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Biking in at Shelby Park!

Pleased to have been invited to Hal and Ben’s Bike in last Saturday at Shelby Park, Falls City Bikeworks along with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, who hosted the event, and other local organizations and vendors contributed to making this bike night a hit with local community members!

Our staff and volunteers assisted members of the community with exciting activities like building DIY panniers out of kitty litter boxes. They were also available to answer questions, make minor bike adjustments or repairs and offer advice or conversation.

Alan and Amanda assisted people with DIY innovation

Featuring live music from local artists, free play areas for our next generation of cycling enthusiasts, food trucks and West Sixth Brewery selling refreshments, the fun didn’t stop even after dark when the selected movie, Microcosmos, was showing on a large inflatable screen.

Join Falls City Community Bikeworks at our booth during the next Bike-In on July 20th at Bingham Park and ask us how you can help support our mission!

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Saying goodbye, new hours, upcoming workshops!

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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.

 

John and Seth setting up bikes at the flea off
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October Flea Off Market in the books

John and Seth setting up bikes at the flea off
John and Seth set up on a chilly morning

This past weekend was a great one for Falls City Community BikeWorks. On Saturday, we attended the Flea Off Market and were able to find new homes for five bikes. The weather was perfect for a community event (mid 70s and a steady breeze FTW!) and we enjoyed talking about the shop to many passersby.

Our busy schedule doesn’t stop there though. On top of normal shop hours Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, we will also be holding the third of our Saturday Workshop Series on Saturday, October 15 at 11 a.m. This week, we will take a closer look at those pesky gears and shifters. Mechanic Andy Dyson will show you how they work, proper shifting techniques and how to adjust your derailleur quickly so you can get back on the road. Please let us know you are coming by registering on Facebook. There is a $10 suggested donation for this workshop.

Upcoming Workshops:
Workshop 3: Wheels and Bearing systems – Oct. 22
Workshop 4: 3- Speed Hubs – Oct. 29
Workshop 5: *Wheelbuilding – Nov. 5th ( $35 fee for wheel components necessary to build a wheel to be donated to the shop after clinic)

 

We will also be taking part in the Tom Owen Cyclouvia in the Highlands this Sunday, October 16. We will be selling bikes and talking about the shop in front of HopCat (the corner of Bardstown and Grinstead). Want to help out? Volunteering at events earns you stand credit. Sign up to volunteer by clicking here.