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Bank Holiday Monday
We are going to be open this bank holiday Mon but a bit later than usual – 5pm start (instead of 4pm). On a separate note: in the workshop on Sat we had a very stuck bottom bracket. There are … Continue reading
New mechanic
We’ve got a new mechanic Hannah (who was initiated via a cake eating ceremony last Thursday). Committing to help run the space, mop the floors, order parts, build stuff, deal with an legal issues etc. is never as fun as helping … Continue reading
Bicycle mapping
Yesterday was a busy session, but not busy enough to stop us from looking at some very useful cycling maps. The best of bike maps in the UK at present is CycleStreets.net, which is linked to the fantastic cycle campaigner … Continue reading
Broken handlebars!
We were confronted today with a problem that no cyclist should ever have to deal with: broken handlebars. Handlebars are a simple non-moving part, meaning that pretty much the only way they can break is to fail catastrophically, leaving the … Continue reading
Prize Draw winners
kindly gave us some funding and asked the workshop users to fill in a questionnaire. Each month we’ll pick a registration card out and they will win £10 to spend at Pedallers’ Arms. To make matter more exciting we have … Continue reading
Winter Warmer! Friday 24th 7pm – 10pm
Please join us for a winter social in the workshop! Everyone welcome, faces old and new. Come along and enjoy some hot food, beverages and a good natter. If anyone would like to bring some food to share that would … Continue reading
Do you know where your local bike project is?
Repost from Bike Works ( original article by Fenn ) Do you know where your local bike project is? Dotted all over the country are grassroots bike projects using bicycles to contribute to positive social change. They offer things like … Continue reading
Christmas
Merry Christmas, we hope you are having a good winter break and don’t have to do much for a few more days. We will be back on Jan 6th, until then we are eating mince pies, drinking too much and … Continue reading
Winter closing
We will be closing for winter from Dec 13th till Jan 5th. If you need the workshop come down before then or else… We all live in Leeds and most of us aren’t going anywhere (well, not far) but we decided … Continue reading
UK Bike Gathering
A few of us are off to the UK bike gathering in Oxford. There are loads of workshops all over the world that do similar things to Pedallers’ Arms and it is exciting that so many good people are doing … Continue reading