St Kilda Bike Kitchen

What's coming up?
Sunday 9 March, 2-5 pm outside 38 Blessington Street, alongside the St Kilda Repair cafe.
Thursday 27 March, 6.30pm it’s your chance to learn to fix-a-flat at the St Kilda Library Community Room.
Saturday 5 April, 10am-12noon, the Peanut Farm on the Chaucer St side.
Sunday 13 April, 2-5 pm outside 38 Blessington Street.

Up next... Saturday 15 Dec, 10am-12pm, opposite St Kilda Library, Carlisle St. This is a new spot for us. Come tell us what you think!

Then... Sunday 12 Jan, 2-5pm, opposite 38 Blessington St, St Kilda. (It'll just be us as the rest of the St Kilda Repair Cafe is having a month off.)

It looks like a double-workshop weekend coming up!
- Saturday 7 December, 10am to 12noon, join us at the Peanut Farm Reserve, St Kilda (Chaucer St side, near Veg Out Farmers market).
- Sunday 8 Dec, 2-5pm, join us + St Kilda Repair Cafe at 38 Blessington Street, St Kilda (find us outside, across the road).

Up next:
- Fix-a-flat class, Thur 24 Oct, 6.30pm (No bike checks or fixing, but please bring your bike if you can to practice changing a flat)
- Pop-up open workshop at Peanut Farm Reserve, Sat 3 Nov, 10am-12pm (Bike checks, fixing and chats. Near VegOut Farmers' Market. Find us on Chaucer St.)
- Open workshop at the St Kilda Repair Cafe, Sun 10 Nov, 2-5pm (Held at the Port Phillip EcoCentre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda)

Fix-a-flat link: https://library.portphillip.vic.gov.au/what-s-on/fix-a-flat-bike-repair-workshop

Wondering what's on?
Fix-a-flat: 4th Thursday each month, 6:30 pm, St Kilda Library Community Room (free, but please register: https://library.portphillip.vic.gov.au/what-s-on/fix-a-flat-bike-repair-workshop)

Open workshops each month:
- 1st Saturday, 10am - 12noon, Chaucer St side of Peanut Farm Reserve (near Veg Out market)
- 2nd Sunday, 2-5pm, 38 Blessington Street St Kilda (with St Kilda Repair Cafe)

We have a big weekend with TWO open workshops
- Peanut Farm (Chaucer Street side) on Saturday 7 Oct, 10am-12noon
- The Repair Cafe at the EcoCentre on Sunday 8 Oct, 2-5pm
Hope to see you there!

On Saturday we’ll be at the Peanut Farm in St Kilda 10-12noon AND at the Zero Waste Festival in the city 10-4.

For the Zero Waste Festival, book your free ticket here: https://zerowastevictoria.org.au

Want to ride?
- Sun 27 Aug, 11am, MPavillion: Streets Alive/ Critical Mass unofficial opening of the St Kilda Rd bike lanes
- Thu 31 Aug, 6.30pm: Full [super blue] moon bike ride (ask St Kilda Bike Kitchen for details)
- Fri 29 Sep, 5.30pm: Critical Mass Melbourne monthly ride

Our upcoming schedule of events
- Tue 29 Aug, 7pm: Brake adjustment clinic
- Sat 2 Sep, TBC: Open workshop but location(s) and time(s) TBC
- Sun 10 Sep, 2-5pm: Open workshop at the Repair Cafe
- 19 Sept, 7pm: Brake adjustment clinic
- 28 Sept, 6pm: Fix a flat

Saturday 5 August, 10-12noon is our next Open Workshop. Find us at The Peanut Farm, on the Chaucer Street Side, alongside the St Kilda Farmers' Market.
https://whatsonstkilda.com/event/18759154-a/open-workshop-the-peanut-farm

Thanks to everyone who came down for our Open Workshop yesterday! Next up are a couple of classes:

Thurs 22 June, 6.30pm is Fix-A-Flat, bookings via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fix-a-flat-workshop-st-kilda-library-tickets-643377889587

Wed 28 June is Chains

Next up... Open Workshop Sun 11 June 2-5pm at the Repair Cafe --Port Phillip EcoCentre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
Open workshops are a chance to get a hand with checking, fixing or maintaining your own bicycle.

Image: Tackling a troublesome tyre yesterday

What's coming up?...
- Sat 3 June 10-12noon, Open Workshop at the Peanut Farm
- Sun 11 June 2-5pm, Open Workshop at the Repair Cafe
- Thur 22 June 6.30pm, Fix-a-Flat class
- Wed 28 June 7pm, Class on chains

Hope to see you soon!

We're holding a class on chains Wednesday 24 May, 7pm, at @ecocentrestk. It's free!
Sign-up via email to stkbikekitchen@gmail.com.

Looking further ahead, our next Open Workshop is at the Peanut Farm on Saturday 3 June, 10am-12noon.

Hope to see you at something soon!

Want to learn to clean, check and change your chain? That's what we'll be doing in our Bike Maintenance workshop Wednesday 26 April, 7pm
At Port Phillip EcoCentre 38 Blessington St, St Kilda

Email us at stkbikekitchen@gmail.com to find out more and book!

A lot of great work done by everyone who came down to our open workshop on Sunday. It was great to meet so many people and their bicycles, as well as some 4-legged buddies too.

Next up is Fix-a-flat on Thursday evening at St Kilda Library. See you there?

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Want to learn to fix-a-flat with us on Thursday 20 April? We've got a class at St Kilda Library, 6.30-7.30pm.
Bookings required via https://library.portphillip.vic.gov.au/what-s-on/fix-a-flat-bike-repair-workshop