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Often a source of mystery and stress from cyclists, this class serves to show that these shifting systems are easily worked with and essentially the same cast of characters for many decades.
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This is the class to take if you want to get rid of that annoying rubbing sound. Braking systems, while plentiful, mainly follow the same few principals in terms of function and maintenance.
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This class covers basic points of do-it-yourself maintenance to get you self-sufficient with you bike. In addition, this class can serve as a gateway to learning more about these great machines.
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Women's Bike Maintenace Class: Bike Demystification, Basic Maintenance, and Flat Fixing
Get to know a little more about your machine in this hands-on introductory workshop, and walk away feeling more self-sufficient. This class will cover routine bike maintenance, the tools you should never leave home without, and how to fix a flat, with plenty of time to ask questions.
About the Instructor:
Where bicycles are concerned, Meredith's heart is in the liberating power of the riding, and working on, of all types of bikes for all types of people, on any surface and in any weather. She teaches project-based mathematics at a public high school in Manhattan for recent immigrants, where she also facilitates an after-school bike mechanics and cycling program.
The 2nd Annual Dirt 101 Festival is a free event for men and women, taking place on August 12th at Cunningham Park in Queens from 9am to 4pm. This event serves to introduce someone who might be "Dirt Curious", as well as provide some top notch experiences for those of you who have gotten dirty a few times before. Featuring Clinics, Demo Bikes, Tech Seminars and more, we hope to see you out in the woods on August 12th.
Register Here. Event schedule will be posted shortly.
Although free, we will be accepting donations to benefit C.L.I.M.B.
We will meet as a group to discuss our trip (schedule, logistics, expectations, gear, etc). Sign up here
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This class covers basic points of do-it-yourself maintenance to get you self-sufficient with you bike. In addition, this class can serve as a gateway to learning more about these great machines.
Sign Up Here (required)
Women's Bike Maintenace Class: Bike Demystification, Basic Maintenance, and Flat Fixing
Get to know a little more about your machine in this hands-on introductory workshop, and walk away feeling more self-sufficient. This class will cover routine bike maintenance, the tools you should never leave home without, and how to fix a flat, with plenty of time to ask questions.
About the Instructor:
Where bicycles are concerned, Meredith's heart is in the liberating power of the riding, and working on, of all types of bikes for all types of people, on any surface and in any weather. She teaches project-based mathematics at a public high school in Manhattan for recent immigrants, where she also facilitates an after-school bike mechanics and cycling program.
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Wheel physics, component selection and lacing/truing techniques. Participants will then be able to schedule a 1-on-1 session to build their own wheel (parts available from 718 at a discount)
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Slightly more advanced, this class is a great finale for our Basic Maintenance Series of classes. This class covers bearing adjustments (hubs, bottom brackets and hubs), as well as wheel truing.
We will meet as a group to discuss our trip (schedule, logistics, expectations, gear, etc). Sign up here
Mark those calendars, Dirt Jam 2 is coming May 6th! (Yes, that's an exclamation point!) Some pretty normal mountain bike races, and some out-there events like the nerf biathlon and the fatbikes derby relay race. More info to follow.
Join us to kick off our 2nd Micro_Tour season. We will discuss what to expoect, as well as lessons learned from our 2016 season. Sign up here
Womans Adventre Cycling Club Happy Hour
We will meet as a group to discuss our trip (schedule, logistics, expectations, gear, etc). Sign up here
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Slightly more advanced, this class is a great finale for our Basic Maintenance Series of classes. This class covers bearing adjustments (hubs, bottom brackets and hubs), as well as wheel truing.
Sign Up Here (required)
Often a source of mystery and stress from cyclists, this class serves to show that these shifting systems are easily worked with and essentially the same cast of characters for many decades.
Sign Up Here (required)
This is the class to take if you want to get rid of that annoying rubbing sound. Braking systems, while plentiful, mainly follow the same few principals in terms of function and maintenance.
NYS's Fatbike Race
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Wheel physics, component selection and lacing/truing techniques. Participants will then be able to schedule a 1-on-1 session to build their own wheel (parts available from 718 at a discount)
2nd Annual City Slicker Race
718 Cyclery in Gowanus is dear to our hearts. For the past few years 718 has been an asset to the cycling community. From shop rides to races to classes 718 has gone above and beyond what we expect from a local bike shop. But a bike is only as enjoyable as the road or trail you ride it on.
That’s why 718 Cyclery is collaborating with us on our new Bike Shop Membership Partner program. As a proud supporter of Transportation Alternatives and safe streets, 718 Cyclery will now be offering a free year of TransAlt membership with every bicycle purchased. Awesome!
To celebrate, we’re having an event on Wednesday, November 16th at 7 pm. We’ll have Brooklyn Brewery beer, snacks, and a presentation on winter cycling and "#bikenyc in 2016. To sweeten the pot, anyone who joins as a TransAlt member at the event will be entered into raffle to win a Blaze Laser Light.
Please RSVP here for the event, as space is limited.
Micro-Tours are a quick way to escape the city on the weekend, on your bike. Meet at the shop on Saturday, meet new friends, ride to our destination, eat, camp, and return to the shop on Sunday. No work is missed, but worlds are opened up.
Our next shop ride will be August 20th, 2016. We will leave from 718 Cyclery (254 3rd Ave, Brooklyn) at 7am Sharp, arriving in time for the 8:15am Sea Streak Ferry at Wall Street. Tickets are $51 for round trip (includes bike pass).
The ferry will drop us at Sandy Hook at 8:50am. We will then ride south for 3 miles (map) on the Gateway Recreational Area, the west into Hartshorne Woods Park.
Bring a lunch. We will plan to catch the 3:45 Ferry back to Wall Street, but riders can make their own schedule.
If you would like to use one of our demo fleet mountain bikes for free, please indicate in the form here
Pretty Damned Fast and 718 Cyclery present the 1st Annual Women's Off-Road Jam on July 24, 2016 at Cunningham Park in Queens, NYC. The goal of this event is to welcome new riders into the world of off-road cycling through a free coached clinic and skills drills taught by female coaches, as well as provide a place for intermediate and advanced riders to have a blast on the trails, mentor new riders, and show off their skills.
Please join us on June 1st at 7pm at 718 Cyclery for the launch and planning meeting for women, female identifying and gender non-conforming people who are interested in adventure cycling and programming!
At the meeting, we will make connections, share ideas and create some plans to get out and about this summer!
Please join us for our Summer Tour Meeting on Monday May 23rd at 7pm at 718 Cyclery. We need to determine who will be attending, and will be asking for a deposit shortly to cover shared transportation costs and insurance.
Tour is From July 9th to the 15th, 2016 in the Adirondacks. Please sign up for tour at: http://www.718c.com/tours/
