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  • Skillshare with Darrin Brouhard

    There is a saying at The Hub of Detroit. That saying is “Bro hard or bro home!” Actually, we don’t say that at all because it would be dumb. It is really just a way to make fun of Darrin Brouhard’s last name (pronounced bro-hard). Darrin has been working at the retail shop for a Read more

  • CALL FOR ARTISTS!!!

    Hey ya’ll, So some of you have heard of us talking about an art auction for a while. This is a fund raiser that used to happen around here years ago and disappeared for a bit. We’ve finally pulled it together to bring this back. We worked it out that our Art Auction will be Read more

  • Hal Williams

    Hey everyone, Though he wasn’t affiliated with Back Alley Bikes, I know that Hal Williams was known at The Hub of Detroit and with many riders in the city. So I’m sorry I have to share the bad news of his murder. There is an article over at Mode Shift talking about why he was Read more

  • Get Along

    I’ve got this new habit of using Twitter and Facebook. Mostly because I need to figure out how to use it. I guess it is thing that people do (I never really knew why everyone was staring at their phones all the time!). I guess other people use these things as well and it helps Read more

  • Brand New Program Starting Next Month!!!

    Hey everyone, Back Alley Bikes is super excited to announce a brand new program. We are able to start this new effort by scaling back one of our existing programs. I know, scaling back on something never sounds good, so let me explain… Right in our mission we put youth development. We are really into Read more

  • Sweet Raffle at The Woodbridge Pub

    So, the good folks over at the Woodbridge Pub are helping us out again. They recently got a bike from Detroit Bikes donated to raffle off. What are they going to do with the raffle money? Good question, they are gonna give it to us so we can continue working with kids. This comes at Read more

  • Wheel Building Class coming next month

    From Heather in the Back Alley Bikes office: Have you always wondered about the mysterious art of wheel building? Have you mastered every other component of the bike, but remain mystified but those spinning discs that make your bike “go”? Well, you’re in luck, because this fall starting Friday, October 25th, Back Alley Bikes is Read more

  • United Health Pro Cycling Team Visit

    What’s happening everyone? Summer coming to an end? Busy schedule? Yeah, we’ve got that too. If you don’t have a busy schedule, let me give you a few things to do this weekend. First, you read about our end of the summer Safe Streets Youth Ride right? That is happening on Saturday. On Friday we Read more

  • Fifth annual Safe Streets Youth Ride

    Yes, that time is upon us. That time when summer comes to an end for that that have to return to school in September. For those of us that believe in calendars, we get another 20 or so days of summer before fall begins. Anyway, here at the shop, that means our youth programming (and Read more

  • Back Alley Bikes is looking for some help

    Back Alley Bikes is hiring for a part time position 12 hours a week for program support. This staff member will make $10 per hour. Work tasks will include: Instructing and engaging youth at our Bike Tech program in the Detroit Main Public Library Assist in coordinating volunteer tasks during our weekly volunteer nights Facilitating Read more

  • Looking Back, Moving Forward (15/Aug/13)

    Usually the year end is the time people look back on changes and get ready for the future. Buying new calendars remind us of time passing and at this time, many folks feel the need to make resolutions for change. When you work for a non-profit you are (or should) be continually committed to change. Read more

  • The Last Supper (of 2013)

    You might have heard about our Progressive Dinner by Bicycle rides we have been doing. In 2011 we had our first ever. It went pretty good so we had two the next year and this year we decided to have three of them. These rides consist of riding around the city at a nice leisurely Read more