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    Building Community: Harry Schwartzman and NY Bike Jumble

    Harry Schwartzman and friends have brought together local cyclists, mechanics, and businesses in their wildly successful Bike Jumbles .

    In advance of this weekend’s third Jumble we caught up with Schwartzman to get the story with the events: “I think the Jumbles strengthen the New York bike community because it gets more bikes into the city. We have itinerant bike dealers who haunt the east coast swap-meet circuit come to New York to sell their inexpensive bikes. More bikes means that there are more cyclists, and the more cyclists there are, the safer we all can be.

    “After that it also gives us all a place where we can hang out and talk bikes and look at awesome bikes. Too often, and especially as cyclists, the city moves so quick, it’s hard to slow down and just say ‘hi’ to another rider. We hope the Jumbles give people this opportunity.
    “I also hope that the Jumble lets all the little New York City based cottage industries like Outlier, Johnny Coast, Hold Fast and Taliah Lempert, get some exposure as well as allowing them to interact with each other and perhaps collaborating- but that’s not up to me.

    “The Jumble, at its most basic level, exists to get bikes into peoples hands. Times-Up was kind enough to run a repair stand at the last Jumble, and I think seeing someone fix a bike is so educational, particularly for novices. The reality is that bikes are simple, and watching someone do a simple repair quickly can, hopefully, be an inspiration for people to fix their own bikes. We also try to give good information on our blog and we actively answer questions for readers.”

    On November 15 from 11AM-3PM, they’ll be offering cyclists a chance to have their portraits taken by Brooklyn-based photographer Keiko Niwa.   Ride over to JJ Byrne Park (5th Ave and 3rd St) and say “cheese.” Bamboo Bike Studio will also be on, hand so come over and say hello.

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