Pastries on the Path

Community Cycles and Boulder Food Rescue are teaming up to provide winter cyclists with energizer stations on the bike paths in Boulder.  We will have pumps, rescued food, and information on how to join Community Cycles and support bicycle advocacy in Boulder.  This is a thank you to everyone who chooses to ride.

Fridays at 8a.m.

1/27: Boulder Creek Path, 19th St. Pump House

2/10: Goose Creek & Elmers, Near 28th & Valmont

2/24: Boulder Creek Path, at 13th St.

3/9: 27th & Broadway BIke Path

3/23: Goose Creek Path at Community Cycles

Winter poses special challenges to the utilitarian cyclist. If you ride purely for fun and fitness you tend not to ride when it's dark and cold and snowy. If your bike is your primary transportation, you don't necessarily have this option. After all, you'll still need groceries in February! But don't worry, 80% of cyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark keep on biking all winter long, and you can too with a little bit of extra knowledge and experience.

There are three main differences between fair weather and winter cycling: more darkness, the cold, and snow and ice on the roads. In this workshop, we'll cover what it takes to ride safely and comfortably in Boulder all winter long, from making sure you've got lights bright enough to see, not just be seen, to keeping your fingers, toes and nose from going numb. We'll also talk about riding techniques to keep you upright on snowy and icy surfaces, and the additional maintenance your winter steed may require.

Winter riding may be challenging sometimes, but you'll never have to scrape a windshield, and occasionally it's downright magical. There's nothing quite like riding home through a silent, snow-clad night as the flakes slowly drift by, and discovering a fox bounding along beside the trail.

This workshop will be led by Dan Adams & Fred Ecks. For more info, check out: Winter cycling workshop

Cost: $20
Cost for members: $10

Reserve a spot in the Winter Cycling workshop.
Saturday, February 4th, 9-11:00a.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301

Wheel Building

Have you ever wanted to learn how to build a bicycle wheel? This class will offer you the skills to find your spoke lengths, lace your wheel, tension it, and true it.  We strongly recommend that you know how to true a wheel and adjust hubs first, but no experience is necessary.  Look at our other workshops to learn these skills first.

We will go over the following topics: crash course on wheels, spoke calculation, wheel-building tools and materials, hub holes and spacing, lubrication of spokes, lacing wheels, lateral true, radial true, and dish.

This class is designed to teach you how to build a wheel, but you will need to provide your own materials or purchase them from us to be able to take the wheel you build.  We will teach you how to build a wheel, so if you choose not to keep it, your wheel will go to our community bike shop and help support our programs.

You're also welcome to become a member and build a wheel during our open shop hours.

This class is set for 3 hours and is limited to 6 students.  This class is being taught by Brett Schager

Cost: $100
Cost for members: $90

Stop by our shop and speak to the Shop Manager about purchasing materials to bring to this class.

Reserve a spot in the Wheel Building Class.
Tuesday, February 7th, 6:30-9:30p.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301

New Donations Facilitator Trainings (teaching bike mechanics)

• Sunday February 12th @ 10:30a.m.
• Sunday March 11th @ 10:30a.m.

If you would like to become a high-level volunteer, these trainings will be an opportunity to get dialed in and started. If you are already a volunteer, this training will provide the expectations we have of facilitators and some skills for being a successful volunteer. We'll also help you if you feel that you don't know enough bike maintenance skills to help out.

Brennan and Brett will be hosting these trainings.

Greeter Facilitator Trainings (office work, retail/customer service)

• Saturday January 14th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
• Saturday January 21st @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
• Saturday January 28th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
• Saturday February 4th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.

These trainings are a great way to get familiar with our organization and its programs. You will be trained for the first hour and have on-the-job training and shadowing for the second portion of the shift.

Erinn Kary will be hosting these trainings

Wheel Instructor Facilitator Trainings (teaching bike mechanics)

• Tuesday January 17th @ 6:30p.m.
• Tuesday February 21st @ 6:30p.m.
• Tuesday March 20th @ 6:30p.m.

If you would like to become a high-level volunteer, these trainings will be an opportunity to get dialed in and started. If you are already a volunteer, they will provide the expectations we have of facilitators and some skills for being a successful volunteer. It will be specific to the wheel position, which is similar to the new donations position but focused on wheels.

Brett will be hosting these trainings.

The easiest way to help us is by signing up for shifts, especially regular shifts, but this training will prepare you for volunteering regularly. If you're interested coming any of these trainings, please sign up on Volgistics or speak with someone at the front desk.