Menino pedals to kickoff Bike Week

By Globe Staff

Mayor Thomas M. Menino purchased a silver Trek road bike last year and began taking rides each weekday at 5 a.m., pedaling through his Hyde Park neighborhood in the predawn quiet.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino

The four-term Democrat is taking his bicycle habit public today when he will lead city employees and cyclists on a short ride to kick off "Mayor Menino's Bay State Bike Week." Setting off from City Hall Plaza, the cycling enthusiasts will bike roughly 1/5 of a mile to Post Office Square.

Bike Week includes a 50,000-mile commuter challenge; free breakfast for cyclists on their way to work; and a "goodie zone" where riders can get free water bottles and more. For a complete list of events and details, click here.

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