April 20, 2006
Come on and Take a Free Ride
I always thought that "Free Ride" was a Foghat tune, but I think maybe it was Edgar Winter's.
Anyway the whole family went to Free Ride, which is located in Construction Junction in Point Breeze, this past Saturday. We brought a bike in to fix, one to drop off, and looked for bikes to buy. Thomas got a 15-speed for twenty bucks. I found a ten-speed, which I'll have to learn how to fix myself. Actually, the folks at Free Ride are very generous in their assisting. Work for them for four hours and you can have the bike for free.
In my mind, it's all very eutechnically correct, and the whole arrangement reminds me of possibilities of alternative economies, alternative manufacturing, alternative thinking, etc., especially when you see a dozen enthusiasts tuning bikes, picking out and putting back tools. Sure, the people are younger and hipper looking than me(Perhaps an updated version of the Dazed and Confused cast), but Free Ride has a very welcoming environment, especially since they had Dock Boggs playing on the CD player.
Posted by mastr at April 20, 2006 10:43 AM