Pirates - Helping 3,000 a day!

The quality of fact-finding and direct-quoting in the media Never Fails to Impress. Yesterday's papers had a fantastically blown-out-of-proportion quote about Bike Pirates usage during this mild-ish Winter! (see the portion marked winners)

Rest assured, we are seeing more people than you might expect in January, in Cananda, but not 140 people a day! That would blow our minds!

Business is steady over the winter months but a bit quieter, and less hectic than the spring/summer season. So if you are thinking about getting your bike ready for spring or you have decided that you want to be a Winter Cyclist too(!) come by the shop. We have lots of volunteers on hand to help you fix and learn.

As usual, you can't believe everything you read ;)

Third Friday Event - January

This Friday, January 15th we will be screening "2 Secondes" a Canadian French film by Manon Briand which won 4 awards at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival. The story following the trials and tribulations of a young women who goes from downhill racing to couriering and street-racing in the city.

As usual the event is family friendly, accessible, and will be held at the bike shop (1292 Bloor St West).
$5/pwyc. BYOB.

Hope to see you there.

New Year!

Happy New Year bike folks.
Not to worry, despite the wind and snow our regular scheduled hours will continue all the way through the winter, so you can keep your winter ride in running order, or build a new bike for spring.

Any changes to our hours or unexpected closures will be announced here on the blog/website.
(Please don't email our info account to ask about hours. It is checked once a day off-site so it is NOT a reliable means of such information.)

Happy 2010, and safe riding.

Reverence For The Trees On Bloor

Memorial for Allen Shappard was on the brink of being uprooted by city workers.

Please note that we will most likely be closed all of the shifts the week of Christmas - Starting Monday December 21 to Saturday December 26. This is due to two of our prominent keyholders having to leave the city. We will post changes to our hours (due to illness, bad weather or apathy) right here on our blog whenever possible so please watch this space.

Ladyfest

This Sunday, November 29th, some of our Trans & Women Sundays volunteers will be leading a workshop as part of Ladyfest. Check out ladyfesttoronto.com for more details.

3rd Friday: Bike Pirate Dance Party

Bike Pirates is the place to be this Friday night! Come and dance the night away!
Or just drink quietly in the corner....... because some people just want to do that......

With live djs:
BRONSON LEE making you shake it
DJ SCRATCH & SNIFF spinning queer dance
DJ NAKED giving us Madonna remixes str8 from the bathhouse

Wear whatever you want (crazysexy club outfit, pirate costume, spandex, etc), and show off your sea legs matey! Let's boogie!!

PWYC at the door! Donations will help Bike Pirates to host and organize the Bike!Bike! conference next year.

Tonight! Friday, November 20th! 8pm til 2am
at Bike Pirates (1292 Bloor Street West)