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  • 120 Bikes And Counting

    You may have noticed all the bikes on the floor in Jason’s recent photo-tour of our newly remodeled shop – we’ve never had so many. But those aren’t all. There are yet more upstairs. Just follow the mysterious sign, apparently lettered by Celtic elves – or perhaps that tagger who keeps hitting Tomboy Market,  in the Read more

  • Bike Tech Returns on March 26th

    Hey ya’ll, So I got some fresh information for you from the Back Alley Bikes office. We are excited to have partnered with the Detroit Public Library’s HYPE Teen Center over the past year to provide a program called Bike Tech. Bike Tech is a program for teens that takes place at the HYPE Teen Read more

  • Retail Shop Improvements (Feb/28/13)

    Hey everyone, I’m here to introduce you to a whole new world. That world is the new and improved Hub of Detroit. I got plenty of pictures which you love. I’m also saying goodbye to updates on The Hub. What that means is that I (Jason) will only be updating you on Back Alley Bikes Read more

  • Bikes of the Now – Yellow Edition

    We have a lot of newly rebuilt bikes available right now – our mechanics have been stockpiling bikes all winter. Darrin, having completely remodeled the shop to gain more floorspace, is seen here plotting how to cram still more bikes in there.   Over at Bikes of the Now we’re highlighting a couple of yellow Read more

  • Youth Bike Summit Quick Hit (22/Feb/13)

    Hey ya’ll, It is a tough day out there. I don’t have a lot of time as my bike ride to the hardware store this morning took much longer than I expected. It isn’t easy to ride though that much snow, but I made it! So for those naysayers, I DID ride my bike today Read more

  • Youth Bike Summit We Go! (13/Feb/13)

    Alright ya’ll, I have something very exciting to talk about. I’ve probably mentioned it before, but this weekend Heather, Sarai, Trevon and myself will be headed to New York City for the third Youth Bike Summit put on by Recycle-a-Bicycle. Okay, that was a big sentence if you aren’t in our little isolated bike world, Read more

  • Snow Day! (8/Feb/13)

    Hey ya’ll, Welcome to a very special The Hub of Detroit and Back Alley Bikes joint website post. First, The Hub of Detroit news: THE HUB OF DETROIT IS CLOSED TODAY, THE 8TH OF FEBRUARY. Don’t worry, they’ll get back to work tomorrow. I guess they are all busy riding bikes today? Second, because many Read more

  • The Hub of Detroit is hiring!

    Hey ya’ll, Word has hit us that you think our shop is really cool. Thank you, we appreciate it. We’ve also heard that if you get a job here that suddenly you become as hip as Shayne O’Keefe. That might be a stretch being that Shayne is Detroit’s premier hip cycling, rock ‘n rolling, vegan Read more

  • Bikes of the Long Wet Winter

    Our newly expanded shop is filling up with newly built bikes. Right now we have a great variety. If you’re in the market for a new ride, come on down before everyone else realizes that Detroit is now a year-round bike city. Check out the newest Bikes of the Now, a sample of the great Read more

  • Go to the art show! (22/Jan/13)

    Hey ya’ll, Final reminder that there is this art show going on.  The opening reception is tomorrow.  So follow that link to find out about how awesome it will be: 1) Art by youth from our Bike Tech program 2) Photos from our Safe Streets Youth Ride by Detroit Jetaime 3) Food by Detroit Vegan Read more

  • Back (to school) Alley Bikes (18/Jan/13)

    It has been a busy week and I don’t want to go without updating you on things, so here are a few quick updates as the week comes to an end: 1) On Monday, The United States of America will be remembering Martin Luther King Jr. in many ways.  The folks that brought you Tour Read more

  • January Events You Should Be At

    Hey Ya’ll, So our Bike-a-Thon is over and that was a total hoot.  Much fun was had and a group of us rode bikes in hopes that you would give us money.  But now I got a few events that you can participate in besides just being a donor: Monday January 21st Perhaps you correctly Read more