Another fine offering of pedagogical study from your friendly neighborhood bicycle co-op.  In May we are pleased to offer four classes.

Enzo, our in house mechanic trainer extraordinaire will be making his debut to the general public with his Intro to Bike Repair class.  Learn how to fix a flat and other basics with the man whose beard knows no bounds.

Dan, retrogrouch, urban planning buff, and wearer of ankle length knickers will be teaching a much awaited and sorely requested How to Buy a Used Bike class.  Come learn the tricks to identifying if a bike has been in a collision, how to spot a stolen bike, and the fine art of haggling with a man who bought all 12 of his current rides on Craigslist.  He will also cover proper bike fit and the basics of saddle adjustment and handlebar reach.

Mike, Bikerowaves most careful explainer and patient teacher will be back this month for an All Things Brake class.  His demonstrations will cover toe adjustment, centering, tightening and maybe even cable replacement.  He will also discuss those important little thingies called barrel adjusters.  Don’t know what those are?  Sounds like you need to attend!

Peter, Native American expert, fixed beach cruiser rider, and man of many strong opinions will teach all in a Fix Your Derailleur class.  We are really excited to have him teaching a class.  He has been riding and building bikes for years, is a one time contributor to the Rivendell Reader, and can tell you just about everything about any bike you have ever ridden.  This class will focus on repairs and will include an overview on replacing a derailleur and tuning it up from scratch.

All classes are on Sundays and start at 3pm sharp.  All are free.  Pleas RSVP to:

bikerowaveclasses@gmail.com

if you would like to attend.  Put the class and date in the subject line to make things easy for us.

5/6/2012  Intro to bike repair with Enzo

5/13/2012  How to buy a used bike with Dan

5/20/2012 How to fix your brakes with Mike

5/27/2012 How to fix your derailleur with Peter

To learn about future classes send an email to the above address asking us to tell you.

• To see bikes!

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• To meet rad people in various cycling communities

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• To learn other cool DIY stuff along the way

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• To make lasting friendships

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• Go on awesome group rides like CicLAvia!

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• Macarthur Park CicLAvia April 2012!

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• It's a supportive, safe, fun, and enriching environment

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• To learn the skills to ride, commute and tour with confidence!

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• To take in the beauty of L.A. with friends and at a slower pace.

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• To learn that anything is possible, even tall bikes and 3-person tandems!

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1. You’ll learn how to maintain your own bicycle or build a used one here.

2. You’ll get to meet all different types of people in various cycling communities and make lasting friendships.

3. You’ll learn about cycling safety, commuting, touring, gear, tools, parts, and more!

4. You’ll apply and retain the skills you’ve learned by teaching others and by building bikes from donated parts to support the shop.

5. It’s a cooperative, volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization! (It only takes 12 volunteer hours each month to get free stand time and become a voting member.)

6. You’ll have opportunities to go on camping trips and group rides: Over 15 volunteers will ride almost 37 miles to Sycamore Canyon for an overnight trip today!

7. You’ll learn lots of other DIY stuff like how to silkscreen and how to make an ultra-light penny alcohol backpacker stove!

8. It is a supportive, fun, safe, and enriching environment.

9. You’ll get discounts on new and used parts.

How do you become one of us? It’s easier than patching a flat! Just stop in during any of our regular business hours and say, I’d like to volunteer!

We’ll set you up right then and there, no experience required, but we do welcome seasoned mechanics and bike enthusiasts too!

You can even download and print your membership application by clicking here.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the group rides!

John Doherty was kind enough to send along this video of the group ride over.  Enjoy!

Bikerowave will lead a group ride back FROM CicLAvia on Sunday

3pm Meetup

7th St & Park View St (aka the SW corner of MacArthur Park)

Look for this dude:

Alright, folks, here are the details.

CicLAvia Group Ride

Sunday, April 15

8:00am – meetup at Bikerowave (12255 Venice Blvd 90066)

8:50am – rollout

See everyone there!

Sorry, folks, we’ll be closed on Saturday April 14 & Sunday April 15.

