Charity Bikes

What is it? How can you help? You can read more about it here.

Here's a little info, Charity Bikes is a SoPo program started in January 2011 where SoPo would fix some bikes and donate them to a non-profit or charitable organization. You can help by fixing bikes or donating to the program. You can also help by letting us know of potential partners for Charity Bikes. And if you are a non-profit/charitable organization and are interested in getting a bike donation, let us know. E-mail us at info@sopobikes.org.

Cogtail Party - Saturday, January 14th

We are bringing it back! It's been a while since we have had a Cogtail Party. It's the first SoPo party of the new year so come on out and partay with us. Food provided by Trader Joe's. DJ, music, food, and fun. Festivities starts at 8pm at the shop.

What's a Cogtail Party. It's a party featuring drinks prepared by our own SoPo mixologists. Featured drinks will include the Pedal Wrench and the Penny Farthing.



Help spread the word so more people can join in on the fun!

Save The Date! BHBP8

Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts 8 is less than 3 months away. The weekend of March 30th to April 1st will be a whole weekend of Broken Hearts activities, games, parties, brunches, and lots of riding. So save the date!



And here's a video of BHBP7. Read the full story to see the video.

(Seriously, the following video deserves a Grammy.)

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

We'll are closed on Saturday December 24th and Saturday December 31st.

From SoPo to you and yours, enjoy the time and be safe!

Vote For SoPo!

SoPo has entered the The GOOD 100 Challenge: Sharing is the New Owning.

We are asking for your help to vote for SoPo. The winner of the GOOD 100 Challenge will receive a $1000 grant. The grant will be used to Stock the Shop for our 2012 Summer Kids Program. You can vote for us here.

Voting for the GOOD Magazine 100 Challenge is now open. Voting ends in 1 week; ending on Thursday, December 15, 12PM PST or 3PM EST. You can register to vote using your Facebook account or create a new account for the GOOD Magazine site.

Please forward this info, post on sites, post on Facebook, post on blogs, and generate buzz to vote for SoPo. And as always we thank you for your support. The SoPo community is incredible and we can't thank you enough.

SoPo High Five!

Bike Maintenance 101: Basic Repairs//Bike-In Movie

Hey everyone,

This Monday at 7PM is our next Bike Maintenance 101 Class on Basic Repairs. Come out and learn quick tricks and advice on how to make minor and basic repairs. Trust me, they add up! Before you know it, you'll be wrenching like the professionals. Suggested donation $5-$10. After the class we'll be riding from Sopo to Javalords in Little Five Points for the Bike-In Movie. We'll be watching The Greatest Show on Earth. 

"Eddy Merckx The Cannibal Belgian superstar, Eddy Merckx, is arguably the greatest cyclist the world has ever known, so much so that his dominating career through the 1970s continues to overshadow the achievements of today’s bicycling supermen. Merckx won just about every race that was worth winning – including 7 victories in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 3 wins in Paris-Roubaix, and 2 victories in the Tour of Flanders. He was a World Champion no less than 3 times and won both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France an incredible 5 times each! Merckx’s amazing Hour Record ride in 1972 stood for 14 years.

The Greatest Show on Earth is a brilliant documentary of the 1974 Giro d’Italia, from the opening sequence of the Pope blessing the riders to Merckx’s battle to win his fifth Giro by a mere 12 seconds. "

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dA2zy0hLbs

join us for a night of skills and thrills.

-sopo

EABF Matching Grant Challenge

The East Atlanta Beer Fest has issued a challenge to SoPo. If we can raise $2,000, they will match it.

And you can help us, please donate and let us know that the money you donate is for the SoPo Stock The Shop Fund and it will be counted towards the EABF matching grant challenge.

We can do it! You can Help! Here's a way to get started:

SoPo Needs A New Home

Dear Friends,

Sopo is currently seeking a new home! Our shop has been housed in a small space in East Atlanta Village for the last five years, but we now face an imminent move. As of April of 2012, we will no longer be located at 465-C Flat Schoals Ave. Although we have had the luxury of low rent since our founding, we anticipate increased costs with a new space, thus we are writing to ask your support for our first ever SOPO RENT FUND.

We are committed to continuing to serve our loyal local community, and we are looking for roughly the same amount of space (or more) as our current home. We would love your ideas and input, so please direct all inquires or info to space@lists.scehardt.com

Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is a community bicycle repair shop whose mission is to create equitable access to bicycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance services and education. We volunteers hold Sopo's core values and close to our heart. In order to maintain our truly affordable services as well as our many fabulous programs, we are asking you consider Sopo this holiday season. Please help us keep growing the flock!

Want to Donate!

Women's Bike Clinic This Sunday 10/16

Hey Ladies!

Come to the shop this Sunday night for the women's bike clinic! Learn all you need to know about changing a tire, avoiding flats, and what to do if you encounter one on the road.

Suggested donation $5-$10.

6-8PM.

Tell all your friends!

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who participated, donated, created, attended, bid, won, volunteered, blogged, tweeted, posted, etc. etc. etc. about SoPo Art Bikes! Thank you to all, yu helped make the event a success.