June 19th 2011-The Ride to Martha's Vineyard!

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Beyond Montauk:

The Ride To Martha's (Vineyard) 

June 19th–June 26, 2011

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Eight days, eight nights of cycle touring

“Self Contained Bicycle Tour"

Designed specifically as an extension of The Ride to Montauk on June 19th 2011!

Montauk to Martha’s Vineyard, with ferry return to Manhattan

Martha’s Vineyard is an amazing place for cycling. The island is quaint, small scale, and laid back, and locals have a live-slow attitude.

The island is about 60 miles around, with about 40 miles of separated bikeways. These bikeways traverse three-quarters of the island around the perimeter and through the island center—making cycling free and easy. The state forest route is my favorite, but the beaches are some of the best I’ve seen.

After all that fun on The ride to Montauk

spend a relaxing afternoon on Block Island.

Don't forget to check out the Ride to Montauk...

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This is a self contained group ride with a leader and sweep!

NO VAN SUPPORT!

What You Get!

Lodging

• Montauk – 1 Night
• Hotel in town(to be determined)
• Newport - 1 Night
• Dorm Style
• Martha’s Vineyard – 6 Nights

Martha's Vineyard Family Campground

Two Room Cabins include 2 double beds and bunks to sleep 6, a small refrigerator, and an outside gas grill with side burner. All cabins have water available, electric lights and outlets, a picnic table, fire ring, and mattresses. You will need to bring your own cooking utensils and bedding.

All Ferry’s

• Staring at Montauk Point
• Block Is
• Pt Judith,R.I.
• New Bedford, Mass
• MV to NYC

  

Food 
(not included)

Block Island - has many Restaurants and deli's

On the Road - we will be stopping for lunch along the way.

On Martha's Vineyard-You have three choices

1. The MV Family Campground has a general store on-site for food and supplies.
2. You eat  at one of the many local restaurants or cook your own meals at the cabins! 
3. Go shopping at the Stop and Shop in Vineyard Haven just 1 mile away and cook back at your cabin!

The Riding
Pace = Moderate 10-12 mph

Sunday June 20th

Day 1 

Ferry from Montauk to Block Island. 

There we spend the afternoon exploring the island or just sitting on the beach relaxing!

Later in the afternoon we ferry to Newport via Pt Judith,R.I. There you are welcome to ride the Mansion Loop or explore Newport before checking in the the Hostel.

Total mileage about 20 miles

 Short Loop around Block Island

Monday June 21st

Day 2

A  beautiful 40 mile ride through the back roads of R.I and Mass. to New Bedford.We will stop for lunch and bathrooms at the halfway point.We continue on to New Bedford to catch the high speed ferry to Vineyard Haven, MV!
We arrive early evening. Ride one mile to check in to MV Family Campground Cabins!

Total mileage 41 Miles 

Kite Festival,Mansion Loop , Newport

Rest of week on the Vineyard

We will lead rides or you are free to explore on
your own!  

Gingerbread houses in Oak Bluffs

               Easy parking at the beach

                                                                      Bend in the Road Beach

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Sunday June 27th

Return Home via Seastreak Ferry to Manhattan ,Wall Street Pier 11,NYC.

                                                 

                                   

This bicycle tour is suitable for Experienced Cyclists of All Levels! 
A note for the faster riders.Once you get to the Island you can go to it as hard as you like!

Experienced Tour Leaders

I live in NYC and have 30 years of cycling experience urban and open road.I have toured in Mexico, France,Alaska,Hawaii and all over the States.  I ride almost every day all year round. I have lead many groups of cyclists through and around NYC. I have completed this ride to the vineyard about 50 times.
I will make sure that this ride is lead safely and and a moderate pace! With years of experience behind me I can handle any situation that comes my way.

In addition to leading the tour we will have tools, extra tubes and tires and the mechanical skills to take care of any bicycle related problems on route.

What you need to bring!
 

You should be able to fit everything you need in 2 panniers!

Here’s what you MUST bring besides clothing;

• 2 EXTRA TUBES!
• Set Good Rain Gear 
• Lightweight sleeping bag
• Lights front and rear! 
• Set of warm clothing
• Towel
• Patch Kit
• Tire Levers
• Water 
• Snacks
• All riders must wear Helmets!

No need to haul your panniers to Montauk.

Riders on The Ride to Montauk can have their bags brought out by truck!

Be sure and check out "Martha's Vineyard of Interest" on the side bar!
Tour Package Price
$890.00

Discounted Early Registration

$800.00 
To Register E Mail me ! 

