Events

Bike Repair Workshop: Basics for Beginners

Bike repair workshop open to people with all levels of experience and expertise. As always, people can use the tools to repair their own bikes, though they cannot expect guidance from the mechanics. People who want to work on their own bikes and need the help of a mechanic should come to the Open Workshop every Thursday night.

By Aaron Donovan

11:14 PM EST on February 28, 2007

Basics for Beginners: Identifying parts and tools, diagnosing common problems and things you should know before buying a bike. Instructors will also cover how to change tires and fix flats.

Aaron Donovan

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

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