Yay Bikes Newsletter - November, 2009

From the great folks at Yay Bikes!

COMMUTER CYCLING COURSE - NOV 7

Columbus's League Cycling Instructors are offering a 6-hour (2-8pm) commuter course for riders who are already comfortable on the roads but need support to master them. All for the price of a tank of gas - $35 per person! Register online to learn how you can ride more confidently and commute to work with ease.

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	NEW SITE LAUNCH & PRESENTATION
Our new website will be rolled out within the next couple of weeks (!!!!), so we'll be sending another email shortly to let you know when you can log in and how to get started.Webmaster Mike Reed will then present the site and demonstrate how it can work for you on Sunday, Nov 22 from 2-5pm @ the Yay Bikes! offices. Mark your calendars now, and stay tuned for more details!

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	B2WW PLANNING MTG #1 - NOV 15
It's that time of year when some cyclists retire their rides until next season -- that is, time to hunker down and plan for spring. Our first meeting for Bike to Work Week 2010 is now on the books for Nov 15, 1-3pm @ Summit on 16th (82 E. 16th Street). Please join us to make this year bigger and better than ever before. We need your help to create massive mode shift in Columbus!

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	ON OUR WAY TO 501c3!
It's official -- we've mailed our letter to become recognized as a 501c3 nonprofit in the State of Ohio! We can't thank enough the people who contributed to our filing fee; we are incredibly humbled by your generosity.

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	TUESDAY NIGHT RIDES
Every Tuesday evening, Yay Bikes! now offers 3-hour fun rides through Columbus with Ray George (big ups to Ray for coordinating this)! To join our band of merry cyclists, meet at 7pm at the corner of Park & Buttles (Goodale Park); stay connected to this ride through Facebook.

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AUSTIN @ PECHA KUCHA - NOV 5

Pecha Kucha is a fun, fast-paced presentation format in which every speaker gets 20 PPT slides and 20 seconds per slide. Our very own Austin Kocher will present "Place: The Final Frontier" at this week's Pecha Kucha event at Wild Goose Creative, starting at 7pm. A teaser for his talk: Have you ever been to Junctionview Studios, Free Geek, or Third Hand Bike Co-op? You don't have to fly to another galaxy to find far-out places. People around the world -- and right here in Columbus -- are discovering ways to create radically new places, transform traditional places for fresh purposes, and create new potential for collaboration. Be there or be square!

People, not speed.