access nights
We strive to always make Our Community Bikes a safe space for all people. Access Nights welcome specific groups of people who are interested to learn with, and from, their peers.
Winter hours (Sep-Apr) 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Summer hours (May-August) 7:30pm - 9:30pm
- Deaf Access Night - 4th Wednesday each month
- DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Stands - Tuesdays & Saturdays
- Women, Trans, and Queer Night - 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month
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Deaf Access
4th Wednesday each month
Winter hours (September-April) 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Summer hours (May-August) 7:30pm - 9:30pm
2024 Dates
January 24 CANCEL - Training new Deaf mechanic. Start February.
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
July 24
August 28
September 25
October 23
November 27
Once a month we have dedicated Deaf Access Nights for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing people to work with their peers, help out at the shop, and deepen their mechanic skills. Leadership is provided in ASL. Learn about bike tools, parts of the bike, how to strip bikes, and how to service wheels.
DIY Stands
Tuesdays and Saturdays each month
Winter hours (Sep-Apr) 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Summer hours (May-August) 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Access tools and stand space to do your own bike repairs. (Pedal powered bikes only. *No e-bikes)
Our stand rentals give you a community environment where the floor doesn't mind a bit of grease and the tools and parts are all ready and accessible.
Stand rental includes:
- Personal bicycle stand, bench and tool access
- Access to truing stands, consumables, and specialty tools upon request
- Bike Assessment from our mechanic
Stand Rental Fee
$20 per hour, prorated
For all DIY you need to complete the following in advance:
- Read and sign our DIY Stands Terms of Use
- Upon arrival, complete Tool and Stand Rental Sign in, talk to and get sign off from the Assessment Mechanic.
Wrench with a Mechanic
Work one-on-one with a mechanic during scheduled DIY times.
$80 per hour (min 1 hour, max 4 hours per session).
Book in advance. Fill out the form here to let us know what you're looking to work on and we'll follow up with possible times.
WTQ Night
Twice a month we open our doors after hours to women, trans and queer identifying people to use the shop and have specific opportunity to further their mechanic skills.
Though we strive to always make Our Community Bikes a safer space for all people and genders, these shop hours specifically welcome people who may have felt marginalized by the bike industry as a whole because of their gender or sexual orientation.
WTQ nights are staffed by women and gender variant mechanics. Our Community Bikes recognizes that bicycle shops and accessibility to mechanical knowledge is dominated by hetero cisgendered men. WTQ night hopes to make this knowledge more diffuse amongst marginalized communities through peer based education.
1st & 3rd Wednesday each month
Winter hours (September-April) 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Summer hours (May-August) 7:30pm - 9:30pm
2024 Dates
January 3 & CLOSED ON 17
February 7 & 21
March 6 & 20
April 3 & 17
May 1 & 15
June 5 & 19
July 3 & 17
August 7 & 21
September 4 & 18
October 2 & 16
November 6 & 20
December 4 & 18
DIY stand rental sliding scale $0-$30/hour.
See more info and date specific information on Eventbrite.
