For this month’s art show we a hosting Fuzzbeast. If you are not familiar he responsible for the sharpie bike signs all around the city. They will be large scale drawings. The reception is at 10pm when everyone gets back from the Spoken Art ride.
The Spoken art ride starts at the corner of York and Figueroa at the flagpole at 6:30pm leaves at 7pm. Josef will take you on a special route showing you the new galleries and ofcourse mo york. If your nice he’ll take you to the taco stand in someones back yard. Not a fast paced ride. Its chill and you stop at the best art galleries in the city.
Then back at the oven for the party , we still have frankenstein the pinata, still filled with candy since we didnt blow him to pieces last month. The kiddie bikes are ready and waiting to go on some races. It’s our tradition we arent gonna stop just yet.
recap
ride at 6:30pm
party at 10pm easy yes it is that easy and guess what we have a heater!!!!YAEh!!!
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Hello folks, we plan on taking a few weeks off to work on the shop. Our last night of operation this year will be Tuesday 12/23 and we will reopen to the public on Tuesday 1/6/2009. During that time we will reorganize the shop and keep Dingo and Syd company. Here’s wishing everyone an excellent end-of -year-celebration-type-thing-greeting-holiday-type-whatchamacallit-thingamybob-
type- seasonal time event.
The Bike Oven was well represented on the radio this week. We were featured in several segments on Kill Radio’s Bike Talk program on Saturday Dec. 13th. Josef was in the studio for an an interview about the Oven, cycling advocacy, and Flying Pigeon LA.
Bike Talk rolling reporter Steven Bowers was kind enough to come out to the Oven as well to do an on-site interview during our sidewalk sale to discuss our mission, needs, and events.
Bike Talk is a weekly program focusing on cycling, broadcast on KillRadio.org, Saturdays 10am - noon. You can listen live at KillRadio.org and past shows are available for download here or at KPFK.org. We were featured on show#5. Josef’s interview begins at the 23:30 mark and the interview at the Oven starts at 36:40.
Separately, we were interviewed by Kill Radio’s latest addition, Freewheel. This free form cycling discussion does not appear to be available for download yet. But new shows can be heard Saturdays, noon - 2pm.
Saturday Dec. 13, 8:00 - 11:00 am
The Oven will offer our year-end blowout sale on bikes and parts this Saturday. Bikes $10 and up. Parts start at $1. Find cheap transportation or your next project ride.
Road, mountain, crusier, BMX bikes - too many to list/show. Wheels, tires, gears, brakes, frames, forks, etc. Everything sold “as-is”, but there will be hidden gems.
DOUNUT MAKING WORKSHOP
In our effort to out do ourselves and cause severe heart attacks we are adding a doughnut making workshop but wait it’s healthy, say what, you heard me healthy doughnuts I’m trying it out. I’ll make the dough and when you get here at 4-6pm December 13 before the ride you’ll get to fry and dunk in glaze . Lemon Pistachio Doughnuts. It’s a workshop so call in and sign up just so I know.
ART SHOW DROP OFF FRIDAY DEC 12 3-7pm
Hey you know everyone is so broke for xmas that our show is minimally ghetto, submit pictures of bikes you’ve lit up or take some lights and put them on a bike you dont ride and hang that shit up, it’s our cheap tree but it’s a bike. yes I’m making no sense but bring art even if you dont think it’s art we all have to look at something saturday night and I feel curating is above us. C’mon let’s build an art bike community bike co-op like the legendary bikas. If you dont know what that is look it up, it will inspire you, drop off is Friday If anything I’m daring all those burning man people that dont believe in making art in the city for the city.
SPOKEN ART RIDE
yes it’s still going on. Meet at the flagpole at York and Figueroa at 6:30pm leave at 7pm. Don’t think Joseph doesn’t love you, he makes a different route everytime you get the best art in Highland park and I think the city. Kick out the good artist from downtown and where do they go, yup Highland Park. It does have theme “light up my Bike” so light it up any way you can.
AFTER PARTY AT OVEN AT 10pm ish
Okay so we’ll have doughnuts and something hot coffee or hot coco. It’s on, Kiddie bike races. Burning Pinatas and this time it’s going to be a child size pinata(like 12 year old) Bike toss was a success and whatever else you think of that we can get away with(downhill kidie bikes, please) just dont hurt Tomatoes. No real tomatoes were hurt at the last bike toss.
Wednesday December 10, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Bike Oven presents the class, “Overview of Tool Use”. A comprehensive overview of the general purpose, common bicycle-specific, and advanced special purpose & thread forming tools used for bicycle repair and maintanance.
The class will consist of a lecture (approx 45 min) decribing tools, their proper usage, sources and home-made tools. Next will be a brief demonstration of various tools in action. Finally, students will get a chance to handle tools and practice using them on shop bicycles which will be dissassembled only, no repair work to be done at this time.
Future classes will include the application of these tools to specific areas of bicycle maintenance and repair. This class will be an excellent introduction for those new to bike repair, those less familiar with the unique tool set needed for bike repair, and those who want to improve their knowledge of proper tool usage, maintanance, and design.
Class is limited to 8 students. RSVP by emailing us at info@bikeoven.com
A suggested donation of $10 is requested. $5 donation for active volunteers.
| December 7, 2008 |
| 1:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
Come Join Us At the Highland Park Holiday Parade — Sunday Dec. 7th, 2008.
Our theme is “Crazy Elves and Burned Out Hippies Save Christmas (w. Bicycles)”
Meet at the Oven (3706 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90065) at 12:45 p.m., we roll at 1 p.m. to the parade. We won’t be in the parade until 1:30 or 1:45.
I’m going to have everything else arranged (paperwork, sign-in, etc.)
Bring the wildest bike you can find/ride. I’m going to have the bakfiets, and the rickshaw will be on hand.
We need a Ms. Bike Oven 2009 (gender no bar) - dress the part! Bearded ladies OK.
Non bearded ladies welcome as well.
Harv should bring his recumbent, to show the kids how he achieved the land speed record.
Any questions, 310-902-5439 or email ubrayj02@yahoo.com
EVERYBODY ON A BIKE WELCOME TO JOIN ON IN. We’ll be appearing in some other
holiday parades, so stay tuned!
Pass on the good word.
-Josef
The Bike Oven will be closed this Thanksgiving Weekend. We will open up again to the public on Tuesday December 2nd, 2008. Enjoy your long weekend, everybody!
Very short notice due to change of venue from the gallery in Monte Vista and 61st to the Bike Oven. Reverend Phil will grace us with his prescence and Bike Porn 2 at 8pm Sunday Nov 23 , 2008. Admission is $5 , hey we’ve got to get him to his next destination to finish his tour.
The movies are completely new and improved and the theme is bikexploitaion. so get ready to be disturbed and enjo bikesmut.com for more info and if you wan to follow him around
possible mini zoobomb with the kiddie bikes we have left.
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