Skip to content

Wheel Building Class!

The Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen will be conducting a very limited number of free wheel building classes. For the classes, all required tools (truing stand, tensiometer, nipple driver, spoke wrench, lubricants, etc.) will be available for your use, and materials (hub, spokes, and rim) will be provided.

The classes are “hands-on,” designed to provide you with skills to build and maintain your wheels. This is not an academic or theoretical class.

Topics to be covered include, but not limited to:

· Lacing the wheel

· Truing the wheel

· Replacing broken spokes

· Calculating required spoke length

· Wheel dishing

· Different spoke patterns/designs

Students will have the option of building their own wheelset.

If you are interested in signing up for a class (TBD) you MUST attend an informational seminar on May 20, 2013, Monday, 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Email info@sacbikekitchen dot org to sign up.

Posted in Classes.

No comments

By shannon – May 13, 2013

SBK Closed Tuesday, May 7th

ATTN: The Bike Kitchen will be closed Tuesday, May 7th due to our monthly staff/volunteer ride. We will resume regular hours on Wednesday, May 8th.

Posted in Announcements, Uncategorized.

No comments

By shannon – May 2, 2013

Hunt the Grid is coming back!

Mark your calendars for Second Saturday, July 13, 2013.  That’s the day the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen will proudly present its fifth annual beach party-themed scavenger hunt and afterparty:

Hunt the Grid V: 99 Problems, But A Beach Ain’t One

We’ll even be expanding the hunt this year, with new challenges, our longest scavenger list ever, stuff to do when you’re not hunting, and more time to poke around the grid. We’re still in the planning phases right now, but here’s what we’re looking to bring you:

  • Live music all during the event!

  • Prizes for the best scavengers, the best challenge-takers, the best themed team, and more!

  • Food trucks!

  • Better gifts and prizes than ever!

  • A mini arts & craft fair at our Beach Party!

And for our Second Saturday afterparty, we’ll be bringing back New Belgium and the Alkali Flats — the best beer and band combination you’ll find this side of the surf. So pack your friends, your sunscreen, and your bikes in your woody and go hot dogging on our scavenger hunt, or just come on down to cheer on the hunters and and check out the music, the food, the beer, and the fair!  Either way, this is one beach party you can’t miss!

Posted in Events, Fundraiser, Rides.

No comments

By sharpe – April 18, 2013

Intro To Bike Maintenance/Urban Riding Skills Class At Natural Foods Coop

Sac Bike Kitchen will be hosting an Introduction to Bicycle Maintenance/Urban Riding Skills class at the Sacramento Natural Foods Coop located at 1900 Alhambra Blvd.  The class will run from 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm on April 24th.  For more information and to sign up, go to the class link at the Food Coop website.  Post your questions in the comment section below.

Posted in Classes.

No comments

By Don – April 16, 2013

May Basic Maintenance Registration Now Open!

The April Basic Maintenance Class is full and registration is now closed.  The response for April was so strong that there is a waitlist and a second April class may be scheduled.  If you are on the waitlist, you will be contacted with the time and date of the overflow class when it is scheduled.

The May Basic Maintenance class will be held on Monday, May 20th from 6pm-7:30pm.  To pre-register, e-mail clas…@sacbikekitchen.org to reserve your spot before May fills up as well!

Basic Maintenance Class- Learn how to fix a flat, check your brakes and derailleurs, and clean your bike and drivetrain.  This class is subject to cancellation if the minimum number of registrations is not reached. Classes are free though we do suggest a $5 donation to help us keep the lights on.

Posted in Classes.

2 comments

By shannon – April 3, 2013