October Newsletter

Posted on 30 October 2024
By Veronica Ing
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Gio's New Look and other important news from your favourite worker-owned co-operative bike shop.

Hey pals,

Below is a copy of the October 2024 Newsletter!

If you didn't receive it and would like to, here is a link to sign up to get missives like these directly to your inbox. Otherwise, enjoy!

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2024-10-09

Hey bike friends,

Things are slowing down a bit on the trails as we head into October and the temperatures begin to get into the single digits, but we hope you’re still out there riding!

Around the shop, our service department has been keeping very busy, but we’ve had time to do some product overviews, and get started on some new video content for you, including chatting with a few very cool folks! I also have community updates and shop updates for you today.

Thanks for supporting your local co-op!

Cheers,

Veronica

ON THE WEB

REVELATE DESIGNS BIKEPACKING LINEUP

Watch Now

We put out a video over on our YouTube channel going over some of our favourite Revelate Designs bag offerings, with Owen taking you from the front of the bike to the back, going over options for handlebar bags, frame bags, cockpit bags, saddle bags, and more!

Now is the perfect time for some fall bikepacking trips, especially with the long weekend coming up. Fall camping is arguably nicer than summer camping in many ways, too, since it’s considerably less sweaty, less buggy, and a little cozier around the campfire.

If you’re looking for ways to carry stuff around on these trips, check out our product overview and see if any of it suits you! Watch the video now, or go straight to our website and check out the products for yourself.

WE’RE ON TIKTOK

I think I put this off for such a long time because it’s always scary to make moves onto a new platform, but we are officially on TikTok!

Our username is @urbane.cyclist and I’ll be putting a bunch of our Tandem Talks videos up over there in the coming weeks. Once we’re caught up, I’ll start putting new videos up on there as well! Please follow, so it’s less lonely and scary to be over there!

IN THE COMMUNITY

HELP SAVE OUR BIKE LANES!

As many of you likely know, our provincial government has put forth legislation preventing the installation of bike lanes in the province anywhere they would have to reduce motor vehicle lanes. And as many of you ALSO likely know… This is not an efficient way to keep people moving through the city!

Cycle Toronto has put together a collective letter that we are calling on anyone who is interested in saving our bike lanes to co-sign. Add your name to tell our provincial government that we need bike lanes implemented based on where they could help move more people and save more lives, not cut completely by an anti-cycling province!

Add your name

Dupont Complete Streets

The City of Toronto has put together a proposal for a Complete Street on Dupont, and is requesting feedback from the public using an interactive mapping tool. This is a huge opportunity for cyclists to weigh in on the often perilous journey across Dupont! Dupont is a very important East-West arterial thoroughfare for the city but lacks any safe cycling infrastructure whatsoever, making it difficult to traverse, and is not particularly comfortable to travel through as a pedestrian either!

With the growing number of young families in the area as well, we want to encourage everyone who has ever ridden along Dupont (or perhaps avoids riding on it because of something specific!) to add their comments using the interactive map so we can get safer streets.

Have Your Say!

FUN STUFF

The Driveside Group Ride

the third annual Scarborough South Loop Ride

First up in the Fun Stuff section, I have a community shout out! Our lovely pals over at The Driveside are hosting their annual Scarborough South Loop, a ride through Rouge Valley, the Scarborough Bluffs and more beautiful sights along the lake!

The ride will be taking place REALLY SOON, on Sunday October 13th at 10AM. The meetup point will be at Guildwood GO Station.

For a ride preview, check out this page on their website.

For more information, check out their Instagram post here!

NEW WIP TANDEM TALKS

with TWOEY GRAY of BIKECHAIN

This one is still cookin’, but just this week I got the chance to take a ride around the Islands with Bikechain’s Twoey Gray. We talked about the ways that bikes have shaped Island infrastructure, car-free living, community, and so much more!

I’m still working on getting everything all put together, but you can look out for that video coming at the end of this month, or into the beginning of next month. I’ll be giving you all a link to it as well in the next newsletter, no matter what!

GIOVANNI’S NEW LOOK

Did you know our two store mannequins have names? The left mannequin is named Sabrina, and the right one is named Giovanni.

Gio is sporting a new look these days, and is now bearing a moustache. When he first came to us, he was bare-faced, smooth as the smoothest of babies, but after taping a fallen feather to his upper lip, we’ve been inspired to make the change permanent.

Adam bought a pack of 12 moustaches for him, and we’re debuting October’s Moustache of the Month for Gio here! He’s presently sporting a classic handlebar moustache, which is very appropriate since we are a bike shop.

I’ll be sure to update everyone next month with the new ‘stache! But what do you all think of Gio’s new look? Do we love it? Do we hate it? You can DM us on Instagram with any Strong Feelings!

Thanks for reading our newsletter!

See you again next month! Or perhaps sooner!

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