Troy Bike Rescue

It has been a busy summer for us.  We are filling up the Wheelhouse (our new home in North Troy) with bicycle love and it is beginning to overflow on to the streets of North Central.  However, its somehow feels strange that as the shit seems to be really hitting hard this week around the world, we are busy celebrating a successful summer and carrying on.  Famine, Police Brutality, Monsanto, Factory Farms, Tar Sands, Mountain Top Removal, Nuclear Energy, Fracking, Unemployment, Unjust War!  What a mess!  It's pretty overwhelming, really.  

Anyways, here's some things that we have been up to:

Back from Maine Bike tour
TBR is back from summer bike tour. 15 people took a bike trip to the Maine coast and back. There was adventure.  Andrew blogged some about it here: Andrew blogged about it some here,
and there is a short video up too

Metroland Article
Thanks to Ali Hibbs for the great Metroland piece!  Ali came to the shop and hung out with kids and adults and got a real feel for TBR... the article shows it.  You can check it out here: You can check it out here.

Youth Shop & Bike Ride
Our Uptown Summer collaboration with Collard City Growers, the Sanctuary, Ellie Markovitch, and the Missing Link Street Ministry is officially over after a 6-week pilot program.  All the groups hope to work together again next summer to make it even better.  Check out video from our culminating bike ride on 8/8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1CcO4bcw4Q

Youth Shop (ages 10-15) will continue for now on Mondays 3-5 pm.

U P C O M I N G...

August 20: Upcycling!
There will be an upcycling workshop on Saturday August 20th.  Learn to use old tires, tubes, and bike parts that would otherwise be scrapped to make amazing creations.  The workshop will be lead by Mae Yaul, and other crafty people are encouraged to bring ideas.

Mae models an intricate headband made entirely from tubes and thread  (right) .               

August 23: Wheeling Workshop #1
Wheel Workshops are every other Tuesday: 8/23, 9/6, 9/20
The first session will be about spoke stuff and truing, providing a one one a few access to hands on experience with learning some of the basics with wheels and some other basic bicycle maintenance. Please rsvp by emailing dylan [dot] thies [at] gmail [dot] com or on facebook.

August 27: Volunteer Orientation
We are having a volunteer orientation on Saturday August 27 from 2-4pm for new and old volunteers.  Come learn how TBR works and and where stuff goes in the shop!  After the orientation there will be a General Wheelhouse Workparty, working on adoption bikes, organizing, and building.

note..
Organized workshops are first come first serve and there will be a cap of 6 or so participants. Please RSVP. As always, TBR kindly suggests a donation to support our ongoing community bike work.

HOURS & SERVICES
Troy Bike Rescue is a community bike shop. We offer hands-on bicycle education, affordable used bike sales, used parts and do-it-yourself workshop.  Open shop hours: M & W 5-8pm