Wolverhampton Bike Shed, with the support of Local Neighbourhood Partnership Wardens in All Saints have launched a second project. Wolverhampton Bike Shed has been running at Bradmore Recreation Ground for the last 3 years, a community based bicycle repair scheme where members of the community can bring their old, disused…
Name : Simon Nickname : Beechy Specialist Area : Turning sow’s ears into silk purses. Polo player : “Oh yes!” Hobbies : (or what I do a lot of in my spare time) Fixing his 1955 Landrover after something else has broken or dropped off, or fixing someone else’s bike in…
Name : Geoff Nickname : Pops Specialist Area : Punctures Polo Player : Yes Hobbies : Handicap golf. Favourite quote : “It wasn’t me.” About : Geoff has been with the Bike Shed from the start and in his youth he once rode to rhyl in north wales on a dawes realmrider sports racing bike,…
At the Bike Shed, we recently had a training day to make sure that all our mechanics were up to scratch and could fix all the common problems found on an average bike. The team went through the ‘M’ check which we use to give your bike a thorough examination…
Name : David Nickname : Robbo Specialist Area : punctures and building polo bikes. Polo Player : yes Hobbies : Football and eating the bike shed’s supply of biscuits… Quote : “Simon, how do you fix this” About : David joined the Bikeshed early 2011, and enjoys showing off his goal…
Name : Jeremy Nickname : Jez Specialist Area : Fixing nightmare bikes Polo Player? : Yes Hobbies : Football and family time Quote : “is it ready yet” About : Jez came along to a session in march 2011 and couldn’t believe we fixed bikes for free, so he joined us there and…
BJ’s Charity bike Ride this year runs from Wolverhampton to Sratford. The ride is running on 5th May. Wolverhampton Bike Shed are pleased to offer the ability to check your bike before your charity ride.
Stefan Holmes of Telford’s Bicycle Hub in the park, has made a personal donation of a professional bike mechanic’s tool kit to the Wolverhampton Bike Shed. The Bike Shed thank Stefan for his support. When Simon Beech of Wolverhampton Bike Shed met Stefan Holmes in Telford Town Park it was clear that the bicycle mad men had…
Tim has been cycling since forever, and is trying desperately not to turn into a cycle activist, even though the benefits of cycling are just so hard to ignore. Helping at the Bike Shed since sometime back in 2011, he has rebuilt a Raleigh Royale from the 1960’s and given it a new lease of life as a fun to ride Fixed/Free.
The TA in Wolverhampton have donated their old fleet of mountain bikes to the Wolverhampton Bike Shed. Major Richard Slaney, Quatermaster of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment, presented the bikes to Simon Beech of the Bike Shed.