Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen

Here are the notes for the core meeting on December 30th.
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Here are the notes for the core meeting on December 21st.
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We’ll be opening our doors to the public on Saturday January 10th. Party starts at 5pm. Come out for second Saturday and stop by! We’ll be answering questions about what we do, signing up volunteers, selling t-shirts and fixing bikes…and possibly rocking and rolling a little.

Come introduce yourself or say hello to old friends. Spread the word! Ride your bike! We’ll see you there!!!

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past month and haven’t heard, Steve Rex had a really bad crash while on the River Ride in mid-November. In case you’ve been living in a deep chasm underground for the past few decades and don’t know who Steve Rex is: he is owner of Rex Cycles and one of the best custom bicycle frame builders in the US. He has a national reputation for his craftsmanship.

Steve’s crash left him with a broken hip, femur, and elbow. So far he has had two surgeries and possibly faces more in the future. Because of his injuries, Steve will be unable to work or build frames for a while. As a small business owner you can imagine how this is a great concern.

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We had a cleanup day today. We had a bunch of folks come out and help clean the shop up. We spent around 4 hours cleaning the space and surrounding property up. The mattress is gone! Yippee! Thanks go out to everyone that was involved. Here is a short list of things we got done:

• Gather all scrap metal behind the shop
• Remove metal storage shelf and locker
• Remove the florescent lenses
• Remove the tree under the AC unit
• Brainstorm locking back nook, wheel storage and boarding up inside doors
• Cleanup the backyard
• Cleanup trash and leaves near the RR tracks
• Prop up the pylons separating the parking lot from the RR tracks
• Remove the cabinet doors
• Tied up the ivy against the wall where it was falling down

This is the first of many cleanup days. The beautiful ivy that covers the building is one thing that will require periodic maintenance. There has been a graffiti problem in the area also that we’ll have to keep up on. Not to mention the garbage and debris outside.

Again, thanks go out to everyone that came out and helped. You’re awesome.

BTW, there are more photos on our gallery.