Volunteers required for BikeSurfBerlin

We need more volunteers to help out and make bikesurf grow. We need fresh ideas and faces on the team to help out.

Specifically, we need people who can help out with the new website or are an aspiring bicycle mechanic.

Contact us today if you want to find out more: bikesurfberlin@gmail.com

Jewellery and bags of fun - Lollapolooza Sept 2016

Visit BikeSurf at Lollapalooza Berlin

... and upcycle some bike parts!

When? August 10-11
Where? Lollapalooza festival in Treptower Park
What? Eco projects in Berlin and upcycling workshops (Saturday at 18:00, Sunday at 13:30)



The BikeSurf team will be representing our project in the eco neighborhood "Der Grüne Kiez" at Berlin's Lollapalooza festival next weekend. We have a small stand for meet and greeting with some information and materials (and STICKERS!) and some of our project's favorite mascots.

We also will be leading some workshops on creative upcycling featuring bicycle materials, which, facilities depending, will likely also be a part of our permanent station in the Grüne Kiez sector. Come visit if you're there and make yourself some jewelry, stenciled tote bags, or one of our famous cog-and-chain keyrings!

Bike repair workshop at KOPI 12th August

Time to learn how to fix your own bike.
KOPI 137 squat has allowed us to host a bike repair workshop at their location this Friday.
Kopiniker strasse 137 from 16:00 until 19:00.
BikeSurf will bring some tools and spare parts (cables, tubes, etc.) and larger spare parts will be salvaged from the bike workshop.
Welding facilities and angle grinders available.
Whatever you can afford would be great to cover the cost of the parts used.

Signatures needed for bike safety in Berlin

If you are a German citizen, or registered to vote in Berlin, Volksentscheid Fahrrad asks for your support! You can sign their petition to help bring better bike safety and bicycling traffic laws to the Berlin streets. They are seeking 20,000 signatures by the 10th of June - help out if you are able!



Liebe fahrradfreundlichen Medien,

wie ihr sicherlich schon mitbekommen habt, sammeln wir derzeit für den Volksentscheid Fahrrad in Berlin. Der Sammel-Endspurt hat begonnen, denn bis zum 10. Juni möchten wir die benötigten 20.000 Unterschriften von wahlberechtigten Berliner gesammelt haben.

Daher würden wir uns sehr freuen wenn ihr uns bei der Unterschriften-Sammlung unterstützen könntet – in dem ihr einerseits medial darüber berichtet, Pressemitteilungen könnt ihr hier einsehen und in eurem Netzwerk (z. B. facebook) / Newsletter zum Sammeln / Unterschreiben aufruft.

Nutzt dafür gerne folgenden Text und das angehängte Bild.

Fahrrad Volksentscheid – JETZT unterschreiben!

Der Volksentscheid Fahrrad sammelt Unterschriften damit Radfahren in unserer Stadt Berlin sicherer und attraktiver wird. Dafür wurde ein Radverkehrsgesetz geschrieben welches hier einsehbar ist. Unterschriftenlisten und weitere Informationen können über die Webseite abgerufen werden: https://volksentscheid-fahrrad.de/ .

Bitte beteiligt euch zahlreich damit Berlin lebenswerter für alle wird!

BikeSurf and VELOBerlin 2016 - Ride together!

The VELOBerlin bicycle trade fair sets up shop on Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th this year at Berlin Messe Nord. It's one of the largest public exhibitions for bicycles in Germany. We were there last year, proudly representing the bike share community. Exhibitors present their products, concepts, and events related to transport, navigation, future mobility, and urban cycling to get consumer feedback. It's definitely a cool space to check out, and, bonus, you can find us staffing a table.

A few other community bike reps from Berlin are also involved. We'll be teaming up with Mitradgelegenheit, ADFC Berlin, and bike clubs Cycling without age and BIKEYGEES to organize a community-style tour through the city to the Berlin Messe Nord location on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.

MitRADgelegenheit zur VELOBerlin Messe



Riders who participate receive discounted entrance tickets. Kick off the tour at one of the start points in the Northeast or Southeast, or link up with us along the way to the West. The tour arrives at Messe Berlin at 12:30. No registration necessary!

Northeast Leg
11:15 S-Schönhauser Allee, in front of Balzac Coffee
11:40 Hackescher Markt, under the S-Bahn bridge on Str. Neue Promenade

Southeast Leg
11:00 Tempelhofer Feld, at the field entrance on Oderstr/Herrfurthstr.
11:35 Hallesches Tor, at the Landwher Canal and Wilhelmstr. intersection

Final leg
12:00 Brandenburger Tor


More information on the MitRADgelegenheit event page

We'll post reminders on our facebook page as well. Hope to see some familiar faces on the tour, and come visit us at our table!

Needing cash to start your own BikeSurf project ?

For those of you wanting to start your very own BikeSurf but are lacking funds... contact us now for starting capital (for locks or other essential things to get your bikes on the road).

BikeSurfWarsaw has received 200E from the BSB coffers (aka "The Bank of Abundance") to get started.