Possibly the best sport ever! There is a group that plays in Over the Rhine. I played with them last Saturday from about 5:00 to 7:30 in the basketball court on Cogswell and 12th streets (behind Kaldis). There is an article about Urban Cycle Polo on Wikipedia. I played on my Black Market Mob mountain bike, though about half were on fixies and then there was just about every type of bike too. Update: The schedule is every Saturday at 5:00pm at the corner of Cogswell and 12th Street in downtown Cincinnati.
-Jason
Monday, January 28, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Reser Bicycle Winterish Hours
FYI - We will be closed on Sundays until the time change in March. We're still open 50 hours a week for your bicycle needs and desires. It's a little known secret that any repairs get turned around extremely quick during these months, especially overhauls, so come on down!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Route 8 Under Siege!
A very important meeting about the I-471 / Route 8 interchange will be taking part on Wednesday, January 16th.
This is a multi-million dollar redesign of the entire area around 471, from exit 3 to the river and including from the end of the Purple People Bridge into Bellevue. Route 8 sucks as it is, and it is proposed at this time that Route 8 will become practically impossible to ride by bicycle as they are looking to turn it into something that resembles an interstate onramp with designs that totally ignore bicycles. The other safe haven for bicycles, Sixth Street, will be changed likewise making it almost impossible to ride east out of Newport.
It may not be too late to have them make world class bicycle facilities if enough people show up are vocal for bicycle facilities. The meeting is at Newport High School, 900 East Sixth St, Newport, KY. Please Please make time to come and let your voice be heard - just a few minutes of time talking to decision-makers and filling out a survey can make a huge difference!
Thank You!
Jason
This is a multi-million dollar redesign of the entire area around 471, from exit 3 to the river and including from the end of the Purple People Bridge into Bellevue. Route 8 sucks as it is, and it is proposed at this time that Route 8 will become practically impossible to ride by bicycle as they are looking to turn it into something that resembles an interstate onramp with designs that totally ignore bicycles. The other safe haven for bicycles, Sixth Street, will be changed likewise making it almost impossible to ride east out of Newport.
It may not be too late to have them make world class bicycle facilities if enough people show up are vocal for bicycle facilities. The meeting is at Newport High School, 900 East Sixth St, Newport, KY. Please Please make time to come and let your voice be heard - just a few minutes of time talking to decision-makers and filling out a survey can make a huge difference!
Thank You!
Jason
Friday, January 4, 2008
Newport Bicycle Advisory Group
Yep I'm at it again - we're creating a local committee that will meet at the library to get Newport to a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly community. It should be fun and will include creating hike/bike/road/off-road as well as events and education for local schools and the community at large. Give me a call at the bike shop or email if you're interested.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
World Bicycle Relief
World Bicycle Relief was founded three years ago by SRAM Corporation to provide simple, sustainable transportation to people in developing nations. Too often, mobility needs are overlooked in disaster assistance and poverty relief situations. Starting with 24,000 bicycles manufactured and delivered in Sri Lanka in response to the Tsunami, World Bicycle Relief seeks to address this by helping those who need it most.
By this May, World Bicycle Relief will provide 23,000 bicycles to volunteer, community-based HIV/AIDS caregivers, disease prevention educators and vulnerable households in the African nation of Zambia. Meeting this goal requires raising $2.9 million. Just $109 purchases a complete bicycle, spare parts, and support, and any donation amount helps provide the power of bicycles. Instructions for contribution by credit card, check or wire transfer are available at www.worldbicyclerelief.org.
By this May, World Bicycle Relief will provide 23,000 bicycles to volunteer, community-based HIV/AIDS caregivers, disease prevention educators and vulnerable households in the African nation of Zambia. Meeting this goal requires raising $2.9 million. Just $109 purchases a complete bicycle, spare parts, and support, and any donation amount helps provide the power of bicycles. Instructions for contribution by credit card, check or wire transfer are available at www.worldbicyclerelief.org.
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