Sounds like Third Ward still exists! You can contact 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com:
3rd Ward Bike Shop is alive and well. It was founded by Work shop
Houston. It was continued on by Tour de Hood, Inc. , an NPO. It is operated as a community shop. To cover overhead, I do drop off repairs for those who rather not repair their own bikes. I sell new parts and used parts at fair market prices. We operate without any grants. It is primarily a one man operation. I receive no salary, I live on my social security. The shop is available for DIY, for an hourly fee. There is a Dero pump and tool rack out front. I would love do have a steady volunteer pool, but it doesnt seem do happen. Regards Angelo Coletta Mgr
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 8:13 AM Sterling Stone < sterlingstone@gearinupbicycles.org> wrote:
Read below for an email from one of our rockstr volunteers and native to Houston. If anyone knows, its him!
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jonathan Stafford jonathanrstafford@gmail.com Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Houston, anyone? To: Sterling Stone sterlingstone@gearinupbicycles.org
Hey man. So there's some good news and a lot of bad. First, Your best bet for used parts is to be in town for FRANKEN-BIKE which happens once a month and is more like a swap meet.
Unfortunately, there isn't a co-op in Houston at all. At least not in the same vein of Gearin Up, Velocity or Phoenix. There is a "community focused" shop called 3RD WARD BIKE SHOP which sells used parts and bikes. But the prices arent all that great...but they arent set in stone either - so you might get lucky.
When a friemd of mine was planning a tour he had some luck calling a few shops and asking if thwy had a used parts bin he could dig thru. None of them advertised it but a few let him. Try Bayou City Cycles, Sun and Ski Sports and Bike Barn.
Best of luck...
Jonathan R Stafford Native Houstonian, Proud Texan
On Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 7:57 PM Sterling Stone < sterlingstone@gearinupbicycles.org wrote:
Thought you may want to provide some input for them
Sterling
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Tigre Bici bici.uanl@gmail.com Date: Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 6:32 PM Subject: [TheThinkTank] Houston, anyone? To: Think Tank Bike Collectives email list < thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>
Hello everyone! Does any of you is at Houston or knows any bike co-op at it? We are travelling at the end of the month to Houston and we are looking on buying bike parts that are difficult to find on Mexico to take bak home and we will like it a lot to buy them form a local co-op. So, let us know if you know some awesome proyect at H-Town to pass by and buy some bicycle parts
Saludos
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