The Bike House – Annie’s Ace Hardware – 1240 Upshur Street, NW
After three amazing years occupying the alley behind Qualia Coffee, the Bike House has relocated to a new (and equally warm) home. Beginning March 10th, you will be able to find the Bike Housemates tirelessly teaching guests and cranking their wrenches at Annie’s Ace Hardware, just a few blocks northwest of Qualia at 1240 Upshur St NW. We’ve spent the winter getting things ready for you – and we hope you’ll like the new (indoor!) space. Come learn how to fix your bike for free!
We thought this was so great we wanted to share it with you. The Washington City Paper recently launched the 2012 Self-Improvement Guide, which seems to be a resource on how to learn to do EVERYTHING (including bike maintenance, of course). We’ve included an excerpt below from the Bicycle section, and check out the full guide here.
And since we’re closed for the winter, check out some of these other opportunities to learn how to fix your bike for free! Continue reading →
The Bike House classes and clinics are temporarily closed for the winter. We will continue holding social events and various planning sessions throughout the cold months, so please do stay involved or shoot us an email to find out more.
We’ve also said goodbye to Qualia Coffee, our incredibly gracious host for the past three years.
Check back in the Spring, or sign up for the newsletter for updates on new dates and locations.
In the meantime, check out our Surviving Winter guide from last year for tips on riding through the colder months!
Bike House — Winter Cycling Flyer — Nov 2010
Happy holidays!
Cross-posted from The Brightwoodian
CM Bowser has appointed Jameel Alsalam, who you may know as one of the founding members of The Bike House, to DC’s Bicycle Advisory Council as Ward 4′s representative (a position that I believe has been vacant for quite some time, so it’s great to have it filled, and to have it filled by a Bike Housemate is very fitting).
Jameel says he wants to focus on making bicycling a practical and accessible choice for as many residents of Ward 4 as possible. “A big part of that is making connections between where people live, work and shop. In my personal experience, I would like it if the Upper Georgia Avenue commercial corridor was more bike-accessible.” Continue reading →
We’re closing Saturday and Sunday’s (Aug. 27, 28) regularly scheduled clinics at Qualia Coffee and Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market because of Hurricane Irene, so that you don’t have to swim on your bike to come see us!
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