To participate in Earn-a-Bike you much first attend one of our regularly scheduled orientation sessions. While building their own bike, people participating in Earn-a-Bike will both develop their mechanical skills and support B!KE through volunteerism. All refurbished bicycles are safety checked by a staff member upon their completion.Įarn-a-Bike is intended to provide access to bicycles for people who cannot afford to buy a bicycle. Refurbished bicycles sold at B!KE are built primarily during Build Night with the careful guidance of B!KE staff. Since volunteers play such an important role in B!KE‘s success, we see Build Night as a way to create space just for them. Its also a time that we schedule volunteer only workshops and events during. Its a space in which Open Shop volunteers can get away from the hustle and bustle of teaching to work on their own bikes. If you are interested in volunteering at B!KE but don’t know much about bicycles this is the place to start! Please send Tegan an email to let her know you plan to participate and she will be happy to provide you with an orientation.īuild Night also serves a few other functions in the B!KE community. Its both a space for volunteers to learn new skills and to work on their own bicycles.įor many volunteers Build Night is a space to learn the skills of bicycle maintenance and repair. Volunteer Build Night is a volunteer only drop-in program that runs every Thursday from 4-7. You provide the willingness to learn and bike in need of repair. We provide the space, tools, and instruction. B!KE has a small selection of new parts and a large selection of used parts available for purchase during Open Shop.Īccess to workstations is given on a first come, first served basis. If you cannot afford Open Shop, please let us know and we can waive these fees. Paying $7 an hour to use Open Shop is also an option. Use of the Open Shop program is included in a $35 annual B!KE membership. Additional tools are accessible on master tool boards and we have two truing stands for your use. Each station includes a bicycle stand and the basic tools needed for most repairs. We operate a professionally-equipped workshop with five repair stations. Our friendly staff and volunteer mechanics can assist you in competing basic maintenance, tricky repairs, and total bicycle overhauls! The bicycle is a simple machine and learning to fix yours is an empowering experience. Open Shop is a drop-in program where you can learn to fix your own bicycle. Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 3H3Įmail: director (at) communitybikeshop (dot) org We aspire to support cycling in the Peterborough community by reconditioning donated bicycles, making them safe and affordable.įinally, along with the increased competency gained through hands-on learning opportunities, we hope to encourage the use of bicycles as a viable form of transportation for the public at large.Īddress: 293 George St. We strive to encourage self-reliance through education in basic and advanced levels of maintenance by making available an active workshop space facilitated by knowledgeable volunteers. We’ve been working with the Peterborough community since 2006 teaching bike maintenance, repair, and riding skills.ī!KE: The Peterborough Community Cycling Hub is a not-for-profit group providing an accessible shop space, tools and guidance for the development of bicycle mechanical skills. v ī!KE: The Peterborough Community Cycling Hub is an incorporated not-for-profit, member-based cycling education and support organization. Don't feel bad if you created this page, the standard may have changed since you last modified it but please help by editing the article.
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