Hey all you young folks ages 14-18, and all you people who know young folks aged 14-18! Mechanics in Training program now accepting resumes!

Mechanic-in-Training Program Participant
Detroit-based cycling non-profit seeks motivated and qualified high school-age youth (14-18 years old) to enroll in our Mechanic-in-Training apprenticeship program. Duties include assisting with the Youth Earn-a-Bike program, organizing and cleaning the shop space, basic bicycle assembly and repair. The length of the apprenticeship is 10 weeks.

The [...]

Pulling More Than Your Weight (In Support of the USSF and Beyond!)

So Jason mentioned a trailer building workshop I (JDR) am putting together this weekend. Ball’s in my court then, isn’t it?
With all sorts of people coming into town the end of June for awesome events, including the Allied Media Conference the 2nd United States Social Forum, one of the things we’re teaming up with our [...]

New news about volunteering!

Hello everyone,
This is Jason, your favorite local bicycle shop/education/volunteer/community/culture center coordinator. I really appreciate everyone’s patience with me as I try to make the huge amount of things we do more organized and understandable. As a collectively run space that is put together through volunteer efforts (I proudly don’t get a pay check [...]

May Volunteering

Hello everyone!
Spring is so beyond here and I’m really excited about not freezing to death everytime I work upstairs in Back Alley Bikes. I think you all feel the same. So now that we are in full bloom, here are a few things I want to put out there for our volunteers to [...]

Detroit Department of [Public Works] to add 30 miles of bike lanes

Hey bearings, how do you feel about bike lanes?
This freep article writes about the plans Detroit ( the last paragraph lists the only city employee commenting on it, if you’re interested in the municipal support implications) has to add 30 miles of bike lanes, starting in Southwest Detroit.
Check out the comments section (here and there) [...]

Registration Open for Mechanic Class Starting 4/11!

Hey everyone,
Our first Adult Mechanic Class ended on March 21st! We are taking a break in between sessions but while we rest for a minute we are also getting ready for the next eight week session beginning on Sunday, April 11th!
Here is how it works. The class is for “adults” (18 years old [...]

March 25th: Movie Night Alleycat Benefit

Announcing the HUB of Detroit Movie Night Alleycat (and Movie Night)!
Thursday, March 25th 2010: A two part outing and benefit for the HUB of Detroit!
Alleycat starts at the HUB of Detroit 3611 Cass Avenue (Meet near the Back Alley Bikes space. Enter the back door in the alley off MLK)
5:30pm to [...]

The League of American Bicyclists Announces The Hub of Detroit as Michigan’s First Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Business!

Washington, DC – March 9, 2010 – The League of American Bicyclists is proud to announce The Hub of Detroit as a Gold level Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB), in an impressive group of 51 new BFBs. The official announcement was made at the 10th Anniversary National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 9th. [...]

Fender Bender March/April Events

Happy March!  Fender Bender is making sure we’ll be ready to welcome Spring in the next months by offering repair workshops, open shop time to get our bikes in shape, and even a few group rides!
Fender Bender is a group committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for women, transgendered, and genderqueer individuals to [...]

March Volunteering and Alleycat Movie Night!

Hello everyone,
I’m on my game for March. In one week March will be upon us and I’m here to give you an update of things coming up in the world of volunteering at the HUB of Detroit!
The first thing to know is that on Wednesday, March 3rd and Thursday, March 4th from 5pm-6pm [...]