MA Populaire Perm Day & Member’s Meeting – Nov 8 at 2PM

Meeting Location: 117 Governors Ave, Medford MA
Parking: Free on-street parking on Governors Ave, both sides. Please do not block driveways.
Ride Start Time: Your choice
Ride Leader: You
Lights: Optional
Distance: Optimal to do an easy ~100km perm
Time Limit: Depends on the Perm

Way to Search for Perms near Medford

Sanctioning: RUSA Only
Registration: via your RUSA account

Just a reminder that perms are personal rides and you’ll register directly with RUSA. Unlike a brevet, you can start a perm at any time on the day you list on the waiver but must complete the route within the time limit specified for the distance. Other nice aspects of perms is that you can start at any point along the route provided you return to that location. You need to pass each control in sequential order but do not need to follow the route exactly as designed.

Let us know if you have any questions. While perms are individual endeavors, people are welcome to post saying they intend to start at a particular time and welcome others also attempting the same perm to join them.

 

Reminder: last ACP ride of the year Sun Sep 26!

As part of the Six Pack 1200k, there will be an ACP 200k this Sunday, starting from the Six Pack HQ in Manchester NH, and riding the same route as the Six Pack riders will be doing for their final loop. Open to all riders, no field limit. The ride will start at 7:30am, lining up with the finish time requirement for the 1200k riders.

The route is a gently rolling loop over to the Nubble Lighthouse on the Maine coast and back.

Registration is on BikeReg: and the ride info is on the Six Pack page.

August Rides: Aeolian Harp 8/8 and 1-way P-town to Providence 8/28 Evening

Hello NER’ds:

We have two 200km rides in August that are somewhat polar opposite of each other, in terms of geography, topography, ride time and route shape:

First up we have the Aeolian Harp 200km starting and ending in Lincoln, NH (the base of the Kanc) on 8/8/2026 led by Roger H.  It is a challenging ride going west toward Tunbridge and Chelsea VT via the upper Connecticut River Valley, visiting many country stores along the way.  Check out its ride page for more detail: https://ner.bike/nersite/?p=5494

At the end of August we have Ted S offering a 1-way night ride from Provincetown, MA to Providence, RI, ending with breakfast at ride leader’s house on the evening of 8/28 going into the morning of 8/29.  Ride leader dub this as “Full Moon Improv” ride as there’s absence of intermediate control between the start and finish (there are resupply opportunities as well as water fountains along the first part of cape cod rail trail).  More details will be populated to the ride page here: https://ner.bike/nersite/?p=4951

NER Board

Vermont Six Gaps Brevet

Join NER in Vermont for a classic challenge on July 18th: the 6 gaps. The course was ridden in late May 2026 — the registration page is here. This is NER’s most challenging ride of the year in terms of average elevation gain. Ride leader Chip Coldwell is looking for volunteers to staff the finish control from 2PM onward while he is on course checking out riders. Please reach out to him via board@ner.bike if interested and able.