Reading Bike Kitchen

One of our volunteers has been Cytech Technical Two Certified for years, and recently suggested that we should have other volunteers do this too. So last week another team member received his Cytech Technical Two Certification, after an intensive two-week training course in Oxford. We're also planning to send other volunteers on this training to get certified in the coming months.

But certified or not, our volunteers have many decades of experience to better help the cycling community!

This customer’s freewheel arrived at Reading Bike Kitchen with barely any use but freely spinning in both directions. Difficult and hardly worth the time to repair, most people couldn’t and wouldn’t disassemble it (note – it’s a FREEWHEEL, not cassette and freehub), but Reading Bike Kitchen’s undisputed best Belgium bike mechanic bothered. He cleaned up the pawls and springs, refurbished the dozens of tiny ball bearings and it’s like new now and saves money and waste. Top job!

Reading Bike Kitchen has a large selection of refurbished bikes for bargain prices available as detailed below and our excellent volunteers are on hand this and every Saturday for drop in repairs to help keep your bikes on the road at minimal cost:

If your bike needs fixing:
• Saturdays: 10am – 2pm

If you would like to donate or buy a bike:
• Saturdays: 10am – 2pm
• Wednesdays: 10am – 2pm
• Thursdays: 5pm – 8pm

You can find Reading Bike Kitchen in the Weldale Street industrial unit courtyard: Unit C10, Weldale Street, Reading, RG1 7BX
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uV4qHy5GzF7wLmnz7

Our what3words location: https://w3w.co/aside.notice.last

We always have a selection of bikes available, and during the week our volunteers will be getting many more ready for sale. Check out our ads on Facebook, Gumtree and eBay, and come down and have a test ride!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/115162068494946/search?query=reading%20bicycle%20kitchen&locale=en_GB
(If the link doesn’t work for you, open Facebook Marketplace and search for Reading Bicycle Kitchen)

https://www.gumtree.com/for-sale/sports-leisure-travel/bicycles/uk/reading/srpsearch+rbk?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhtNLk3tbOVanZrKStHRjLLnWjWH7jMZRIcIscHTcMkW4Q7BcarDXkx_jYK1_aem_secUxRElfp78r3A--42GGQ

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=317127398268&_ssn=readingbicyclekitchen&_sop=10

It's still chilly at Reading Bike Kitchen but there's daylight at the start of our Thursday evening session (at last!) so come on down and try some of our fantastic bargain bikes!

Reading Bike Kitchen has a large selection of refurbished bikes for bargain prices available as detailed below and our excellent volunteers are on hand this and every Saturday for drop in repairs to help keep your bikes on the road at minimal cost:

If your bike needs fixing:
• Saturdays: 10am – 2pm

If you would like to donate or buy a bike:
• Saturdays: 10am – 2pm
• Wednesdays: 10am – 2pm
• Thursdays: 5pm – 8pm

You can find Reading Bike Kitchen in the Weldale Street industrial unit courtyard: Unit C10, Weldale Street, Reading, RG1 7BX
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uV4qHy5GzF7wLmnz7

Our what3words location: https://w3w.co/aside.notice.last

We always have a selection of bikes available, and during the week our volunteers will be getting many more ready for sale. Check out our ads on Facebook, Gumtree and eBay, and come down and have a test ride!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/115162068494946/search?query=reading%20bicycle%20kitchen&locale=en_GB
(If the link doesn’t work for you, open Facebook Marketplace and search for Reading Bicycle Kitchen)

https://www.gumtree.com/for-sale/sports-leisure-travel/bicycles/uk/reading/srpsearch+rbk?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhtNLk3tbOVanZrKStHRjLLnWjWH7jMZRIcIscHTcMkW4Q7BcarDXkx_jYK1_aem_secUxRElfp78r3A--42GGQ

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=317127398268&_ssn=readingbicyclekitchen&_sop=10