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- TooManyHumyns
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Des Moines Bike Collective
In case any of you didn't know, there is a bike collective opening up downtown, it may already be open, im not 100% sure, i just drove by and noticed it the other day, then bopped online to confirm what i saw...sure enough, my eyes were right...
so heres some places with info...
here is a video of it from the news...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmlolAUvd_8
heres a link for bike iowa with info on the collective space http://www.bikeiowa.com/asp/features/fe ... icleID=823
here is contact info for the collective.
eeastonwest@aol.com
and hours of operation as of NOW...more hours will be added in the future.
oh, i just found out the hours of operation...they are:
open saturdays from 9:00 to noon
fridays from 10 to 2:00
tuesdays by appointment
and thursdays from 3:30 to 7:00
so heres some places with info...
here is a video of it from the news...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmlolAUvd_8
heres a link for bike iowa with info on the collective space http://www.bikeiowa.com/asp/features/fe ... icleID=823
here is contact info for the collective.
eeastonwest@aol.com
and hours of operation as of NOW...more hours will be added in the future.
oh, i just found out the hours of operation...they are:
open saturdays from 9:00 to noon
fridays from 10 to 2:00
tuesdays by appointment
and thursdays from 3:30 to 7:00
Last edited by TooManyHumyns on Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
So fucking cool.
I'm going to e-mail this dude right now to check the schedule of events/whatever for this place.
-Joe.
I'm going to e-mail this dude right now to check the schedule of events/whatever for this place.
-Joe.
- TooManyHumyns
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Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
yeah, i just emailed him asking when i can help out, i have alot of parts/and a few frames i can donate...tis a shame we got rid of most of our bikes though....but oh well...I'm stoked!!!
- Walking Thunder
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Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
Nice. This looks like it will be cool.
-John
Doomed to endure and prevail.
Doomed to endure and prevail.
- TooManyHumyns
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Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
oh, i just found out the hours of operation...they are:
open saturdays from 9:00 to noon
fridays from 10 to 2:00
tuesdays by appointment
and thursdays from 3:30 to 7:00
CHECK IT OUT!!!
open saturdays from 9:00 to noon
fridays from 10 to 2:00
tuesdays by appointment
and thursdays from 3:30 to 7:00
CHECK IT OUT!!!
- robdigi
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Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
Sweet. Des Moines needs more cool shit on this level.
I tried to get my bike built through a collective here, but my only day off that they would do builds on was "GLBT day". They even used the word "patriarchy" in the description on their website. Oy vey.
I tried to get my bike built through a collective here, but my only day off that they would do builds on was "GLBT day". They even used the word "patriarchy" in the description on their website. Oy vey.
All that's missin' is the retired band teacher with the self-inflicted gunshot wound!
- TooManyHumyns
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Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
spread the word, and lend your support...Des Moines has totally needed something like this to surface...its pretty awesome that it seems to be legitimate as well...this is way exciting!!!
Re: Des Moines Bike Collective
Hmmm... Interesting.