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Snow Fun

Michael Green — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:03:40 +0000

Looks like a lot of people are having fun in the snow, despite the cold weather and slippery road conditions.

Last weekend was the Time’s Up,” love your lanes ride, paying tribute to the bike lanes in NYC.
Ben Shepard wrote this report back:

“Dancing to “Sugar” and “Tears of the Clown” blaring from a roaring roving
sound bike, members of Times UP! regaled New York with a burst big love for their city and its ever expanding (and on Bedford Ave contracting) bike lanes.
The riders braved the cold from Washington Square park up 6th, East along the bike lane on 10th, around Tompkins Square Park. Most passed out lollypops and flyers listing reasons to love biking, including that its great for the environment and your health, its fun, it embodies what a pulsing joyous environmentally sustainable city can be, and finally that biking offers hope.
“Nothing shows love or keep you warm like biking in the snow” declared bike clown Hunka Munka, aka Monica Hunken. We rode through Tompkins Square Park, site of
countless rides and demos, and a space where many in the group have completed community service for defending the environment. There we showed the love for the dogs jamming to George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog.” And finally the ride ended as riders showed some love to Ray and his rent beseiged snack joint Ray’s Candy Store enjoying some cheese and chili fries. Joey served us peroggi’s in the dark room at Odessa as we listened to Nadette and Monica regale the group with travel stories. Thanks for for speading the love with the city Times UP!

Over and out, “Hank Tears of a Clown” Clown Benjamin Shepard”

Here’s a video from the ride:

Here in NYC, fixed gear freestyle aficionado John Prolly has been blogging about snow conditions.

(photo by Prolly)

He’s one of those guys that refuses to take the train and rides no matter what mother nature dishes out:
Read more here.

The “snowpocalypse” isn’t stopping these two guys either. Sydney Hollis and his buddy Pat sent me this video of riding around Brooklyn.

Love your bike-Valentines Week

Michael Green — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:28:10 +0000

Accodring to the Daily Beast, New York is ranked the 58th city to fall in love in. Maybe the weren’t doing this survey about falling in love with your bike.

Here is a quick round up of upcoming Valentine’s Day Bike events in NYC and beyond.

–Matt and Brittain love bikes and are making a photo book about it. They’ve been traveling around the US, mostly on the West Coast taking photos of people and their bikes.
Now they’ve come East and will be in Brooklyn hanging out at Affinity Cycles taking photos of NYC bikers and request your presence.

Please come by and be part of their project, this Thursday-February 11th. 12-4pm
Affinity Cycles
616 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

also on Thursday,

–Transportation Alternatives is having a membership mixer:
Thursday, February 11th, 2009
at NYC Velo
64 2nd Ave (btwn 3rd and 4th St) Manhattan
7-9pm

from TA-
Celebrate Valentine’s Day, bicycling, Transportation Alternatives and all of our sexy members at this year’s first mixer. Join us at NYC Velo on Thursday, February 11 from 7 – 9 pm. $10 will get you in the door, where free snacks, Brooklyn Brewery beer and who knows what else await! Not a T.A. member? Join at the door at a discounted price.

Join or renew your membership at the door and we’ll wave the admission fee. If that isn’t reason enough, NYC Velo will extend its longstanding 10% discount for T.A. members to all products, as well as an extra 10% off any winter jacket and other special seasonal sales. Plus, in tribute to our evening’s theme, we’ll have a special contest to see who loves bicycling the most!

On their calender.

–Saturday it’s time to Love your Lanes.

Time’s Up is having another ride to show love for NYC bike lanes.
Saturday, February 13th.
12:00pm
Washington Square Park

Come show your love for clean transportation, bike lanes, and those hero’s of the peaceful direct action tradition and your fellow human beings! Love, hugs and more await you.
To volunteer or for more info contact Nadette: bike4peace@aol.com
Note: This replaces the ride that was originally listed on 2/14/2010.

some bike lanes from around the world on Huffington Post. Sent out by rabble rouser and bike lane lover Benjamin Shepard

In NYC, not about bikes but seems like a good show.
–Sunday, Feb. 14th (Valentine’s Day) is the:
Anti-Valentines Riot Grrrl Cover band show.

1087 Broadway in Brooklyn.

The Facebook invite here.

And elsewhere:

–In Baltimore there is the Velocipede Bike Project Bike Prom.
Check them out on facebook.com

from their site: “Velocipede Bike Project is a collectively run non-profit dedicated to helping people use bicycles as transportation. We collect donated, second-hand, and landfill-bound bikes, which we then use to teach people how to repair and build their own bicycles. We also provide affordable and safe refurbished bicycles and bicycle parts.”

Saturday, February 13th 9pm
4 West Lanvale St. Baltimore MD,
more info: baltimorespokes.org

–In Birmingham, Alabama:

The BiciCoop are having their 2nd annual Heartbrakes bicycle prom benefit/race.

