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Episode Five – US Bike Mechs: Black Star Bags and Double Darn Caps

[slideshow] This session of independent bike mechanic interviews features Dave Stoops of Black Star Bags and Misia Pitkin of Double Darn Caps. L interviewed them under the same roof (which they share) on Hawthorne Blvd in Portland while sipping on … Continue reading

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PedalpaloozaLDN: It’s Alive! Allliiiiivvve!

That’s right, Pedalpalooza has officially migrated across the pond to London! PedalpaloozaLDN is a week-long, London-wide bike festival made up of self-organised bicycle rides, races, performances, cinema, etc. Their aim is to show that cycling is fun and empowering, as … Continue reading

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Episode One: London Indy Bike Mechs – Jon of Old Street Bikes

This is the first installment of our interview project on independent bike projects. L of the bikespace has been interviewing some of London’s independent bike mechanics, and different independent bike spaces/people/projects during her summer travels in the US of A. … Continue reading

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We’re on The Bike Show!

We were recently featured on resonance.fm’s Bike Show programme, “Fix Your Own Bike.” Check us out!   “Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season for…Bike Touring!

Summertime, And the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’, and the cotton is high… It’s warm and the weather’s nice! What better time to go long distances on your bike Here are some links we’ve compiled on bicycle touring ————————— … Continue reading

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