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We are hiring a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

UPDATE: This position has been filled.

The Recyclery Collective is hiring a Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator (VOC) to manage a large and growing volunteer base. The position is highly communicative and requires excellence in writing and public speaking as well as the ability to form and work with multiple teams. Please see the attached job description for more details.

Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator DescriptionDownload

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Community,

Bill Mould: The Science of Wheels and Wheelbuilding

Join us for an evening of expert wheel building!

Friday, May 24th at 6 PM

RSVP or invite your friends on Facebook.

Reserve your seat on Eventbrite – it’s $30 to reserve, or you may try getting in the same day for a sliding scale donation but be warned, this event will fill up!

How does a bicycle wheel support 300 times its own weight? What makes the perfect wheel? Join The Recyclery for a seminar and Q&A about wheels, wheelbuilding, and bicycle physics with Bill Mould.

Bill Mould is an expert designer and builder of custom bicycle wheels. He has built over 5,000 wheels of every possible design, and he uses his knowledge of physics and engineering to publish articles and animated videos about bicycle wheels. As a Yale-trained scientist, Bill is a frequent and popular speaker at bicycle symposiums and conventions. He has a unique ability to explain complex scientific and engineering principles so that they can be understood at least at the conceptual level. He is also a member of the ASTM bicycle committee that combines the contributions of industry scientists and engineers to define internationally required safety standards. Bill’s passion is teaching how to build the perfect wheel.

Reserve a ticket online, or pay what you can at the door (warning: this event will fill up!).

Community

148 Days In Africa On A Tandem Bike

Join us for an evening of storytelling and adventure sharing.

Friday, March 29 at 6:30 pm

You can RSVP or invite your friends on Facebook.

Igna and Tomas, our long-time volunteers, have just gotten back from a superb 5-month bicycle tour in the well stereotyped continent of Africa.

It’s not your casual bike tour – it’s a TANDEM bike tour! Thus, double the fun 😍

The couple explored Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, the 3 unique countries of the cradle of humanity and will be answering the most FAQ, including:

🚲 How they breathlessly pushed through the highest peaks
🚲 Why Ethiopian children throw rocks at cyclists
🚲 How Tomas and Tomas kindled their friendship in a faraway tribal home
🚲 How Christian missionaries helped them through the Kenyan desert
🚲 What made them detour another 800 km
🚲 How they found “the real Africa” in Tanzania
🚲 What did they get from a local millionaire
🚲 Why Igna cried on the shores of the Indian Ocean

🦁 🐆 🐘 🐝

As a gratitude to the Recyclery for hosting and supporting this presentation, Igna and Tomas are kindly asking guests to make a DONATION at the door. Does $20 sound OK? Regardless of your contribution – no one will be left standing outside.

🌞🚲❤️🐞

Some stories and photos can be found at tandemirli.cc

*this is a family friendly event

*snacks to share are welcom

Community, Events

Our Next Tune Up Class is on the Books!

Howdy! We’ve just scheduled our March Tune Up Class!!!

Sign up for a class here!

This two-part bicycle Tune Up Class will be taught by Katie and will introduce you to basic bicycle maintenance. We’ll cover tool and component terminology, fixing a flat, chain maintenance, brake pad replacement, and basic shifting adjustments.

Bring your own bike to the class and tune it up as we go along. We do not have storage, but we try to make sure it’s ridable by the end of each session. We recommend geared bicycles over single speeds or fixed gears. We will provide hand-outs to help with learning.

Cost for this two session class is $75 (more if you can, or contact us to negotiate less, if you can’t), or $95 when you add on The Recyclery t-shirt and Jay Ryan poster. Attendance is limited, so please use the ticket link above to register, today!

Tune Up Class
Sunday, March 3rd, 6:00-9:00 PM
Sunday, March 10th, 6:00-9:00 PM

Classes

Our Mission

The Recyclery Collective is an educational bike shop that promotes sustainability by giving access to tools, skills, and opportunities for collaboration.

Our Vision

We envision a diverse, resilient neighborhood filled with knowledgeable, self-reliant cyclists.

Our Values

  • Collaboration: We create opportunities for people of all backgrounds to work, share, and learn together to support a practical form of transportation.
  • Social Justice: We provide tools and resources to empower underserved populations and nurture community leaders.
  • Ecological Sustainability: We encourage the mindful use of resources and promote cycling as a part of building more resilient communities.
  • Celebrating Everything We Do: We like to have fun while working hard to make bicycles and mechanics accessible.

Our Structure

The Recyclery is a 501c3 non-profit run primarily by volunteers. All major decisions are made by a quorum of collective members at a twice-a-month meeting. The Collective follows a consensus decision making model and is open to anyone willing to put in the time and effort to fulfill collective entry requirements. A few staff members are paid for administrative tasks, fixing bikes for sale, and teaching classes. Meet our collective and staff members here.

Our Support

The Recyclery is grateful for all the support we receive from the wider community.