We’re recommending $20 at check-in which pays for all meals and every activity below. No one will be turned away from an opportunity to learn because they lack the funds. Be sure to check-in.
Friday the 25th
12:00pm-5:30pm
Registration and Check-in at Redux Studios
3:00pm
Finding Grants with Library Resources
hosted by John Van Dalen @ Main Branch Charleston County Library
John Van Dalen, reference librarian and Foundation Center database supervisor at the Charleston County Public Library, will give a brief overview of the Foundation Center print resources and the Foundation Center database. He will show how the databases can be effectively and efficiently used to search for grants and grantmakers. Search tips will be presented, including use of the subject, field of interest and keyword features. Special handouts and brochures will be available.
6:00pm-7:00pm
Dinner at Circular Congregational Church
7:00pm-9:30pm
Bike Polo Tournament
Quick timed games (8 to 10 minutes) that will establish two final teams. Teams will go on to compete during half-time Saturday’s Lowcountry Highrollers Roller Derby Bout at McAlister Field House. Registration fees cover roller derby entry for all registered participants. Location for Bike Polo will be announced during dinner.
10:00pm
Speed Greeting at Theatre99
Strangers are just friends you haven’t made yet and with that in mind, we’re giving a game known as speed-dating our own twist. It’s not about dates, but about breaking through the awkward shy moments between strangers to make new friends. It will be a fun social experiment with a number of different ice-breaking games and a little social lubricant.
11:00pm
Almost Midnight Mystery Ride
Leaves shortly after 11:00 from Theatre99
Saturday the 26th
8:00 am
Yoga
hosted by Jameela Goudarzi @ Hampton Park Gazebo
A great way to start your morning off on the right foot. Jameela will go through a series of poses designed to help limber you up and prepare you for the full day of bike! bike!-ing ahead.
9:00-9:45 am
Breakfast at Circular Congregational Church
This is also an opportunity to register late.
10:00 am
DIY Paint by Numbers
hosted by Edd Viehman @ The Holy City Bike Coop
Learn the best methods for custom frame painting. Edd will teach you how to strip a frame to bare metal quickly, what weather conditions to paint in, methods for getting even coverage and special fade effects.
A Meeting About Meetings
hosted by Kirsten @ The Circular Congregational Church
Everyone has been to a BAD meeting. This workshop is about meetings- how to set up a meeting, what to do during the meeting, and how to end a meeting on time. The goal of the workshop is to walk out, feeling empowered to attend a meeting, set up a meeting and become an active participant at ANY meeting-style organization of peoples organizing awesomeness.
Bike Maintenance 101
hosted by Greg Jones @ the Charleston Bicycle Company
Learn about what makes a bike work. In addition to learning basic maintenance skills, there will be a strong focus on naming bike parts and learning key mechanical concepts so that you can go into any shop and describe your problem while avoiding the words “thingy” and “doohickey.” This is a great foundation for everyone interested in bicycles.
Bicycle Advocacy & Partnerships in Upstate SC
hosted by Brian Graham and Blake Sanders @ Charleston Civic Design Center
Hear what Greenville and other communities in the Upstate are doing to get more butts on bikes and facilities on the ground by creating unique partnerships. The goal of this workshop is to share what has worked for us in hopes that it might spark an idea you can make work in your community. We want to learn from you too, so be prepared to share!
11:00 am
So You Want Bike to Work
hosted by Dan Kelley @ Circular Congregational Church
Veteran and new bicycle commuters alike are encouraged to attend this session to share practical bicycle commuting advice. As a group discussion, we’ll cover common questions like what to wear each season, how to estimate travel times, how to ride safely in traffic, and then go on to identify safe routes to use and dangerous routes to avoid. We’ll also open up the floor to any other question pertaining to commuting by bike. Hopefully, we will establish a couple morning commute partners along the way, too!
Bike Polo Forum
hosted by John Chritton @ The Holy City Bike Coop
An open discussion of all there is to know about bike polo including the most common rules of the game, the best ways to build your bike, and mallet and wheel-cover construction. Please come to share your stories, share local variations on the rules, and teach newcomers the ropes.
Antique and Classic Bicycle Restoration and Maintenance
hosted by Frank T. Puricelli @ The Circular Congregational Church
I have been restoring antique and classic American made bicycles from the 1890s to the 1950s for 8 years now. I specialize in the restoration and maintenance of both show and daily riding antique bicycles having about 15 in my current collection. I will describe the process of restoring a pre-1960 bicycle, the time and money involved, where to locate bikes, what kind of prices you might be expected to pay, and finding parts and then finally the restoration and maintenance. I plan on bringing my 1940 Columbia Deluxe, which I restored specifically for daily riding, to use as a prop during the seminar.
12:00 pm
On the Road Repairs
hosted by JJ Reaves @ The Holy City Bike Coop
Help yourself get off the shoulder and back on the road again. Learn skills like how to change a flat, what to do if a spoke breaks, and what tools and supplies are essential for anyone to be road repair ready.
