{"id":557,"date":"2020-06-25T16:36:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikecoop.nyc\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2021-12-15T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T21:00:09","slug":"basic-equipment-for-the-home-and-community-bike-mechanic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bikecoop.nyc\/es\/basic-equipment-for-the-home-and-community-bike-mechanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Equipment for the Home and Community Bike Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Bisker – March 2020 (and updated sporadically)<\/span><\/p>\n

Friends, we’ve compiled a list of the best cost-effective tools and supplies<\/strong> for home-bound workshops and community repair jams. Welcome to the life of the neighborhood bike mechanic!<\/p>\n

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Notable home mechanic and activist, Tony Stark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Background:<\/strong> We run this bike co-op to help overthrow inequality and develop resiliency against large-scale social challenges. Right now, people everywhere urgently need bike repairs\u2014and are facing even greater-than-normal barriers to accessing them. That means that more of us need to practice wrenching at home, both so we can keep money in our own pockets and so we can serve as community mechanics. And that means more of us need affordable tools at home.<\/p>\n

So: we spent a lot of time searching out the best-value tools that we could trust, and clustered most of the links into a few websites for expedient shipping. Don\u2019t dither about buying them; the global supply chain is shutting down, so prices and availability might evaporate. If you\u2019re keen to learn but can\u2019t afford the tools, reach out and we\u2019ll help you acquire some to get you started. We\u2019re training each other so we can help our communities, after all, and that makes this all worthwhile.<\/p>\n