Friday Free Ride June 24th! Music & Bike Repair!

Posted June 17th, 2011 in Uncategorized by Morgan

Next Friday, June 24th, come on out to the shop for our first Friday Free Ride!

Open Shop from 6 to 8pm, followed by some local DIY punk starting at 8

On the 24th we’ll have Napalm Dount (Female fronted classic punx) & Taser Wound (Lawrenceville Hardcore)

Come on out, get that summer bike maintenance that you’ve been putting off done with, then hang out and hear some awesome bands!

Just one note — because this is a short open shop, we can’t do any Earn a Bike stuff, sorry.

6pm, Free Ride (214 N. Lexington, Point Breeze)

Completely Free!

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Class schedule update for summer 2011

Posted May 22nd, 2011 in Uncategorized by William

Starting in June, the adult drop-in classes will have a new schedule. What is changing? Well some of the classes that we were calling “advanced” are being included with the rest of the drop-in classes, since they really were not anything more challenging. So, it made sense just to include the Frame, Headset and Bottom Bracket classes with the other basic classes.

The single-speed conversion class and the wheel building class are the only remaining classes not being rolled in. Since those are more specific skills, those classes are considered special topics. The special topics classes will be on Sunday mornings, but will be held less frequently than the rest of the drop-in classes. Finally, the special topics classes are not drop-in. Advanced registration is needed, which helps everybody make sure they have the materials needed for the classes.

See the adult mechanics classes page for details.

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Wishlist, Spring 2011

Posted April 25th, 2011 in Uncategorized by William

Free Ride has a wish list for Spring 2011. We are asking for a few modest items.

  • Folding chairs
  • Large white boards

Please see the wish list page for up to date information about non-bike donations we would be super happy to receive.

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Staff Training Workshops Spring 2011

Posted March 21st, 2011 in Uncategorized by William

Greeters

If you haven’t yet read about it, Free Ride needs help from staff volunteers. A bunch of awesome volunteers have stepped up to the task and taken the first step towards helping as volunteer staff. However, many have not moved beyond shadowing. The staffing skills workshop is here to help new volunteers and will cover staffing skills in a more formal setting than shadowing.

Everyone who has been to an orientation and has shadowed is encouraged to join us for this fun and hands-on workshop. Please RSVP using the form on the staffing skills workshop page.

The workshop is meant to serve as an additional resource to help new volunteers get started. See more information on the Staffing Skills Workshop Page.

Upcoming Staffing Skills Workshops:

  • Saturday, April 2, 10:30am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.
  • Saturday, April 30, 10:30am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.
  • Saturday, June 4, 10:30am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.

If you have not had a chance to shadow, please try to fit that in before going to the workshop. Volunteers who have shadowed at least once (at least part of an open shop) will be able to get much more out of the workshop.

Mechanic Advisors

New in 2011, we want to have mechanic advisors and assistants at open shop to help people with repairs. If you are interested in helping out as an advisor, please attend the teaching skills workshop. If you plan to attend, let us know with a RSVP.

The teaching skills workshops will be held on the following days:

  • Saturday, April 9, 10:30am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.
  • Saturday, May 7, 10:20am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.
  • Saturday, May 21, 10:30am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.

Everyone who has helped out as a mechanical assistant in the shop is encouraged to join us for this fun and hands-on workshop. Please RSVP using the form on the staffing workshops page.

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Hiring Youth Instructor Coordinator for 2011

Posted March 6th, 2011 in Uncategorized by sgibson

Free Ride is hiring an Youth Instructor Coordinator to help with administrative aspects of 2011 youth summer programs. Please see the PDF for more information, including how to apply. Application deadline is March 21, 2011.

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2011 Class Schedules are posted

Posted February 18th, 2011 in Uncategorized by sgibson

Free Ride’s 2011 Adult Bike Mechanics Classes schedules are posted.

Check out our classes page for more info on our Drop-In, Series and Advanced Classes.  Check out our calendar to see the dates when our classes are offered.

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Hiring Outreach Clerk for Summer 2011

Posted February 18th, 2011 in Uncategorized by William

Free Ride is hiring an Outreach Clerk to help with administrative aspects of 2011 youth summer programs. Please see the PDF for more information, including how to apply. Application deadline is March 4, 2011.

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Voice your concerns & opinions to the council this winter

Posted November 15th, 2010 in Uncategorized by William

This December, members of the collective council will be attending a brief retreat. At the retreat, we will discuss and address some of the organizational matters that day-to-day operations prevent us from focusing on. Since only a few people will be in attendance, I wanted to make sure everybody knows they have a chance for their opinions to be heard, if wanted

If there are issues that the collective council should be made aware of and address, please let us know. Here are a few ways you can get in touch:

  • Send a message to info [at] freeridepgh.org
  • Send a message through the website contact form. You can make up an email address to remain anonymous.
  • Place a note in the suggestion box at the shop
  • Edit the crabgrass wiki page where we are going to keep track of the
    input.
  • If you want to write a letter or leave a voice mail, good luck.
    (Actually, we can check all that too.)

We will be setting the retreat agenda next Sunday, so please reply before Sunday, Nov. 21.

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Staffing Training Workshop this Fall

Posted September 20th, 2010 in Uncategorized by William

If you haven’t yet read about it, Free Ride needs help from staff volunteers. A bunch of awesome volunteers have stepped up to the task and taken the first step towards helping as volunteer staff. However, many have not moved beyond shadowing. The staffing skills workshop is here to help new volunteers and will cover staffing skills in a more formal setting than shadowing.

Everyone who has been to an orientation and has shadowed is encouraged to join us for this fun and hands-on workshop. Please RSVP using the form on the staffing skills workshop page.

The workshop is meant to serve as an additional resource to help new volunteers get started. See more information on the Staffing Skills Workshop Page.

Upcoming Workshops:

  • Saturday, October 2, 11am-12:30pm. Located at the shop.
  • Saturday October 9, 5:15pm-6:45pm. Located at the shop.

If you have not had a chance to shadow, please try to fit that in before going to the workshop. Volunteers who have shadowed at least once (at least part of an open shop) will be able to get much more out of the workshop.

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Taking a break this winter! Important Dates!

Posted September 14th, 2010 in Uncategorized by rachel

Hi Free Ride world -

This summer rocked and fall is shaping up nicely too. Although we have two solid months of bicycle wrenching to do, winter comes quickly so we thought we’d let you know about our winter closing dates!

This doesn’t mean we’ll be gone forever – we’ll be back in the spring. In order to keep doin’ what we’re doin’, Free Ride requires a little retreat time to mull over how we’re running this crazy machine and what fabulous improvements we can make for next year.

Our LAST OPEN SHOP will be Saturday, November 20th from 1-5pm. Open shop is when you bring your bike in to fix it, work on your earn-a-bike, and get new/used parts.

Our LAST VOLUNTEER NIGHT will be Tuesday, November 23rd from 6:30-9:30pm. Actually, this will be more of a clean-up night, and we can use all the help we can get!

Check our class schedule for any classes that you may have missed! Wasn’t it your goal to learn how to true a wheel before New Years? DO IT!

Thanks for a rad 2010! It’s not quite over yet…

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