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V Bike Parking
After we sign the
lease, one of the first things we'll do is contact the city to have bike
racks installed on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. Also, if
you left for a training ride and didn't bring a lock, or if you just plain
forgot it, just bring your bike right in. We'll find a place for it.
2
Community Space
We will be personally inviting cycling organizations of all shapes and
sizes to take advantage of our community room. We would be honored
to host meetings, social events, and fundraisers of local bike-related
organizations.
3
AIDS/LifeCycle
(ALC)
Both owners are veteran
AIDS/LifeCyclers. We will invite ALC participants to utilize our
space to host their fundraisers, and we'll be more than happy to host
public ALC Information Meetings. We would also like to contribute food to
ALC events and offer a discount to registered ALC participants.
4
Critical Mass Happy Hour
Critical Mass is leader-less coincidental convergence of bicycle commuters
that gather monthly to participate in a bicycle parade in cities around
the world. Masses usually include music, costumes, sometimes nudity,
and always humor. Critical Mass may not be the answer in winning
over the hearts and minds of the city's motorists, but more importantly,
it encourages bicycle commuting and builds community among cyclists.
V supports Critical Mass and offers post-Critical Mass specials to
participants.
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Race Sponsorship
V's owners have both raced and are big fans of bike racing. Bike
racing is the sport of misfits. Most sports figures are held up high
on the public's shoulders and regarded as heroes. They are paid
ridiculous amounts of money. But here in the US, bike racers are
treated like weirdos and are paid little if anything at all.
Fortunately, Lance Armstrong has helped to turn the perception around, but
we have a long way to go.
We would like to start out with a small sponsorship, probably food credit
for an annual awards banquet. Once we are more established, we would
hope to expand that sponsorship to cash as well.
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Bike Messengers
Bike messengers are one of the most underappreciated, underpaid, and
under-benefitted group of professionals. We recognize that they are
vital to our city's commerce, that their jobs are extremely dangerous,
that they work without benefits (rain or shine), and that they are often
seen as thieves by office building security. To show our respect for
their dedication and radical self expression, V will offer members of the
San Francisco
Bicycle Association our fancy organic beer at
PBR
prices. We'll also offer our community room to the messenger
community (specifically to the San Francisco Bike Messenger Association)
for meetings, special events and fundraisers.
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San Francisco Bicycle
Coalition
Last but not least, we will work with the SFBC in whatever way we can.
Their important work has helped to make San Francisco the most bike
friendly city of its size in the US. The Coalition's dedication and
professionalism continues to win victories large and small, for ordinary
cyclists that just want to get around safely, quickly, and comfortably -
on a bicycle.
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