Pedals2People’s annual public meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Oct 25th at 4pm. We will be hosting a casual dinner, and we’ll let our supporters know what’s upcoming for the next year. I think most of you know that we’re moving to a more central location. This move and our continued educational programs and outreach services will cover some of the things we’ll be talking about.
Stay tuned for the location, and please mark you calendars for now!
We meet at the shop tonight at 7 for everything you ever wanted to know about bottom brackets. We’re hoping to cover every major bike component over the next several months. If you miss one, that’s ok, but if you’re a lady who rides, this is a great FREE opportunity for you to learn more about your bike and how to keep it running!
Pedals2People is moving to east Sprague! We’ll be sharing a space at 1802 E Sprague with SNAP, right next door to One World . P2P’ll be moving in this fall, which means that we will have HEAT this winter, and we’ll be able to schedule classes, host more open-shop hours, and all manner of bike fun!
P2P will have a booth at Spoke Fair this Sunday the 13th. We’ll have information on volunteering, our community bike shop, and our other programs. We’ll also be selling some limited edition t-shirts, quality used parts, and patches. Want a SpokeFest spoke card? Stop by our booth and get yours!
Hope you enjoy the ride and bike festivities at the 2nd Annual SpokeFest.
The last tune-up of the year kind of marks the end of summer for us, boo.
We’ll be at Fresh Abundance where you can enjoy the some of summer’s bounty of fresh produce, shop artisan wares, and sample local foods.
Join us from 10-2pm, 2015 N Division, at the Community Roots Market.
P2P volunteer Ryan will be opening the shop this Saturday from 11 am to 4pm.
This is the first ever weekend shift, so please come up and let Ryan if you want to happen again. I’ve heard from folks before who haven’t been able to make it to the shop because they work evenings. Hopefully we can offer more Saturday open-shops if this is a popular day!
Hillyard knows how to rally the troops and get people out for an event. Even amongst the mega construction on Market St and the spotty weather, people came for the parade, food and entertainment. Kiwanis had a strong presence, as did the local politicians. The Hillyard Belles preformed, and many vendors sold their wares.
This was our first time at Hilllyard Fest, and if the festival is any indication of the neighborhood flavor and trends, bikes are big in this part of town. They were featured in the parade. Kiwanis raffled 2 kids bikes and gave out free helmets. Spokefest put on a bike rodeo for the kiddos and organized a community bike ride. We were there to tune up bikes, and between fixes, we caught glimpes of the bike (and skate) tricks at the popular public skate park.
Hillyard is so cool for accepting what others thought a controversial park feature. When the city presented different neighborhoods with hosting a skate park back in 2002, Hillyard was the only neighborhood willing to accept the offer. What a great place for kids and their families. It’s the main feature at Harmon park and is obviously well-loved!
Pictures here.
If you’ve never volunteered with P2P before, but you want to–especially during a fun event like the Free Tune-Up at this year’s Hillyard Festival–then please email me at pedals2people@gmail.com!!
We have super-star mechanics lined up for the event, but we’re hoping to reach new folks with these skills or interests:
This will be a great event that showcases the Hillyard community, history and spirit. Come be a part of the celebration!
P2P hosted Ladies Night on Thursday, and it was success: lots of ladies and bikes to be worked on. Beth and I weren’t sure what kind of turnout we’d get, so we were happy when 5 ladies joined us for some basic bike maintenance, like hubs, headsets and chain cleaning and lubing. It was warm, so we decided to set up shop in the alley, nice! Next month, 4th Thursday at 7, we’ll do it again!
Here’re some pics from our fundraiser dinner. We haven’t posted our own pics in a while. I hope to keep this up, since photos say so much.
Dinner with Apple Charlotte last night was amazing! The home-made salsa and guac prepped our taste buds for the best ever Mexican food. Dinner plates were piled with tender pork verde, smoky enchiladas, mild and fluffy chile rellenos, Mexican cabbage relish and perfectly-cooked pintos. If that wasn’t enough to wow our tummies, Char prepared an apple panque and a plate of brownie bites, so as not to leave out a treat for the chocolate lovers. She thought of everything.
Thanks to Kelly, Melissa, Carol, Karen, Mark, Marty and Char for such a wonderful night.