State Department official nominates New Standard Cycles for White House award

bicyclingBarbara J. Day, a section chief with the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, visited Savannah earlier this year and learned how our New Standard Cycles program is working with Lutheran Services of Georgia to provide safe, affordable transportation to refugees who have settled in Savannah.

nsc logoDay nominated the program for a White House Champions of Change Award. Competition for the award was significant and the program was not selected. Nonetheless we are grateful to have been nominated. Congratulations to New Standard Cycles program Manager Jen Colestock and her volunteers for achieving this honor, and thank you to the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club for its support during our first year of operations. We appreciate everyone who has donated bikes, parts and financial support to this effort.

If you’d like to volunteer with or donate to New Standard Cycles, email Jen.

Eat, drink and find out how you can get involved with SBC on June 16

june cycle socialWe are changing things up for our June Cycle Social on Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m.  Pizza and beverages are on us! We’ll met at Savannah Bicycle Campaign headquarters (1301 A Lincoln St.), go for a leisurely around the neighborhood, then enjoy food and beverages while discussing upcoming events and opportunities for involvement.

We’ll talk about the structure and goals of  our events, education, public policy, development, New Standard Cycles and Midnight Garden Ride committees. Join us to see what we have planned for fall and beyond and find out how you can get involved.

Please R.S.V.P. to john@bicyclecampaign.org or join the Facebook event.

Spring Bike Sale on May 23 to benefit New Standard Cycles

SBC_15_BikeSale_WebFor the fist time we are selling used bicycles at a one-day sale on May 23, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 1301 Lincoln St. Items for sale include vintage kids and adults bikes, unusual frame sizes, higher end road bikes, and other interesting specimens — all reasonably priced.

These bikes are not suitable candidates for conversion into rugged commuting bikes for our New Standard Cycles program, which reconditions donated bikes and distributes them through nonprofit partners to people who need safe, affordable and dependable transportation. All proceeds from the sale will go to the program to help cover the cost of consumables (tires, tubes, cables, etc.) needed to refurbish NSC bikes and accessories (lights, locks, helmets, reflective vests) that are provided for free to NSC bike recipients. Also available are a selection of parts and accessories, some of them new, that also cannot be put to use by New Standard Cycles.

Spend at least $25 and you can enter our T-shirt Tomb and select a free shirt from a past SBC event for free. Spend $100 and take as many shirts as you want!

All items are sold as-is. All sales are final.

Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club hosting oyster roast fundraiser for SBC

Screen Shot 2015-02-17 at 10.16.36 AMLast summer the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club selected SBC as its annual service partner and Rotarians have been busy since that time helping launch our New Standard Cycles program and other causes in Savannah.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, the club will host its fourth annual Roastary Oyster Roast on Dutch Island. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit SBC. Tickets and more information available now on the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club website.

Bikes 101 on Jan. 13: It’s gonna get wheel!

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Bikes 101 is an ongoing series of workshops intended to teach basic bicycle maintenance skills in a fun and relaxed environment. This month’s installment, on Jan. 13 from 7-9 p.m., focuses on wheels, including: tires, tubes, rim strips, and axle bearing adjustments.

Bikes 101 workshops are held in our New Standard Cycles space at 1301 A Lincoln St.

Bikes 101 is free and no previous bicycle repair experience is required. For more information, email jen@bicyclecampaign.org. Let us know you’re coming by joining the Facebook event.

Bikes 101: Learn about derailleur adjustment, winter weather riding on Dec. 17

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The final installment of this year’s Bikes 101 educational series (Don’t worry, it continues next year!) is scheduled for Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. This month’s session  will focus on derailleurs and riding in winter weather. Bikes 101 is free and open to the public and held in our New Standard Cycles space at 1301 A Lincoln St.

Email Jen Colestock for more information or join the Facebook event.

Make the holiday season brighter for families in Savannah! Help us refurbish donated bikes

kidsbikerefurbOur New Standard Cycles program is organizing its first Holiday Bike Drive, in cooperation with Blessings in a Book Bag. We’ve received generous donations of bicycles that will be reconditioned and given to children who would not otherwise receive bicycles this Christmas.

Now we need extra hands to get the bikes ready. Volunteers are needed on at the following times:

Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7-9:30 p.m.

Previous bicycle repair experience is not required. To volunteer, email jen@bicyclecampaign.org. We’ll be working in the New Standard Cycles area at 1301 Lincoln St.