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Open Mic Open Shop
Posted April 19th, 2012 in Uncategorized by ned
“Dear Free Ride, There has been talk of having a (social) event next Thursday, the 26th, starting at 8pm. Far as I know we don’t actually have a microphone, so we’ll just have to listen carefully. This will go on, or at least start, during open shop, so will not exclude shop use. Please come, [...]
2012 Hours
Posted February 28th, 2012 in Uncategorized by ned
We’re reopening for the year this weekend! No classes scheduled for march yet but stay tuned. (Meantime, Earn-a-Bike requirements are volunteer hours only, as in winter.) Open Shop still on saturday afternoons, plus thursday nights again. (Sorry, but we’re short-staffed: until folks get trained, we may not be able to sell anything for the first [...]
New Year’s Eve PARTY!
Posted December 21st, 2011 in Uncategorized by ned
Hey Free Riders, Come to our benefit party! Flyer below, print & post if you’re able. Details repeated if it’s too big… 10pm-?? at the shop DJs & live performers: Hip-hop, Bounce, Balkan, Cumbia, Electronic & more! $10 cover, free booze (BYO champagne), 21 & over event. Bring friends & get in free; if your [...]
Holiday Bicycle Build-a-Thon
Posted December 6th, 2011 in Uncategorized by ned
We’ve opened up some extra shop time to fix up bikes for local charities including FORGE/Pitt, the Thomas Merton Center, North Allegheny School District, Three Rivers Reservation and a community bike shop in Northview Heights. Stop by: Sundays 11 & 18 December, 12-4pm Refreshments, tools & oversight provided, experience suggested. Flyer
COFFEE!!!
Posted November 29th, 2011 in Uncategorized by ned
Thanks to La Prima Espresso for donating coffee for the shop, it makes our wrenches spin really fast!
Departed bikes mid-June through mid-October in 2011
Posted November 16th, 2011 in Uncategorized by William
Here is a list from the computer spreadsheet we have been keeping. You can see the completed earn-a-bike projects, fix-for-sales sold, and also as-is purchases. Congrats to the 23 Earn-a-bike projects that were completed. ID # Date In Color Mfr Model Status DateOut 00691 07/14/11 blue Trek 7000 As-is 07/14/11 00158 06/30/11 GRAY MONGOOSE As-is [...]
Winter Hours 2011
Posted October 25th, 2011 in Uncategorized by William
Free Ride Winter Hours Free Ride will begin a winter hours schedule this November. For the weeks between November 26 2011 and March 3 2012, we will have open shop on Saturday and will be closed for all other days. Classes in 2011 end November 13 and will resume in March 1, 2012. Starting November [...]
Bike Bonanza 2011
Posted September 16th, 2011 in Uncategorized by William
Come on out to the Kingsley Center this coming Saturday, September 24. Several organizations are teaming up to have a family friendly day. There will be refreshments, crafts, and guided tours to help introduce you to bike lanes in the city. See the event flyer
Completed EAB projects in Spring 2011
Posted August 1st, 2011 in Uncategorized by William
Spring and much of summer is behind us and I would like to take time to look back at some numbers to see what happens with the bikes that go through Free Ride. In the spring, we started giving bikes an ID number. We have been revising our paperwork system and started accounting for bikes [...]
Friday Free Ride June 24th! Music & Bike Repair!
Posted June 17th, 2011 in Uncategorized by Morgan
Next Friday, June 24th, come on out to the shop for our first Friday Free Ride! Open Shop from 6 to 8pm, followed by some local DIY punk starting at 8 On the 24th we’ll have Napalm Dount (Female fronted classic punx) & Taser Wound (Lawrenceville Hardcore) Come on out, get that summer bike maintenance [...]