Bike Repair 101: Hands-On Intro to Bike Maintenance is for those who want to fix their bike, but don’t know where to start. Don’t find yourself helpless at the side of the road! Learn to fix a flat, maintain your chain, tune your brakes and shifters, and spot problems before they can ruin your day.

Bike Repair 201: Headsets and Bottom Brackets. Well maintained headsets and bottom brackets make for a safe, efficient bike ride. You’ll be learning how to maintain these essential bearing mechanisms. This training is a perfect launching point to more advanced bicycle mechanics. You don’t need to be an expert with tools to get the most from this class, but you should have enough experience to know how to use basic tools. If you’re just starting to learn about bike repair, we recommend you take Bike Repair 101 beforehand, though it’s not necessary to get the most out of this workshop.

We recommend you bring in your own bike so your hands-on learning is most useful to you, but you can work on one of the bikes in the shop instead if you like. The cost and times for all of our courses, workshops, and orientations can be found at edmontonbikes.ca/services/calendar/. If you’d like more information, please email us at info@edmontonbikes.ca

Join us to celebrate nearly 40 years of our work promoting cycling & supporting all the people who want to be able to bike safely and comfortably in Edmonton. Our name is changing to reflect the broader mandate that we’ve been pursuing for many years already, but our programs, services, and focus remain the same: removing barriers to cycling and pushing for a better, healthier, safer, happier city for everyone.

We’ll also be raising funds to pay for some important upgrades to BikeWorks North, which has been operating for nearly 8 years now. We’ve identified some major improvements to better the experience for patrons and help us get more people riding.

The party begins with a leisurely group ride, departing from BikeWorks South (8001 102 St) at 5pm. You can also just meet us at Dirtbag Cafe (10505 107 St) downtown from 6-11pm, directly on the 105 Ave bike lane.

Rock Jungle Boulders is generously donating the space, as well as providing discounted $7 bouldering (includes shoe rental, if needed) until 8pm.

We have two casks coming in from Town Square and Situation Brewing, representing the best bike-able brewery locations YEG has to offer!

• DIY screen printing: we’re not selling shirts, but bring your own fabric and we’ll help you screen print our new logo on it!
• DIY button making
• Bike-part jewelry making
• Silly games on bicycles
• Live music by Robert Clinton and Paul Bellows
• Yoga stretches for cyclists led by Peter Macfarlane of The SATTVA School of Yoga

This event isn’t ticketed, but donations to fund important upgrades and improvements to BikeWorks North are encouraged. We’ll be changing the layout to be friendlier and easier to navigate, as well as addressing some safety, comfort, and security concerns. We’ll also be constructing a bike hanger, similar to one which already exists at BikeWorks South, which will quadruple the storage space we have for bicycles. This is critical to improving revenues at the shop, and will help us better serve people who are looking for bikes to start riding.

If you want a guided ride to Bike Edmonton Launch party and fundraiser, meet at 5pm at BikeWorks South. Our ride marshals will take you on an easy paced journey to the party if you don’t regularly ride or haven’t been part of a group ride before, or enjoy a slow ride with company, this is a great opportunity. All you need is a working bike. Our ride marshals will lead you, making sure we stick together as we enjoy the journey. During the ride we’ll use some of Edmonton’s most exciting cycling infrastructure. The route might include parts of the following maps. We hope you find a pleasant and beautiful path to the party! Click on each ride title to open map.

Ride Like A Commuter from BikeWorks South to Dirtbag Cafe and Rock Jungle Boulders, 10505 107 St NW.

Ride from the South side through Mill Creek Ravine, starting at the velodrome and taking the funicular. Note that you take a hard right coming off of the Low Level Bridge as the path that directly goes to the lower elevator is not on Google maps, yet.

Riding from the North side along the river valley trails, with funicular! Ride is from Gold Bar Park to Dirtbag Cafe and Rock Jungle Boulders, 10505 107 St NW.

From the East, staring at the Commonwealth Stadium, enjoy commuter trials and avoid downtown construction all the way to Dirtbag Cafe and Rock Jungle Boulders, 10505 107 St NW.
Make sure you turn RIGHT after crossing the living bridge, go down the hill, then turn LEFT towards Boyle Street. Signs will guide you how to get through the area once you’re approaching MacEwan Station. (It’s straightforward, but not straight.)

From the West, starting in Westmount, bike lanes all the way, wherever possible, right up to Dirtbag Cafe and Rock Jungle Boulders, 10505 107 St NW.

Oliverbahn: From West of 149 st, you’ll take bike lanes and quiet streets all the way to Dirtbag Cafe and Rock Jungle Boulders, 10505 107 St NW.
Please note that the map has an unneeded loop. You don’t have to ride the little loop shown at the 142st bridge. Just cross that bridge.