Over the years there were thousands of bikes rehabbed, recycled, and repurposed. “In 2007, this greasy, gritty, grassroot effort became a reality to deliver pedal power to the people and make sure that no bike dies. We have supported various other community bike workshops such as the Whitehawk Bike Workshop which was set up in 2016 and the Shoreham Community Bicycle Workshop which is being set up in 2019. She posted these thoughts Wednesday, June 15, on her Facebook page: For example we drove a van load of bikes over to The Jungle in Calais, France to give to refugees in 2015. Representatives of nonprofits that need bicycles can contact the bike workshop better to have a butt on a bike than to have it recycled or thrown away,” Watson Curry said. In the meantime, “they’ve been recycling things and trying to find homes for as many bikes as they can,” Watson Curry said.įor the past couple of months, the bike workshop has donated bicycles to local nonprofit groups, she said. Sunday, June 19.įor now, the bike workshop’s plans include using the workshop’s tools and trailer to be a mobile bicycle “pop-up service” at area events, she said.
Saturday, June 18, and from noon to 3 p.m. Watson Curry said the group is moving out at the end of the month and shared an email that said the group will hold a sale on bikes and furnishings from 2 to 5 p.m. The nonprofit bike collective sold used bicycles and provided the space, tools and instruction to teach people to fix used bikes. “There’s certainly not a lack of bikes that are needing a home, or needing a little TLC or need recycling.” “It’s a volunteer-run organization, and sometimes they can be difficult to sustain,” Watson Curry said. Watson Curry last worked as a volunteer with the biking collective in 2011, but has kept track of them since. Ainsley is also involved in teaching and facilitating Girls Rock Camp Toronto which provides a safe space for girls, transgender and non-binary kids to learn to play musicasey Wollschlaeger has been facilitating FTW open shop nights since 2007 with FM Community Bike Workshop, (Fargo, ND), BICAS (Tucson, AZ), and currently GreaseRag Ride. held its last open shop Thursday night, June 16, according to Sara Watson Curry, a local bike proponent and director of operations for Great Rides Fargo. FARGO – The Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop is closing its physical location this month.
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