Down to Earth Bicycle Instruction & Repairs for the People
For the second year Hard Knox Bikes and Bike East Bay are doing a summer workshop series! For femmes, all women and gender variant bike riders! Fix A Flat - July 11th - 6-8p Hands on learning to patch and replace inner tubes! Pre Ride Check - July 25th - 6-8p Learn how to check... Continue Reading →
Bicycles are a personal passion of mine. They opened up a world i never thought possible. People ride bikes for many reasons - some shared, others differing. My reason for riding is what propelled my want to help others find their own reasons to ride. Wheels Like Wings v2 Or Why I Ride I... Continue Reading →
Stay connected to upcoming events and more! Coming Soon…! This summer we are offering workshops, releasing new zines and much more. We Are Busy in July! Check us out at PedalFest! We’re doing a drop-in Pre-Ride Check clinic offering advice and assistance. Hard Knox Bikes and Bike East Bay are holding free hands-on mechanics... Continue Reading →
To expand our capacity for providing workshops and creating helpful guides for new and seasoned bike riders, Hard Knox Bikes now has a Patreon page!! There are four levels of participation with different rewards. Rewards, that will continue to get more awesome the more patrons become involved. This is what we are all about! Offering... Continue Reading →
Thanks to San Francisco Bicycle Coalition! Check out the video of the panel from January 24, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=KWPbxqMRyRA
We Ride Too – Black History in the Making (every month) Influential Black Bicycle Professionals, Pioneers, Advocates and Riders Major Taylor One of, if not the, most famous Black cyclist, Major Taylor broke color barriers while still burdened by racism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Taylor Kitty Knox Around the same time as Major Taylor... Continue Reading →
It's the holiday season and Hard Knox Bikes has one free kids bike to give away. This is a second hand, Specialized Hotrock, 16x2 tires, coaster brake, good condition. A few years old with minimal use. Good for 4 - 7 years old depending on height. Low income, Black, POC, Queer, Immigrant, Single Parent families... Continue Reading →
BAY AREA BIKE LOCKING Best Practices Lock It. Remove it. Valet it. If it can be removed (wheels, seat posts), LOCK IThttp://howtobike.info/ If it can’t be locked (lights, seat posts), REMOVE IT If it can’t be locked or removed, VALET IT https://bikehub.com/bartbikestation/ Where to Lock - On the bike: Rear triangle sfbike.org Frame Seat post... Continue Reading →
Oakland Public Library has free Bike Check Clinics Main Branch - 125 14th St Every 1st & 3rd Sunday 1 - 3p West Branch - 1801 Adeline St Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday 3:30 - 5:30p
Shifting Workshop Flyer 2017
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