As the days get shorter and long, hot summer days slip into cool, crisp fall days, change is in the air at FCCBikeworks.
Fond farewell
First, we say goodbye to one of the longest-standing members of FCCBikeworks, Seth Short, who will be moving to Seattle soon to take on a Program Coordinator position at Bike Works. Seth began as a volunteer and has served as our Shop Coordinator/Mechanic from September 2015 to present. We spoke with him about his (then) new position at FCCB and what makes him tick in an earlier post which you can read here. During his time as Shop Coordinator, Seth has worked tirelessly to organize shop inventory and standardize practices, served on our Board of Directors, conducted numerous workshops, and put in many miles carting around the mobile fix-it station. He will be missed by all, but we wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor and know that Bike Works is lucky to get him!
Please join us at the shop this Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. for a potluck grill-out to send Seth off in style. Bring a dish if you can, or just bring yourself and your good wishes!
Hours change
Please note that open shop hours are changing, effective November 1. We will be open Sundays, 1-4 PM and Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 PM. Monday shop nights will be discontinued until spring. This is partly due to Seth’s departure, as well as thinning traffic through the shop in previous years as the temperatures drop.
Upcoming workshops
As activities slow down for the year, we do still have two remaining workshops in our series. Please join us Saturday, October 29 from 11 AM – 2 PM for the fourth in our series, exploring internal gear hubs (3-speed hubs). Mechanic Andy Dyson will break down Sturmey Archer and Shimano 3-speed gears and show participants how to repair and maintain them. Suggested donation is $10.
Our fifth and final workshop in the series is one on wheel building. This class is limited and requires pre-registration and a $35 fee. Mechanic Nate Pinney will conduct this hands-on workshop covering building a wheel from rim to spokes to hub.