Center for Bicycle Repair - Seattle, WA

Announcing Shop Hours on Mondays, 6-9pm. Info session on Monday, 6/1 at 7pm. 1019 S Jackson St.

Training for anyone who wants to take paid repair work.

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During Shop Hours, students can work on any of the 36 repair exercises in CFBR’s Professional Guide. Demonstration on Monday 6/1 at 7pm.

Let us know you’re coming? Register at centerforbicyclerepair.com/learnrepairs or via link in bio.

Students use the guide to prepare for the shop’s proficiency exam, which licenses a mechanic to work with .

Space limited to 4 students per Shop Hour session. Newsletter subscribers will hear about new dates first: Substack.com/

If you have taken a class in the shop, I am grateful to you. The source material for the Professional Guide are the hundreds of face to face interactions we’ve had in classes. There wouldn’t be any ink on the page if we didn’t all have the same grease on our hands. If you’re a former student, ask about discounts.

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Thanks for the love!!

Pre-printed tees ($25) and bandanas ($5) available Sunday 10-4. Intro class from 1-3, please be quiet! Cash or Venmo preferred. Supplies limited.

Drop off your 100% cotton tee Sunday-Wednesday, pay what you want, pay what you can. DM me for drop off locations. Only way to guarantee you get the size and color you want. White and black ink. Must be 100% cotton.

CFBR never does anything twice. Tees printed through Wednesday then the screen gets wiped.

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Last Friday, a Seattle Times columnist (Danny Westneat) broke no new ground in a piece that called Little Saigon “Seattle’s Drug Capital”.

Show how little you care by grabbing some tasteless merch. Printing cotton bags (for holding your drugs in) or on tees (for wearing when you use drugs).

If you want a tee printed, gather your courage and drop off one (must be 100% cotton) on Sunday, 10-4, at the shop, 1019 S Jackson St.

You can also join the Sunday Intro class from 1-3!

Intro class, merch, must drugs on the street: pay what you can, pay what you want.

Please share: if you’re a federal worker on furlough or working for no pay, I’ll fix your bike for free.

You can also take an intro class on Sunday for free, and I can fit two of you into an advanced class rotation.

We’re day dating in Little Saigon on Saturday afternoon, September 20th. Sign ups are open: centerforbicyclerepair.com/love

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Are you an adult? Are you currently dating? Are you free on the third Saturday of September? Yes? Sign up!

SCHEDULE FOR DATING DAY
2:00 PM, arrive at the Center for Bicycle Repair, 1019 S Jackson St.

☕️ First 20 to arrive receive a drink token for .seattle, just around the corner!

2:45 PM, groups of ten or fewer set out by foot and bike into the neighborhood for activities:

🧀 Cheese and Olive Tasting with (bike recommended)

🍪 Cookie Ingredient Guessing Game with (bike recommended)

🥠 Ceramic Fortune Cookie Painting with (walking distance)

🙅Intro Self Defense Class with (active, walking distance)

🚲 E-Bike Test Rides with (walking distance)

4:30 PM, meet up at to celebrate a fun day in the neighborhood with a drink (NA, wine and beer) on the shop.

A massive thanks to all the participating businesses. We love the energy that dating can bring to a place and are excited for a chance to give you a fun afternoon.

We need volunteers, especially if you are currently NOT dating. Sign up for volunteers via the shop website.

Curious why a bike shop is hosting a dating event? Just say hi, or sign up for the shop newsletter to read more: we’re (a)mechanic on Substack

Hope to see you on the 20th!

On Wednesday, 5/21 from 6-8pm, we are so excited to have Dr. Benjamin Rutz in the shop for an evening devoted to carbon fiber.

Dr. Rutz is a 15 year veteran in the carbon fiber industry. Holding a PhD in Chemical Engineering from UW, where he’s also taught, we’ve asked him to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to help you understand where carbon fiber comes from, why it’s so strong and what can be done to repair it.

Hope to see you on 5/21!

Documenting the repair of the damaged, carbon fiber drive side seat stay of a 2017 BMC Teammachine SLR01.

Photos show removal of damaged (delaminated) carbon fiber, filling the resulting cavity with two-part closed cell expanding foam, sculpting foam and preparation of the repair site for wet layup of 5 layers unidirectional carbon fiber (respecting orientation of parent carbon fiber material) plus 1 layer of woven carbon fiber to act as a sanding layer.

First impressions: repair was not as flush or uniform as I hope, but seems strong as bone.

Stay tuned for the BMC reassembly and test.

Center to Bicycle and Carbon Fiber Repair ✂️

Wednesdays 6-9pm: new, hands-on courses in advanced bicycle repair work.

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Courses will be offered on rotation throughout the year. Sign up for one or sign up for all six (link in profile).

No experience necessary. The shop provides all necessary tools and supplies. Courses are pay what you want, pay what you can.

Please share!

There will be written supports for the classes as well as opportunities later this year to complete an exam and receive certification of your skills through CBRR.

Do not sign up for classes you cannot attend. No show + no cancellation = no future registration

Hope to see you on an upcoming Wednesday!

The creative forces have beautifully embellished the shop’s window.

Back in June, the building housing the supermarket was engulfed in flames and eventually torn down (Viet Wah was a tenant and had moved out prior to the fire).

Two lions sat at the entrance to the store and their quiet presence was an anchor. They were removed during demolition.

Katya has brought them back with the shop’s new attraction. It feels so good, it was done so well and the shop is even more welcoming and enmeshed in the Little Saigon neighborhood because of Katya’s work.

Happy end of 2024 everyone, thanks for being part of the shop and part of Little Saigon. See you next year ❤️