tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85239950710242117292024-03-13T07:27:55.940-04:00Mt Rainier Bike Co-opMRBC aims to enable and encourage people to own, maintain, and ride bicycles safely.
We reclaim, refurbish, and redistribute used bicycles that would otherwise be heading for the landfill. We teach mechanics to youth and adults, and we partner with local DC area organizations to promote an inclusive and responsible bicycling community.
MRBC focuses its services locally but the shop and its programs are open to all members on a donation basis.Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-5591942081783625242013-03-15T12:05:00.002-04:002013-03-15T12:05:44.225-04:00Spring Clean 2013<br />
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As spring approaches, give your bike some TLC - come out and get your bike checked out/repaired or look for a new (used) one! Check calendar for open shop hours and be prepared to get your hands dirty ;-)<br />
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Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-87588762649611198342012-10-28T13:17:00.000-04:002012-10-28T13:17:14.963-04:00In view of the arrival of Sandy, Tues evening open shop has been cancelled.<br />
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Next open shop will be in 2 weeks (not Election Day).<br />
See you all then & stay safe.Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-52585419375584736962012-10-16T12:49:00.004-04:002012-10-16T12:52:20.685-04:00Anacostia Riverside TrailWhy does it take so long for essential cycling infrastructure to be implemented?<br />
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This 4 mile extension of the Anacostia River Trail from Bladensburg (which has been open over a year) to the city will reportedly cost $15m & not open until Fall 2014!<br />
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Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-12244162269262864922012-09-12T13:28:00.004-04:002012-10-22T13:48:33.115-04:00Mount Rainier Bike Co-op Seeks Volunteers<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Mount Rainier Bike Co-op (MRBC) would very much like you to volunteer alongside others during our open shops. We have the space, the tools, and used parts in great supply, and we certainly have the clientele. With your help, we have the ability to more than double our service potential!</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2005, MRBC has aimed to enable and encourage people to own, maintain, and ride bicycles safely. We reclaim, refurbish, and redistribute used bicycles that would otherwise be heading for the landfill, teach mechanics to youth and adults, and partner with local DC area organizations to promote an inclusive and responsible bicycling community. MRBC focuses its services locally, but the shop and its programs are open to all members on a donation basis.</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MRBC offers volunteers an opportunity to assist a diverse clientele in a relaxed, well-supplied bike shop. The willingness to learn and to teach form the core of volunteerism, and as such MRBC accepts volunteers of all mechanical skill levels, from completely inexperienced to veteran wrench. Volunteers are also granted the right to use our wholesale bike parts catalogue, and the opportunity to work on personal bikes for free. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regular Open Shops:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sundays: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:00pm-4:00pm</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-1st & 2nd Sundays are 18&UNDERS shops</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-3rd Sundays are VOL-ONLY BUILD Shops</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-4th Sundays are open to ALL</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-5th Sundays are CLOSED</span></span></b></div>
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<br />Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18070439649793948902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-23830693700844146962012-09-04T13:18:00.004-04:002012-09-04T13:18:46.483-04:00Sunday Kids Shop: Full of Kids!A new month brought the MRBC's first majority of avid and able young folks to the Kid's Open Shop this past sunday (doors are open to adults who can work on their own and give space to 18&unders), a sight to behold and a not one wrench spared! Long-time attendees like Naya and Nandi were in good company, and might just have finished the work on their ride had the on-duty volunteer not had so many awesome questions to contend with. Hubs were re-packed, breaks were adjusted, wheels were trued to the sound Jimmy Smith's masterful Hammond B-3. <div>
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Slower open shop this past Thursday. Michael stopped by and we replaced his bottom bracket. Laura and a friend came in and worked on the green three-speed that we've had in the back room for a long time and just recently got the tires for (it's the old English 3-speed tire sizing, ISO 590). Kevin stopped by with a bike to donate, and is thinking about coming back to build up a bike from the back room. And Dave stopped by for a bit to check in and see how things were going.</div>
