Did someone say "free"? View this email in your browser Le français suit FREE BIKE TUNE-UPS AT OTTAWA CITY HALL May 2015

Mondays to Fridays

9 am to 4:30 pm (closed week of May 18 to 24) Bring your bike to Ottawa City Hall for a quick tune-up by a professional bike mechanics from Right Bike and Cycle Salvation. We'll take a look at your brakes, gear shifting, wheels, tires and other adjustments make sure that you are ready to ride. These are quick free tune ups, so there may be procedures and replacement parts that you will need that are beyond what can be done on site. But that’s okay! We will tell you exactly what needs to be done and to refer you to a fine bike shop in your own neighbourhood that can help you.



This project is being carried out in proud partnership with the Safer Roads Ottawa Program of the City of Ottawa. MISE AU POINT GRATUITE DE VÉLOS Mai 2015 Les jours de semaine en mai

De 9 h à 18 h 30 (Fermé du 18 au 22 mai) Apportez votre vélo à l’hôtel de ville d’Ottawa pour profiter d’un entretien rapide effectué par des spécialistes d’entretien de vélos de Right Bike et Cycle Salvation. Ces derniers vérifieront les freins, le système de changement de vitesse, les roues, les pneus et d’autres ajustements sur votre vélo afin de s’assurer que vous êtes prêt à rouler. Il s’agit d’une vérification rapide et gratuite. Il se pourrait donc que vous deviez suivre d’autres procédures ou remplacer des pièces, ce qui ne pourrait se faire sur place. Mais ne vous inquiétez pas! Les spécialistes vous diront exactement ce que vous devez faire et vous serez référé à une boutique de vélo de confiance directement dans votre voisinage. IN OTHER NEWS... Our bike share service is launching throughout this month. We've been working with local technology company Iversoft Solutions with the support of the City of Ottawa to bring a new system that will allow our users to buy memberships and passes online. It's gonna be great. As part of the Ottawa Bicycle Academy, DIY nights are back and we are calling them Office Hours. They are better than ever thanks to the support of our team of amazing volunteers consisting of Murray, Rhéal, Trish and Doug.



Office Hours are now every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6 to 9 pm at 1A McCormick Street. Only $5 an hour. This winter we launched the Ottawa Bicycle Academy with our very first full-time mechanics course for youth working to overcome barriers to employment with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure.



They graduated in March and have gone on to employment with such fine local bike shops as Bushtukah, Kunstadt Sports, Full Cycle, Jo Mamas Cycles and Right Bike.



To learn more about our amazing graduates, check out this lovely article from the Kitchissippi Times. Right Bike is super social. Click out the buttons below to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for more updates and pictures of purple bikes.