Reading Bicycle Kitchen

Many of you will be members of British Cycling. Today they announced a sponsorship deal with Shell who are one of the biggest causes of carbon emissions and who pay people to lobby the government on behalf of the oil and gas industry, hence the almost total lack of comment on carbon emissions reduction or any climate change commitment.
We do not endorse this and will be recommending people to join We Are Cycling UK.

Reading Cycle Festival

Off to the cycle festival today. Free bike servicing and repairs 11am to 4pm. Pop by and see us.

Reading Cycle Festival Everything cycling. Cycling for everyone.

This bike was stolen yesterday from Palmer Park between 7-7.45pm. It's a Dark Green Cannondale Quick CX3. Posting this on behalf of a friend/RBK customer - has anyone seen it? Any useful information will be greatly appreciated

Doing our bit to help the Ukrainian refugees 🙂. 10 bikes given out so far with more planned this weekend

Reading Bicycle Kitchen - maintenance course - Booking by Bookwhen

We have FREE bike maintenance courses for anyone interested in learning how to fix their bike 🙂. Book now to avoid disappointment https://bookwhen.com/bike-fix-course#focus=ev-sckq-20220619160000

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Round-the-world cyclist arrives in UK... and has bike stolen outside a Reading Wetherspoons two days later

Please have a read and share. And remember ALWAYS lock up your bike https://road.cc/content/news/round-world-riders-bike-stolen-near-wetherspoons-292925

Round-the-world cyclist arrives in UK... and has bike stolen outside a Reading Wetherspoons two days later Josiah Skeats says he cycled through many countries on his travels and was "always welcomed with hospitality", which unfortunately wasn't the case during his time back in the UK

We are open as usual on Saturday, and there might be a hot cross bun or two floating around as well as the usual tea and biscuits :)

Hi folks. Hope you all had a good Christmas. Here are our opening times over the New Year period:

Reading Bicycle Kitchen - maintenance course - Booking by Bookwhen

Please note that there has been a change of date for the second Bike Fix and Check course - it is now on Tuesday 14th December at 6.30pm rather than Tuesday 7th December. https://bookwhen.com/bike-fix-course#focus=ev-sdct-20211130183000

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We are offering a FREE 2.5 hour bike check/fix course. Aimed at the 'typical rider' with little/no mechanical experience with a bike costing between £20-£500.

After many years of fixing customers' bikes we have found that most problems are caused by gears and brakes needing attention. So the course will show you how to carry out the necessary checks and adjustments in these areas.

Each section will start with an intro into how that mechanism is supposed to work, show you what often goes wrong along with how to fix it. There will be a demonstration and if time allows a chance for you to practice - bring your own bike along for this if you like.

Everything will be provided from tools to workstands to aprons, even tea/coffee/biscuits :) .

We hope you will find it fun, informative and valuable. We'd be especially pleased of you could use your new skills to your family and friends fix their bikes.

There are 2 sessions to choose from - these will be held 6.30-9pm Tuesday 30th November and Tuesday 7th December. Limited spaces available so book your place quick to avoid dissapointment - https://bookwhen.com/bike-fix-course#focus=ev-sdct-20211130183000

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Reading Cycle Festival

Pop along and see us at The Reading Cycle Festival this Sunday 11-4 at Christchurch Meadows. There's loads of cycling and food related stuff going on. Free entry to the festival and we'll give you a free bike check 🙂
https://readingcyclefestival.co.uk/

Reading Cycle Festival Everything cycling. Cycling for everyone.

You've bought a nice new bike and good chain to keep it safe. But sometimes the details can make all the difference. Think about bike security and give the thieves a hard time

Reading Bicycle Kitchen updated their address.

Reading Bicycle Kitchen updated their address.

Specialized Allez E5 2020 56cm SUPERB ! | eBay

We arre extremely grateful to the young man who very generously donated a Specialized Allez road bike and Tacx trainer to support our mission. These are both in superb condition and available to buy on our eBay site under the following listings: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313496585294
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313496585287?hash=item48fdda4447:g:JQIAAOSwKV9gl6fh

Specialized Allez E5 2020 56cm SUPERB ! | eBay This is a superb 2020 model year Specialized Allez E5 in 56cm.

We have now settled in nicely at our new home (Unit C10, Weldale Street). Thanks for those of you that have graced us with your custom. We will be there every Saturday from now on 10am-2pm. Face masks and distancing still apply

Not bike related but if you like gardening then have a read/take a look.

Tomorrow we will be hosting our first session from our new home :) (Saturday 30th January 10 am to 2 pm Unit C10, Weldale Street, RG1 7BX). If the weather is bad we will still be able to work in the garage with the door open. Social distancing and masks still apply. Hope to see you there.....

