Michael Carøe Andersen » cycletastic http://blogging.gelle.dk Gelle Blogging now and then Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:35:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Spring cleaning bikes at the farmers market http://blogging.gelle.dk/2010/03/29/spring-cleaning-bikes-at-the-farmers-market/ http://blogging.gelle.dk/2010/03/29/spring-cleaning-bikes-at-the-farmers-market/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:40:38 +0000 michael http://blogging.gelle.dk/?p=1802 Continue reading →]]> Spring is here and it’s time to get the rust and spider webs off the bikes. I’m helping out in a local organisation called Cycletastic that promotes cycling by fixing bicycles, teaching how to navigate the streets, organising workshops etc. There are some really cool people involved and I enjoy taking part in the events put on. I can do the basic maintenance but still got plenty to learn so this way I get to help other people while I learn more about bikes; a true win-win :)

This Sunday we set up a booth at the farmers market in Queens Park and held the first “Dr. Bike” event of the year. Here is one of the guys from Cycle Training UK helping me out with a kids bike.

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We had Ann to help manage the queue and with six fixers we had our hands on 41 bikes in four hours. Busy times but it was great to help people get their bikes back on the road.

Dr Bike at Queens Park

The cycling culture in London is still not that widespread but there are a lot of initiatives from the city and from non-profit outfits like the Cycletastic, Cycle Training UK and London Cycling Campaign. The people I meet from these organisations are really passionate about getting people to bike and it is great to see the grass-root spirit involved.

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