Today was the Staples, Framingham Bike to Work Day. Employees of Staples were given various incentives to ride to work on this gorgeous 80° morning. One of these incentives was free bike check-ups courtesy of IBC.
These events are great, you've got everyone from serious triathlete-types on their TT bikes to folks that have pulled their dusty, fifteen-year-old klunkers out of the basement. For some, riding to work is business as usual; for others it's a major feat.
It is truly amazing how far people will ride with a little motivation. We had riders coming in from as far away as Walpole, a 24 mile trip. Word on the street was that Staples has one employee who rides in from Plymouth once in a while, a 75 mile journey. He may have still been riding by the time we had to pack up to leave.
It was a bittersweet event though, Jake Green, Director of Metrowest Transportation and all around super-nice guy, is leaving the Bike to Work Day crew to go work for the F.B.I. . For real. Good luck Jake, we will try to carry on without you, but it just won't be the same (sob!).
These events are great, you've got everyone from serious triathlete-types on their TT bikes to folks that have pulled their dusty, fifteen-year-old klunkers out of the basement. For some, riding to work is business as usual; for others it's a major feat. 
It is truly amazing how far people will ride with a little motivation. We had riders coming in from as far away as Walpole, a 24 mile trip. Word on the street was that Staples has one employee who rides in from Plymouth once in a while, a 75 mile journey. He may have still been riding by the time we had to pack up to leave.
It was a bittersweet event though, Jake Green, Director of Metrowest Transportation and all around super-nice guy, is leaving the Bike to Work Day crew to go work for the F.B.I. . For real. Good luck Jake, we will try to carry on without you, but it just won't be the same (sob!).
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