Just wanted to post a few items of recent news:
Friday Feb. 2 - Critical Mass ride. It was cold, snowing and the roads were sloppy and icy. This is the weather I remember riding in every Winter day when I was a kid in Southern Wisconsin. It made me nostalgic, but I must have been the only one since no one else showed up. Next ride is Mar. 2 and the weather should have a broader appeal. (Saw my son biking to work during the ride - a proud moment!)
Saturday Feb 3. - Tau Beta Pi will be coming to the shop for a workday. We also have members and volunteers expected so it will be a busy time. Always welcome on cold days, to warm the place up. We're working on fixing bikes up for tradeup day (April 28) and regular donation through Christian Help, who have been passing them on to car-free and homeless clients as needed.
Other recent events:
This week we gave bikes to 3 construction workers. One of them brought in an old Huffy full-suspension mountain bike which he claims to have ridden 12,000 miles on - all up and down the East Coast. Appearance of the bike and rider support his claim.
Dave brought in an art-spoked wheel to show off. I'll try to get a picture for the next blog report.
Hanna Wheeler is organizing a "Step-It-Up" parade for Earth Day in April. Details will be up on he website soon, but she'd like to encourage anyone with a bike (or walkers with signs) to join the parade. If you want to build a float or special vehicle (strongly encouraged) start working on it now. The shop will provide surplus parts, bikes, materials and moral support. Thank you Hanna for stepping up to this challenge.
