General News – Page 3

We are hiring in the Retail Shop!

Hello everyone! I posted on our facebook a few weeks ago that big news was coming. This post is the first of what is to come. We are hiring someone to work in our retail shop. See the job description below if you are interested or know someone that is: Customer Service Representative/ Shop Mechanic Read more
Hub voted Best Bicycle Shop in Detroit…again! Thanks Metrotimes Readers!

We at The Hub of Detroit would like to thank all of our community, the Metro Times and its readers for selecting us as the “Best Bicycle Shop in Detroit” in 2011! A big up to our friends over at Hot Spokes for picking up a nod for “Best Food Delivery Business”, and our Cass Read more
Adventure Cycling Association Presentation / Complete Streets Workshop Details!

Adventure Cycling Association Presentation: Join Adventure Cycling Association — North America’s largest cycling membership organization — for a special presentations in Detroit with Executive Director Jim Sayer who will speak on the joys of bicycle travel, and cool projects happening at the national and state levels. Jim will touch on Adventure Cycling’s newest bicycle routes Read more
Bike Friendly News: Congrats to the LMB, Wheelhouse, and OmniCorp, and CSC Workshop!

Congrats to our neighbors at OmniCorpDetroit and the Wheelhouse, both winners of Bicycle Friendly Business awards in the latest round of recognition from the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly America program! The League of Michigan Bicyclists also picked up the Alliance for Biking and Walking’s “Winning Campaign of the Year” award, for their success Read more
So I come to work today and…

…Jack has just come back with the trailer from a run down to our friendly neighborhood bicycle parts supplier, Detroit Cycle Supply Co., and look what they threw in with our tube order! I’m kidding, of Read more
Incinerator Meeting Thursday!

Text Below from the freep: “The City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority will host public hearings Thursday on the Brownfield Tax Credit for the Detroit incinerator. An informational session will be held at 5:30 p.m. The hearing on Detroit Thermal, which would purchase steam from the incinerator, begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed Read more
March Volunteering (and Feb. recap)

Hello volunteers! If you missed February or were only around for part of it, let me tell you about it: – The “parts hallway” is now cleaned up. It has some work to go but there aren’t piles of debris on the ground. It is beautiful. – We scrapped over $400 worth of metal. This Read more
2010 Volunteering Recap

Hello my friends and comrades, Things have gotten away from me at the end of the year. During this holiday time I’ve been busy with both my given and chosen family while trying to hold things together at the bike shop. I hope to have some more energy after vacation here to make 2011 a Read more
Announcing the First ever Hubsprints! Electronic roller racing season!

Come on out to the first ever Hubsprints! season hosted by the Hub of Detroit at the Cass Café, every 2nd and 4th Thursday starting at 9:30 pm! Join us for our first one on Dec. 9th. Come on out and prove that you are the fastest in Detroit on rollers! Price for entry is Read more
November Volunteer Meeting notes

It was windy, it was cold and it was close to snowing, but some of us got together to talk about things coming up at the Hub. Here are some notes from the meeting so you can join in the fun: Recap: For those of you that don’t know we had a volunteer “fun night” Read more
Volunteer Update!

So you think it is cold out and the “biking season” is over? That is funny. That is funny because you are wrong. So much to do, so many miles to ride and so much fun to be had! Here are some updates: Last Friday’s scrap day was a success! We scrapped around 3 tons Read more
Safe Streets Youth Ride Thank Yous!

Hello everyone, There hasn’t been an update here on the Hub of Detroit blog in some time. I’m changing that right this instance. In the posts before this one we shared the sad information of our good friend Woody Miller passing away. I wanted to brighten things up with some good news from the fruits Read more