6th Anniversary on 11/2 with Seattle Bike Blog's Tom Fucoloro, Flea Market on 10/26 and 10/9 "Where's Waldo" Alleycat and Class Schedule

Back to school month at the Center for Bicycle Repair has been so busy and classes so well subscribed, we let a month go by without sending any update.

10/9 @ 5pm: “Where’s Waldo” Alley Cat

The hard working messengers and couriers at the Seattle Bicycle Courier Association are celebrating Bike Messenger Appreciation Day by hosting an alley cat race tonight (10/9) starting at 5:30pm.

Come on down to the Streamline Tavern in Lower Queen Anne at 5:30pm for an evening or racing and partying.

11/2 @ 1pm: CBRR’s 6th Anniversary

The Center for Bicycle Repair and Restoration became a business on Halloween, back in 2018. Since then, the shop moved from a condemned store front space below an Odd Fellows lodge in Kent to a former florist and jewelers in Seattle’s Little Saigon Neighborhood.

On November 2nd, at 1pm, we’re celebrating our anniversary with a talk and reading in the shop by Seattle Bike Blog’s Tom Fucoloro, who will be speaking about his book, Biking Uphill in the Rain. Everyone is invited: we will have treats and Seattle Bike Blog swag for you.

(Flyer made on commission by Darien, @Kiocell)

10/26 @ 10am: CBRR Flea Market

To prepare for the party and to bulk up this year’s finances, on Saturday, 10/26, everything in the shop’s inventory will be on offer: complete bikes, frames, group sets, consumables, tools and accessories will be available.

Prices are negotiable. The goal is be to move as much material — to create as much empty space in the shop — as possible.

Keep reading for more details about upcoming classes and clinics.

Intro to Bicycle Repair: Sundays, 10-1

No experience is necessary to sign up for an intro class in bicycle repair, which we call push, pull, spin, tighten. Classes are held every Sunday, from 10-1, in the shop.

(Flyer made on commission by Khuyên, @Junkyjunco)

This class is hands on. Students bring their own bicycle and learn to diagnose and adjust shifting, braking and bearing systems on the bicycle.

All classes and clinics are pay what you want, pay what you can.

Advanced Topics: Wednesday, 6-9pm

Wednesday evenings in the shop are for anyone interested in practicing the techniques that professional mechanics apply in traditional bicycle shops.

Sign up here.

No experience is necessary. In previous classes, students have learned how to run cables and hydraulic hoses on new builds, how to remove and install bottom bracket assemblies, how to tension and true wheels and how to select new components to modify bicycles.

Upcoming Advanced Topics:

-10/16: maintaining disc brakes

-10/23: installing headsets and forks

-10/30: build-a-bike (installing cable driven groupsets)

-11/6: build-a-bike (installing hydraulic driven groupsets)

We’d love to hear from you what skills you would like to learn. Text 206-963-9584 with your ideas.

Traditional repairs: by appointment

Need new brake pads? Curious about replacing your bottom bracket? Interested in upgrading your shifters?

The Center for Bicycle Repair has the parts, tools and know how to operate as a traditional bicycle shop, with a twist: riders make an appointment online to come into the shop for same day service on their bicycle.

We work together so that you can see — if interested, you can do the work yourself under supervision — how your bike gets fixed and ask questions along the way.

Sign up online for a repair appointment or text 206-963-9584.

Thanks for reading and for being part of the Center for Bicycle Repair!