Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Hi, my name is Alex and I am the bike mechanic at the SFUO Bike Coop.
Here at the bike coop, we really want to get people not afraid of using their hands and
getting greasy and learning how to fix their bikes themselves. Another thing we want to
do is get people out on the roads, a little bit of bike safety tips. We have workshops
weekly, and just to really explore all of the facets and take away the mystique and
the mysteriousness of what it is to fix a bike.
Volunteer are always welcome. At the coop there is always something to do: either fix
a bike, clean up, learn what the tools are, or just to come and hang out.
My favourite part about the coop is when people come in, asking me questions, and them leaving
with a little bit more knowledge, a little bit more of a sense of “I can do it myself
in my backyard, I don’t have to go and bring it to a shop and wait a couple of days.”
It’s getting people to have the sense of knowing they have accomplished a new mechanical
skill.