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Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-89382876017768972382012-08-24T12:20:00.002-04:002012-08-24T12:20:33.930-04:00Thursday Open Shop RecapBusy open shop at the coop last night.<br />
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Yerodin replaced the crank on his bike.<br />
Rudy came in to buy a road bike, but couldn't find a small frame road bike. He's going to stop by next week after the next shipment from UMD.<br />
Peter came in to do a spoke replacement, and is now planning on building some wheels of his own.<br />
Dan came in to fix up a vintage Columbia road bike.<br />
Matt came in to do some work on his road bike, and now has a functional front derailleur.<br />
Jose came in to fix a flat.<br />
Drokil came in to fix a flat.<br />
Scott came in to work on his bike, trying to get rid of a gear skipping problem on the small cogs of his freewheel.<br />
Ji Chen and his dad came in to buy a bike, and rode off with a nice purple Fuji.<br />
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Another Fullmoon, another FullMoon!PicnicCruise!<br />
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Tuesday, July 3, Mt Rainier Bike CoOp, 3601 Bunkerhill RD, Mt Rainier, MD<br />
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BicycleSPACE, a great bike shop on 7th north of New York Ave, NW DC, is hosting another bike gathering themselves, brilliantly celebrating fireflies and heavy on the picnicking, if we so choose to join them again!Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-11041531658457422502012-06-14T00:26:00.002-04:002012-07-06T02:58:05.144-04:006/23 12:30pm, Summer Solstice Ride To Ruin 2012!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Consider riding 2.5 hrs north to picnic and swim in a river near ruins of a mill, then ride back.<br />
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Saturday June 23<br />
12:30p Gather Mount Rainier Bike Coop, 3601 Bunkerhill RD <br />
1:00p depart (2-3 hr ride will stop 2-3 times for water, food, any needed rests)<br />
4:00p arrived at Savage Rocks<br />
7:00p departed back<br />
10:00p arrived at Mt Rainier Bike Coop<br />
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Why a very strenuous ride in summer heat? You'd be surprised how far you can go on your bike if you haven't surprised yourself already. This ride has scant hills through a mostly shaded route! This ride happens 2 days from the Summer Solstice and there will be as much daylight (til almost 9) to use on the return trip.<br />
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Chinese Elm down on 38th at Utah Ave, Brentwood, MD. June 22 2012 Downburst/Microburst. We few still wanted to ride.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caitlin, Roopa, Harold, Tim, Winnie. 38th at Bunkerhill RD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob. U.S.1 North at BunkerHill RD, Brentwood MD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob, Winnie, Katie, Tim, Harold, train. Anacostia Trail Eastern Branch. Edmonston, MD.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harold, Caitlin, Katie, TIm, Rob, Roopa, Winnie. Cherrywood Lane, turning left/north at Rte201. Greenbelt, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rte 201 north, Beltsville, MD.<br />
We saw trees down from Mt Rainier to Riverdale, but all points north looked like they didn't get the tree-ripping storms the night before.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montpelier Swimming Pool, Cederbrook Lane, Laurel, MD. Water fountain! Friendly staff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Campechanita arrives before the explorer like an oasis of sweet ice on a hot day of riding in the sun of Brock Bridge RD in Maryland City/Laurel, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorman RD., east. Savage, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A path to the swim spot through mill ruins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the woods. Patuxent River at Savage, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">north/west/upstream along the Patuxent River, Savage MD. Woods cleared and larger open path developed since 2010.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Patuxent River. Savage, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patuxent Picnic. Winnie and Rob joined by Mick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roopa, Caitlin, Winnie, Harold, Tim, and Rob heading homewards south on Brock Bridge RD by the Laurel Park stables. Katie got a ride to Baltimore from Savage. Smart planning!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before a delightful mess of fireflies along the Anacostia Trail, we viewed Baltimore Washington Blvd, U.S. Rte1 through Beltsville, from a hilltop of Old Baltimore Pike east of the railroad in Beltsville. It looks like Old Baltimore Pike and (newer)Rte1 used to be a connected road in the past. The railroad severs the seeming connection, now. </td></tr>
