About this Event
Join our open workshop sessions for women & minority genders, and fix your own bike! Volunteer assistance is provided; also tools, parts, and professional workstands. Booking is free, the workshop cost is:
- £6/hour concession
- £8/hour standard rate
- £10/hour supporter
This is a Do-It-Yourself Session
To avoid confusion, this is a booking to fix your own bike. If you want a mechanic to do it for you, please book a .
Women and minority genders only? Is this forever?
We are trialling sessions that are demographic-specific on selected days, but our open-to-all sessions are still running. Please note that while the session is restricted to participants of specific demographics, volunteers of all genders will be assisting.
How to book
When you book your ticket on Eventbrite, please also complete the survey questions, so we know what time you intend to arrive and what needs done on your bike.
This helps us gauge how much time you will need, and it also helps with planning volunteer numbers.
If you have any queries, or would like to give us more information, please drop us an email: [email protected]
Details
Join us on Tuesday evenings (17:00-20:00) for a Fix My Own Bike session, and fix your own bike!
£8 per hour for the use of a stable bike stand, in a warm, dry, well-lit space. The concessionary rate is £6/hour.
Wee Spoke Hub tools are available for your use. We also have spare parts (new and used) for sale, and mechanical assistance from our Wee Spoke Hub volunteers, backed up by a workshop mechanic.
Suggestions
Wear old clothes - if you're lucky, you'll get them greasy. If you forget, we do have aprons, and a few old shirts. Also extremely fashionable lab coats!
If you have another appointment later in the evening (i.e. a deadline), please let us know about this when you sign in. Things take longer than you think.
After signing in, you will be matched with a volunteer. We'll discuss your repair needs, the available time, and try to gauge your mechanical comfort zone.
Then get your hands dirty. 😇
Practical limitations
Bike-DIY depends on our selfless volunteers. If there is no spare volunteer available when you arrive, please be patient.
Some advanced repairs are not practical during Bike-DIY.
So before you lug over your full-bounce chipped e-bike with the pure mad shockies and the CD waterbrakes for a full electric afterburner overhaul - please drop us an email to see if that's possible. 😅
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Wee Spoke Hub (by SHRUB Coop), 13 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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