Vote for Beth Mort and Pedals2People could be awarded $10,000. See the video, links, photos, and pass it on to your friends, so they can help us too. The more votes, the better our chances of receiving the Grant for Change from NAU. Go to the rate/share option on the menu bar above Beth’s description to vote for Beth!

Thanks to everyone who signed up for our fundraiser dinner coming up this Sunday. We have maxed out our registrations, plus some :,,)

If you missed it this year, sorry, and please try next time. We do this every summer.

P2P was back at The Shop parking lot this year tuning up bikes. This event benefits the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery and showcases the good things happening in south Perry and around Spokane. We made several new friends and had a great time. Thanks to all our committed volunteers, the fair organizers, Crow, and two new people who helped with bikes, Meagan and Brian. This was also our first event with the new mobile units. They are sweet! Check out Jeff’s pics to see the set-up.

Next time you’re in the neighborhood, say hi to Miguel at The Bike Shop. He just opened a full-service shop on the 1100 block of south Perry. Ask him about the free bikes he’s planning on refurbishing and making available to folks in the neighborhood.

Erica Roscoe, Joe Tomlinson, and Jeff Everett’s designs have been chosen for the 2009 Spokefest spoke cards.

Their designs are smart and unique. They depict SpokeFest’s and P2P’s vision of cycling as a fun activity that offers something for everyone. If you want to sport your own ’09 Spokefest spoke card, register online. Sorry you have to wait until September 13th to get yours, but we think it’ll be worth the wait!

There are only 12 spots left at our fundraiser dinner. And it’s no wonder, with a scrumptious Mexican menu planned and prepared by Chef Char Zyskowski, and local wine and beer pairings, this event is sure to fill up! Email Liza at pedals2people@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

Smokey
Chips with Guacamole & Salsa

Fresh
Chile Rellenos

Apple
Charlotte Red Chile Enchiladas

Chile
Verde Slow-Cooked Pork

Mexican
Beans

Maria’s Panque

We just want to thank Burley Design, makers of high-quality bike trailers, for their generous in-kind donation. Burley’s donation enabled us to stretch the grant money from New Belgium to purchase two more trailers than we were planning on buying. We purchased four Flatbed bike trailers, and we are busy getting the tools and supplies to equip them. We cannot wait to start pedaling (not merely peddling a message of sustainable transportation, empowerment and building healthier communities!

If you want to submit a spoke card design for SpokeFest, then you have three days left. All the info you need to know is here. Time is running out…

P2P was awarded $2300 from New Belgium Brewing Co to purchase tools and supplies to outfit our new Mobile Tune-Up Units. Whoo-hoo–thank you NB for believing in us and what we do!

This is our third year of offering free bike tune-ups in Spokane. P2P connects with neighborhood groups and takes part in several community events each summer. We bring tools and parts, and our volunteers work tirelessly to get bikes safe and ride-able for many thankful kiddos and adults. Last year we serviced nearly 150 bicycles.

Typical at our tune-up events are tires to change, flats to patch, and gears and brakes to adjust. These fixes yield immediate results, which are so satisfying. We love these events in our community, and we hope to do them for many more years.

With our NB grant, we’re going to restructure the tune-ups so we can do 2 things: smaller, more impromptu tune-ups by bike and offer
additional services like classes to small groups. This means we’ll be purchasing Burley cargo trailers, Park folding bike stands and tools, and other supplies. The streamlined mobile component is so important to us as we model what practical cycling looks like, how sustainable transportation works, and why these things are central to empowering people and building healthier communities.

Pedals2People is offering a 10% discount on everything: t-shirts, used parts, bikes, patches, shop rental fee, and Build-a-Beaters. Just ride up with your Bicycle Benefits sticker to receive your discount.

If you don’t have a BB sticker, we sell them for $5. Your benefits are good as long as you have your BB sticker–no expiration date. And if you want more info on what BB is, read the info here.

Come celebrate diversity, love, acceptance, community and bikes with us. Join Outspokane
and Pedals2People on the pride parade route. It’s easy: “BE YOURSELF–CHANGE THE WORLD” as this year’s theme suggests. Arrive no later than 11:30 am on Wall Street between Spokane Falls Boulevard and Main Street. We ride proudly on bikes, trikes, tandems, unicycles.

Show your colors!