Episode 390: Spotlight on the Des Moines Street Collective

About this episode

Bobby Kennedy discusses the Des Moines Street Collective and its role in supporting community bicycle shops in Iowa.

Bobby Kennedy, Director of Bike Shop Operations is on this episode to tell us more about the Des Moines Street Collective. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. Registration for RAGBRAI LIII is open! ragbrai.com/registration/

People in this episode

Guest: Bobby Kennedy

Topics covered

• Community Bicycle Shops
• RAGBRAI
• Des Moines
• Bicycle Advocacy
• Iowa Cycling

Keywords

• Des Moines Street Collective
• Bobby Kennedy
• RAGBRAI LIII
• Community Bicycle Shops
• Iowa Cycling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Des Moines Street Collective, Iowa City Bike Library, Chain Reaction Bike Hub, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective, We-Cycle, Dubuque Bike Co-Op

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