Tour Director

Shelly Mossey

mailto:shellu.urmo1@gmail.com

917 295 1954

Payment by check only

Make all checks payable to

Urban Mobility Project

395 South End Ave.

10L

NYC, NY, 10280

Typical Vineyarder and his Quest Velomobile

MV Family Campground

Lighthouse

Block Island,RI

Duck Crossing Block Island

Farmers Market
a great Local Hangout
Old Agricultural Hall ,West Tisbury
http://www.westtisburyfarmersmarket.com/
MV

Guided Cycling Tours van at Rest
State Beach,MV

Bridge at State Beach
Oak Bluffs,MV

Illumination Night

Oak Bluffs

Same House in Daylight

Favorite Parking Spot

Bend in the Road Beach

Docked in Vineyard Haven
MV

Gingerbread Cottages
Oak Bluffs,MV

The Flying Horses,oldest Carousel in America

Oak Bluffs Center

The Field Gallery

West Tisbury

Riding through the MV State Forest

Peace, Quiet and a great Smell of pine!

Lighthouse Eastchop

Oak Bluffs
MV

Stop at a Farm Stand
Edgartown
MV

Local MV family enjoying the State Forest Bikeway
MV

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Any inquiries or comments are you can Email me
shelly.urmo1@gmail.com

Riding the Longbikes Tandem in the MV State Forest

What’s so great about Martha's Vineyard? * History * About Me!

Each of the Vineyard’s three main towns—Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, and Edgartown—have a completely different flavor! The island has a music and art scene that rivals NYC (on a smaller scale), with plenty of nightlife!

All three Vineyard towns have attractions and nightlife, but Oak Bluffs has it all and its just a 4 mile ride from the campground!

• Art galleries
• Blues clubs
• Movie theaters
• Arcades
• Dancing
• Lots of ice cream shops!

All of which are easily accessible by bicycle, even at night, provided you bring a good light set.

Cars are few and the top speed limit is 45 mph. There are no highways or chain stores, which creates a feeling of being very far from the insane pace of New York City!

In my 30 of cycling experience on Martha’s Vineyard, I still discover new things every time I go. I’m extremely familiar with every inch of the route, and even more familiar with Martha’s Vineyard. I know lots of local spots and a few of the local cyclists to help keep you out of the tourist traps.

Some Local Happenings in June,
http://www.mvol.com/mvy-events/?searchby=month&id=6

Cycling Club of MV
https://ccmv07.com/Home_Page.html

The History behind this Ride

I learned about Martha’s Vineyard about 30 years ago, while camping in Woodstock. A cyclist who had been touring around the States told me about the most amazing place he’d ever seen: Martha’s Vineyard. He was RAVING about it—and he just happened to have an extra ferry ticket.Of course I had a bicycle with me so I packed up the next day and drove off to New Bedford to catch the ferry!

He was absolutely right. Cycling on 60 miles of separated bikeways in incredible Vineyard scenery and along pristine beaches was just too much! I couldn’t get enough. I started going to the Vineyard as often as I could, even trips for Thanksgiving and weekends—even in the dead of winter.

To extend that incredible feeling, I decided to ride my bicycle all the way to the Vineyard from my front door in NYC! That brought things to the next level. Arriving in a cycling paradise—by bicycle—was pure bliss.

Since then, I’ve done this trip about 50 times. Only rarely have I driven or rented a car on the island—it’s just not necessary. Martha’s Vineyard is the perfect place for a car-free cycling vacation!

My route to MV goes by way of Montauk. (I’ve been doing The Ride to Montauk almost since it started in the ’80s.)  So I decided to put the two rides back to back. Two fantastic routes in one week-long vacation! How great is that?!

From Montauk, we do two short day rides with 2  ferry's to Block Island to Pt. Judith, RI to Newport,RI. We spend our second night in Newport,RI then ride on to New Bedford,Mass for our final ferry.We arrive in Martha’s Vineyard on Monday afternoon. There, we spend five full days at the Family Campground cabins in Vineyard Haven. The return from Martha’s Vineyard is via Seastreak Ferry right to Manhattan!

About Me 

I started taking long cycling trips on my Stingray bicycle when I was about 11 years old. Living in NYC, I began using my bike as transportation, going from borough to borough. After giving up my drumming career at age 22, I thought that since I rode my bike everywhere, I might as well make money doing it—and became a hotshot NYC bicycle messenger.

That led me to start my own courier company Born to Run Messengers. I’ve also been a partner in  a cycling advertising company: Adride Outdoor. I still have a fleet of Quadra-cycle ad bikes.

I have done lots of bike touring in the States and Europe; local century rides; and innumerable rides to Nyack on the now-famous Route 9W. I have commuted to my job in Manhattan from all over the New York City area, including  Kew Gardens Hills,Flushing,Queens and Englewood Cliffs, NJ. I first participated in the Ride to Montauk way back when it left from Jamaica Station in Queens, NY.

Today, I am an avid urban-family cyclist. I bike all around NYC with my wife and 6-year-old son. We have many great bicycles to use for whatever we need—including a Recumbent Tandem and Organic Engines Pedicab!

I hope to make this your best cycling experience yet!

Please call or email me with any questions you may have. I look forward to riding with you!
You can register by sending an email to

shelly.urmo1@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Shelly Mossey

Tour Director

Urban Mobility Project

395 South End Ave. 
NYC,NY 10280

917 295 1954