WELCOME TO B!KE

Your community cycling hub! B!KE teaches bike repair and maintenance to the Peterborough community - through open shop hours, special workshops, and events.

Membership is accessible: $30/year, or $5/hour. It gives you access to the huge shop space, our excellent volunteer teachers, and broad selection of used and basic new parts.

We hope to see you soon!

DONATIONS

B!KE happily takes donations of bikes and parts in decent shape, as well as financial donations!
Please see the FAQ for donation guidelines.

Member Survey

Hello B!KE user,

We are conducting our first annual members survey and would grately appreciate your particpation! (if you use the shop, but are not a member, please feel free to give us some input). Its 22 easy questions and only takes 5 mintues to fill out!

Access the survey by clicking here or . . . → Read More: Member Survey

Holiday Shop Closure

 

Greetings winter cyclists!

We want to forewarn you, that dispite your dedication to winter riding, B!KE will be closed during the weeks of both Christmas and New Years. Wednesday, December 20th is the last shop night of 2011! We  re-open with our regular hours Sunday, January 8th to begin what we hope . . . → Read More: Holiday Shop Closure

(RE)-Build: Home Mechanic Workshop Series

Join us in all or part of this workshop series to get to know your bike better and build new skills by building from the wheels up!

These are hands-on, no-pressure, small group workshops, where you can dig in and learn at your own pace on examples using our tried-and-tested teaching curriculum.

Stick around . . . → Read More: (RE)-Build: Home Mechanic Workshop Series

The Mangy Moggy

Click here to learn more about the scavenger hunt and Alley Cat Race! . . . → Read More: The Mangy Moggy

New Location!

Come check out our new shop at 336 Rubidge St.

Now located in the heart of downtown, the shop is now more accesible in its provision of awesome community cycling services!

Stop by to check out the new space, and give your bike the fall tune up it deserves!

Opening on Monday July 25 @ 336 Rubidge

Yeah! The brand new B!KE will blow your mind!

We’ll be returning to regular hours as of Monday July 25.

 

B!KE is Moving!

It’s with great excitement that we announce that B!KE is and closed  moving to a new, fancy-schmancy location! We’ll be closed from July 17 – 24 (roughly), reopening with some new sweet digs at 336 Rubidge St (Charlotte and Rubidge, around the corner from the Publican). More information to come about official moving days (we . . . → Read More: B!KE is Moving!

We’ve Got Bikes! Come and Get ‘Em.

After some long sessions at the bench, we’ve actually got a few used bikes ready to go out the door. These have all been overhauled and attended to with more love than they (likely) have ever received before!

58cm Schwinn Merano Hybrid w/700x32c tires and front suspension fork. Setup includes brand new full-wheel fenders, . . . → Read More: We’ve Got Bikes! Come and Get ‘Em.

B!KE is Closed for Easter Sunday

The headline reads true! But we’ll be open on the Monday. Bring us your sick, your frail, your huddled masses of shaky wheels and errant gears!

Bike Co-Ops Around the World

Check out this amazing collaborative map of shops like B!KE around the world. A great way to plan a bike tour!