Dome ReCycler - First Friday Bike Event

Join Indy Cog, People for Urban Progress, Cardinal Cycles & Harnish Design for a truly unique event. A bicycle messenger bag constructed from the roof of the Hoosier/RCA Dome will be on display and available for purchase. Also, other items will be available including wallets, clutches and pedestrian messenger bags.

Representatives from several cycling advocacy groups will be on hand to provide information and answer your questions.

A screening of Bootleg Sessions projected onto Dome fabric.

Music, Food + MORE

Bring yourself, your friends, and your bike down to Fountain Square--7 p.m. on Friday, August 7th at the Murphy Arts Bldg.

Monon Trail: Trail of the Month on Rails-toTrails

from railstotrail.org: With all the hoop legends and speedsters of Indianapolis lore, you might think a trail would have a hard time getting noticed there. But in the heart of Indiana's heartland, one rail-trail stands shoulder-to-shoulder with all of its Hoosier peers: the Monon Trail. You'll hear it praised from coast to coast, and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy just named the pathway to the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.


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"Gears" by Cheryl Harnishfeger

“Gears” is a sculpture made out of salvaged bicycle and clock gears. For this piece I visited junkyards where I sifted through mountains of discarded metal searching for a glimpse of a part that could be used. I posted ads on bicycle forums and local online markets looking for peoples’ used bicycle gears.

“Gears” takes parts that exist strictly for function and turns them into something that’s sole purpose is aesthetic; turning the functional into the non-functional. It also deals with the recycling and salvaging of materials, which is something very close to my heart. Too often people waste both money and resources when they could easily help themselves and the environment by salvaging materials already in existence.

The gears themselves were chosen as the medium to remind people that bicycles are both a healthy and environmentally conscious means of transportation, particularly in an urban environment. With so much talk of global warming and nationwide obesity, it is important to remember the ultimate hybrid vehicle: the bicycle.

“Gears” stretches 28 inches from left to right and is 12 inches tall. The sculpture is held together with thin silver wire that has been wound tightly around each gear to secure it in place. Each individual gear and the wire surrounding it have been painted in a complementary color scheme, either violet and yellow or red and green. The gears are of all different shapes and sizes, and have been put together at different angles for added visual interest.

To see or purchase pieces by Cheryl Harnishfeger, visit her etsy!