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Join Our October Tune Up Class!!!

Our two-part bicycle Tune Up Class is taught by an experienced Recyclery crew mechanic. This class 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. These classes will be held the Sunday evenings of October 14th and 21st, 6-9PM. Cost for the two session course is $75.

With this purchase you can add The Recyclery t-shirt and Jay Ryan poster for only $20 – half the regular price!

Bring your own bike to the class. We do not have storage, but we try to make sure it’s ridable by the end of each session. Geared bicycles are recommended over single speeds or fixed gears. We will provide hand-outs to help with learning.

Purchase your ticket here!

Check out the event on Facebook here!!

Email us if you cannot afford the full amount for this Tune Up Class. You may also pay at our shop, but you are not registered until we receive payment. If less than four people register for a class, we generally try to reset the class dates for the near future. If you are not available for the reschedule dates, we will cancel and return payment. Otherwise, there are no refunds for registration fees.

F*** Impossible: Bike Travel Adventures for All

Have you ever wanted to bike, camp overnight, and just keep going? Join us Saturday, September 22nd at 6:00pm for a presentation on bike touring from Mary Ann Thomas, who has bicycled across North America and India. She will share stories from the road, demystify logistics and costs, and help you figure out how to make your dream bike trip happen.

Mary Ann Thomas is the queer brown daughter of Indian immigrant parents, a travel nurse, bike tourist, and writer. She has lived and worked in Washington DC, NYC, Anchorage, San Francisco, San Diego, and Cooperstown. She has bicycled over 10,000 miles in the last five years: in 2014, she bicycled solo from San Diego to Montreal; in 2017, she biked across India from the Himalayas to Kerala, the state at the tip of the subcontinent where her family is from. Her writing has been featured in numerous literary and travel platforms, and her bike travel has been featured on several podcasts, including the Dirtbag Diaries.

As a writer, she has attended the VONA Travel Writing Workshop in 2015 and 2017. Since 2015, her work has been published in numerous literary journals and travel platforms, which include Autostraddle, She Explores, Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel, The Rumpus, and On She Goes. She has been featured on several podcasts, including The Dirtbag Diaries and Musafir Stories. She is a presenter at the WTF Bikexplorers Summit.

One can even take home something more than knowledge and fuzzy community feels! Check out Mary Ann’s chapbook, which will be available for sale at our little event.

http://postcardsfrommat.com/f-impossible-road-trip/

August Tune Up Class Scheduled for Next Weekend!

If you’ve been awaiting the scheduling of our next Tune Up Class, wait no more! Get ’em while they’re hot, y’all!!!

This two-part bicycle Tune-Up Class will be taught by Max, 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. Geared bicycles are recommended 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 below to register, today!

Sign up for a class at the following link:

http://shop.therecyclery.org/product/tune-up-class/

The Recyclery Collective is Now Hiring a Bike Wrangler!

NOW HIRING: Bike Wrangler

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

Bike Wrangler Job Description: The “Bike Wrangler” (BW) is responsible for: connecting with bike donors, retrieving bike donations, and moving bikes between Recyclery spaces. The Bike Wrangler uses the Recyclery Collective pickup truck to move loads of 7-25 bikes at a time. While not planning and driving pickup routes, the Bike Wrangler will focus on establishing and maintaining contact with donors, and delegating related tasks to qualified volunteers. This is a part-time position, averaging 11 hours/week. Position starts at $14.25 per hour.

Connecting with Donors (~3 hours/wk)

The BW is responsible for keeping in touch with existing bike donors. Also, the BW is expected to seek out and build relationships with new bike donation sources. This could include bike shops, universities, property managers, local governments, etc. The BW  works to make bike donation a smooth and rewarding process for all bike donors.

Retrieving Bike Donations (~6 hours/wk)

Coordinate with donors to plan efficient bike pickup routes. When applicable, coordinate with volunteers, interns, and staff for extra support. The BW is responsible for keeping accurate records of donations, and for getting receipts to donors who need them.

Managing Bike Storage (~4 hours/wk)

The BW will be the main staff responsible for moving bikes between different Recyclery spaces and pop-up locations.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Keeping track of truck maintenance needs. As the main staff operating the Recyclery vehicle, the BW will make sure that maintenance needs are being met
  • Making social media posts. If time allows, the BW will share highlights and post shoutouts to donors via social media
  • Communicating with other staff and The Collective
  • Innovating within the position

Bike Wrangler Requirements

  • Have a valid driver’s license
  • Be able to lift and manipulate 30lbs above your head

Additional Qualifications

  • Independant
  • Self-motivated
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with Google cloud-based file sharing programs

The above description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. From time to time, and related to the nature of work performed to accomplish The Recyclery’s Mission, employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities.

The Recyclery Collective is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Please email Resume & Cover Letter to [email protected], NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE