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4/6/2026Stormy and colder weather kept our visit numbers low this past week.I am 99% done with the containers. I’ll make a final check this week before it gets rainy. The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $347.75Memberships: 3 for $90Tires/tubes: 7 for $35...
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3/30/2026Uneventful week. Pulled some of the salvageable parts off bikes in the containers and should have that project completed by end-of-week.Tonight is TBP’s Member Meeting which I will attend.This Thursdays is another Fix-a-Flat class. We have signage...
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3/13/2026This week we will reopen to M – F from our scaled back winter hours! We’re also hosting our Fix-a-Flat class on Thursday again. Was also alerted that Illini Cycling will begin offering three rides a week that start at the Bike Center, so that...
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3/9/2026Warmer days are coming in fits and starts. Last week we confirmed for a sustainability event in April, and will continue prep for the spring happenings: busy shop and more folks riding! The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $447.75Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for...
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2/10/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Pretty relaxed week overall. Approaching double digits on the number of For Sale bikes we have on the floor. By end of week, we should be at a dozen or so. This is our prime building season, so we’ll take advantage as...
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2/9/2026At this ILO, students shut off 1535 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $233.54 in energy costs. This also prevented 2.29 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from...
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2/2/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Happy Groundhog Day!Things have calmed a bit—thankfully! Warmer weather this week means I can get out and safety check the half dozen or so bikes that have been in the queue without risking frostbite.The numbers:Visitors:...
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1/28/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last week we opened for the semester and were positively inundated. Wednesday saw 40+ people come through, almost all with rusty bikes from leaving them out for winter break. Fingers crossed for some legitimate storage...
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12/31/2025Attached is the 2025 Tree Care Plan:
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12/16/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:This is the last week we are open for the semester. We’ve got ~17 kids bikes done and will hopefully have a few more donated this week, so between both shops our numbers should be right around 50 bikes! Weather for Saturday...