Yup, they're good guys. -----Original Message----- From: David Armin-Parcells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 18 March 2008 21:56 To: U&I Design <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: rg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) lineups? Re: (313) demf 2008
It's true Detroit is a great city to ride in I would not use a high end expensive bike though, some of the roads are worse than some trails I've been on. consider giving these guys a call or e-mail to set up a bike. http://backalleybikes.org they take old bikes and fix them up cheap or free if you volunteer they would probably let you rent one David U&I Design wrote: > I am a white girl who rides my bike every day during the summer, to > work, to the store, even to the bars and clubs. I've never had a > problem, other than the ongoing hellos from people as I pass by, that > kind of freaked me out a bit at first because living in the UK, > especially in Liverpool, people don't tend to say hello to people they > don't know, but in Detroit, there is a strong sense of southern > hospitality, people say hello to one another as they pass by, in > elevators, on the streets, everywhere you go. > > Just as in every other city, there are places you wouldn't want to > ride your bike, as it gets a bit dangerous, but during the daytime, I > tend to not worry where I ride, just after dark I try to be cautious. > People here do tend to bring there bikes into their apartments, so I'd > suggest speaking to your hotel to see if they have an inside storage > space for bikes. > > Bike riding in Detroit has become more and more popular, as the gas > prices are very high. I tend to see 4-10 bike riders a day at the > minimum in the summer and I work a 11-5, so I'm sure I miss the > majority of good biking hours. It's a major city, so yes, you will be > riding amongst a lot of highrises and parking lots, but theres also > parks, the river walk, the graffitti mile (which will hopefully be > renovated enough by DEMF you can ride from the lake front to Eastern > Market). Detroit's very spread out, so you shouldn't expect to ride > from downtown to Record Time Roseville for an outing, that would end > up being a 20+ mile journey roundtrip. There are very cute > neighborhoods that are a good ride-through, such as Woodbridge, which > is about a 10 minute ride from Hart Plaza. > > I'd suggest a guide, though, for anything your doing in the city, > especially if you've never been here before. If your interested in a > bike tour around the city, I'd be willing to do a tour on the Saturday > from noon till 2. Let me know. > > Jodie > > > On 3/17/08, rg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a bike that folds up and goes in a suitcase. Quite handy. >> I'm thinking more of would you get pulled off the bike if someone wanted it. >> >> I had a look at Detroit on Google earth, and it looks like there's a huge >> green belt almost between the city center and the suburbs, and the city >> centre is comprised of masses of huge empty vacant lots. It looks weird for >> a City. Is everything in the center on a large scale, or are there areas of >> old housing and row shops etc...On the bike would you be cycling between >> high rises and carparks? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: U&I Design [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 4:26 PM >> To: M Ng [The entire original message is not included]
