Greetings from The Bikery,
The Bikery is a new community organization with programs operating through venues in Seattle and nearby, providing opportunities for you to learn about, repair, and safely enjoy your bike. We provide the tools and knowledge—you provide your bike and your enthusiasm. We’re creating an inviting framework to engage people from all backgrounds regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, class, or other boundaries; together, we can define and participate in the whirlwind of creativity and good times that is bicycle culture!
The Bikery currently offers classes in a variety of bicycle-related subjects ranging from basic maintenance to traffic law, and also hosts open repair clinics at the Garfield Community Center and at the Old Firehouse in Redmond—more details on these and other Bikery-related events can be found here on our MySpace page and at our website – www.thebikery.org
FREE BICYCLE MAINTENANCE CLINICS!
Do you have a bike that’s in need of some fixing? Bring it down to one of the Bikery’s free bike clinics where we put the tools in your hands. At our clinics you can learn to fix or maintain your own bike in a fun, supportive environment with the help and advice of our approachable volunteer mechanics, the Helpful Wrenches.
Garfield Community Center (23rd & Cherry in the Central District)
Saturdays (New day!) 2pm-5pm
FREE - You bring your bike and parts, we provide the tools and know-how.
Monstersori Observatory(2317 14th S in Beacon Hill
Sundays 3pm-7pm
FREE - FREE! – A weekly bike clinic extravaganza. Learn the basics by working on bikes while fixing yours up!
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
MARCH
BASIC MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP
Saturday March 22nd | Garfield Community Center | 12pm - 2pm FREE
Don't know how to spell derailleur- much less how it works? Do you want to learn how to get that screeching noise out of your brakes? Then come on down to the Bikery for the amazing Base-icle Maintenance Class. This class focuses on the rudimentary aspects of how to maintain your bicycle.
APRIL
HEADSETS AND BOTTOM BRACKETS
Saturday April 12th | Garfield Community Center | 12pm – 2pm FREE
Come and learn about everything that goes into making your headset and bottom brackets work and how to overhaul them!
BRAKES!
Saturday Aprli 19th | Garfield Community Center | 12pm – 2pm FREE
In this class you will learn about all the different types of brakes. How to adjust them, what is compatible with what, and tips and tricks for making them work better!
MAY
Know Your Rigthts!
Saturday May 17th | Garfield Community Center | 12pm – 2pm FREE
Is it illegal to ride a bike in the middle of a lane of traffic? Are you supposed to signal for turns with your left or right hand? What about using a crosswalk to avoid swerving through six lanes of traffic? How do you avoid getting hit by a door while riding in the bike lane quickly downhill on Pine? These and other topics are included in our conversation-based Know Your Rights workshop, designed to allow cyclists an opportunity to share experiences, survival skills, long-unanswered questions, and much more.