Archive for September, 2011

September’s Full Moon Bike Ride

Posted in Events with tags , , , , , , on September 9, 2011 by fenderbenderdetroit

It’s that time of the month again…the moon has cycled and it will be full again on September 12! So join us for our 2nd Full Moon Bike Ride!! We’ve changed the meeting place and the time for this ride. I’m sure we’ve all noticed that it’s getting darker out earlier each day.

What: Full Moon Bike Ride

When: September 12, 2011. Meet at 9PM, ride at 9:30PM. We will return to the meeting location around 11PM.

Where: Meet us in front of the old Michigan Central Station (on Dazelle St., just off of Michigan at 14th // Roosevelt Park area).

We were also informed that this ride is a double bonus because it’s also Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival).

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Please bring your bike, helmet, lights, and friends! We’ll bring bike pumps and basic tools but we highly recommend that you bring a spare tube! If you don’t know how to change a flat, we’ll help teach you, just pick up a spare tube at a local shop before the ride.

The moon is bright, but it is still required that you must have a flashing red light on the back of your bike and a white light in front. You don’t have to have anything fancy, tape a flashlight to your handlebars if you want. Just make sure that you can see and be seen.

Bright and/or reflective clothing is rad, too.

If you never ride at night, this is a great opportunity to try it out in a comfortable setting.
We can also match you up with someone willing to ride by your place so you don’t have to ride alone to the meeting spot, and have someone ride back to the same area with you following the ride.

See you soon! Spread the word!

You can also view the Fender Bender’s Facebook event.

No Open Shop This Saturday and Reasons Not to Fret

Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2011 by fenderbenderdetroit

Hey everyone, just letting you know we aren’t going to be able to offer the Open Shop this Saturday because some of us will be out of town and some of us are moving into new apartments and saving bats from imminent destruction. If you have something urgent on your bike that you need fixed, the lovely folks downstairs at the Hub can help you out, or if you are an official Ally of the Hub (if you’re not sure whether you’re an Ally, you’re probably not – there is paperwork involved), you can drop in for Ally time on Sunday from 4-6pm.

A quick update about our regular Open Shop time for women, trans and gender queer folks, once it resumes next week, we will be closing up a half hour earlier than normal, which will make our regular hours every Saturday from 4-6:30pm until further notice (further notice will be pretty soon, actually, so look for updates regularly).

Also, there is an exciting fundraiser coming up for our friends at the Hub you should know about because it’s going to be really great! We are going to be volunteering/attending in some form, and you should too!

What: Progressive Dinner Bike Ride
When: September 18th, 2011, meet at the Hub at 3pm, ride starts sometime after that…
Details: Pay $25 and receive a map that you will use to pedal around town and stop at predetermined checkpoints for awesome food made by Neighborhood Noodle, Suddenly Sauer and some other nice local folks. Vegan options are available at every stop!
Why: To raise money for the Hub and the awesome programming they offer. Cool, right?

See y’alls next week!

xoxo

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