The "long sleeve bikini" bike wash was the surprise star of the show at our Red Hook Launch Party, and more than 50 people came out in cats-and-dogs rain to join the festivities.
Josh Bisker
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The Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op launches a new outdoor bike education center in Red Hook, with free bike repairs and fun activities Sunday Nov 1, 12-4PM
On a blistering July weekend, the Brooklyn Army Terminal returned to its origins as a staging ground for confronting a global crisis — but this time, instead of soldiers assembling to fight the Nazis, it was an army of volunteers assembling bicycles for hospital workers to fight COVID-19. During a […]
The Bike Co-op Launches a New Initiative with NYCEDC and DOT New York, NY: This weekend, July 18th and 19th, Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op (MGBC) will host a Bike Build-a-Thon to assemble fifty bicycles for NYC essential healthcare workers at the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT). New York City Economic Development […]
The Mechanical Gardens will be closed over the week of March 16. BUT: people need bikes now more than ever. SO: we’re reconfiguring our operation for the coming month(s) to keep bikes and repairs accessible to everyone who needs them. AND: if you can, please consider sending us some financial […]
We’re setting an ambitious agenda of exhilarating community programs for 2020 to expand bike equity farther than ever before. Here are some highlights of what’s to come: A six-week mechanics job training course with monetary fellowships for 12 community participants; A “cycle of giving” repair-a-thon with 50 volunteers repairing 100 […]
Wednesday Evenings, 6.30-10pm @ St John the Evangelist Lutheran Church 195 Maujer St., Brooklyn SESSION ONE – MARCH 15 Headset, Bottom Brackets, Hubs SESSION TWO – MARCH 22 Drivetrains (Cassettes, Freewheels, Chain, we do it all!), Shifters + Derailleurs SESSION THREE – MARCH 29 Brake Systems + Wheel Truing FREE! […]