 2014 Hub on Wheels 
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If someone tells you that the Hub on Wheels
(more info here) is a great bike ride, don't believe them.
It's TWO great rides.
The first ride is from the start until the point where the 10-mile loop splits off. That's where the second ride starts. Betsy and I pedaled over from Cambridge to arrive at Government Center around 7:45a. We topped up on Lara Bars and made our way over to Court Street to queue up. A combination of walking and toe-dabbing took us around the corner onto Congress Street and, after 5-10 minutes, across the official start line. Left up Sudbury Street, right down Cambridge Street, and up and over to Storrow Drive.    We passed a guy towing a massive speaker system blaring some Vampire Weekend. We passed a young man riding a prolonged wheelie on his mountain bike. We called out to Kent D coming back the other way. We passed a cyclist attired in full Ronald McDonald regalia. We passed a pair of riders with drums and cymbals mounted on their handlebars. And we passed the Mavic car with not only neutral wheel, but also neutral bike, support ... for a fun ride! Great stuff all around! We made the U-turn out by the Eliot Bridge and headed back toward the Fenway and a fun but relativley unnoteworthy ride number two. The pics below tell the story of that ride better than words will. The Numbers: click here for Strava and here for Strava ride animation
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