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<br />Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-8135916524498105742012-06-13T22:59:00.002-04:002012-06-13T23:03:06.444-04:00Wednesday June 13 2012This June ide Wednesday saw again many flock to the bike coop.<br />
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Cory was first to show and again extremely helpful to arrivals.<br />
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Rosy and Job helped out through the night as well.<br />
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Many many projects. It was one of those nights.<br />
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Tyler freed a seized stem. Liberty!<br />
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Xing Xing brought some sweet sesame goodies. So nice! She then trued a wheel!<br />
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Me and Harold resolved to meet at the coop next Saturday, June 23, at 12:30pm for a long ride to a swimming spot in Savage MD. If it isn't called off by rain...the ride will be tough. But the reward at the end is worth it -A swim near Patuxent River rapids and the ruins of an old mill, happens at a place us ol' Laurelites called The Rocks.<br />
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There will be hydrating and food acquiring opportunities along the way, and at the destination.<br />
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This is a very social event. Surely, there will be many groups of families and friends enjoying the river by the time we get there, as many folks gather at this spot every weekend through the summer.<br />
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Gather 12:30pm at 3601 Bunkerhill, If it's raining, we'll decide if we'll continue, or call it off.<br />
Depart 1pm<br />
Ride in much shade on hot solstice day for 2.5 hours<br />
Arrive (by) 4pm -Savage Rocks<br />
Depart (by)7pm<br />
Ride back exhausted and surprised that you'd even ride after all that <br />
Arrive (by)10pm 3601 Bunkerhill RdMt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-71841619224250289812012-05-31T12:39:00.000-04:002012-05-31T12:46:20.037-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><img alt="BicycleSPACE River Run Ride and Picnic: A Full Moon Outing" height="360" src="http://www.bicyclespacedc.com/storage/general-website-photos/rivermoonmailchimp.jpg" title="BicycleSPACE River Run Ride and Picnic: A Full Moon Outing" width="560" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
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Join us this month as we ride downtown. Meet at Co-Op or at Bicycle Space!</div>
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<strong style="color: #008800; line-height: 1.22em;">Changed: </strong>This month we are partnering with BicycleSpace in DC to join their Full Moon Ride - see<br />
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Please note their ride is scheduled from 8-12pm but we can metro back earlier if people want to.</div>
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Thankfully, Bo and Rosy came through because the crowd ebbed right up, flesh and steel in the warm sun all over the front yard again.<br />
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Augustus brought a donation cruiser, then stayed to the end to help some folks out in the yard. That help is very much appreciated, generous Augustus!<br />
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Marty came in and helped out a lot. <br />
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Xing Xing came with gifts again! Josh R's daughter has a BDay soon, and XingXing has something for it! She worked on her ride some, too. <br />
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The alarm downstairs decided to let us know it works. I entered the off code several times, but it kept singing. I just let it rip and waited for the police, talking to Mike Gumpert and getting into his tire.<br />
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Evan Wilder came in and dealt with MRPD, freeing me up to dance around to different projects like Brentwood Mike's difficult bottom bracket cup....we got it!<br />
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The Bunkerhill couple with a puegot and it's derailleur.<br />
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Fred and a donation for a bike.<br />
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Dave Mac fixing his tire. <br />
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It got to be a rocking night! It was a good night for me. Thanks to all who helped one another get mobile tonight!<br />
