This Wednesday! > Bike to Work Day

FREE BREAKFAST on BIKE to WORK DAY!

where: In front of GJ City Hall at the fountain, 5th and Rood
when: 6:30am – 9:30am on Wednesday, June 22nd

If you are already a Junk Rider, and if we know you, then you are probably already biking to work (and everywhere else you need to go) this Wednesday. Well then let this be a personal toast to you in honor of the other 364 days of the year that you stick with it and ride in the cold, the rain, the blazing heat, the gnats, the wee hours, when you're wearing a skirt & heels, when you have an important meeting, when your gas tank of your car is full, if you have a basket (or pannier) full of groceries, whatever the case may be 'round the calendar year.

This Wednesday, however, may very well be the only day this year that someone offers you a free breakfast for doin' just what you do each and every day. Please come on down and join us to celebrate bikes and all of the places they take us. We'll be enjoying FREE coffee, bagels, donuts, fruit, etc. All you need to do to partake is arrive by bicylce!

This is a movement and you are a part of it. Please join us to celebrate with Grand Valley Bikes, CDOT, the City & the County in appreciation for everyone's efforts on behalf of biking and for the hope of what is to come here in our beloved western Colorado home.

June is Colorado Bike Month! / BTW Day / Pool Party!

June is Colorado Bike Month. Ride proud this month as often as you can!


Bike to Work Day is Wed., June 22nd. Those biking to work will receive a FREE breakfast out by the fountain in front of City Hall that morning! Several active biking advocacy organizations here in the Grand Valley are joining forces with Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction to host a Bike to Work Day celebration. On behalf of the City and County, Grand Valley Bikes (local biking advocacy group), Junk Ride (monthly community cruiser bike riding group), and the Urban Trails Committee, and through the generous support of local businesses, we will be offering a free breakfast to bicycle commuters in front of GJ City Hall at the fountain, 5th and Rood from 6:30am – 9:30am on Wednesday, June 22nd for Bike to Work Day.



June's Junk Ride is Thurs., June 30th at 7pm
THEME: Pool Party!
The ride will end around 8pm at Bin707 Foodbar where we will have a special Junk Rider's bar out on the patio!

We LOVE the Hot Tomato!!!! ++ Bikes, Blues, BBQ, Brews

A HUGE thanks to everyone who shared in the ride and enjoyed the party with us last night. In particular, we want to give a heartfelt thanks for the early bird Garrett Mitchell for shuttling his truck/trailer out first thing yesterday morning. Special thanks to Brian Clark for making his truck/trailer available and for being the caboose of the train. Thank you Nina for allowing your vehicle to be part of the shuttle as well.

THANK YOU SO MUCH to the North 17th Street Band for headlining the party and for being so unstoppable --- carting instruments 16 miles on your bike!! WOW! Thank you to the Abominable Showmen for your strings and harmonies and for bringing every single one of your co-workers out to the party. Hug & a kiss to Eagles on Highway for providing sound and equipment and for serenading us with his guitar and sweet singing voice with Willie on mando too.

Best costume male goes to Mr. Jesse Zacher because who doesn't like a man in tights, especially bold red & black striped tights! Best costume female goes to Cynthia Malleck for doing 16 miles (about 3 times after she went back and forth several times) in fuzzy faux shorn sheep shin and arm guards and glorious bright colored lipstick and a smile. Best effort goes to Ellie doin' the ride on a heavy ol' hand me down commuter.

Thanks to anyone who I might have forgotten...And thanks to those who weren't able to squeeze in the ride but who still came out to show their support!

And where would we be without the loving support from our favorite dough slinging queens of the culinary experience at the HOT TOMATO?! We'd be hungry and devoid of some of the finer things in life. We love their energy and their establishment and they love us Junk Riders right back. Thank you for hosting our birthday party. See you again real soon! In fact --- everyone should make a note that the Hot Tomato is gearing up for tons of music and fun this summer. Check it out (note: cover charge only applies to the backyard for select shows):
Fruita Muse

June Events at The Hot Tomato
brought to you by The Muse in Fruita:

Wednesday June 1st
James Williams
7pm / all ages / no cover

Saturday June 4th
Flat Top Reed
7pm / all ages / $7

Wednesday June 8th
Chase Baumgartner
(Final Area Performance)
7pm / all ages / no cover

