Weekly Roundup August 24-30

Yesterday, Greenway Gear Collective joined NC State Transportation for the annual Bikes on the Bricks event, helping students, faculty, and staff get their bikes ready for the new academic year.

Our volunteers Debra Rezeli, Jeff Rezeli, and Ned Mellon worked on nearly two dozen bikes during the three-hour event! We handled everything from basic air and brake checks to more involved gear adjustments, while also talking with cyclists about safe riding and keeping their bikes in good working order.

Bikes on the Bricks gives the NC State community a chance to get free bike safety checks, register their bikes, learn about sustainable transportation options, connect with campus and community organizations, and pick up some goodies for their next ride.

We also enjoyed telling students about GGC’s bike container at Lake Raleigh on NC State’s Centennial Campus. Whether you need some bike help, want to learn a new repair skill, or just want to hang out with fellow cyclists, come see us!

Thanks to NC State Transportation for inviting GGC to be part of another great Bikes on the Bricks. We love helping make bicycling around campus safer, easier, and more accessible!

Now on to this week!

Thursday 08/27 - Dusk MTB Ride with TORC + GGC 7pm at Centennial Middle School

Meet at 7pm at the Centennial Campus Middle School. We will meet at the trail head and do a loop. Each loop at Lake Raleigh Woods is about a mile long so there will be opportunities to collect riders and do multiple laps or potentially to leave after any loop, depending on the ability level and time available to individual riders on each ride.

Friday 08/28 - Critical Mass 7pm at NC State Belltower

Critical Mass is a casual group ride held every last Friday of the month. We meet at the NC State Bell tower at 6:30pm and roll out at 7:00pm. The ride is meant to be a statement. The purpose is to promote bike presence on the streets, build community, and encourage awareness around everyday cycling. The pace is steady, the route is short, and riders of all experience levels are welcome. It’s a social ride meant to highlight the number of people who move through the city by bike and to create a safe, collective riding experience.

Follow @raleighcriticalmass on instagram for updates and news!

Sunday 8/30 - The Long Shot Ride 8am at TBL Cafe

The Long Shot ride is led by Micaela Fox and Thomas Weybrecht coffee lovers and casual riders. The ride is intended to be a casual, longer-distance group ride exploring great coffee beyond Raleigh. Designed for riders of all levels, it’s a low-pressure way to go a little farther, try new routes, and connect with others along the way. We roll at an easy pace, stick together, and always have a solid coffee stop waiting for us. We will be heading to the Jubala at the Lafayette Village this month!

Other things:

Volunteer with GGC

We need your help to operate the GGC container! Sign up below to help us make this a unique, vibrant bike co-op in Raleigh.

What you need:

• A good attitude
• A desire to work on bikes in the sunshine next to the lake
• 4-8 hours of your weekend
• Basic bike maintenance skills help A LOT... but the container is also a great place to learn!

What you get:

• Free bike education, if you're learning
• The satisfaction of helping your fellow humans learn basic bike skills, if you're teaching
• A day in the sunshine next to the lake