Bike-Pgh.org “a Pittsburgh-based cycling safety, advocacy, and awareness organization.”
Looking for info about bikes in Pittsburgh? Want to know how to help make Pittsburgh more bike friendly? Bike-pgh.org has all the info and more.
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[…] So the food is amazing but the vibe is what makes the place. I recently brought an out-of-towner to Sunday brunch and we sat at a table with four others. We shared eggs with two artists, a computer engineer, and bartender/singer. Good people, some hilarious stories, and helpful info (I learned about Free Ride — a non-profit recycle-a-bike shop in Point Breeze.). […]
Let me just state here I have had problems with some of the people that work Bike-Pgh/Free Ride. While at some conservative things (I will not mention the issues) these 7 people saw me at them, and told me since I was a Republican/conservative I was unwelcome at Free Ride (and I figure though the close relationship of Free Ride and Bike Pittsburgh I am thinking they also ment Bike Pittsburgh) just so people know.
just out of curiosity, what the hell are you talking about??!. i work at free ride and we have never told anyone that they are unwelcome. in fact michael, i know you. we went on rides together during bike fest, and then you hung out at my house. what 7 people are you talking about and what did they say? it's not very nice to talk shit on people/organizations on public message boards and then not give any real examples. if you have a problem, why don't you try to use some human social skills and talk to people instead of bitching about it in cyberspace.
"just so people know," a pro bicycle racer posted this to cyclingnews.com: "What I really liked about FreeRide is the lack of cool guy attitude. There seemed to be plenty of dreads, piercings, tattoos and fixies but no 'tude. It was just people working on bikes and helping each other out.
Large drawings on the walls illustrate the proper assembly of downtube shifters, brakes and other important bike parts. Tools are color coded according to what part of the bike they fix such as the drivetrain, wheels, steering assembly etc. A demo bike has various parts painted as a guide.
Josh loves to work on bikes but hadn't touched but our own for two weeks and had a great time helping out. He started itching to help when a couple was struggling to remove a stubborn bottom bracket. After improvising a persuader made from a cut up down tube he heroically extracted the bottom bracket and moved onto another project. If you live near Pittsburgh and have spare tools, parts or anything useful give them to FreeRide."
Bike PGH just got a new webbing site d-zined. Since you're the number two result for a search on them, I thought you might like to know!
ps. All the folks at Bike PGH have been super nice to me.