The Bike House has completed two of our 10 bicycle clinics in Wards 7 & 8!
Between the two clinics, Bike House volunteers helped forty three guests get on their bikes and riding safely. We replaced tires, tubes, chains, brake pads, pedals, and cables and housing. We trued difficult wheels, adjusted powerless brakes and stubborn derailleurs, overhauled wobbly hubs, and installed lights and bells. Continue reading
Join The Bike House and BicycleSPACE, our friendly community bike shop (and so much more!), for dinner and a screening of the documentary With My Own Two Wheels at BicycleSPACE.
What: Bike-in Movie: With My Own Two Wheels
When: Monday April 4th; Doors at 7:30, Movie at 8:00
Where: BicycleSPACE 459 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC
Cost:$10 suggested donation
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So it’s officially Spring! Well, Meterological Spring at least. And we’re kicking off the season by hosting our first clinic of the year, along with some other fun activities. Here’s what we’re up to in March:
First Clinic of the Year
Now that it’s warm enough to hang out in the alley behind a coffee shop and wrench on bikes, that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Continue reading
Spring is here (finally, right?) and the Bike House Saturday clinics are starting in just two weeks! To celebrate, we are holding a potluck picnic to kick off the third year of the Bike House.
What: Kick-off Picnic
When: Sunday, February 27, 1pm-3pm
Where: Piney Branch park (see map)
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When: 4 weeks, Saturday mornings March 5th – March 26 10:30am-12pm
Where: the Bike House clinic behind Qualia coffee
Class size: 10
Cost: $20 at the time of the first class (to be returned at the completion of the classes)
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