Bicycles Move Stuff in Ames, Iowa #2

A growing number of bicycling enthusiasts in Ames, Iowa, have obtained trailers for their bicycles and are commonly seen hauling items around town. A few of the folks are long term friends, but most have gotten to know each other informally in recent years through their bicycle-trailer activities. Several organized themselves as a contingent for the 2009 4th of July parade in Ames and showed up in spite of the heavy rain. From that collective effort, the idea evolved to offer residential moving services. The first move was for a friend of one of the cyclists and was carried out on July 12, 2009. The second was also for a friend and was carried out on July 26, 2009. Many of the trailers were manufactured by a small company, Bikes at Work, in Ames with a Web site at: www.bikesatwork.com For further information about the group's moving efforts, contact Jim Gregory at Bikes at Work. This video was produced by Helen Gunderson (one of the bike-trailer enthusiasts) of Gunder-friend Productions of Ames with a Web site at: www.gunderfriend.com The accordian music is by Rod Dense, formerly of Pocahontas, Iowa, who now lives in Davenport, Iowa.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• green residential moving
• Ames
• Iowa
• bicycles move stuff

[gunderfriend]

A fun--and perhaps practical idea. Thanks.

[Oilbeefooked]

i like the recumbent bike and trailer. heh heh, maybe someone can make a covered version for all -weather transport. or a bike/trailer in one, enclosed!