A big thank you to the volunteers who helped out at last Sunday’s FFBC-Bike Fremont free Bike Fixit Clinic at the Irvington Farmers Market! The clinic was a big success and we fixed at least 26 bikes!

It was great to meet a diverse range of folks from our community and help get their bikes back into safe and working order. We also let folks know about FFBC. Please see a photo montage below from the event.

In addition Fremont mayor Lily Mei stopped by the Bike Fixit Clinic and posted about it on her facebook page: Mayor Lily Mei Facebook

The clinic was organized by Wynn Kageyama.

There are plans for a tentative clinic on December 8th and if you’re interested in volunteering as a mechanic or advocate please let Wynn know.

Best,
Julliette Johnson

When: Sunday Sept 8th

Where: Quarry Lakes in Fremont (North Esperanza Pavilion)

Parking: $5 for cars (bikes are free)

Time: Plan to eat at 12:30 pm

FFBC fee: $5 per adult,  2019 Primavera Volunteers are Free

More details and how to RSVP coming soon. If you would like to help with the picnic please let me know. I can use help planning and day of to setup.

Thanks
Julia Walker

Join us on Tuesday, August 13th at 7:30 PM for movie night. Tonight’s meeting will feature the 1948 Italian cinematic classic, “Lardi di biciclette” (Bicycle Thieves). For a description and trailer, see

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bicycle_thieves

Yes, it is a black and white film, and yes it is subtitled, but it is supposedly one of greatest movies ever made! (If you don’t like it, I will issue you a full refund of the admission price).

In keeping with the Italian theme, the food will be a buffet from Strizzi’s. The menu:

1) Oven baked lasagna

2) Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

3) Penne Pomodori

4) Caesar Salad

5) Garlic Bread

 

Please RSVP no later than 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 10th. The link is here:

https://forms.gle/YqiX7VWh3BhiWKVJ9

 

As always, the meeting is held at:

Fremont Adult School, Room N6 (all the way in the back, in the back row of buildings)

4700 Calaveras Ave,

Fremont, CA 94538

 

Hope to see you there!

David Walker

Watch for your Eventbrite invitation in your email.

Several FFBC members have purchased the Cycliq video cameras (Fly 6, Fly 12).  Craig Davis of CyclistVideoEvidence.com will be holding a town hall meeting at the Castro Valley Library in Castro Valley on November 1st (Thursday) from 6:30pm-8:30pm.  The topics discussed will be the best way to use the video cameras, reporting near miss incidents, and working with law enforcement.  Since this subject matter is new to almost all of us, I recommend that members attend this meeting.  I also will be attending this town hall meeting.

Dennis Dong
Ride Coordinator