Monday, October 9 from 10:30pm-Midnight
Bike INSIDE, bring your own bicycle

photos by Thomas Gotschi
photos by Stephen Roullier
video by Marino Pascal

In the mid-1800s velocipede social clubs were formed to teach ladies & gentlemen the mechanics and pleasures of bicycle riding in a safe smooth indoor setting. Around the same time, the first rollerskating rinks were opened so that those for whom two wheels were not enough might enjoy the wonders of eight-wheeled motion in companionship with like-minded souls. In the spirit of whimsy, delight and intrepid enjoyment of harmonious mobility these spaces invoke…


**You are invited to a Bicycle Enthusiast meeting at Cold Storage**

1168 E 5th St, Los Angeles, California 90013
Monday, October 9 10:30 p.m.

Ride from Bicycle Kitchen (706 Heliotrope north of Melrose) at 10pm

or
Meet at Cold Storage at 10:30 p.m. (we will plan to be there until midnight – come anytime)
 
If you’ve ever dreamt of riding your bicycle in 40,000 square feet of polished cement in the gorgeous globalized Alameda Industrial Corridor just east of downtown Los Angeles – this is your chance! Pre-fab walls will be built into the space in the very near future, so please do join us and bring your friends.
 
Anything’s possible in the cold storage space:
* explorations of silence & sound
* investigations of shadow & light
* synchronized riding & freestyle free-for-all
* if you have a way to play music from your bicycle & you would like to dj roller-rink style, please bring your rig & rock us!
* if you have other ideas of ways to engage dozens of cyclists in a large empty industrial space, come prepared to lead a free-wheeling follow the leader!
 

Cold Storage
1168 E 5th St, Los Angeles, California 90013
(2 streets East of Alameda on the right side of 5th St.)

** closest metro station: Union Station **