But wait!  Sunday April 15 is CicLAvia, and CicLAvia is way better than anything you could do at Bikerowave.

Plus, we’ll take you there with us!  Details to come, but expect an early morning meetup at Bikerowave on Sunday the 15th.

Get those taxes done–go out have some fun!

Image credit www.ciclavia.org.

April 2012 Bikerowave classes!
Bikerowave is back with another thrilling round of pedagogical offerings for the month of April 2012!

Lindsey, Bikerowave’s resident city riding expert will be back for a second serving of her well-researched and exciting “How to ride your bike to work, or anywhere for that matter” class.  She will discuss all things commuter: hauling, traffic navigation, gear, and apparel for riding in this wild city of cars.  We got a lot of positive feedback from this one, so sign up early and don’t miss out!
Mike is going to reveal the magic secrets of flat repair, from how to operate tire levers (spoons to you old timers), to how to patch a tube, and why the pneumatic tire was the biggest innovation in transportation since the wheel itself.
This month we are pleased to offer our first ever derailleur clinic.  Maxwell, Bikerowave’s mountain-biker extraordinaire will unveil the dark mysteries of the hangy thing that sits next to your wheel.  Bring your bike and be prepared for an exciting 90 minutes of limit-screw turning and barrel-adjuster spinning.

City riding with Lindsey:  Sunday, April 8th, 3:00pm

Flat repair with Mike: Sunday, April 22 (earth day), 3:00pm

Derailleur clinic with Maxwell: Sunday, April 29, 3:00pm

RSVP to bikerowaveclasses <AT> gmail <DOT> com with the date you would like to attend in the subject line (the bar below the address line).
If you would like to be notified about future classes contact us at the same address.

Bikerowave, your local local not for profit bicycle repair and teaching cooperative is launching a series of classes. Have you ever wanted to learn how to put your chain back on with a stick, true a wheel with a rock, or fix your chain with a nail? Well, all that and more can be taught, to anyone. If you are mechanically inclined enough to change the batteries in your remote control, you can be taught to work on a bike.
We will be kicking off this awesome series of classes with a “How to ride to work-or anywhere for that matter,” class on Sunday March 18th from 3-5:30pm. The next week, Sunday March 25th we are proud to offer a “How to fix your bike even if you don’t know a bottom bracket from a brake cable” class. Again 3-5:30pm.
All classes are FREE but we have limited space. If you would like to attend, please RSVP with an email to bikerowaveclasses@gmail.com, with your name and the date you are attending in the subject line (that’s the bar that appears before the main body of the email) and we will save you a seat.  Thanks, and remember, Bikerowave can always be contacted through our website bikerowave.org , or via phone, during business hours. We are located one block east of Centinella Ave on Venice Blvd in beautiful Mar Vista.

You are cordially invited to join us for Bikerowave’s Winter Wonderland BikeroParty. We’re getting fancy.  So fancy, in fact, that you’re going to get fancy!  This is a winter formal, so come dressed to the 10′s.

On January 27th,

at 8:00pm

In the Bikerowave Lounge

12255 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90266

There will be:

Fancy snacks
Music courtesy of your favorite classy DJ’s of Up Your Alley
Tastefully wild dancing
Exceptional amounts of bike parking

Photobooth by Snap Yourself!

Facebook Event

Bring Your Own fancy Beverage

Ever thought to yourself, “Gee, self, I wish there was a way for me to help others and promote cycling” ??

Now you can!

Just like Hanako (pictured) you can learn things, fix things, and help others.  Sometimes burritos, pizza, and/or cake are even involved.  At this point your belly is probably rumbling after all of this tasty talk, but you aren’t sure if you have the bicycle savvy to teach others.  If you don’t, we’ll train you and teach you and impart our generous wisdom of bicycles and bacons unto you.  So, fill out the Volunteer Form and strut your bad self into the shop and let us tell you what’s what (on a bicycle).  I can’t wait to bump burritos and/or cut cake with you.

<3 Raina