Get Ready for Spring by Building a Recycled Bicycle

Image copyright Carrboro ReCYCLEry

Like working with bikes? Want to build your own or help someone else work on their bike? Three non-profit organizations in the Triangle area offer workshops for building and maintaining bikes. By joining the organization you can earn the chance to build your own bike with the help of technicians and donated parts if you don’t already own one, or you can come in and get help repairing your bike. If your bikes are all in working order you can help others work on their bikes and build your technical skills. No experience necessary! But don’t think you can just drop off your bike and pay to get it fixed here. All members must spend time learning how to repair their bikes and this takes time and patience but the rewards are plentiful. After learning how to fix a bike you’ll never feel helpless when something goes wrong.

The goal of the three organizations is to recycle and provide a new owner for bikes that would otherwise have been thrown away, promote independence and equity through access to non-motorized means of transport and encourage a sense of community through volunteerism and involvement.

Want to find out more? Visit their websites at:

Durham
Durham Bike Co-Op - durhambikecoop.org

Raleigh
1304 Bikes - 1304bikes.org

Carrboro
The Recyclery - http://www.recyclery.info/

-Daria Khramtsova, Research & Communications Intern, UNC Sustainability Office