Bublr Bikes is riding a tandem with a trio of Walker’s Point breweries this Wisconsin Bike Week for the Bublr & Brews Beer Trail.
During the week, June 1-9, customers are encouraged to bike to Indeed Brewing, MobCraft Beer and Broken Bat Beer on a Bublr bike and enjoy cycling and local craft beer (responsibly, of course).
Rent a Bublr Bike, buy a pint at each of the breweries, being sure to pick up a punch card. Remember to fill out your contact info on the back of the card. Once your card is filled, hand it in at one of the breweries and you could win one of three prizes.
MobCraft and Indeed will each give away a quarter barrel party and Broken Bat will add a two-hour rental of their indoor wiffle ball.
“I’ve been lucky to be in Milwaukee long enough to see the growth biking in our city over the years!” says MobCraft Marketing Director Ryan Doolan.
“As an avid biker, it's wonderful to ride on the Hank Aaron or one of the 50+ bike trails Milwaukee has to offer. Bublr Bikes is such an asset to our community and the Walker’s Point Neighborhood. They are so convenient and I see their patented sky blue bikes everywhere! Jump on a bike, get moving in some fresh air while enjoying some great beers on your Walker’s Point ride.”
“What better way to celebrate Wisconsin Bike Week than riding a Bublr to a local brewery,” asks Bublr Bikes Sponsorship & Outreach Manager Elizabeth Grout. “Bublr Bikes is Greater Milwaukee’s nonprofit bikeshare, which is especially unique given that most bikeshares are either owned by Uber or Lyft.
“When you ride a Bublr, you are directly giving back to the community by supporting our free cycling classes, free Bublr passes for income-qualified neighbors, and more. Walker’s Point is home to quite a few Bublr stations, so we are excited to host a Bike Week event in the heart of Milwaukee.”
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
