Check out the upcoming "I Can Handle That!" hands-on bike mechanic workshop series for women and gender variant folx. A collaboration with Bike East Bay all workshops will be hosted at Spokeland. Registration required for all workshops. First upcoming is the I Can Handle That: Fix a Flat workshop on March 18th. Please click here... Continue Reading →
New Changing An Inner Tube Video!
Our first video! More to come throughout the year. If you are interested in helping star as a mechanic, shoot video or donate music for a future video please contact Binky @ hardknoxbikes@gmail.com.
Back on the Road
A few weeks ago I made a post on Facebook reaching out to the biking community for help. My bike needed new or used wheels (new to me) after mine became immediately unusable. The response from the community was so great and appreciated! Now my bike is up and running and ready to ride. Thanks... Continue Reading →
Black History Every Month. Ride Hard.
Kittie Knox, Eartha Kitt, Dominique Daniels, Beyonce, Major Taylor, Nichelle Nichols, Ayesha McGowan, 25th Infantry Bicycle Corp
New 4th Era of Bicycling: The Mobile Evolution Has Begun
New 4th Era of Bicycling: The Mobile Evolution Has Begun Cycling Industry Gets More Mobile -Image by: http://cycle-tech.myeweb.net/ It has been mentioned several times that we are approaching the fourth era of bicycling industry.[1] The bike industry is indeed entering in a new evolution; one full of eBikes, workshops, deliver, specialty service and convenience... Continue Reading →
Yehuda Moon Comics & Bikes!
For more of these awesome comics go to: http://yehudamoon.com/comic/2016-11-03/
QBP Women’s Mechanic Scholarship Winners Announced
This past year QBP sought outside help to be able to diversify scholarship winners, with an emphasis on women of color and it worked out. This year's winners pool has TRIPLE the number of women of color over last year and nearly 9x as many as the first year of the scholarship. Let's hope this... Continue Reading →
Professional Wrenching Certification Requirement in 2019?
January 5th, 2017 In the Beginning Since the popular use of bicycles began, there have been people wrenching on them. The majority of people begin as self-taught enthusiasts who either made a shop or got hired at a shop. Any education or certification was secondary if at all. The skills built up over years... Continue Reading →
Have bike, will travel
Didn't think it was possible to fit an adult bicycle in a VW bug. Bike Tetris wins! Bicycle - 1 VW - 0