DIY Carbon Fiber Frames
hosted by Stephen Risse @ the Charleston Civic Design Center
I’ll go over the basic materials and processes required to make a carbon fiber bike frame. I’ll bring my two bikes, as well as one or two jigs to illustrate the production methods.
History of the Bicycle and Its Impact on American Culture
hosted by Frank T. Puricelli @ The Circular Congregational Church
Based on his graduate thesis research on Early 20th Century Transportation Technology, Frank will describe the history of the bicycle beginning with the invention and popularization of the Hobby Horse in the 1810s to 1820s, working through the design evolutions of the bicycle from the Boneshaker, the Highwheel and finally the Safety. In the mid-1890s the bicycle reached its final and current design phase which is what we have today. Frank will touch on the social, gender and transportation impacts to American culture and how the bicycle led to the creation of the motorcycle, automobile and even the airplane.
1:00 pm
Lunch @ The Circular Congregational Church
With our good friend Peter Wilborn
2:00 pm
Wheel Building and Truing
hosted by Eric Morton @ The Holy City Bike Coop
Learn the basics for wheel-building based on Sheldon Brown’s how-to guide. Learn where to find information for hub and rim dimensions, which online calculators are best for determining spoke length, and then get hands on exercise building a wheel from scratch. If there is time and how to true a wheel that has gotten out of true.
Shop Space as Safe Space
hosted by Andrea Tremols @ The Circular Congregational Church
A two-hour workshop facilitating discussion about creating bike co-ops that are safe spaces for men, women and trans alike. A forum to talk about what we see in our own co-ops, what we would like to change and visions for creating these changes.
Blood, Sweat, and Fundraising: Special Events and You.
Hosted by Chris Winn @ the Charleston Civic Design Center
Chris was the producer of New Belgium Brewery’s Tour de Fat, a philanthropic traveling bicycle circus. Over the course of seven years, his team raised over $1 million dollars for both on and off road bicycle advocacy. He has had an opportunity to walk through the entire process of hosting a special event from start to finish numerous times in various cities. There are lots of tricks, and lots of pitfalls. Since 2009, we have been lucky to have him call Charleston home. Come listen to him talk about his experience, ask lots of questions, and leave with a game plan for your next event. He also likes long rides on the beach, sushi, hot-tubbing, and good beer.
Tall Bike Riding Lesson
hosted by Brent More @ The Hub
In this workshop, we will go through the steps of making a tallbike. Also, we’ll have already-made bikes for people who have never ridden one before.
3:00 pm
Customer Service
hosted by Steve Merz @ The Bicycle Shoppe
Whether you’re in retail or non-profit spheres of the bicycle world, there’s something to be said for good customer service. Learn some good social cues and tips for better relating to other people from one of Charleston’s most approachable bike mechanics.
Reuse/ Repurpose?
hosted by Eric Morton @ The Holy City Bike Coop
Does your co-op have old bikes in various stages of disrepair? Train your eyes to find the less obvious structural defects of frames and components. Then share creative ideas on ways how broken parts can be repurposed for other uses.
Using Social Media to Engage Your Community
hosted by Elisa Munoz @ the Charleston Civic Design Center
A how-to for using social media to further your mission. This tutorial on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media and blogging platforms will help you reach more people and bring in support.
4:00 pm
DIY Sewing Class
hosted by Danny and Dom @ The Holy City Bike Coop
Danny brings his cycling cap pattern to share from Augusta. We will have a sewing machine or two to share. Please bring your own fabric or check out Read Brothers at Spring and King for fabric.
Getting Your 501c3 On
hosted by Rebecca O’Brien @ the Charleston Civic Design Center
Rebecca is the founder of three local non-profits that cover a lot of sustainable territory including building deconstruction (SC Sustainable Deconstruction), material warehousing (Sustainable Warehouse), and community gardens (Lowcountry Community Gardens). She is a great friend of the bike co-op and has donated the majority of materials that have been used in our shop. Her presentation will cover her personal experiences establishing her 501c3 status. She’ll share tips for your applications and then open the floor for discussion or Q&A.
5:30 pm
Let Them Eat Skate Roller Derby @ McAlister Fieldhouse
Doors officially open at 5:00, but we’ll meet at Hampton Park Gazebo at 5:30 so we can roll in deep. Please try to be punctual arriving to the park so we can get a good count for the door when we arrive. Our two final bike polo teams will compete in a championship game at half-time.
7:30 pm
Dinner on your own.
9:00 pm – Until
The Royal Tinfoil and Friends @ The Tattooed Moose
We’re happy to say we’ll have an awesome musical show that will last late into the night. We’ll have live screenprinting early on and are encouraging the exchange of co-op and collective goodies too. Also we’ll have specials on local beer from Coast Brewery and Palmetto Brewery plus New Belgium too.
Sunday the 27th
8:00-10:00 pm
Bike Ride to Beach
Led by Nora Cox. Meet at bottom of Ravenel Bridge.
The beach on Sullivan’s Island is only 10 miles away from Downtown Charleston. Nora will lead interested parties on the 30 minute ride to the beach where you’ll have time to dip your feet and soak up a little early morning sun before brunch.
10:30-12:00 pm
Brunch
