How many times have we heard one of our guests on a Saturday around closing time with a clearly incomplete project bike, innocently ask, “You’re open tomorrow, right?”   

“Uhhh, no.  Sorry.”

Well, we’ve finally heard you.  We’re going to give it a shot, probably from now on.  A 1pm til 5pm shift, starting July 5th.  We have a growing body of volunteer members and we want it as much as you do, so, it’s just time.  And it’s Summer and all, and we are just plain busy.  So, come on in starting July 5th from 1 til 5.

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Bikerowave is doing it again only this time, more evolved, more advanced, more all around. And, it’s this very Saturday, June 6, which is TODAY, basically all day 1pm until Midnight. Free stand time all day, food from Mama’s Tamales 6-10 pm!, snacks and Cool Haus ice cream sandwiches, drinks, music, dancing, raffles (Think: New bike from LABrakeless and other priceless things!).

My friend Daisy just walked home from Hollywood after she discovered her bike had been stolen in front of her bank.  The theft is even on camera.  Guy comes up, circles around the bikes at the rack, calls someone on his cell, stoops down, cuts the cable lock with something and rides it away, leaving his bike behind–all in less than the 5 minute visit to the bank.  A report was filed with the police, they have a visual ID of the thief and a fingerprint covered bike he left.

This is really sad, because the owner and the builder of the bike are both good friends.  This was Eric Zimmerman’s 4th frame after the one he built for me.  

This is my current little story of a theft–there are many here at the Bikerowave every night.  Several members have lost their bikes and we hate to see this happen–and we don’t want this to continue and we hate to see it happen to you.  Lock your bike with a high-quality U-lock (Like: Kryptonite, OnGuard or Abus). No cable lock.  They don’t work.  Thieves cut right through them.  And this is serious, it seems bike theft is on the rise in town and we’d like it to stop.  

Here’s the bike in question.  If you see it on the streets, let us know where.  Thank you.

Bikerowave is gearing up to do the Hippy Shake all around town in celebration of the rock you live on.

Santa Monica Festival @ Clover Park - May 9, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M. Look for us in the ECO ZONE.  We plan to rep deep up in that zone.  If we can, we’re going to hold some drag races on the runway of the Santa Monica airport just one block south (hyperbole).  We will: hand you literature, talk with you about bikes, pet your dog, try to get your dog to ride a tricycle, pump your tires, pump your strollers’ tires, adjust your saddle height, drool on your fetish commodities, give you advice about love, get you to volunteer, ask you to come to our shop, and talk more about bikes.  We’ll do some other things too, but it will be a surprise.

There’s also been some freewheel noise about the Venice Eco Fest on June 27th, but that’s just too far away to think about.  More to come.

The weather is warming up, so it is a great time to dust off that bike in the garage and fix it up at your friendly neighborhood bike co-op. Come to the Bikerowave this Tuesday, March 31st (6pm-12am), as we are having a party to celebrate bikes, community, and being open on Tuesdays.

At this party you can expect:
- Free shop time to fix your bike
- Free food
- Free root beer floats
- Bike karaoke
- Good music
- Bad music
- An abundance of guys named Steve
- Bikes
and much more!!

There is ample parking on Nebraska Ave, north of the Bikerowave. We have to be considerate of our neighbors, so please respect the area and keep it clean. Unfortunately there has been an increase in bicycle theft, so we recommend that you lock up your bike or keep an eye on it.

Bikerowave hosts a bi-weekly Movie Night on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Movie Night starts at 10:00pm, after the shop closes. Everyone is welcome and feel free to bring drinks, snacks, pillows and blankets. We’re suggesting a $3 donation for Bikerowave Movie Night. All donations go directly to Bikerowave to help pay for rent, tools and general upkeep.

This week we’re learning about the beauty of family in Step Brothers.

Did you know that? We have been for a while. It rucking fules.