Archive for the ‘Bike Scene’ Category
2007 Specialized Sirrus (silver). Stolen from the Omni Metromover Station (Biscayne Blvd/15th St) between 10am-2pm today!
Call (305) 720-1859 if you have any information.
Result’s from last nights fixed-gear only Fast Forward race hosted by Keirin Cycles.
Congrats to the racers and all participants. First place winner Claudio now has the opportunity to compete in San Francisco. Thanks to all the sponsors for all the great prizes given out at BAR.
Top 5
1) Claudio
2) Ivan C
3) Alex Rey
4) Lum
5) Xavier
Photos by Jaime Salazar
Justin Long’s installation from last night’s Weird Miami show at the Bas Fisher Invatational.
PS If you’ve ever had your bicycle stolen from Miami Beach / Downtown / Design District, it’s more than likely your bike wound up on a freighter on the Miami River.
Congratulations Emerge Miami on 4 years of Saturday Critical Mass rides!
It was a nice ride which started at the Vizcaya Metrorail Station. The group passed through The Roads, Brickell and along the Rickenbacker Causeway (Key Biscayne) ending at Crandon Park with a great picnic. It was very hot this morning so the picnic in the shade was a major plus.
Giant vegan Oreo cookie courtesy of Earthcakes.
Saturday, July 10th
Miami Beach Community Ride
Ride with police escort around Miami Beach
9:00am
Ride to Mango Festival (Save $5)
Ride your bike to the Mango Fest at Fairchild and receive $5 off the admission. Bike valet available.
9:30am – 4:30pm
Emerge Miami CM Meetup
4-Yr Anniversary ride to Crandon Park
10:00am
DRB Summer Beer Luau
Not a cycling event, but local cycling groups will have stickers, literature, etc available. Beer sampling too.
4:00pm – Midnight
2010 State Track Championships
200 Meters, Kilo, Scratch Race @ Brian Piccolo Park Velodrome
7:30pm
DVS & Cadence : Fast Forward
Race from Keirin Cycles to BAR
10:00pm
Sunday, July 11th
2010 State Track Championships
Sprints, Pursuit, Points Race @ Brian Piccolo Park Velodrome
9:00am
Ride to Mango Festival (Save $5)
Ride your bike to the Mango Fest at Fairchild and receive $5 off the admission. Bike valet available.
9:30am – 4:30pm
No To Drilling / Yes To Clean Energy Ride & Rally
Ride from Downtown Miami to rally @ Flamingo Park on S. Beach
3:00pm
Specialized Crosstrail hybrid bike. Distinctive matte black finish with a large scratch on the frame. This is a very large bike with 29″ wheels, has two water bottles racks and carbon fiber imitation sidebars. Brand new Mavic TN719 rims just put in two weeks ago after some kids stomped and bent both rims beyond repair. Stolen from the parking garage of 135 San Lorenzo office building between the hours of 8:30am-6pm on July 7th in Coral Gables. Please call (305)519-3023 with any information. There is a reward… no questions asked.
About the IRC
“The IRC is an apolitical non-profit organization founded in 1933, at the request of Albert Einstein. IRC helps millions that flee from war, political violence, religious and ethnic persecution, and famine. In addition to providing relief overseas, the IRC maintains offices in 22 cities in the U.S. to provide resettlement services to legally admitted refugees and advocate for the rights of refugees under U.S. and international law.”
The Bikes For Refugees Program
“Refugees and asylees need to work in order to reestablish their lives in the United States without becoming a societal burden. Transportation in large and highly trafficked cities like Miami, however, can often be a challenge. Cars are an expensive and environmentally harmful way to get around, and many refugees and asylees have no access to public transportation. This problem leaves many refugees unable to work or dependent on others for transportation.
The IRC Miami’s new Bikes for Refugees program was created to give our clients a healthy and sustainable method of transportation. By providing bicycles to refugees and asylees who are eager to work, we are giving them freedom of mobility and helping them provide for themselves and their families. We are linking environmental issues with economic and social justice by giving those in need the tools to empower themselves without adding to their carbon footprint. Most importantly, we are helping refugees and asylees become entirely self-sufficient. These people come to the United States to seek lives free of persecution, hunger, and poverty, and a simple bicycle can help make such hopes a reality. With further development, the IRC Miami’s bicycle program may serve as a model for other institutions that want to create sustainable methods of empowering communities.”
The IRC is encouraging both cyclists and bicycle shops—to donate bicycles and bike locks to their program. The bikes and locks may be used or have slight defects as long as they are in working condition and will provide a reliable source of transportation to their clients. Bicycles and bike locks may be brought to the IRC Miami office, or an IRC representative may be sent to pick up bicycles and locks at participating bicycle stores. Donations are tax-deductible.
International Rescue Committee
2500 NW 79th Ave, Suite 270
Doral, FL 33122
(305) 640-9881
Blue Trek single-speed conversion. Yellow ‘Deep V’ wheel in rear. Stolen from the Design District (NE 2nd Ave/38th St) today!
Call (305) 807-1038 if you have any information.
Entertaining video from the Critical Mass ride on Friday, June 25th. Joseph Regner did a great job filming and editing this video. The commentary is hilarious however there’s a few things I observed in the video which are not so funny. For instance, why are so many people riding so fast? Critical Mass is not a race, if you wish to test your speed try Loose Cannons on the 1st Thursday of every month. Also, why is there already a gap within the group less than 2 blocks into the ride? (2 min mark). The whole point of the ride is to bike in one big mass, not spread out in small groups of cyclists. Those gaps between riders cause huge problems for those corking. One more thing, why do some people find the need to ride on the sidewalk? Let’s not even get into riding on the wrong lane of traffic.. I can go on and on.. Enjoy the video.
Next ride is on July 30th! I advise everyone participating to go here and read a bit about the ride.
From July 3rd to July 25th. Every night at 8pm. Live on Saturday mornings.
Predict the next day winner and win great prizes!
The Grove Spot
3324 Virginia Street
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
