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The Milk Of Human Kindess: Korean Monk Travels 30,000km Through North America on Bicycle
Because Daung Sunim has no advance team or sweep vehicles to transport his gear, he will be setting up his own camp most nights of his 30,000 kilometer bicycle trip around North America after biking about 100 kilometers a day, … Continue reading
Active Heroes Team to Walk from Calais, ME to West Palm Beach, FL starting September 8
Active Heroes is a volunteer led organization focused on helping Veterans, Active Duty Military and their families. Starting in September of 2012, the Hike for Heroes team will set out to hike across the east coast on foot from Maine … Continue reading
PPH Article About BikeMaine
Pedal On: Bicycle coalition planning cross-state ride for next fall By Karen Beaudoin Seven days on a bike seat isn’t for everyone. The thought of pedaling 400 miles can be a turnoff for some. But cycling enthusiasts on the Bicycle … Continue reading
Women’s Ride Alumnae start Women’s Only Bicycle Touring Company
The owners of Vesta Velo, a Mount Washington Valley bicycle touring company, joined the Coalition’s Maine Women’s Ride before starting on this exciting endeavor! Inspiring women Exclusive club for bike tours By Marty Basch / For the Monitor July 15, … Continue reading
2012 Lobster Ride FAQs
How do I get to the Lobster Ride? The Lobster Ride starts and ends at Oceanside High School in Rockland Maine.Google Maps can provide directions from your location, and Oceanside High School is easily visible from Broadway (U.S. 1A). If you … Continue reading
Coalition Launches Major New Ride
The Coalition released this press release this morning about our exciting new ride! Augusta, ME – On its twentieth anniversary, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine (BCM) is launching a major new 7-day bicycle event that will showcase Maine as a … Continue reading
Make a Weekend out of your Lobster Ride!
Mid-Coast Maine is a spectacularly beautiful place. When you come to ride the Lobster Ride, consider staying for the weekend. Below are some fun adventures for our riders. (Please note: the Bicycle Coalition of Maine is not responsible for any … Continue reading
Need to learn to ride a bike? Ask Fred Robie!
Portlander, Marissa Simoes is off to Armenia, where she will spend the next 27 months as part of the Peace Corps. In Armenia, a bicycle will be her primary mode of transportation. She hadn’t ridden a bike since she was … Continue reading
Bicycle Coalition of Maine Announceds 2012 Super Raffle Winners
Rich Cromwell’s wife convinced him to buy a ticket in the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s 2012 Super Raffle because of the grand prize – a cycling vacation in Tuscany donated by VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations. Valued at as much … Continue reading
Biking Connects Brunswick Man with People Around the World
Rich Cromwell of Brunswick has mastered the art of meeting people as he travels by bicycle through Southeast Asia, Africa and other countries around the world. He’s slept in the homes of Vietnamese and Lao villagers, helped Ethiopian schoolchildren practice … Continue reading
