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Feb 7, 2012 - Wheel Building Class |
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 |
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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 |
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Feb 18, 2012 - Deraillers and Shifters |
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 Ever want or need to adjust your derailleurs and shifting on your bike but didn't have a clue where to start? This workshop will give you hands on experience with replacing cables and housing and making derailleur adjustments.
This workshop is being taught by Brennan Bushman and Brett Schager.
Cost: $20
Cost for members: $10
Reserve a spot in the Derailleurs and Shifters workshop.
Saturday, February 18th, 9:00-11:00a.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301 |
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Feb 11, 2012 - Professional Drivetrain Cleaning / Lubrication |
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 If you ride your bike outdoors, it will get dirty. And your drivetrain gets grimier than any other part of the bicycle. We're talking about three components: The chain, crankset, and rear cluster. Whereas a dirty frame is only an aesthetic concern, riding with an unclean and/or un-lubricated drivetrain has serious consequences: the chain and everything it touches will wear out at a much faster rate. The bike may become noisy and/or develop a rough, crunchy feeling while pedaling. It may not shift as well as it should. And enough filthy build-up can mask worn or damaged components.
This workshop will reveal how shop-pros clean and reassemble a drivetrain. This involves the removal of your chain, drive-side crank, and cassette/freewheel. Once your drivetrain is clean and lubed, we'll cover tips for maintaining it in that condition.
Chris Campbell will lead this workshop
Cost: $20
Cost for members: $10
Reserve a spot in the Professional Drivetrain Cleaning / Lubrication
Saturday, February 11th, 9:00-11:00a.m.
2805 Wilderness Pl Ste 1000
Boulder, CO 80301 |
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Upcoming Facilitator Trainings |
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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 February 4th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
- Saturday February 11th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
- Saturday February 18th @ 11a.m.-3p.m.
- Saturday February 25th @ 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. |
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