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CycloFemme 2013

Mother’s Day marked the second-annual CycloFemme, a global women’s cycling day. Started by boulder, Colorado-based Sarai Snyder of Girl Bike Love, “to honor the past, celebrate the present, and empower the future of women’s cycling.” Sarai’s idea is simple and … Continue reading

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April 24: Meet Trips for Kids

For our next Wine, Wenches & Wrenches, MC3 is partnering with Trips for Kids, a non-profit that takes at-risk kids on bike rides as a reward for doing well in school. The brand-new Alabama chapter needs volunteers to ride with … Continue reading

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April 13: Free Kids’ Bike Clinic at TEMPO Festival

What: TEMPO, a new family-friendly bike-themed festival Where: Railroad Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama When: Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Highlights: Free bike helmets to the first 500 kids Win a free bike Get a free bike … Continue reading

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Alabama Spring Mountain Bike Clinic: Class of 2013

The 2013 Alabama Spring Mountain Bike Clinic drew a small but enthusiastic group of students from Alabama, Georgia, and Florida on a cool spring day in Oak Mountain State Park. The Southeast’s first team of IMBA-certified instructors worked closely with … Continue reading

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March 6: BRING-A-DUDE NIGHT!

What: We’re partnering with the MS Society for our first-ever co-ed happy hour. The topic? Our upcoming clinics (including our first CO-ED IMIC clinic March 17) and why instruction FOR women, BY women, is important. Guys will learn some tips … Continue reading

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Cyclofemme ride and social

Sunday, May 13 marks the first international women’s cycling day. Rides are taking place all over the world to honor the past, celebrate the present, and empower the future of women in cycling. Learn more about Cyclofemme here. After your … Continue reading

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Women’s Flow Trail Session with Bike Link and Tammy Donahugh

Chuck Lewis of Bike Link is leading a women’s only* session on the new flow trail Sunday afternoon! And I’m psyched to announce we have a very special guest… Pro freerider/dirt-jumper Tammy Donahugh is in the area with the IMBA … Continue reading

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Weds, Feb. 29: Wine, Wenches & Wrenches

Ever wondered what “Women’s Specific” REALLY means when it comes to bike design? Today’s manufacturers are doing more than “shrink it and pink it.” To find out how they tweak bike geometry for women’s bodies, and what you should look … Continue reading

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Feb 21: Women of Cahaba Bicycle TLC Clinic

When: TODAY! — 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 21 Where: Homewood Cycles, 2834 South 18th Street What: Bring in your bike or borrow one of the shop’s for hands on instructional courses on flat fixes, and a rough guide … Continue reading

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This Weds: Wine, Wenches & Wrenches!

Don’t be “that girl”* who rides for years on too-squishy shocks, overinflates her tires, asks dudes to change her pedals, and never cleans her bike, because she doesn’t know any better. Knowledge is powah! A little knowhow will help you … Continue reading

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