<div dir="ltr"><div>Coming up at The Bike Project:<br><br></div><div><font size="4"><b>Monthly Members Meeting</b></font><br></div><div>The January monthly meeting will be held this coming Monday, January 28 at 6:30 pm at the IMC location. We'll be voting on new steering committee members, discussing the progress of a north Champaign shop, and other things. The full agenda is at <a href="http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/2013-Jan-28+Agenda">http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/2013-Jan-28+Agenda</a><br>
<br></div><div><font size="4"><b>Friday Rides</b></font><br></div><div>Almost every Friday at 5:30 there is a chill community camaraderie bike ride leaving from the Campus Bike Shop. This is a good opportunity to meet other cyclists, learn new routes around town, get comfortable cycling in traffic, and have fun.<br>
<br></div><div><font size="4"><b>Request for Volunteers</b></font><br></div><div>We're looking for volunteers to regularly help with our open hours. You don't have to be a mechanical expert -- we can provide you with the training you need to help with basic repairs -- the most important part is helping to welcome and show visitors around the shop. We are especially in need of volunteers for our Sunday afternoon hours -- 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Please email <a href="mailto:thebikeproject@gmail.com">thebikeproject@gmail.com</a> if you are interested.<br>
<br></div><div><font size="4"><b>Personal Items in Shop Space</b></font><br></div><div>Just a reminder that our policy on personal items in the shop limits storage to two weeks (14 days). Any items left for longer than that will be assumed to be donations.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div><font><font size="4"><b>Class Series</b></font><br></font><p style="text-align:left" class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">Do you ride a bicycle but don’t know how to fix it?</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:left" class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">Do you want to have power over your form of transportation?</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:left" class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">Have you ever worked on your bike a little but want to learn more?</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:left" class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">Or do you simply like working with your hands, using tools, and you like bikes?</span></font></p>
<p class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">“<i>So You Want to Work on Bikes</i>”</span><span style="line-height:115%"> is a six-part course designed to teach you about different types of<span>
</span>bicycles, their components, and how to do most adjustments,
maintenance, and overhauls on your bicycle’s major systems—everything
from changing flat tires to headset overhauls. This course is meant for
the determined novice or someone who has been tinkering
for a while but wants to learn more. This course won’t make you a
professional mechanic, but it can teach you a lot to get you going down
the road of bicycle </span></font></p><p class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">This six-week course begins on February 6th and will be held on
Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Campus Bike Shop (600 E.
Pennsylvania Ave, in the Natural Resources Garage), and will be taught
by the Campus Bike Shop Manager<b>.
There are only five spots in the course, and it’s first come, first served until all five spots are filled</b>.
There is a $30 course fee, with all the money going towards The Bike
Project of Urbana-Champaign. Only those serious about doing all six
classes
should sign up<b>. If you sign up and pay, then you are expected to attend all six classes</b>.
This course will be held again starting March 27th and you may sign up
for that series now too (again, first come first served).</span></font></p>
<p class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">If you wish to register please come by the Campus Bike Shop to sign up and pay the deposit as soon as you can.</span></font></p>
<p class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%">For more information contact Ken Sutto, Campus Bike Shop Manager, at <a href="tel:217-300-0296" value="+12173000296" target="_blank">217-300-0296</a> or <a href="mailto:kensutto@illinois.edu" target="_blank"><span class="">kensutto@illinois.edu</span></a> or come by the Campus Bike Shop during open hours (2 to 6pm Monday through Thursday and 2 to 5:30 Friday)<font>.</font></span></font></p>
<p class=""><br><font><span style="line-height:115%"></span></font></p><p class=""><font><span style="line-height:115%"><font><font>Thanks,<br><font>Phil</font><br><font>Volunteer, The<font> Bike Project</font><br></font></font></font></span></font></p>
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