Monthly Classes & Clinics

Repair-A-Bike

Description:

Bicycle Overhaul Clinic is a hands-on 6-session, 18-hour course that goes into great depth of the most common repairs that are performed in the bike shop. Curious to see the ball bearings inside your hub and headset? Wondering how cable tension improves derailleur performance when you’re shifting? Come on in and find out! This is a bike mechanics class for all skill levels- no experience required.

Participants younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent – See tickets for youth/parent pricing.

Class Content:

– Bike parts and tools overview

-Bike assessment & diagnosis

– Patching a flat, replacing tubes and tires

– Overhauling hubs

– Wheel Truing

– Overhauling bottom brackets and headsets

– Adjusting brake systems

– Adjusting shift systems and derailleurs

Classes in this course build on one another, so please try to attend all or as many sessions as you can to stay up to speed with the content.

Class Price: $200*

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Flat Fix and Bicycle Safety Clinic

Flat Fix and Bicycle Safety Clinic is a hands-on course to teach you a few basic skills for keeping your bike running in tip-top shape this season. Open to all levels.

We will explain and practice:

How to assess different types of flats

Appropriate techniques to patch a flat

How to perform a full safety inspection of your bicycle

Class Fee: Sliding Scale $5-$15

Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic

Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic is a hands-on course to teach you a few basic skills for keeping your bike running in tip-top shape this season. Open to all levels.

We will explain and practice:

Cleaning your bike

lubricating your chain

adjusting brakes

Adjusting shifting

maintenance schedules

Class Fee: Sliding Scale $5-$15

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Youth Classes

Our youth programs are comprised of basic and advanced coursework on bicycle mechanics, art, math, science and job training. Students learn bicycle mechanics, smart tool use and work habits, hands-on engineering, among other skills. We explore the physics of a bicycle including mechanical aspects of how bikes work, how to repair a used bicycle and how to maintain a bicycle in good working order.

Students also learn important skills of assessment and problem-solving while working on bikes, necessary and useful skills in any field. Other topics covered in our programs include bike safety, fitness, and the social, economic and environmental benefits of cycling. Students will sometimes go on field trips to explore sites like the Woonasquatucket River by going for bike rides on the bike path in Providence and Johnston.

Our courses our tailored to the age range of our students, the duration of time we meet with them weekly, and the total number of classes we meet together as a group.

Interested in signing your youth group up for a class?

Email: education@recycleabike.org for class rates & more information

Teen Build-A-Bike Summer Camp – Open for Registration!

Teen Build-A-Bike Summer Day Camp is perfect for teenagers that love bikes, science and art!

During week-long camp, instructors go into great depth covering the most common repairs needed to be performed on bicycles. In addition, we will instruct participants on smart cycling practices on-road & on bike paths, take particpants on two bike riding field trips on local bike paths, and get creative with bike parts to create some bike-art. No previous experience working with tools or bicycles is required of participants.

What Participants Should Expect:

Bicycle Mechanics Instruction

Bicycle Art Projects

Team Building Exercises

Smart Cycling Instruction

Bicycle Rides on local bike paths

Mon July 29th – Fri August 2nd

Bike Ride on the Woony:

Wed: July 31st

Bike Ride on the East Bay:*

Fri: August 2nd

**Cost Per Session: $350



**Minium number of participants per session is 6. If less than six participants sign up for a session, all remaining participants camp fees will be refunded

** Interested in signing up to be on the financial aid waitlist? Fill out our Financial Aid Sign-Up Form and we will be in touch if/when we recieve funding to offer financial aid

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MET LTI Internship and Youth Mechanics Certification

This internship is part class and part job. Students at the MET High School spend an entire year being taught the skills required to work at Recycle-A-Bike, and then put those skills to use to support Recycle-A-Bike’s operations & mission.

Students learn bicycle mechanics, smart tool use and work habits, hands-on engineering, bike shop/retail operations, among other skills. We explore the physics of a bicycle including mechanical aspects of how bikes work, how to repair a used bicycle and how to maintain a bicycle in good working order. Students also learn important skills of assessment and problem-solving while working on bikes, necessary and useful skills in any field. Other topics covered in this internship include bike safety, fitness, and the social, economic and environmental benefits of cycling. Students will get to explore the Woonasquatucket River by going for bike rides on the bike path in Providence and Johnston.