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NOW, SOME CHUCK BROWN!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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MRBC will be hosting a free Bike Valet at the 8th annual Gateway Artists Studio's Tour for those interested in getting around without polluting, at the 39th St Gallery from 12-4/5pm. Drop on by if you are free to help or just have a chat.</div>Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-26402947483458783622012-05-02T22:30:00.001-04:002012-05-04T17:22:26.819-04:00Wednesday 5.2.12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Woah. I used to do Monday nights, Saturday mornings for a bit, and it would get busy sometimes. Really busy.. but for some reason, I felt like it was manageable. Now that I'm getting help on Wednesday nights, it seems I need that help on busy nights. The community needs it. The difference between recent Wednesdays and distant Mondays is that visitors wait less. Seems we could use 8 staffers on busy nights like this. Not joking. Some people waited tonight, and were cut off by 8:30. It was a great night with all the help.<br />
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I'm so thankful to all the hands tonight. Thank you so much, Dave, Carl for joining me tonight. As well as our staffer helpers Job, Laura, Corey, and big time, Rosy, for helping me with my neighbor, Jonathan's, bike. So good to see Jonathan and Les make it in.<br />
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Oh, and XingXing! Xingxing came through again with big cheer and a plate of homemade dumplings -vegan so Josh R could eat them! YYUMM!! Yall, she hooked it up tonight! She is excited to ride the fullmoon gathering this Friday (7pm), and she is excited that participants can share their food...so...get ready for XingXing, yall! She's coming to the FullMoon!PicnicCruise! and she likes to cook, evidently good food!<br />
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While squirting mushroom-tofu dumpling juice out of my mouth, I was turning a bolt on a recent donation that Trinity chose to be her bike. Trinity and her mom, Wakili, chose a couple bikes to cruise their hills of Mt Rainier. Wakili, Trinity and Jua had made it to the coop several times through the last year to try to complete the 10 tasks needed to "earn-a-bike". Word got around and a generous neighbor informed the coop that the time-strapped family could choose their bikes and it would be payed for by said donor. What mayberry generosity thrives in villages the world over, shines in Mt Rainier, MD.<br />
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Wakili is fun to talk to about colors and stones. I've been feeling a surprise favoring of browns, reds, beige, and orange -overall with gaudy blue to teal, since February.<br />
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-MikeTurner</div>Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-51559066915029113732012-05-02T12:04:00.000-04:002012-05-03T11:05:32.043-04:00FUULL MOON RIDE this Fri @ 7pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring is here, or is it summer already ? so don't forget to come over to the Co-Op and get your bike tuned-up in our Open Shops so you can ride our monthly FUULL MOON Ride this Fri @ 7pm.<br />
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Bring lights if you have them and helmets if you prefer. The weather should be balmy so pack a snack & drink preferably to share and we'll head on out to the trails !<br />
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Hope to see you there.Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-34706190914230770202012-04-19T13:31:00.002-04:002012-04-19T13:31:51.291-04:00wednesday april 18A wet Wednesday night meant a small turn out.<br />
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Hyattsville Harold did come in to work on his wheel. He had a lot of help from Rosey -a newer volunteer who has been nothing but extremely helpful to the operation on Wednesday nights.<br />
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Xingxing dropped in to cheerfully announce she is riding her bike and is new to town, then ask if any of us don't eat eggs because she'd like to make some banana pancakes and share them with us. She did reappear with them 30 minutes later! So kind!<br />
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Dave came in and helped Josh R with a derailleur problem.<br />
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Job also was in place, attending to his wheel. <br />
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Elizabeth dropped off some volunteer hour log sheets, where we can write down who was in on what day and how many hrs they've put in. It helps us see who is helping out a lot. It takes three months of one helping in the operation of the space -not on their own bikes/projects- to be able to be considered as a volunteer -at least 2hrs/month.<br />
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Good night of kicking it. While not running back and forth this night, I actually got to write up a tag and tinker with a donated cannondale. It's good to have a nice bike to offer to the peops. <br />
-MikeMt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-57094771867204382142012-04-12T12:35:00.000-04:002012-04-12T12:35:29.991-04:00New Open Shops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dm1Aev8flOs/T4cEA4-MF3I/AAAAAAAAC7k/M1zTIhnN8Fw/s1600/images-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dm1Aev8flOs/T4cEA4-MF3I/AAAAAAAAC7k/M1zTIhnN8Fw/s1600/images-1.jpeg" /></a></div>As spring is here and people are getting their bikes out to ride, please note we are hosting more Open Shops now.<br />
