With the Bloomingdale farmers’ market (BFM) now back in season, our companion clinic location is back in action as well. Located at 1st and R St NW, this clinic location is the best place in the District to get your bike back in shape while also picking up the week’s groceries. Seriously, stop by the bakery stand after getting a tune up and tell me it’s not the greatest deal ever.
The Bloomindale farmers’ market clinic is open every Sunday from 11am to 1pm.
Hey all you bike repair-ers! The Bike House Saturday clinic at Annie’s Ace Hardware (1240 Upshur St NW) is emerging from hibernation on March 2, 2013. Bring your bike out to get it ready for some Spring riding! See you there from 12-3pm.
And forgive us if we seem a little sleepy.
The planet may be getting warmer, but this week is getting colder. Way colder. So in concordance with our ancient traditions (of two years ago), this Saturday, January 26th, The Bike House gathers for our Coldest Day Of The Year Ride.
Meet at 10 a.m. at Big Bear Cafe for a casual, easy loop around the SE Riverfront, Kingman Island, and the National Arboretum. Cue sheets may be on hand, but as a group we may abbreviate or deviate from our plans for mercy of our fingers and toes.
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Happy solstice, bike-repair-ers! With the holidays and winter upon us, the Bike House is taking a break to cozy up by the fire and sip hot cider. Annie’s still has all your bike part needs. Stay bundled, and see you in the Spring!
The Coffee Bike Crawl is a bike ride visiting a selection of great coffee shops in DC. This year, they will be shepherded in part by Bike House volunteer Nacim Bouchtia. The ride will begin at Qualia Coffee, the coffee shop where the Bike House lived for its first years and helped us get where we are today, and it will end at Big Bear Cafe, which hosts the Sunday Bike House hosts a clinic at the Bloomingdale farmer’s market from 11am-1pm. Check it out!
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