From phillipernst2 at gmail.com Mon Aug 8 14:31:06 2022 From: phillipernst2 at gmail.com (Phillip Ernstmeyer) Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2022 09:31:06 -0500 Subject: [Bikecoop-announce] =?utf-8?b?T25lIOKame+4jyB0byBSdWxlIFRoZW0g?= =?utf-8?q?All?= Message-ID: Fellow Bike Project members, You're invited to our second FG/SS (fixed gear / single speed) ride on Saturday, August 20, at 5:30 PM! The ride starts at the Urbana shop (202 S Broadway Ave, Urbana), after Saturday open hours (5:30 PM), and we'll try to hit all the good hills in the Champaign-Urbana area on our precious, direct-driven, left-turning machines. Pace will be around 12-15 mph. No drops. Everyone's welcome! Check out the route here . If you need to check on your bike prior to the ride, you can make an appointment during open hours (3:00-5:30) at this Setmore link . We're happy to guide you through any adjustments or repairs. See y'all there! 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The ride starts at the Urbana shop (202 S Broadway Ave, Urbana), after Sunday open hours (5:30 PM), and will take us by Brownfield Woods, Ford Harris Park, and Busey Woods. Partypace ? around 10-12 mph. Check out the route here . RSVP here . No drops. Everyone's welcome! If you need to check on your bike prior to the ride, you can make an appointment during open hours (3:00-5:30) at this Setmore link . We're happy to guide you through any adjustments or repairs. *August General Meeting* Our August General Meeting is August 29, 7:00 PM, at the Urbana shop. You can see the evolving draft of the agenda here . We'll be discussing and voting on some important changes to our bylaws. You can see pictures of the proposed changes attached to this message. All active members of the Bike Project have voting rights at meetings. Come out and have a voice in the direction of our community-owned bike shop! RSVP here . *Expanded Open Hours* The Bike Project has recently resumed open hours on Thursdays and Saturdays. Big ups to the volunteers who are making those changes happen! Current open hours are below: *? WTFNB NIght*: second Monday of every month, 7:00-9:00 PM (no appointment necessary) *? Wednesday*: 6:30-9:00 PM (no appointment necessary) *? Thursday*: 6:30-9:00 PM (no appointment necessary) *? Saturday*: 3:00-5:30 PM (by appointment only. Sign up here ) *? Sunday*: 3:00-5:30 PM (by appointment only. Sign up here ) Our Saturday crew is currently looking for volunteers. Send us an email at contact at thebikeproject.org if you want to get involved. No mechanical knowledge required ? only a desire to participate and learn! *Cunningham Township Collaboration* We partnered with Cunningham Township to replace a bike that was cashed in a car accident for a community member. Check out the tuned up rig here . Hope to see y'all on at the August meeting! 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Please help us reach our goal by donating to this PayPal link or using the QR code on the flyer below: Thank you so much! [image: TBP:Refugee Center Fundraiser.png] -- Phillip Ernstmeyer (he/him) The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign Champaign County Bailout Coalition Uni Faculty Organization -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: TBP:Refugee Center Fundraiser.png Type: image/png Size: 220673 bytes Desc: not available URL: