MIBicyclists: Birmingham considers road diet/bike lanes: http://t.co/dFad9OAj Great news as rd diets are now proven safety measures: http://t.co/c7DEVxhD

WalkBikeRollMI: Be the 1400 signature - sign the petition asking @amtrak to allow bicycles on Michigan passenger trains: http://t.co/6iExbWAG

MIBicyclists: Help us reach 1000 names before the end of the Super Bowl. Sign the petition asking Amtrak to allow bikes on MI trains. http://t.co/0m0wfL13

WalkBikeRollMI: 750+ and building. Add your name to the petition asking @amtrak to allow bicycles on Michigan passenger trains: http://t.co/6iExbWAG

MIBicyclists: Over 500 people in <24 hrs signed our petition asking @amtrak to allow bikes on MI trains. Have you signed yet? http://t.co/0m0wfL13

Hey ya’ll, Have you taken our Adult Mechanic Class before? Well, if you would like to help us out, we are getting more serious about evaluating our programs and making them the best in the universe and would like you to fill out the survey at the bottom of this page. A community organization that gets feedback from the community…we are getting really radical around here.  But don’t fret, for those without internet access we will be having short, easy to take, paper based evaluations available at the class starting next week. Thanks everyone!

It has been a warm winter. I could be some self righteous environmentalist and talk about global warming and the ice caps coming to drown us all, but I’m not interested in that. I’ll leave that to the experts. Instead I bring up this warm winter because many more folks have been riding all the way through. I think we’ve only had two or three days where there was significant snow or ice on the ground to make the roads dangerous. How am I supposed to brag to my southern bike friends about biking through blizzards when they talk about 50 degrees being cold? The other day a friend of mine sent me a message on the internets about not riding her bike to work despite the warm weather. She sent the same message to another friend of hers that is really into bikes as well. The funny thing is, the three of us all found ourselves using automobiles on such a nice day (though I did get to use my bike a little bit later in the day). But this is something I’ve seen before. I’m many people’s “bike friend”. When they have a question about bikes, they will…

Welcome to the first of hopefully many profiles on the Hub’s website to highlight a different side of the “cyclist” identity that both stretches and questions what that identity means. As this first profile shows, there are those of us that think Detroit has a unique cycling culture that clashes with mainstream images. So let’s explore exactly what that means and shape our world ourselves. If you would like to participate, send me an email (jason [at] thehubofdetroit [dot] org) Today’s profile is of Carolyn Leadley. Full disclosure, she is a friend of mine (I had the privilege of babysitting her son Finn) and partner of Jack VanDyke who works here at the shop. She is a Detroiter, mama, environmentalist, farmer and feminist. Do these identities fit with or clash with a cyclist identity? Well, I’ll get out of the way and let Carolyn speak for herself. As this project continues I will be publishing folk’s answers and stories in their own words. 1) Do you consider yourself a “cyclist”? Why or why not? Is bike riding part of your identity? Yes, i do now. I didn’t used to because I felt that you had to know everything about bikes…

Hey everyone, I told you a few weeks ago that I was attending the second annual Youth Bike Summit along with Carlisha.  I gave you some updates about what took place there, but luckily the Recycle-a-Bicycle media/promotional team were there to do a much better job.  Here are some links to check out: Opening speeches by a youth leader, Recycle-a-Bicycle’s executive director and a congresswoman. West Town Bikes in Chicago got a lot of press from their presentation at the conference.  Here is another story and yet another one here too. We had visitors from the United Kingdom come share a video with us all. And do you like pictures?  Of course you do, see if you can find Carlisha in there somewhere, I don’t think I made the cut. Finally, one more video from Streetfilms that is an overview of the summit. Feel inspired to get involved yet?  Yeah, I know there is snow and ice outside, but check out all this media while you are hiding inside and get excited!

Hey ya’ll, Today’s post is going to be short.  This week a few folks have made me aware of an event happening tonight that I want to help advertise. I don’t know him, but many folks from The Hub community are friends with Roger, who recently was hit while riding his bike.  The driver hit him and drove away.  Roger is now in the hospital and needs help paying his medical bills.  These facts are what matter, not whether or not you know this guy. As you can see from the flier to the left, there is a benefit taking place tonight at the Old Miami just a few blocks north of our shop.  There is going to be a raffle where you can win prizes from some of our great Cass Corridor neighbors like Curl Up and Dye and the Cass Cafe as well as other area destinations like the Woodbridge Pub. So if you’ve got a few bucks to share and are 21 years old or older, come on out.  A cyclist needs your help. Also, if you are on the facebook, here is a link to the event: http://www.facebook.com/events/256988307703520/ If you aren’t on facebook or don’t want…