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As of this SUN 15th and for the first 4 Sunday of every month Will McK will be hosting.<br />
Also, we will be restoring Wimmen's Night on the 3rd THUR of the month, for the spring and summer months, starting on the 19th April.<br />
Don't forget we also do another monthly shop on the last SAT from 10:30am-1pm<br />
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As ever, please check the calendar as being 100% volunteers, we sometimes can't always make it.Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com03601 Bunker Hill Rd, Mt Rainier, MD 20712, USA38.9389068 -76.95836045.641418299999998 -136.7239854 72.2363953 -17.192735400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-38172632231484751202012-04-09T13:07:00.000-04:002012-04-09T13:07:58.343-04:00April Full Moon RideThe mild weather encouraged a good turnout of around 20+ riders from H St to Annapolis, some new & some familiar, as we headed out onto the Anacostia River trails.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A_tVBMgcqQQ/T4MWzF3Jz1I/AAAAAAAAC6Q/OaU3nm4F8ao/s1600/540687_10150728356307002_558557001_9432556_1807355397_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A_tVBMgcqQQ/T4MWzF3Jz1I/AAAAAAAAC6Q/OaU3nm4F8ao/s320/540687_10150728356307002_558557001_9432556_1807355397_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stopping first at Bladensburg waterfront, where we had to fix a loose chain that kept popping off a child's bike, we then headed out to Lake Artemesia, near College Park passing the Aviation Museum & landing strip on the way. A night of lots of punctures for a few riders but all made it back safely and a couple were directed to the Metro to get back home.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">See you next Full Moon!</div>Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-60593492330537342192012-04-03T13:17:00.000-04:002012-04-03T13:17:50.277-04:00Open Shop Mon 2nd AprilAnother busy night but with the help of Rosy & our new volunteer Laura, we got everyone taken care of, well, almost ...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kVeP0M0eIlc/T3svNMx5XPI/AAAAAAAAC4c/P8gol5CbH0o/s1600/3269718533_e66bf89689_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kVeP0M0eIlc/T3svNMx5XPI/AAAAAAAAC4c/P8gol5CbH0o/s320/3269718533_e66bf89689_o.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div>One recalcitrant seat post defeated the combined effort of Brian, & pals Mitch & Jonathon, who were visiting the co-op for the first time and enjoyed their night volunteering. Brian (et al) may look to help out once a month or so... welcome guys.<br />
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Laura spend time getting to know the joys or adjusting old-style brakes, cutting cable housing and replacing cables and did an outstanding job. Hopefully her first volunteering night will not scare her off ;-)<br />
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16 unanswered phone messages were also responded to, but need to follow up on some of them.<br />
Don't forget Fri's FULL MOON RIDE - meet at 7pm and leave by 7:30pm - weather is looking good.<br />
-DaveMt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-48890262517895208062012-03-30T20:22:00.001-04:002012-03-30T20:24:05.622-04:00Chosen routes through D/M/V<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210062846587134418216.0004bc7c0415e8eb90bec&msa=0&ie=UTF8&ll=38.92563,-76.96455&spn=0.102697,0.154324&t=h&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small>View <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210062846587134418216.0004bc7c0415e8eb90bec&msa=0&ie=UTF8&ll=38.92563,-76.96455&spn=0.102697,0.154324&t=h&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">Mount Rainier Bike Coop, volunteer routes</a> in a larger map</small>Mt Rainier Bike Co-ophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689233591619353651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523995071024211729.post-32528918453915100482012-03-29T15:55:00.000-04:002012-03-29T15:55:41.960-04:00Wednesday 3.28.12Busy night. Josh R helped open and get a tube patched on a neighbors bike, her Dad offering donation for/and walking out with a Murray mountain bike.<br />
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John Periwinkel stepped in and helped out through the night. Bill Root too. Scot Wilson tended to his ride. We had other folks patching, overhauling all over the place.<br />
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Another donation was made to the city. Gearing up for a Spring order from J&B.<br />
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A nice new sign on the door states our hours incorrectly, nothing a pencil can't solve. <br />
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Many many many bikes are cluttered through the stock room. Bikes stored behind the coop are taken, so it's understandable that bikes with potential would be stuffed in the stock room.<br />
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What if we created an incentive for volunteers to upgrade our immense stock of bikes w potential?<br />
-Mike Turner<br />
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