The Bike Project

of Urbana-Champaign

Shop Access

• To get 20 — 50 hours/week shop access: you'll need a current membership, and a shop key for access during non-staffed hours .
     The Bike Project currently has less than 10 staffed hours per week, but members have access to the shop 20 — 50 hours/week, whenever the UC-IMC building is open, plus evening / weekend meeting hours, late-night hours for shows and similar UC-IMC events, plus additional member-access-only hours which we are working to set up; we hope to release a member-only hours-schedule by September 2008. Although the building may be open, the Bike Project door is locked. You need: a shop key.

• To get a shop key: you'll need to take the Shop Orientation Class and provide a $20 key deposit.
     The Shop Orientation Class reviews safety and security for the co-op shop, plus other rules/guidelines for working with the tools and materials in the shop. The class is a single 40-minute session, see schedule below. Shop keys can be held by current Bike Project members, who have taken the Shop Orientation Class, and who provide a $20 one-time refundable key deposit. Note: until you have taken this class, you may not work in the shop without a staffer present, and you may not close the shop alone. The $20 key deposit is refunded in full upon return of key.
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• To get 24-hour shop access, you'll need to: join the UC-IMC (additional fee), or make a 3-month Bike Project staffing commitment.
     Optional 24-hours/day, 7-days/week workshop access is available, but requires a Bike Project staffing commitment (e-mail us if interested), or purchase of a UC-IMC membership (standard price as of June 2008 is $55) Annual Bike Project memberships that started before June 8, 2008 already include 24-hour/7-day access for the remaining term of these memberships; in these cases UC-IMC membership is only encouraged, not required.

Directions: Shop Orientation Class