Let me tell you, lots of Canadians came out to party and celebrate bicycles. Few workshops were cancelled and fewer had no facilitation. Each workshop had about fifty people attending. Four workshops where held at a time. Food was organic, vegan and glutton free.

The mobile shop workshop was my favorite cause i learned about not having a shop and be committed to helping people ride a safe bike. I think about forty people came in from Montreal, Canada. They will be committing a regional bike bike named velo velo in the end of September. The next bike bike 2011 will be held in San Marcos, Texas.

Bike Bike delegates from the states where surprised to see how many cyclists ride our narrow urban streets.

First night we had dinner picinic style in the park. Next night we had a scavenger hunt matched with outdoor movie night in park followed by a midnight swim on the shores of Lake Ontario. After the workshops on Saturday, we took some delegates out on a tour of all the DIY bike spaces in Toronto, five in all. Then after the tour we put on a party that stretched the night away with hot steamy dance dance fun.

On sunday we had a group discussion about the4 next bike bike. We asked Fargo to hold a winter bike bike. Some talk of New York hosting a regional bike bike. I think LA wanted a bike bike in 2012 but that is up for the talk in Texas. New Orleans group Plan B wishes to host the tenth anniversary of bike bike 2013.

On a personal note. Bike Bike would have been nothing without the help of a pack of dedicated volunteers that operated the kitchen and supplied people with breakfest, lunch and dinner for four days.


Hopes and dreams to the flying cyclists of America and beyond.
Geoffrey B
Bike Pirates

Video of one Party

Stolen Bike?

We had a bicycle donated to the shop on Thursday that, upon closer inspection, appears likely to be stolen. It is a very large single-speed. If you or anyone you know has lost such bike recently, please write me at needleandthread (at) gmail (dot) com with a detailed description.

We are enraged by the continued climate of bike hate - both in theft and vandalism - in this city, and we want to ensure that this bike finds its way home.

Bike!Bike! Wrapup

Thanks to everyone from the shop and in the community for helping to make Bike!Bike! 2010 a great success!

We hosted over 150 people from all over North America - learning and sharing, riding and eating and dancing our asses off. It was an awesome weekend with awesome folks. We met new shops and made new friends.

Thanks to all of our outstanding volunteers who put in lots of hours (especially those up at 5:30am to cook every day!), and everyone who helped make it happen.

Bike!Bike! is awesome because you are awesome.

Much love. See you in Texas for B!B! 2011!

xo BP

Closures this week for Bike!Bike! Conference

Hello all Pirates and swabbies,

Please note that Bike Pirates will be CLOSED for DIY repairs for the duration of the Bike!Bike! 2010 Conference. Hours this week will be as follows:

Open Mon Aug 9 and Tues Aug 10 regular hours
Open Thursday Aug 12 12-4pm (Closed Thursday 4pm onward!)
Closed Saturday Aug 14
Closed Sunday Aug 15

The space will be used for workshops throughout the weekend, so please respect that that space is CLOSED for repair time.

We will be having more bike building and art making - last minute prep of screen printing, cutting, folding and stapling handbooks, making spokecards, etc!! - on wednesday. Starting at 4pm, going up 10pm or until everything is finished! We will also need help logging and tagging all of the loaner bikes which we will have collected.

Thanks to everyone who came out last night. We got a lot accomplished and have a good (and safe!) pile of bikes for loaning! All your help is appreciated.

This is going to be an awesome week and we thank everyone who has donated, helped, volunteered, organized and given us support.

Love,
Bike Pirates

Help House Bike BIke 2010 on Aug 12th to 15th

Bike! Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for not-for-profit bike projects. It takes place in a different city each year. This year it will be hosted by Bike Pirates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

There will be an assortment conference workshops geared towards helping bike projects better serve their local communities. There will also be social events to foster networking and fun. Some things which may (or may not) take place include (but are not by any means limited to): Anti-oppression, Consensus Decision Making, and Working with Kids workshops, as well as a dance party, a scavenger hunt, a ride-in movie screening, and other bike rides.

If you have services, housing, or supplies you would like to contribute, or would like to help out in any other way, please fill out our volunteer form and/or send us an e-mail at: bikebike2010 -at- gmail.com