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Join Our October Tune Up Class!!!

Our two-part bicycle Tune Up Class is taught by an experienced Recyclery crew mechanic. This class will introduce you to basic bicycle maintenance. We’ll cover tool and component terminology, fixing a flat, chain maintenance, brake pad replacement, and basic shifting adjustments. These classes will be held the Sunday evenings of October 14th and 21st, 6-9PM. Cost for the two session course is $75.

With this purchase you can add The Recyclery t-shirt and Jay Ryan poster for only $20 – half the regular price!

Bring your own bike to the class. We do not have storage, but we try to make sure it’s ridable by the end of each session. Geared bicycles are recommended over single speeds or fixed gears. We will provide hand-outs to help with learning.

Purchase your ticket here!

Check out the event on Facebook here!!

Email us if you cannot afford the full amount for this Tune Up Class. You may also pay at our shop, but you are not registered until we receive payment. If less than four people register for a class, we generally try to reset the class dates for the near future. If you are not available for the reschedule dates, we will cancel and return payment. Otherwise, there are no refunds for registration fees.

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F*** Impossible: Bike Travel Adventures for All

Have you ever wanted to bike, camp overnight, and just keep going? Join us Saturday, September 22nd at 6:00pm for a presentation on bike touring from Mary Ann Thomas, who has bicycled across North America and India. She will share stories from the road, demystify logistics and costs, and help you figure out how to make your dream bike trip happen.

Mary Ann Thomas is the queer brown daughter of Indian immigrant parents, a travel nurse, bike tourist, and writer. She has lived and worked in Washington DC, NYC, Anchorage, San Francisco, San Diego, and Cooperstown. She has bicycled over 10,000 miles in the last five years: in 2014, she bicycled solo from San Diego to Montreal; in 2017, she biked across India from the Himalayas to Kerala, the state at the tip of the subcontinent where her family is from. Her writing has been featured in numerous literary and travel platforms, and her bike travel has been featured on several podcasts, including the Dirtbag Diaries.

As a writer, she has attended the VONA Travel Writing Workshop in 2015 and 2017. Since 2015, her work has been published in numerous literary journals and travel platforms, which include Autostraddle, She Explores, Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel, The Rumpus, and On She Goes. She has been featured on several podcasts, including The Dirtbag Diaries and Musafir Stories. She is a presenter at the WTF Bikexplorers Summit.

One can even take home something more than knowledge and fuzzy community feels! Check out Mary Ann’s chapbook, which will be available for sale at our little event.

http://postcardsfrommat.com/f-impossible-road-trip/

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A Special Afternoon Tune Up Class in July!

Our July Tune Up Class will vary a bit from regular scheduling, meeting in the afternoon! We will meet on Sunday, July 22 and Sunday, July 29, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.

This two-part bicycle Tune-Up Class will be taught by Tzippy and will introduce you to basic bicycle maintenance. We’ll cover tool and component terminology, fixing a flat, chain maintenance, brake pad replacement, and basic shifting adjustments.

Bring your own bike to the class and tune it up as we go along. We do not have storage, but we try to make sure it’s ridable by the end of each session. Geared bicycles are recommended over single speeds or fixed gears. We will provide hand-outs to help with learning.

Cost for this two session class is $75 (more if you can, or contact us to negotiate less, if you can’t), or $95 when you add on The Recyclery t-shirt and Jay Ryan poster. Attendance is limited, so please use the ticket link below to register, today!

Sign up for a class at the following link:

http://shop.therecyclery.org/product/tune-up-class/

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Please join us for WTF Open Shop Night!!!

WTF Open Shop Night: By The Recyclery, Women Bike Chicago, & CommunityCave Chicago

Every 4th Sunday 6pm-9pm, The Recyclery co-hosts WTF (Women | Trans | Femme) Open Shop Night in collaboration with Women Bike Chicago and CommunityCave Chicago. This program is led by WTF mechanics from both Women Bike Chicago and The Recyclery, with CommunityCave helping to create a intentionally inclusive space for our trans and gender expansive community members.

WTF Night is for people who identify as women, trans/nonbinary, or femme. Participants learn new skills, get practical help with their own bikes, and contribute to the Recyclery’s Freecyclery program. WTF Night is a time for leaders and participants alike to share knowledge and skills with other community members. People at all skill and experience levels are encouraged to join.

For those working on their own bikes, there is a $10 per hour requested donation (more if you can, less if you can’t). Check out The Recyclery for more information their programming.

Please get to know our partners in this endeavor, Women Bike Chicago & CommunityCave Chicago through their respective websites!

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