A relatively new project; the Bike Farm in Portland Oregon, a welcoming space to learn about building, maintaining and riding bicycles. The People here were really really nice and welcoming. The space is small but the y are working hard to make this project work sustain itself. I Highly recommend visiting and supporting the folks.

Been thinking about the different collectives I have been to and how well they represent the neighborhoods that they are in. While I was in LA it was interesting to see how the demographic of those being served changed between the Shops in the area. Just about to leave San Fran now. The Bike Kitchen here has an amazing space. The location is a little strange but there were definitely plenty of people wrenching and visiting the space.

Been hangin' out in Santa Cruz a bit and checking out the Bike Church. The space is really great and shares a courtyard with a great infoshop/cafe and a couple other very progressive organizations.

Well L.A. is behind me now and I am in Santa Cruz now sitting in a coffee shop. My brain is buzzing from the triple shot mocha that I have just imbibed. The above pictures are from the Bike Oven in LA and the Bike-ro-wave in Santa Monica . Two great places. In the days to come I will be visiting the bike church here in Santa Cruz and then bouncing off to the bay.

Been in LA for two days now. I Tagged along with all the folks from the Bicycle Kitchen yesterday and observed there meeting. These guys really have their act together. It was good to see a decision making process working so well. It is also good to know that slow and sometimes arduous mettings are something that other bicycle collectives must wade trough. I am going to be contacting the Bike Oven as well as a the Bike-ro-wave today to try and do some documenting tomorrow.