Tulsa Hub

Tulsa Hub was a light in our community for over a decade, empowering thousands of people with transportation bicycles and repairs and truly changing lives. Stephen Noel-Place and I (Arianna) had the honor of working for Tulsa Hub, which connected us with many of you whose stories and love are woven into our beings. Transportation is a human right, and bicycles provide a crucial chain link on the road to empowerment. When Tulsa Hub closed last year, its impact and the holes it filled became even more apparent.

With permission from Tulsa Hub’s page owners, I am excited to share with you that Stephen and I recently opened Second Wind Bicycles, providing affordable refurbished bicycles, mobile repairs and commuter classes. We are an LLC, not a non-profit, so we will not be able to completely fill the hub-shaped hole in our community. Still, we want to do what we can to connect people with bicycles and repairs crucial for accessing community services, completing daily care tasks, and finding and maintaining employment.

As part of our Roll It Forward program, we accept gifts of bicycles, parts, and accessories, which we refurbish and either give directly to organizations connected to people in need, or sell them and allocate the profits toward this work. Gifts are NOT tax-deductible because we are not a 501(c)(3) organization. The funding we have generated from these gifts has already helped us provide deeply discounted repairs and bicycles to our neighbors. We want to keep rolling! Check out https://www.secondwindbicycles.com/services to learn more about this program. We are seeking partnerships with other companies, advocacy groups, non-profits, and other organizations interested in collaborating to work toward transportation justice–please reach out if you are interested!

We will not be posting regularly on the Tulsa Hub page, so please follow us on Facebook (Second Wind Bicycles), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/secondwindbicycles/), and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/), and check out our website, www.secondwindbicycles.com to learn more about our mobile repair services (we come to you!) and refurbished bicycles. You follow the Tulsa Hub page because you care about people and know that bicycles can help alleviate suffering and empower change. Let’s work together to ensure everyone has access to transportation.

Ride on, friends!

Arianna and Stephen Place

Meet Eric Gomez! Eric is a local cyclist training for the Race Across America with Team Su***de Prevention. Eric was born in Ft. Worth and spent his entire adult life living in Tulsa, which he is proud to call home.

Eric is committed to supporting mental health awareness as an individual whose own life has been touched by this important issue when his young cousin tragically died while a resident at The Psychiatric Institute of Fort Worth. As an individual who has himself struggled with anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, Eric turned to cycling and fitness as a healthy outlet. In his former role as a City of Tulsa elected official, Eric supported policies that promoted positive mental health and opportunities for Tulsans without homes.

When he’s not spending his time training, Eric works as a realtor and general contractor renovating historic homes and buildings and spends time with his wife, children, and grandchild.

Eric is honored to compete in the 3000-mile race as part of Team Su***de Prevention along with teammates Bill Taitano, Craig Jackson, Kevin Smith, Mike Guillen, April Meyer, Joel Kantor, and Katy Rich. Throughout their 12-state-spanning journey, they’ll work to bring visibility to those whose lives have been tragically impacted by su***de.

To learn more about Team Su***de Prevention or donate to their cause please visit their website at www.teamsu***deprevention.com.

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This Saturday, May 8th is the second ride in the Cycling the GAP series. The ride and discussion will focus on infrastructure.

Would like to join but need a bike or a small repair on your current bike? Tulsa Hub will be available from 2.00-2.45 for small repairs and loaner bikes. If you would like to reserve a bike for the ride please contact Olivia call/text 918.813.0028 by noon Friday May 7th.