Showing posts with label Community. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Community. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Support Your Local #Trans Bike Shop: #ShopSmall Savings Extended!
A TRAN'S BAY BIKE SHOP:
LGBQ Trans* Inclusive Mechanics and Community
#ShopSmall on Small Business Saturday
at A Tran's Bay Bike Shop!
Super-Cool Savings Through the Tra-La-La-La-Holidays, All Season Long.
Great Gifts, Rentals and Repairs for Gear Heads, Brand New Cyclists,
And All Folks Living and Loving Active Living and The Growing Trend of
Eco-Friendly, Alternative Transportation.
Bay Area Holiday Deals: All Bike Tune-Ups Half Off:
New Deals on New and Used Bikes and Rentals!
See You Soon,
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Today Is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Today Is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Today, We Share and Send Our Love, Light and Healing Energies Around the World.
Please join us in commemorating the International Transgender Day of Rememberance for all our brothers and sisters worldwide who sacrificed for us, just for being themselves.
Let's promote visibility, upliftment, love and peace. We live in your honor and continue to make great strides. You will always be loved and special in our hearts.
- A Tran's Bay Bike Shop Team
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Show Us Your Love and Look Hot Doin' It: New T-Shirts!
Show Us Your Love and Look Hot Doin' It:
Check Out Our New T-Shirts!
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Show us our love with a brand new, smokin' hot tee. YOUR tee!
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Show us our love with a brand new, smokin' hot tee. YOUR tee!
Click here and show us your tees!
Monday, November 4, 2013
Snag Your Local Bike Thief: Project Freeride
Project Freeride
If you ride bikes then you have had a bike stolen or know
someone who has. This is a fact. Bike theft is rampant. This summer we
have seen an elevated profile of bike theft in the local media both with
police work and vigilantism. August alone saw Dunbar Cycles team up
with police on an undercover operation that recovered their stolen
property, police recovered seven bikes through their bate bike program,
and a local Vancouver woman steal her bike back from a thief when she
found it for sale on Craig’s List. And these are only the stories that
have been publicized.
Bike theft falls into an ugly category of property crimes, the perfect storm for thieves; it is an easy crime with a value low enough to excuse any real punishment. Theft under $5000 in provincial court will garnish a slap on the wrist for first time offenders, fines ranging from $100-$400, suspended sentences with probation, or where there is prior related criminal behavior, short periods of jail time. With the frequency and growing popularity of it, bike theft was up 20% in Victoria last year and 38% in Calgary, we have ended up in a situation where insuring for actual value or claiming with the threat of rising deductibles often leaves us bikeless and bitter. In the past, reporting our bikes stolen to the police has felt like an exercise in futility. Often dismantled and shipped out of province before you pick up the phone, the chances of ever seeing your ride again are slim to none. But with a combination of the growing popularity of mountain biking and the rising value of our bikes, the police are taking a more pro-active approach and it leaves us, the bike owners, in the hot seat. Are we helping bike thieves and hindering police work?
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More from the article:
For all of your rides, record the brand, model, color, serial number, and modifications. Lock them up, and then lock them up again. Be aware of your surroundings. Stop Stravaing your rides from your house. Be smart, think about the bigger picture. While Kayla Smith 'stole' her bike back, and we all love a good vigilante story with a happy ending, the thief has probably already stolen a few more bikes since then. Adam Mantle from Dunbar Cycles teamed up with police and using his online research they were able to arrest and charge Wesley John Devries. He has not stolen a bike since. If your bike is stolen, by all means look for it on Craig’s List, put in the time and be proactive, but team up with police when you find it. While myopic actions can be sensationalized, they will do nothing to progress a solution for our community as a whole.
Items found by police in a bike thief's backpack by police.
Bike theft falls into an ugly category of property crimes, the perfect storm for thieves; it is an easy crime with a value low enough to excuse any real punishment. Theft under $5000 in provincial court will garnish a slap on the wrist for first time offenders, fines ranging from $100-$400, suspended sentences with probation, or where there is prior related criminal behavior, short periods of jail time. With the frequency and growing popularity of it, bike theft was up 20% in Victoria last year and 38% in Calgary, we have ended up in a situation where insuring for actual value or claiming with the threat of rising deductibles often leaves us bikeless and bitter. In the past, reporting our bikes stolen to the police has felt like an exercise in futility. Often dismantled and shipped out of province before you pick up the phone, the chances of ever seeing your ride again are slim to none. But with a combination of the growing popularity of mountain biking and the rising value of our bikes, the police are taking a more pro-active approach and it leaves us, the bike owners, in the hot seat. Are we helping bike thieves and hindering police work?
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More from the article:
For all of your rides, record the brand, model, color, serial number, and modifications. Lock them up, and then lock them up again. Be aware of your surroundings. Stop Stravaing your rides from your house. Be smart, think about the bigger picture. While Kayla Smith 'stole' her bike back, and we all love a good vigilante story with a happy ending, the thief has probably already stolen a few more bikes since then. Adam Mantle from Dunbar Cycles teamed up with police and using his online research they were able to arrest and charge Wesley John Devries. He has not stolen a bike since. If your bike is stolen, by all means look for it on Craig’s List, put in the time and be proactive, but team up with police when you find it. While myopic actions can be sensationalized, they will do nothing to progress a solution for our community as a whole.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
We Provide Discounts for San Francisco Bicyle Coalition Members
Membership Has Its Perks!
MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS
A Tran's Bay Bike Shop Gives Discounts to all San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Members.
We happily provide Membership Discounts for all San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Members.
Current Offer:
*10% parts and accessories and
50% bike tune ups in December, January and February.
Non-member specials and deals can vary. So, be sure to call for the latest coupons, sales and special promotions! (415) 678-5323
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