Sunday ride to Durham Bike Co-Op; then home on Amtrak

From Raleigh, we'll ride up to Durham to join the festivities (see press release, below) at the grand opening of the Durham bike co-op.
Then we'll take the 8pm train ride back on Amtrak.

The Amtrak train only has rack space for six bikes and I've already reserved one, so hurry!
********************************************************** *** Call the 1-800-872-7245 number, because *** *** you cannot reserve bike rack space on the website. *** *** Please remove panniers and other bags before *** *** handing your bike to the baggage handler *** **********************************************************

Amtrak fare: $ 10 ( $5 for passenger + $5 for bike )

Train # 74 - Piedmont
Durham, NC - (DNC) 8:02 pm 25-MAR-07
Raleigh, NC - (RGH) 8:40 pm 25-MAR-07

If we have more than six, we'll also organize a bike ride back to Raleigh, but you will need lights.
If the bike rack is full (six), we may be able to box your bike and get it on the train too.

Expect about 27mi each way, pace: maybe 14-ish mph, cue sheets will be provided, send me an email; if we leave Raleigh around ten, we can make
a run to a grocery (Fowler's?) and pick up some stuff for the grill.

RSVP

Press Release
New Release Date: immediately

Durham Bike Co-Op opens its doors 1pm Sunday, March 25th

DURHAM -- This Sunday, March 25th, the Durham Bicycle Co-op opens its doors
at 1pm. The Durham Bike Co-op (DBC) is a collective bicycle workspace that
seeks to act as a hub for positive community development and interaction
through bicycle skills-sharing. The DBC is member-driven, member-funded,
and most importantly, fun! Membership dues shall be set on a sliding scale
available to participants of all income levels.

Aside from the pleasure of riding bicycles, members of the DBC believe that
bikes are a vital vehicle for sociality and movement and that they offer a
real alternative to the automobile.

The Durham Bike Co-op is located at 723 N. Mangum St., which is located in
Durham's historic Little Five Points neighborhood.

From 1-3pm on Sunday, Co-op members will be hosting an open house.
A grill-your-own potluck will take place on site, behind the Co-op's
workspace. From 3-5pm, test your balance and agility in a game of bike
polo and other activities. And from 5-6pm, cyclists will share a downtown
cruiser ride.

Co-op membership is open to any Durham community member who is interested in
joining. Membership is mutually beneficial to the member-owner and the
Co-op; new membership helps the co-op to offer more services within the
community, while co-op members gain access to the collective workspace,
tools, skills and activities otherwise unavailable in Durham.

Membership forms will be available at the Co-op on Sunday and are also
available for download from the Co-op's website:
http://www.durhambikecoop.org/ .

Schedule of events
SUNDAY, MARCH 25 - Grand Opening
1:00 - 3:00pm Open House & Potluck Grill-out (bring your own burger)
3:00 - 5:00pm Bike Polo & Other Activities
5:00 - 6:00pm Downtown Durham Cruiser Ride

For more information about the Durham Bike Co-op, visit their website,

http://www.durhambikecoop.org/

Contact:

Phillip Barron
549-0661 (day)
416-0989 (evening)
pbarron at gmail.com

Alison Carpenter
919-960-6886 (day)
919-475-8256 (cell)
ac.surge at gmail.com