Free Ride, Pittsburgh's DIY Recycled Bike Collective

Who We Are

  • Learn
    • Adult Open Shop
    • Adult Mechanic’s Classes
      • Sunday Series Classes
      • Drop-In Classes
  • Programs
    • Adult Earn-a-Bike
    • Youth Programs
      • Youth Earn-A-Bike
    • Bicycle Give-a-ways
    • Recycled Bikes For Sale
    • Mobile Bike Repair Project
  • Donate
    • Bikes and Parts
    • Programs and General Funds
    • Re-Cycling @ Free Ride!
    • Wish List
  • Volunteer
    • How to Volunteer
      • Volunteer Benefits
      • Volunteer Questionnaire
      • Ways to Volunteer
      • Volunteer Special Events
      • Learn More about Volunteering
    • Staff the Shop
      • New Staffer Orientations
      • Staffing Skills Workshops
        • Greeter Workshop Details
        • Mechanic Advisor Workshop Details
    • Join the Collective
    • Our Volunteer Philosophy
    • Collaboration Resources
  • About
    • Collective Structure
    • Collective Membership
    • Youth Membership
    • Mission
    • Who We Are
    • In the News
    • Contact
  • Resources
    • Calendar of Events
      • Women and Trans Nite!!!
      • Volunteer Night
    • Email Lists
    • Blog
    • Cycling Links
    • FAQ

In the News

1.17.10 – Meadville Tribune: Community push on to take up riding

7.09.08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A smoky old town: We can two-wheel our way to a healthier, cleaner Pittsaburgh

8.15.07- BikeBike Conference Wrapup

8.1.07- Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Blood, Sweat, and Gears: building a bike from the ground up at Free Ride

6.27.07- Pop City Media: Bikers Rejoice: From BikeFest to Bike Lanes

Dirt Rag, Issue #127- Do it Yourself Bike Touring

12.8.05- Pittsburgh City Paper:  “Best of Pittsburgh-2005″ Third Place

11.11.05- Cycling News:  blog by Barbara Howe

10.6.05- Free Ride Recycle-A-Bike Donates Bikes to Katrina/Rita Victims

6.23.05- Mistress Mechanics: Ladies hold the tools at Free Ride’s Women’s Cycle

6.18.05-  Bike Recyclers Give People a Free Ride

6.15.05- Enthusiasts Peddle Awareness For Bicycling

6.10.05- Cycling: Celebration of all things cycling  10-day BikeFest! Caters to Everyone from the Passionate to the Mildly Interested

6.9.05- Beer Doings and Benefits

6.2.05- Circus Gears Up

6.2.05- Zany Umbrella Circus to Present Tinker

10.2.04- Smooth Ride: Salvage Festival Rides High With Mission of Recycling

8.10.04- Teen, 16, charged in killing of Pitt Student on Squirrel Hill Street

8.6.04- Death Comes to a Walker: Shooting Victim was a Familiar Sight on the Streets

5.27.04- Ghost Riders in the ‘Burgh

5.9.04- Pedal Pittsburgh Gives Riders a Chance to Coast Past Many of the City’s Landmarks

5.18.03- Can Pittsburgh Learn to Love Bikes?

When

Full warm-season hours:

Sun: Drop-in Class 4:30PM-6:30PM

Mon: Volunteer Night 6:30PM-9:30PM

Tues: Drop-in Class 6:30PM-8:30PM

2nd & 4th Weds: Women, Trans, Queer and Femme Only Shop Time 6PM-9:30PM

1st, 3rd & 5th Weds: Women, Trans, Queer and Femme Only Drop-in Class 6:30PM-9:30PM

Thurs: General Open Shop 6PM-10PM

Sat: General Open Shop 1PM-5PM

 

For more info on hours:

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Where

Construction Junction
214 N. Lexington St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

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