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  • Bikes of the Alternate Now

    A fresh batch of newly rebuilt bikes are featured in Bikes of the Now. We highlight a Schwinn tandem, a Peugeot & a Pro-Built Miele. Miele was – or is – an especially fine Canadian company with a noble history – as well as a quite different alternate history. Has anyone noticed a rip in Read more

  • Bike-a-Thon is over, but you can still help! (7/Jan/13)

    Hey ya’ll, Sunday was awesome!  I didn’t really sleep Saturday night as I was busy until 10pm and I know that this is true for other folks here at Back Alley Bikes as well.  Plus how can you sleep when you are about to embark on a 24 hour adventure?  Right. At midnight, when Saturday Read more

  • 2012 in review (3/Jan/12)

    I feel a little bit behind being that many folks start posting their 2012 ‘year in reviews’ before 2012 is even over!  2013 has only been going for a few days, so I feel as if it is still a good time to look back.  Especially as I am getting ready for a major fundraiser Read more

  • Winter Bike-a-Thon Cometh!

    Hey ya’ll, It is cold outside.  Like serious.  Winter is definitely here, but things have failed to slow down here too much.  At the end of the year there, Back Alley Bikes took a week off, but getting back in the office has proven that there is still plenty happening! One big thing coming up Read more

  • Wheelbuilding class info

    Hey ya’ll, So as the year ends, the Back Alley Bikes office is gonna be empty most days as we take a break.  But I wanted to leave you with this one last web update for the year.  There isn’t much time left, but if you would like to take a wheel-building class we are Read more

  • Holiday Closings (December Edition)

    Hey ya’ll, In celebration of the solstice, or of African American heritage, or of the coming of the Christ child, or…crap, we already missed the Jewish festival of lights!  So many things happen in December we can’t keep up so we are just gonna take a little time off.  Here are the details: The Hub Read more

  • Wild Dragster Model, July 1969

    This is from an article called “Those Wild New Bikes” in Popular Mechanics, July 1969, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/zazdatabaz/4719829727/in/photostream/ via http://boingboing.net/   What really sells it is the RACY THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHAIN GUARD.

  • Hey I found a bunch of old photos!

    So the first thing I am going to say is that you should totally come to our Movie Night Fundraiser tomorrow night.  See ya there. Alright, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, we can move on.  I was cleaning out my desk today and found a CD titled “Wolf’s Photos BAB”.  It Read more

  • Rob Pelkey Fundraiser on Sunday (9/Dec/12)

    Hey Ya’ll, I know that we’ve been bothering you all the time to shake loose any funds you have here.  We’ve got our events coming up we are looking to make successful, but I recently got word about an event this weekend that is very important. You see, Rob recently had some heart problems that Read more

  • 400+ and still counting!!!!

    Hey everyone, I write to you bearing great news.  Last year in 2011 we were able to get 322 kids on bikes through our Youth Earn-a-Bike and Youth Bike Give-a-Way programs.  We thought we really really cool.  I wanted to top that this year and I wasn’t sure if that was going to happen… WELL Read more

  • Sneak Preview of Next Year’s Bikes

      http://www.junk-culture.com/2012/11/victor-sonnas-weird-bicycles.html

  • Welcome back, here are some cute pictures!

    Hey Ya’ll, So Back Alley Bikes took a little bit of a vacation.  Heather and I (jason) decided to take a long weekend after the holiday to hang out with family and re-energize.  I returned to work today and found a great email containing photos of kids with their new bicycles! You see, on Friday, Read more