Deets:
February 13, 2010
Race at 7:00
Start and after party @ Magic City Wholesale
$10 gets you racing, partying, and beering!
So far, we have prizes from Chrome, Rickshaw Bags, Knog, Higher Ground Roasters, and Good People Brewing Company. Hell Yes!

In Miami:

Sunday, February 14th
2pm
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your true love – your bicycle.
Ride starts @ Government Center in Downtown Miami. The group will be riding north on A1A and stopping at the “Hollywood Beach Broadwalk”. We will then ride into downtown Hollywood before traversing back south towards Miami.
Total Distance: 50 Miles
Avg Speed: 20mph
This is not a leisurely ride. If you cannot keep up the pace chances are you will be left behind. It may be possible to have two groups instead of one to accommodate those riding a bit slower. If we split up we’ll regroup at Hollywood Beach.

More info miamibikescene.blogspot.com

–And in Oak Cliff Texas:

More info at Velorbis.com, Denmark’s most beloved bicycle maker is having a special for Valentine’s Month. (February)

From their site:
As one of our favorite blogs and online style resources, we wanted to give you a sneak preview of our romantic Valentine’s Day offer exclusively for customers in the US – the Velorbis ‘Love Story’ package.

Purchase any 2 bicycles during February and receive a 10% discount off the overall total. It’s easy. Customers can contact us directly at info@copenhagenbike.com or telephone +1 773 456 0024 and we will arrange the rest. (you can use Skype, cheap for international calls)

It’s a ‘pick & mix’ offer. Choose any combination of bicycles from our range of beautiful ladies and funky gents designs.

We’re sure that your devoted followers would like to hear about this offer and have the opportunity to tempt their loved ones to a) take up chic and healthy cycling to get in shape after Christmas and b) purchase a luxurious long-lasting gift that they can both enjoy together.

Velorbis is Denmark’s most beloved, storied and exported classic bicycle brand. We’re passionate about bicycles and take the art of chic, street style cycling to another level. Our ‘Love Story’ package is the ultimate in effortless romance on 2 or 4 wheels.

If you have any questions just let us know. Thanks for your cooperation.

Best wishes,
Velorbis
Built on more than 100 years of cycling culture.

and one more thing:

Urban Velo magazine out of Pittsburgh, is always looking for submissions to their: “I love riding in the city” series.

Check it out:
“We need people to continue contributing to our I Love Riding in the City department. These stories are the heart and soul of the magazine, and serve to inspire people around the world. If you’ve been waiting to send yours in, consider this a call to action.

With the move to full color, we need new contributions that include high-resolution color photographs. And while we’re looking for contributions from around the world, we still want them from our own country, our own state, even our own city.

Please take a few minutes to fill out this questionnaire.

Love your Lanes Party a big success!

Michael Green — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:03:58 +0000

Gothamist reports that last weekends Love your lanes bike ride and party were a big success.

Pictures by Fritz.

Many more at Fred Askew Photography
and check out the posting from Tod Seelie.

at Suckapants.com

Love your Lanes Campaign, Ride and Party.

Michael Green — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:32:44 +0000

Time’s Up is always looking for the positive and turning lemons into that sweet tangy juice, so in their latest Lemonade project, is about love for bike lanes. So, if the Hasidic community is irate over the lose of parking or there are too many pedestrians in the bike lane down Broadway, Time’s Up is taking the high road and trying to spread the love.

Their latest plan is called the:

Love Your Lane Campaign

(picture by Peter Meitzler)

read more about it here:
Times-up.org/loveyourlanes

More importantly, there is a ride and party!!!!

LOVE YOUR LANE RIDE
Saturday, February 14th 7 p.m.
Astor Place Cube, NY, 8th Street and Lafayette Street

Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with your true love- your bicycle, and ride through Manhattan’s lover’s lanes. Join the Party on Wheels as we listen to love ballads from the soundbike, throw roses at all the cars parked outside of the bike lanes and spread the message of love to all the drivers we pass stuck in traffic. Road rage is OUT, bike-lane-loving is IN. The ride ends at the after party.

The After Party,

Bringing the Skate Community together with the bikers at the Autum Bowl

Info on the party:
VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY !!!
Saturday, February 14th, @ 8:30 p.m.
The Autumn Bowl, 73 West Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
With Team Robespierre and DJs Stache and K-Tel
This is a Time’s Up! Fundraiser- $10

Love Your Bike Lanes with Time’s Up! at the Autumn Bowl- Celebrate bike infrastructure with an awesome dance party in the skate bowl! Team Robespierre and DJs Stache and K-Tel will make you dance in this funky space. Come with or without a sweetheart, free food, and free valet bike parking. Dress for love.