Whats the term? Busmans holiday, I think?
Sort of like last Fall when I went to Seattle as a side trip when i went to take the Professional Mechanics and Shop Operations course at United Bicycle Institute in Portland, OR...
...Except this time I went to Seattle to visit a friend, and took a side trip to Portland to take a class: I am now a DT Swiss certified wheelbuilder!
Lemme build your wheels - I have a shiny sticker!
Snarkyness aside - I am a certified bicycle mechanic and wheelbuilder. Nothing replaces experience - so I do welcome opportunities to repair bikes and build wheels. I am particularly interested in promoting the use of dynamo hubs and bike travel, and will proselytize given the opportunity.
Traveling...
Coming up next week - solstice weekend - is the Swift Campout, international call to go bike camping!
A couple friends are going to ride to a private campsite, and we're being joined by a friend driving up from Chicago. I'm super excited.
...And community activities
I'm also promoting my new Facebook group Let's Go Camping! Lansing!
And for a few months now I've been hosting Ladies Day FTW! at the Lansing Bike Co-op. It's an open day focused on various lady identifying folks to work on their bikes or learn to work on their bikes.
That's enough for now
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