The Bike Cave is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to working with people who have a passion for pedal bikes and pedalists alike.
Check out the Bike Cave Facebook page and the University Bike Cave Site for groups and events in your area.
BRING IN YOUR PERSONAL BIKE AND:
PRODUCTS AND "RE-CYCLES:"
***Notice: Bicycles left for more than one week will become subject to resale; bring lock to use free parking next to Bike Cave
Check out the Bike Cave Facebook page and the University Bike Cave Site for groups and events in your area.
BRING IN YOUR PERSONAL BIKE AND:
- Receive FREE Tech assistance (with self-repair)
- Use repair-rack FREE to repair/customize bike
- Patch tubes/tires
- Purchase "ready-to-go" bikes (when available)
- Cost of bike (if not ready) includes components needed for completion
- Purchased "Re-cycles" (bikes built by Cave staff) come with 7-day warranty*
- *Only hard bicycle components will be replaced. Call for more information
REPAIR STANDS AND TOOLS:
- Purchasing Patrons* have first priority.
- *Patrons repairing a Cave-purchased bike or upgrading current bike w/ Cave stock
- Sign-Up sheets available if all stands are in use.
- Limit 1 hour per stand if on a waiting list.
Upcoming Events:
The Bike Cave, Opening date Sept. 6th, 2011
Women with Bicycles, starts Oct. 3rd and is held every Monday 6:30-9:00pm
Spring Lake Preserve Clean Up, Sunday Oct 2nd, 2011
***Notice: Bicycles left for more than one week will become subject to resale; bring lock to use free parking next to Bike Cave
Students need to take advantage of The Bike Cave and it services
ReplyDeleteThe Bike Cave is a great asset to any bike rider, if only more people knew to take advantage of it.
The other day my friend Grant Powell was in desperation mode. His bike was messing up and it was his only form of transportation to the school.
He was asking me for a ride to the square, where there is a bike shop. At the time I was pretty busy with my own life’s problems, and driving him over there was an inconvenience. He was also planning to withdraw money from his bank to pay for the bike to be fixed.
“Please dude,” Grant said to me. “I really need this favor.”
Had this been about two weeks ago I would have not had much of a choice but to give him a ride. Luckily, I quickly remembered The Bike Cave.
Not only does he live walking distance from the cave, he also was happy to know that they would attempt at repairing it for free.
Sure enough the problem with his bike was an easy one for the workers at The Bike Cave to repair.
He saved himself the time of going all the way over to the square and dropping it off, then waiting while it was repaired. We also save my time, because I of course, would have been the one giving him this ride.
He also saved the money he would have had to pay to have a minor problem repaired at a real bike shop.
“I guarantee more students would take advantage of this if they knew,” Grant said.
I said back to him with a laugh, “Yeah I know it.”
Matt Kern