1108 St, NE
“Dear PoP,
You mentioned some weeks back the Daily Rider bike shop coming to H St. NE. Just now on the bus I saw that they have a “coming soon” display up – I wanted to send you an exciting update!”
There’s even better news – they’re opening today. The Daily Rider, located at 1108 St, NE, announced a March 29th opening. Great addition to H Street!
This looks awesome. From a press release:
New Belgium Brewing today announced the much-anticipated Tour de Fat2012 schedule. Now in its 13th season, Tour de Fat brings together passionate bike lovers for a day of two-wheeled revelry while raising money for local nonprofits. Tour de Fat is a thrilling rite of passage that includes an unparalleled costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, dazzling entertainment, local food, unusual bike contests and much more. Coming to 15 cities across the country, New Belgium has added Atlanta and Washington, DC to this year’s lineup.
In 2012, Tour de Fat, which is a free event, will exceed the $2 million mark for money raised for local nonprofits through beer and merchandise purchases. Funds generally go to organizations in the world of bike advocacy, with money spent in a wide variety of ways, including trail maintenance, safety education, lobbying for better bicycle communities and a wide variety of other impactful initiatives.
The pinnacle of Tour de Fat is the ceremonious car-for-bike trade. At each Tour de Fat, one person becomes the center of the show as he or she gets up on stage, hands over car keys, and pledges to live one year car-free. Tour de Fat is now seeking volunteers to accept the swapper challenge. Each car-for-bike swapper will choose a local bike shop to help them turn their $2,250.00 budget into their ultimate car-replacement commuter bike. The cars will be auctioned by Vehicles for Charity, with proceeds to benefit local cycling organizations.
Swappers are chosen after submitting an application that describes why they are willing to trade in their vehicle for a shiny new bicycle. To submit an entry, go to the New Belgium Tour de Fat Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/
TourDeFat ), click on events and your city of choice, and upload your application video. Applications may also be written and sent to: trademycarforabike@newbelgium.com .“This is a big year for Tour De Fat as we added two terrific cities to the roster and look to surpass $2 million in funds raised for organizations that do great things for bicyclists and beyond,” said Matt Kowal, Tour De Fat Impresario. “In addition, our community of car-for-bike swappers is about to grow, which is a highlight of our whole year. Bike advocacy should always be this much fun.”
A few tidbits about Tour de Fat:
- Start sewing, collecting and dreaming up something to wear as Tour de Fat encourages embracing your inner costume-loving self. Come dressed up to help put on the most colorful, respectful and creative bike parade ever witnessed in each city.
- Tour de Fat seeks to leave as small an environmental imprint as possible and composts and recycles waste. Bring only what you need and watch for proper receptacles. We’ll do the rest!
- All performers grab your attention from alternatively empowered stages decked out in recycled materials; trucks and transport use biofuel sourced from recycled waste oils; and all vendors operate off the grid.
- This is a pro-bike celebration, not an anti-car rally. Non-cyclists are more than welcome to join the festivities.
Washington, DC – June 16 – Yards Park
@bikeshare tweets the photo and writes:
“It’s official: our first two stations are now in place on the National Mall. The Mall stations are located at 14th & Jefferson SW and on Ohio Drive near the MLK Memorial.”
Nice!
Dear PoP,
I just walked by as they were loading the biker into the ambulance at 19th and Florida. Biker appeared conscious as they were moving arms and seemed to be talking to EMTs. Bike was in bad shape and partly under mid-sized car. Not a Cap bike share bike. Hope you can get more details. Seems like you’re reporting too many of these lately.
1108 H St, NE
The Daily Rider Bicycle Shop is coming to 1108 St, NE this spring:
The Daily Rider’s collection of bicycles currently includes models from Biria and Bobbin. We will soon be carrying Gazelle, the original Dutch bike, and we will be introducing several brands that have yet to be seen in the Washington, DC area market.
Our collection includes models that feel at home in the city, with racks for your bags and fenders to keep you looking sharp when you arrive. There’s no need to put on special clothes, shoes, or equipment. If you have ridden Capital Bikeshare, you’ll be familiar with how seamlessly you can integrate the right type of bicycle into your daily life. Our brightly colored bicycles don’t require you to match your clothing to them, but the invitation is open!
Want your current ride to more closely fit your lifestyle? We have a full selection of bags and baskets to accommodate your laptop, your change of clothes, or even your dog! Installation of most accessories is included with purchase. We’ll even give your ride a once-over and make sure everything is working well.
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“Looks like new bike lanes on NY Ave, NW between 9th and 10th street. Can’t tell how far they’ll ultimately extend.”
Back in late Jan. we learned that BicycleSPACE was moving to 1019 7th St, NW next to the Passenger. On Sat. I was happy to see that they had already soft opened. The space is much larger than it looks from the outside. It goes pretty far back and has a basement as well.
From an email:
Phoenix Bikes (a local non-profit youth/community bike shop) is having a spring bike sale:
-Saturday, March 3rd – 10am to 2pm
-@ Big Bear Cafe in DC at 1st and R St NWAs usual, all of the bikes we are selling have been donated by people in the DC/MD/VA area and are worked on by young people and volunteers in our mentoring program. Each bike has been tuned up and checked out by a bike mechanic, and is ready to ride. All of the proceeds from the bikes sold will go to support our youth program that teaches youth to work on bicycles.
We will have over 30 bikes for sale including mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrid bikes, single speeds and cruisers. There will be a good mix of sizes of bicycle along with an assortment of locks and helmets.
Dear PoPville,
If I am not mistaken, the markings on Columbia Road NW indicate that the middle turn lane is being removed and bike lanes are being put in place from 16th Street NW to Connecticut Avenue NW. It’s good to see the current administration finally working on a project that was supposed to be completed by this past Thanksgiving. Hopefully we’ll see much more bike infrastructure put in place this year as compared to last year’s less than one mile of new bike lanes in the District.
With the removal of the middle turn lane, where will all the delivery trucks for Safeway or restaurants park?
Dear PoPville,
I am a friend of Shawn Streiff, the person who was involved in the bicycle accident at 11th and U St, NW Tuesday. I wanted to provide you with an update on his situation and provide a link to the donation fund we have started for him.
Shawn is current in the ICU with a number of bad injuries — but luckily he is alive. He is still in a lot of pain though and has a long road ahead, so many of his friends have stepped up to try and help him out.
Shawn was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity when he was at American University, where he served as chapter president and also alumni adviser after graduation. He really believed in the brotherhood of the organization so we are trying to show him what it can do when he really needs it. We’ve started a donation fund for Shawn so his friends and family can help him out. We’ve been donating inside our groups but are also hoping there may be others out there who would want to help out after such a tragic incident.
Wishing Shawn a very speedy recovery. If you are able you can donate to Shawn’s fund here.