Hi,
group rides that snarl traffic
you are riding having fun cars are stopped
the drivers and passengers want to know what is going on
you say we're just out having fun
we do this every month
leave from that place at this time
next month they show up
the ride is not sponsored or part of your shop
but they find out about it
the above is a basic description of what happened in los angeles
Jim
--- On Fri, 3/20/09, veganboyjosh@gmail.com <veganboyjosh@gmail.com> wrote:
From: veganboyjosh@gmail.com <veganboyjosh@gmail.com>
Subject: [TheThinkTank] non-bike people in the shop/org/events?
To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>
Date: Friday, March 20, 2009, 10:01 PM
howdy all.
wondering if any of you have had conversations in your shops and organizations about bringing non-already-bike people into the fold? of course, holding special events in the shop is easy when they're things like fixie nights, or alley cats or roller races. but those types of things tend to pull in people who are already riding bikes, even if they're not familiar with your organization or shop.
how do you all work to expand your presence and expose people who don't commute or ride or even own a bike at all to what you're about?
do any of you have a specific policy about this? would love to hear some ideas and experiences.
josh.
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