You do not need to bring a bike to complete the course, but a helmet is encouraged. Those wishing to participate in the AWESOME PIZZA RIDE following the Safety Skillz class are welcome to do so.

We will meet at 10am outside the Gateway Building, this Sunday September 5th.

If you are registered with the Bike Share, show your MBS sticker to receive an additional 5 percent off.

Baltimore Bike Works is located at 1813 Falls Rd. Baltimore, MD 21201 Their phone number is (410) 605-0705

Just writing to let you know about the Bike Swap a few of us are hosting atthe Hexagon in Baltimore. This free swap is going down this Saturday, August 28th from noon until 5pm and will feature demonstrations by members of Twenty20 Cycling, Baltimore Bike Works, Velocipede and a discussion of the politics of biking from members of Red Emmas Cafe and Books Co-Op. You can come out and buy, sell or swap your used parts and bikes – there are no vendor fees and no entrance fees – just an open donation container if you happen to have bucks left over after a great sale or buy.

Please tell all of your friends and roll on by if you’re in the Baltimore area – its BYOB (21+) and BYOBBQ and after the Baltimore Independent Music and Arts Festival will take over with Sockets Records and Underwater Peoples featuring performances by Tennis, SPRCSS, True Womanhood,Airwaves and more!

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(feel free to reproduce and forward this listing – you can
also find a flier of these events around MICA,
or check the post here for future reference).

If you need a bike for any of these rides, you can check one out
from our BIKE SHARE in the Meyerhoff fitness center.

New Public Sites – Middle Branch Crossing
April 28th, 3:30pm, Meeting at Cohen Plaza – more information here.
A modestly paced, group bike ride open to all types of cyclists.
Meet in Cohen Plaza and wear a helmet!

April Baltimore Critical/Courteous Mass
April 30th, 7pm, Washington Monument
Come and do your standard critical mass, or join us and some
BBW folks for a calmer, more collected “courteous mass”
(we won’t be running lights or leaving people behind)

3rd Annual May Day Roll with Baltimore Bicycle Works & Baltimore Brew
May 1st, 9:30am at Baltimore Bicycle Works (Falls Road and Trenton Street)
10 dollar suggested donation, RSVP is appreciated – more info here.

Monument to Monument – Baltimore to DC by Bicycle
May 2nd, 7:50am, Washington Monument (Baltimore)
More information at NBBB

MICA CYCLING NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP
There are several leadership positions open within MICA Cycling – for more information,
please reply to this message with your year and position you might be interested in.

Just a few updates and announcements.

1 The Students for a Sustainable Campus Group (blog) launched last Wednesday. If you are a full time grad or undergrad student you can check out a bike for 48 hours from the fitness center. For details go to their website or pick up the pamphlet. One of the benefits of joining the bike share is a 15 percent discount at Baltimore Bike Works. Photos of the Bike Share Launch here.

2 Rides. There’s been a drought of rides that always starts in November, but we want to pick things back up again. We’re open to suggestions for new rides, but you can look for official MICA Cycling rides starting again by the end of March.

3 Critical Manners, Last Friday of March. Look for details about this ride in the coming weeks.

4 Riding with Johns Hopkins team – Hopkins students ride pretty regularly throughout the week. If you’re looking for a riding partner or group for a longer ride at a good pace, you might contact them.

5 Bike-related radio show on Hopkins Radio starting next Tuesday – listen from 8pm-9pm via this site.

If you have ride suggestions, etc, anything you want to say, just reply here. Please forward this to other people you think might be interested in joining the club or who want to get on the email list.