Learn How to Fix your Bike

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Cycletastic

Cycletastic’s “Winter of Love” Workshops for your Bike

Booking essential on info@cycletastic.org.uk

Basics 1 Puncture Repair, Brake Blocks and Brake Cables
Basics 2 Gears and Gear Cables
You come with your bike to the shop,
12 Queens Parade London NW2 5HT
Cost
£30 + parts

(booking essential on info@cycletastic.org.uk )

Workshops start at 6pm and end 8pm
Second Monday evening of each month
Monday 12th, January 2015 Basics 1
Monday 9th February 2015 Basics 2
Monday 9th March 2015 Basics 1
Monday 13th 2015 April Basics 2

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Cycletastic’s New Community Bike Shop!

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Cycletastic

Cycletastic your local, not for profit bike project have rolled into a community shop! …we’ve taken all our tools and parts by trailer up to 12, Queens Parade, Willesden Lane, NW2 5HT in Willesden Green.

http://www.meanwhilespace.com/projects/current/queens-parade-willesden-green/

Book in Service or Repair info@cycletastic.org.uk Contact 07742689785 with friendly, accredited, mechanics…or just come and take a look at the secondhand bikes and parts for sale, hire one of our trailers or the bike smoothie machine.

We are Open : Monday to Thursday 10-6pm & Saturdays 9-5pm with extra opening times for learning workshops and drop in DIY fixing sessions or to greet you and your bike before you go to work !

NB ! We’ll be closed for lunch each day 2-3pm

+ Closed all day Saturday November 15^th during our Free! Bike Maintenance Workshop at Charteris in Kilburn (booking essential)

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Bike Maintenance Lessons November 1st & /or 15th 2014

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Cycletastic

Bike Maintenance Lessons with Cycletastic

Saturday 1st and 15th November 2014 12.00 – 6pm

BOOKING ADVISED : info@cycletastic.org.uk

Charteris Sports Centre 24 Charteris Rd NW6

These lessons are FREE There is a suggested donation of £5 to continue the work of the Cycletastic project. There will be a parts charge for bike parts above £5

The workshops will also aim (wherever possible) to accommodate basic (group 1 see below) bike repairs for persons who use these saturday workshops as a drop in facility.

Who can attend? These bike maintenance workshops are open to all people of all ages with an interest to know how to maintain and fix their own bike. Booking is advisable to secure a place. There will also be spaces available for persons who show up on the day. (If attendance numbers allow !) Booking priority is for low income Brent residents.

The Maintenance Classes

There will be 2 fully qualified mechanics teaching 2 separate groups along side each other

Please bring your bike !! Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty

Group 1 Beginners tuition will include

Puncture repair, brake block replacement, brake and cable replacement, minor gear adjustment. Minor adjustments and additional accessories. Bike maintenance cleaning.

Group 2 Intermediate tuition could include

Wheel truing and wheel maintenance, chain replacement (Disc brake replacement. Gear adjustment and indexing Bottom bracket maintenance demonstration only ) The teaching content will aim to be flexible to the needs of the group and time available