Saturday June 11th
Dualakoo
@ The Hot Tomato
7pm / all ages / $5

Wednesday June 15th
Rob "Chicken Fatt" Mitchell
7pm / all ages / no cover

Saturday June 18th
The Williams Brothers Band
7pm / all ages / $7

Wed June 29th
Whalin' Wil Whalen
7pm / all ages / no cover

And now please consider setting aside NEXT Friday for an extra special super fun event out on the other end of the valley:

Next Friday, June 3rd, the 4th annual Colorado Environmental Coalition West Slope BBQ is happening at it's usual location, Rancho Durazno. The price is just $15 for food, beverages (beer, wine, soft drinks), music and etc. Vegetarian options, Colorado meats, and a green salad from Cameron Place CSA will be served. There will be a free drawing/door prizes for Palisade Bluegrass tix (weekend passes), an Osprey pack, & Mountain Khakis. Kids 12 & under are free.

This year, Flat Top Reed are playing the blues (6-9), Palisade Brewery pouring various brews, and we'll be rolling out our new CEC t-shirts for a special membership premium if you re-up or join CEC at the BBQ.

Please forward this along to interested folks, and have a great holiday weekend!

When: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Where: Cameron Place CSA at Rancho Durazno 3938 G 2/10 Rd. Palisade, CO 81526

For directions and more info: http://www.ourcolorado.org/get-involved/calendar/cecs-4th-annual-bbq.html

For even more info check out this blog posting about CEC's partership with Cameron Place CSA: http://www.ourcoloradoblog.org/?p=1176

Bday Ride Planned Route

For those already in Fruita or unable to do the entire ride, check out our planned route. http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=67754 We should be rolling into the Hot Tomato right around 6:30pm. You can ride out to meet us along J Road and do an about face to head back into Fruita en masse! Please join us in any capacity, whether that is just at the bar or over a hot pizza pie or dancing to the music!

See you tonight!

RSVP TODAY!

The Junk Ride's 2nd Bday Party at the Hot Tomato in Fruita is taking place this Thursday!

You MUST RSVP by the end of the day today if you are requesting a ride home. If we do not hear from you, please join us on the ride, just don't count on a ride home.

The ol' weather looks to be cooperating quite nicely:

Thursday

Breezy
Hi 80 °F

Thursday Night

Breezy
Lo 48 °F

See you at 5pm on Thursday! Or out at the party with the ever-gracious Tomatoes hosting us and the music of the N. 17th St. Band, The Abominable Showmen, and Eagles on Highway!

And don't forget your $1 for the limited edition Junk Ride 2nd Bday Party vinyl bumper sticker party favors:

MAY 26th - JUNK RIDE's 2nd Bday Party

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNK RIDE!

Thursday, May 26th

5pm
We will ride en masse to Fruita for our 2nd Birthday Party!

Join us on our ride out to the Hot Tomato in Fruita to celebrate 2 years running of the Junk Ride! We will be doing an earlier departure (meet at 10th & Main at 5pm!) to get out to the haven of hot pizza pie in time to enjoy the party and the live music. We will have members of the North 17th Street Band + friends helping us celebrate with their boisterous music. They may even tow their instruments out to Fruita on their bikes!

*Bring a dollar bill or 2 if you want in on this year's limited edition Junk Ride Bday Party favors ($1 a piece.)*
**Bring your pizza and beer money!**

Some notable items of late:

• Many thanks to Sharon Sullivan for a lovely piece about the Junk Ride in the Free Press Cycling Guide!
• Our U.S. Transpo Sec may not be sure if he is a hipster, but he's lookin' out for our concerns!
• The Junk Ride will buy one large hot pie for the rider who makes it out to the Hot Tomato on something like this.

We are working on shuttles to get home to GJ after the party/after dark. We have TWO TRAILERS for getting our bikes back to the big city. We need more passenger space. Please email us if you will not be biking but plan on being at the party and can drive us home. If you will be on the ride, please begin emailing us your RSVP so that we can account for you and your bike getting a ride home. THANK YOU.

HUGE heartfelt thanks to all of those dedicated Junk Riders keeping this event alive!

Ridin' the Roundabout on Colorado Ave.

Click here to see a little vid taken at the Colorado Ave. roundabout on our April ride