fallfoliage

Enjoy your trip,

Yankee Traveler

]]> By: Jo Grove http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Jo Grove Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:31:48 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-601 Enjoying the ebooks - will be coming to New England in 3 weeks - too late for the north tours? Anything we should definitely see in 5 days that would stand out the most? Enjoying the ebooks – will be coming to New England in 3 weeks – too late for the north tours? Anything we should definitely see in 5 days that would stand out the most?

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]]> By: yankeetraveler http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-592 yankeetraveler Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:34:20 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-592 Thanks for chirping in Angie. While like any of these types of trips you have to sign a waiver in case something happens, the tour company has every incentive to make sure nothing happens to their customers. So my sense was that Urban Adventours goes out of their way to promote safety both during the orientation and throughout the ride. Yankee Traveler Thanks for chirping in Angie. While like any of these types of trips you have to sign a waiver in case something happens, the tour company has every incentive to make sure nothing happens to their customers. So my sense was that Urban Adventours goes out of their way to promote safety both during the orientation and throughout the ride.

Yankee Traveler

]]> By: AngieM http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-590 AngieM Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:08:21 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-590 Hi Bill, I've done this ride as well and it is safe. The company has plenty of leaders preparing the way ahead and getting you across busy intersections - which aren't a lot. The route keeps to mostly back streets and there was only one occassion when a cab driver got a little "noisy" with his horn, and the bike leaders were all over him like a cheap suit. And like Yankee Traveler says you get to see stuff that you just can't on a bus or trolley tour. Gets my thumbs up as well. Angie Hi Bill,

I’ve done this ride as well and it is safe. The company has plenty of leaders preparing the way ahead and getting you across busy intersections – which aren’t a lot. The route keeps to mostly back streets and there was only one occassion when a cab driver got a little “noisy” with his horn, and the bike leaders were all over him like a cheap suit. And like Yankee Traveler says you get to see stuff that you just can’t on a bus or trolley tour. Gets my thumbs up as well.

Angie

]]> By: Bill6620 http://www.completenewengland.com/2008/09/20/boston-bike-tours-with-urban-adventours/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Bill6620 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:51:51 +0000 http://www.completenewengland.com/?p=466#comment-589 This sounds like a lot of fun but I'm wondering how safe is it to ride around Boston roads on a bike? I've heard about the reputation of Boston drivers and don't want me or my family to end up roadkill. How did you find the safety aspect of the ride? Bill This sounds like a lot of fun but I’m wondering how safe is it to ride around Boston roads on a bike? I’ve heard about the reputation of Boston drivers and don’t want me or my family to end up roadkill. How did you find the safety aspect of the ride?

Bill

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