Author Archives: Jeff

05 Aug

Free Bike Repair Under the Bridge!

No workshop this month...but we'll be setup under the West Seattle Bridge with tools and workstations to help you with anything you need fixed on your bike! If you're commuting across the bridge, you'll likely see us.  Be sure to stop by! More info here:  https://diybikes.org/events/9/free-bike-repair-under-the-bridge/ Read more...
15 May

Bike-to-Work Day is Tomorrow!

Friday, May 16 is Bike to Work Day.  West Seattle Bike Connections is hosting West Seattle's only full Commute Station.  Alki Bike and Board and DIY Bikes will be there for bike repair, from 6 to 9 AM under the High Bridge, west of the Spokane Street low bridge where the Alki, East Marginal and West Read more...
23 Apr

Make every day Earth Day

Happy Earth Day...one day late!  For us, every day is Earth Day.  Bikes are a sustainable form of transportation and will last a lifetime if properly maintained. One of our goals is to help keep bikes out of landfills.  If you're thinking about throwing away a bike, please contact us and consider Read more...
16 Apr

Do you buy stuff on Amazon?

If you buy stuff on Amazon, they have a great program where they'll donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to the charity of your choice, if they participate in the Amazon Smile program. And guess what? Our parent organization, Sustainable West Seattle, is listed! So how does it work? Visit http://smile.amazon.com. Under Read more...
05 Apr

Hub Overhaul Workshop Review

Our first workshop was held on Thursday, 4/3/2014, at the West Seattle Tool Library as part of the Fixers Collective.  We offered an opportunity to learn how to overhaul a bike wheel hub.  The best part?  It was free! Bicycle wheel hubs are the hardest working part of your bicycle.  They support Read more...
29 Mar

We’ve Got Business Cards!

Business cards are so cheap to have made, we got 500 of these from Vistaprint for $15 total.  They make it really easy to load your design and place your order, but they do try hard to sell you a bunch of other stuff as you place the order. Yes...we designed these ourselves!  If you see someone Read more...