bbqs are always a success

a big thanks to everybody who came out yesterday! we had a great time opening up the garage yesterday and accommodating eaters of tofu and carne asada at the grill. big ups to nexus and the occupy riders for bringing a crowd (as well as "the ruckus", as they say) and making our event the end point of one of their raids. also, cant forget clancy from the bike stand at sdsu, who just received a grant to expand their project. thanks to slowcraft maldoror for checking out the space and a certain secret individual from bic control.

as always, keep an eye out for our ride this friday and some future collaborations. here are some pictures:

gettin the cooking started early on

a few visitors wrenching

the garage from outside as the event winds down

this weekend

update! our friends at the occupy san diego riders committee are planning a ride to come out and meet us for the building day, here is the info

2012 approaches

time to stock up is, before its too late!

hello internet! if you are wondering what bikes del pueblo has been up to then let me catch you up. our tacocat alley cat race was a roaring success, we had fourteen contestants complete the race that circled the city. then we had our monthly third friday ride which ended at saigon noodle house on el cajon boulevard.

and what does the future have in store? well besides 2012 being yet another end of the world your local bike coop is busy planning some new events. for the next two weeks we will not be either at the city heights farmers market or at the snowdrop garage for the holidays, and the bike stand at san diego state university is on break until the next semester. however january 8th we return for our regular sunday hours, followed by a special bar b q/parillada (vegan friendly!) for some extra organizing and cleaning. the next week on january 15 our sunday hours will be followed by a craft party, making use of some of the less ridable parts we have laying around.

as far as rides go, this friday is the occupy san diego riders mall raid which starts in the middle of the day. january 20 is our third friday ride, the beginning of the end of the world theme ride! dress up, bring music, etc etc to celebrate the first month of the last year ever.

we will return in two weeks with our workshop hours at the farmers market and snowdrop garage, but before then keep riding and have a good christmas/kwanza/hannukah/new year/etc

ride tonight!

from occupy san diego:

 

ATTENTION: SAN DIEGO BIKE RIDERS! Tomorrow is the weekly Occupy SD Bike Ride. Meet at the Civic Center, Tuesday 8:30 PM for the ride. Also, Tuesday at 5 PM, Civic Center, for the bike committee meeting. I hope to see you all there! Occupy your bike!

#occupy bike rides?

found this online. apparently a group of activists with occupy san diego have started a bike committee! here is what they have going so far:

ATTENTION BICYCLISTS! We now have an Occupy San Diego Bike Committee. We meet for a ride, every Tuesday 8:30 PM, after G.A., at the Civic Center, 3rd and B St. We also have meetings on Tuesday at 5 PM, if you want to be involved with planning, bike maint., spoke card making, stenciling flags, etc. Hope to see all you bikers next week. Don't forget your bike lights, and helmets, if you have them. OCCUPY YOUR BIKE!

the post-veloswap era

another bike swap meet has come and gone and the faithful bikes del pueblo volunteers stuck it out against the rain. a big thanks to the velodrome for having us out there to do outreach and accept donations. the vendors and visitors were more than generous and we now have enough forks and 26" tires to build a house. but we won't because instead we're opening up a new day.

this sunday, 11/13/11, chris is opening up the workshop at snowdrop house from noon to 3pm. the bike polo club from high tech high is working on making up the extra hours from 3 to 6pm at least once or twice a month. we're hoping to make sundays a regular day for both classes and open workshop time. being at the house we have extra resources like the welder, more spare parts, and truing stand, that aren't available at our farmers market locations. sundays should be a big thing.

and in case you forgot we have two rides coming up: the third friday ride and tacocat

ddlm / halloween post: kitchen openings! tacocat! sdsu!

source: http://mexicocooks.typepad.com

just another round of updates and general news. if you didnt know already the annual dia de los muertos ride put on by the cretins is coming up. 8pm @ gala in south park, expect fun.

this december 9 is bdp's first ever alley cat ride, the tacocat! its still in the works but we're doing our best to combine bike racing and taco shops. meets at the big fountain 8pm, save a few bucks by registering early. we are also looking for sponsors, so if your business or org would like to be part of supporting local bike projects please contact us!

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=247621388619838

this last month was historical not only for obvious reasons (like occupy wall street and the second failed end of the world prediction in one year) but also for the opening of the aztec bike stand! a new volunteer clancy has started a new day at sdsu's farmers market. every thursday from noon to three tools and experience are available to keep you riding.

as usual we are always looking for new volunteers for both saturdays and thursdays as well as anybody who would like to start their own day. our garage is cleaned up and ready for action and registration is open for mechanics classes (see top right of page).

keep riding!