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Bicycling Tours of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
These tours are an excursion in a National Park, where one can learn about the park and it's history while being active and helping us promote alternative transportation in the park, and the best part, they are FREE! There will be seven tours per week at four different locations. Contact: Ryan Locke Transportation Interpreter Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore cell: 616-566-6507 work: 231-326-5134 ext.331
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your bicycle: core skills for women and girls
learn the names of bike parts and understand how they work together and how to fit a bike to your body and legs. we will also help you to understand what to look for when purchasing a bike, how to perform common maintenance and repairs, and what tools are a good idea to carry with you when you peddle. taught by women for women. ride your bicycle with pride and confidence. FREE to broke spoke members. $25 for non-members (girls under 12 - free). click here to RSVP: we need to know how many women/girls are attending in order to be prepared. you may also call 943-4000.
tuesdays at 6pm
2-wheel tuesday
meet at union street bridge. "2 wheel techniques" sponsors this ride. 2 Wheel Tuesdays is a low key fun ride focused on bike handling and balance. We will find interesting places to ride that will engage and challenge our bike handling skills. We may play games on our bikes like bike polo, and shark. If we have enough people and interest, we may take a tour of downtown on our bikes. All skill levels are welcome. Children may come, but need to be accompanied by an adult. Join us if you can! FREE
tuesdays at 7pm
fixed gear ride
depart from broke spoke at 7pm. ride lengths and intensity varies each week depending on who shows up... from a 30 mile hammer in leelanau county to a dainty cruise around town.
wednesdays at 5:30pm
cruiser night in traverse city
cruiser bike night riders travel in comfort and style. pub and meal breaks may occur with this group. gather at "boardman paddle and pedal" at 205 garland street (warehouse district). cruisers are available to rent.
wednesdays at 8pm
bike polo
equipment provided, locations vary, but meet at the broke spoke co-op at 8pm.
last friday each month at 5:30pm
community critical mass ride
meet at "open space." the whole community is invited for a convivial ride around downtown Traverse City. this event is unsponsored. FREE
september 21 at 8am
leelanau harvest tour
join the CCCC on your choice of five different leelanau harvest tour rides for the benefit of TART Trails. routes vary in length from 12 to 100 miles and ramble through rolling terrain, farmland, hardwood forests and sand dunes on low traffic roads. all of the routes include our favorite ride around glen lake.
support legislation to enhance penalties for causing physical injury or death to bicyclists
- HB 6299 and HB 6300 would enhance penalties for moving violations:
- up to a year of imprisonment or a fine of up to $1000 for injuring a cyclist using the road
- up to 15 years of imprisonment or a fine of up to $7500 for causing the death of a road rider
Please write your Representative today and indicate your support for HB 6299 and 6300.
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complete the streets
the streets of our cities and towns ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. but too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. they’re unsafe for people on foot or bike — and unpleasant for everybody. now, in communities across the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. states, cities and towns are asking their planners, engineers and designers to build road networks that welcome all citizens.
news of the weird
what exactly was he planning to do with 2,865 bicycles? mr. kenk’s legacy now fills a former police garage with a leaky roof. organized by brand name and mostly resting on their handlebars, wheels pointed upward, are 2,396 of the bicycles that police say mr. kenk either stole or arranged to have stolen. “he’s easily the most hated man in Toronto,” said alex jansen, a filmmaker who has been working on a documentary about mr. kenk for more than a year as part of a study of his rundown neighborhood’s transition...
moving targets?
we’ve had a car culture for so long and suddenly the roads become saturated with bicyclists trying to save gas. every year, the war of the wheels breaks out in the sweet summer months, as four-wheelers react with aggravation and anger to the two-wheelers competing for the same limited real estate. this summer, the number of new cyclists has increased strongly across the country. [note: in every state, cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers of motor vehicles.]
broke spoke is a bicycle repair and maintenance cooperative providing members access to the tools and know-how needed to keep your two (or three) wheel transport in top form. co-op membership gets you access to broke spoke's unrivaled toolbox, workshops, and volunteer mechanics. no matter if you're already an expert and just need access to good tools; or are someone that doesn't know how to fix a flat. all skill levels are welcome.
mechanics are available (by appointment) to help you with just about any challenge — fees may apply.