If there's one thing we learned this time, it's that cyclists persist year-round, in all sorts of temperatures. The thing about cycling is that for some, it's not just a choice, hobby, or form of exercise; it's a lifestyle -- it's a method of reliable transportation from home to work, school, the store, gym, parks, movies, bus station -- anywhere.
So, what is all this, and who are we? Welcome to our monthly bike fests, where we have free minor tune-ups and repairs from Bike Boom, awesome volunteers who help us keep the line moving, helmets for $20, bike lights for $15, and lots of food, fun, and music (free). Our events are free and always open to the public.
One of the cooler things we did this time around was introduce our bike power washer to the MIT community -- This is possibly the first time that anyone has ever done this in MIT history, perhaps even in Cambridge & Boston. And we recognize that not all great ideas come from just the internal team, but from bike safety and cycling enthusiasts like yourselves! This particular idea came from one of our volunteers, Rudy, who suggested a power washer to help clean the dirt, residue, salt, etc. off bikes. It made sense, so we tried it out - turns out, you guys loved this idea, too! Thanks Rudy for your contribution to the cycling community!
It's a beautiful thing, seeing the cycling community work together as one. Thanks to Bike Boom, as always, for bringing in such great people to our events who are both committed, supportive, and keep things cool for our attendees; thanks also to MIT Parking & Transportation Commuter Connections for David's help in having students register their bikes with MIT (in case bikes are stolen or bike racks are moved and we have to find the owner of the bike).
Thanks always to our bike-savvy volunteers for being our extra hands and keeping our cycling community safe!
(left to right) Izzy and Rudy, volunteers, helping to fix and tune-up bikes.
And thanks to our suppliers for partnering with us to make helmets and bike lights accessible to cyclists at affordable prices.
Please join us for our next bike event in January-- Revolutions Resolutions: Jan 30, 2015. 'Till next time!
Winter Bike Fest full album can be found here.