We will have our last session at The Queens Arms on Saturday 10-2 before moving to our new premises on Weldale Street (we're aiming to have our first session there Saturday 30th January). If you plan on coming to QA this Saturday please bring a face mask and socially distance

This Saturday's session (16th January) is CANCELLED. Sorry for any inconvenience - I'll post again when I know the next session is taking place

Please note that this Saturday's session will be between 10-12 and for emergency and straightforward fixes ONLY. There will only be one volunteer to minimise the Covid risk. If you do wish to attend please try to arrive early and wear a face mask

We will be running a session tomorrow 10-2 at the Queens Arms. Please bring a face mask if you wish to attend

We will be running a session 10-2 tomorrow at The Queens Arms. Please bring a mask if you wish to attend

With the new lockdown now in place we are reducing our hours this Saturday from 10-12, with a high probability of not having any further sessions until after lockdown. Please check the website prior to coming down. We can only have two customers at a time and easy fixes only. Fingers crossed we will resume on 5th December.

From now on all customers are kindly requested to wear masks at our Saturday sessions. Stay safe everyone

We are one of the bike repair buisnesses involved with the new government Fix your Bike Voucher Scheme. If you have a voucher please bring your bike along if it's in need of some work or a service - you will get a lot more with your £50 with us than a normal bike shop. Please also tell anyone you think with a bike who may benefit from this. Thanks

For anyone not already aware we are now back open Saturdays 10-2 at The Queens Arms (not 10-4 like before). We work outside and practise social distancing (the occasional session may have to be cancelled if the weather is particularly bad to avoid getting wet - please get intouch beforehand if in doubt).
Also we've been told that customers are no longer allowed to park outside QA so if you drive you'll have to pay to park on the road or in the car park next door

I'm afraid this is another appeal regarding two stolen bikes (one is the Trek mountain bike pictured, and the other is a gunmetal grey fixie with stickers along the top tube, a purple chain and black Halo wheels which unfortunately the owner doesn't have a picture of). If anyone hears or sees anything please get in touch...

A customer has very sadly had her bike stolen. Here are some details -

Trek 8500 bike in black with some grey and red. Mavic rims, Bontrager finishing kit. Shimano XT. Stolen on 30th April.

please get in touch if you hear or see anything

We have made the difficult decision to shut up shop for the forseeable future/until Covid 19 passes. I hope you all understand and look forward to opening again on the other side

The Critical Mass bike ride for October starts at 18:30 this Friday (4th)
Meet at the Forbury Lion as usual. Bring lights as well as flags and flowers!

Critical mass bike ride. Don’t forget!
This coming Friday 6th September
Meet at The Forbury lion at 7pm.
A wonderful peaceful ride around Reading with great friendly company.
Route will be agreed at the start.
Do you want to go anywhere in particular?
Bring friends too. Lots of friends.

The Critical mass sociable bike ride, this Friday 2 August, 7 pm, meet in the Forbury by the lion.
Don’t forget to bring all your friends.

The Critical Mass bike ride is this Friday (5th July) from Forbury gardens meeting at 7pm by the lion.
Bring all your friends and their bikes and get them to bring all their friends and their bikes too.

There's an informal mass ride being suggested for Friday July 5th from the Forbury Lion, meeting at 7pm.
Everyone is invited to take the roads back for cyclists for an hour.
It isn't a bike kitchen event, just a get together of local cyclists.

Festival

We will be at The Reading Cycling Festival this Sunday. Pop along and see us for a bike check or any basic repairs. It's at Christchurch Meadows 12-4pm. I'm sure it'll be a great event. Click on the link for more info. Hope to see you there...
https://avanticycling.co.uk/festival/

Festival Reading Cycle Festival all set for Sunday 9 June Join us for the Reading Cycle Festival at Christchurch Meadows on Sunday 9 June from 1200 to 1600. Free bike checks Bike exchange Bike demos, includ…

Bike maintenance course

The next maintenance course is in Wednesday 5 June at 19:00. We’ll be doing gear twiddling and learning how to patch inner tubes. Get tickets here:

Bike maintenance course Details of course content to be added in the near future

Bike maintenance course

If anyone wants to learn how to fix their brakes or fix punctures Adrian and Michele are running a course next Wednesday in the main hall at RISC, London street. More details can be found here:

Bike maintenance course Bike maintenance course A two hour course looking initially at basic maintenance, and then focussing on either brakes or punctures (you get to choose!) Bring your own bikes, and let the course organiser know if you want to do brakes or punctures, and if you need any materials brought to the course,....