The Bike Project

of Urbana-Champaign

The Bike Project co-op offers a space, tools, and community to repair bikes, share knowledge, hold classes, and advocate for bikes in Urbana-Champaign.

• Women's / Trans Night at The Bike Project. To better serve our female and transgender members, we are starting a monthly night specifically for them. The first Tuesday of the Month from 6 - 9 pm is Women's Night. The next Women's Night is Tues, Feb. 2nd., 2010. Most of the volunteers staffing will be women and child care will be provided. "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."
• Let there be light! - The Bike Project lighting upgrade has been completed. Come by and see the light!
• Our next general meeting will be Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 6:00 pm, at The Bike Project co-op repair shop. See/edit agenda on the wiki!
• archive of older news and events stories

• Mondays ......... 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (open to public) Open workshop; bike sales
• Wednesdays .... 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (open to public) Open workshop; bike sales
• Thursdays ....... 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (open to public) Open workshop; bike sales
• Saturdays ........ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (open to public) Open workshop; bike sales
• Sundays .......... 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (open to public) Open workshop; bike sales

Enter via south-side basement staircase.The 202 S. Broadway building contains the downtown U.S. Post Office, the Independent Media Center, and the Bike Project co-op shop. The building is grey stone with large columns, is just north of Lincoln Square mall, and just south of the southeast corner of Elm and Broadway. Enter the Bike Project via the outside staircase going down on the south side of the building. To find the Bike Project entrance, start outside facing the main west-side entrance (columns), then walk counter-clockwise around the outside of the building until you reach a small parking lot with bicycle racks and a staircase going down.

Shop Orientation class: get a key for off-hours access

• See schedule and class details, attendees should email to sign up 48 hours in advance.
• Class is needed to get a key for off-hours access. Key requires refundable deposit.
• Provides introduction to shop safety, equipment, and procedures.
• Recommended for all Bike Project members.

• Membership: Join now via secure Credit Card/Bank Account/Paypal payment
• Membership: Benefits and Bonuses
• New members: Shop Orientation Class and off-hours access
• Current members: How to stop future automatic membership payments via Paypal.

• Mail us at thebikeproject@gmail.com .
• Stop by during open workshop hours.
• Join our event announcement mailing list (low traffic; we'll mail you rarely).
• Join our discussion mail list (higher traffic listserv; be inundated with bike co-op goodness!).
• Come to one of our monthly organizational meetings.
• Members get keys to the shop after attending a one-time Shop Orientation Class.
• See more information and press contact information.
• Browse and edit our Wiki, http: // thebikeproject.org/wiki,
  to see detailed information about shop procedures, volunteer jobs, meeting agendas/minutes, needed tasks, staff info, and much more. All members are encouraged to make additions/new pages, correct errors, fill in missing information, and whatever else comes to mind.