FM Community Bicycle Workshop

Saturday, August 13th:  12:00—5:00 PM

FM Pride in the Park at Rheault Farm in Fargo—all ages!

We will be providing valet parking for cyclists. Lots of great events being put on by the collective, check there schedule here.

August 18th: Bike Jamboree at Plains Art Museum 5pm til after dark!

An evening of creative, cycling endeavors that we will be helping with in collaboration with the Plains Art Museum, and Great Northern Bicycle Company. Details here.

August 29th: Streets Alive!

The FMCBW will be roaming the course to fix any flats or problem solve any roadside issue. Visit our table in Davy Memorial Park for some hands on activities!

Volunteer Orientation and Mechanics Intro

Friday, May 6th from 6-8pm and again on Saturday, May 7th from 2-4pm. Volunteer Orientation reviews our structure and programming so you get the answers to your ‘who, what, when, where, and why” questions.
Tour de shop to orientate yourself to our digs!
Finally, we round it out with an introductory mechanics lesson.
No experience necessary. Be prepared to get a little greasy!

Bike Valet and Music at the HODO May 12th.

Bike away from work and join us at the HODO for some great music with Brooks West and our bud Shane Maland with Little Winter Opening. $5 Suggested Donation.

Mini Streets Alive Sunday, May 15th

At Robert Asp Elementary. During this event the school grounds will be opened up for families to come out and play. There will be areas for biking, skating, taking part in a fitness class, trying out a fun new sport, and more!
This event is free and open to the public. For more information visit
www.fmstreetsalive.org

Celebrate your freedom machine by riding it!

Five Steps to Riding Better(www.bikeleague.org)

1. Follow the Rules of the Road
• Ride with traffic and obey the same laws as motorists.
• Use the rightmost lane that heads in the direction
that you are traveling.
• Obey all traffic control devices, such as stop signs,
lights, and lane markings.
• Always look back and use hand and arm signals
to indicate your intention to stop, merge or turn.

2. Be Visible
• Ride where drivers can see you.
• Wear brightly colored clothing at all times.
• At night, use a white front light and red rear light
or reflector. Wear reflective tape or clothing.

3. Be Predictable
• Ride in a straight line and don’t swerve between
parked cars.
• Make eye contact with motorists to let them
know you are there.
• Do not ride on the sidewalk.

4. Anticipate Conflicts
• Be aware of traffic around you and be prepared
to take evasive action.
• Learn braking and turning techniques to
avoid crashes.
• Be extra alert at intersections.

5. Wear a Helmet
• Make sure that the helmet fits on top of your
head, not tipped back or forward.
• After a crash or any impact that affects your
helmet, visible or not, replace it immediately.

Mark your calendar!

When: Friday, April 15th from 7-10pm our 1st Art in Action fund raiser!
Where: Clock Tower Cafe in Great Northern Bicycle Company located at 425 Broadway

A social for bicycle and art enthusiasts!

Free drinks (beer provided by New Belgium!), food, gold-sprint photo booth and races and more fun than you can shake a stick at, with a silent auction of bicycle-inspired art work and cyclists accessories produced by local cyclists, artists, and makers.

All proceeds go to the Fargo Moorhead Community Bike Workshop. Help keep this community run resource available for all!

Please RSVP by emailing: sara(at)fmbikeworkshop.org

Requesting your artistic skills to help us raise funds for the FM Community Bicycle Workshop.

We will be having a bike social and art auction to raise some dollars for the FMCBW, and you can help us remain community supported by donating an item or piece to auction off!

We are looking for ‘bike-inspired’ art and functional items. Drawings, paintings, prints, photos, whatever your medium we are looking for items that appeal to fanatics of the freedom machine! We are also looking for functional items for cyclists: caps, bags, tshirts, you name it!  If you want to make bracelets out of spokes, or create a sculpture our of bike parts…that’s great too, we’ll even hook you up with supplies!

PLUS: We have a donor that will match up to $1,000 of donations made in the month of April! So your donation can really have extra bang to it!

Here’s the event:

Tax Day ReCycled Art Auction and Bike Social

When: Saturday, April 15th, 2011 7pm-10pm

Where: Clock Tower Cafe in Great Northern Bicycle Company

Free drinks, food, and fun, with a silent re-cycled art auction with works produced by local cyclists, artists, and makers. All proceeds go to the Fargo Moorhead Community Bike Workshop. Help keep this community run resource available!

Postcards and Posters are coming soon, if you are able to donate something, please let me know. We will be happy to pick up items and we’d like to have things turned in by the 14th at the latest.

Best!

Sara (sara@fmbikeworkshop.org)

Share your <3 of bikes with us!

Find out what we do at the FM Community Bicycle Workshop, more importantly how and why we do it….AND find out how you can get involved! We will review our programming, mission, shop duties, give a tour de shop and get a little greasy introducing ourselves to the tools of the trades! No experience necessary.

SCHEDULED TIME:

Friday, April1st from 6pm-8:30pm

Saturday, April 2nd from 2-4:3opm

this Saturday: Come enjoy some cocoa, popcorn and good company as we view a selection of bike inspired cinema. (locally made and beyond) All ages welcome.

7pm-10pm

this Sunday: Check out some winter riding…maybe join in the fun?

Great Northern Bikes presents: B-b-brrr winter classic. This is a great opportunity to get your bike out of the garage and enjoy what winter has to offer. There is a bunch of swag to win, and who doesn’t like to play in the snow. 1:30pm at the Community Gardens near Oak Grove. details and registration info  at http://gncycles.com/ A post celebration tour of the FMCBW and mini potluck will be served around 4-5:30.

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Time	Sunday, January 30 · 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location	F-M Community Gardens (on the Red River)
Created By	Island Park Cycles/Great Northern Bicycle Company
More Info	This is a great opportunity to get your bike out of the garage and enjoy what winter has to offer. There is a bunch of swag to win, and who doesn’t like to play in the snow.

We need some bones to pay our bills!

Just because it’s snowy doesn’t mean we stop working!

The FMCBW is open year round and need community support to keep it’s doors open!

January 27th, 9pm at the Aquarium

21+ Show

Music by:
Shane and Gabe
Reisage
Weather Patterns
Babysitters Club

Bike inspired Burlesque with members of Bad Weather Burlesque!

Gold Sprint Races

Great Merchandise, Bike inspired items for auction, and loads of fun.

Folks who ride bike to the show get a discount!

This Saturday: Jan 22nd from 2-4:30pm
We will review: dress (the key to success),eats and drink, safety, bike set up (tires, gearing, etc) and do a hands on tire studding demo. All participants will head home with the materials to make their own studded tire: no guarantees we will finish them all in the session.

Class is $20. To register email: sara@fmbikeworkshop.org

Thanks to all who attended the MLK celebration at the Fargo Theatre last night. We had a good pile of bikes outside and a great 2 minute film. If you weren’t there here is our ‘acceptance speech’:

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As acommunity run and supported organization, we want to extend a genuine thank you to the many people who have contributed to the work at the FMCBW through contributions of volunteer support, skill share, financial and physical donations to keep us running for the past 3 years.

‘We appreciate bicycles for all the things they symbolize: liberation, freedom, community, independence, transportation to a new life, a sustainable and equitable future.’ Working with such a multi-faceted tool, the bicycle, need for our services continues to grow.

We fix more than just bicycles, and want to encourage you to take the lead in creating a healthy and empowered community through service and camaraderie. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible space and this award will serve as a reminder to carry on this virtue of Dr. King’s dream.

You are welcome wrench with us as we continue to empower our diverse community and deliver pedal power to the people in the shop and on the street.

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Thanks to the Human Relations Committee and all of our supportors!