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Free Ride
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Website	http://freeridepgh.org
Email	info@freeridepgh.org
Founded	2001
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Mobile Repair Services; Earn-A-Bike Services; Workshops; Bicycle Courses; In-School Programs; Women and Trans Programs;
Mission Statement	The mission of Free Ride Bicycle Project is to enable people of all ages to obtain, recycle and maintain bicycles. Free Ride Bicycle Project aims to enhance the health of our community and environment by promoting bicycle transportation.

Latest revision as of 23:21, 7 March 2023

Free Ride Bicycle Project's core goals, principals, and values are: (a) to strive to operate in the most directly democratic and minimally hierarchical way possible; (b) to be respectful of all people; (c) to be supported and operated by the community of people who use it; (d) to respect and encourage all shop visitors to learn regardless of their experience level or background; and (e) for all participants to benefit from, and in return, give back to the Free Ride Bicycle Project community in some way.

Contact Info

214 N. Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Phone = 412-731-2474

History

We started in someone's basement, moved around over the years, have been in various corners of a reuse-friendly warehouse lately, and are lately going strong as our own nonprofit, while helping to seed other local community bike shops. Oh yeah, and we hosted Bike Bike in 2007!

Services Offered

They're on that sidebar, to your right.

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-Free Ride! is a non-profit recycle-a-bike shop that enables people of all ages to obtain, recycle, and maintain bicycles. Through educating people on how to recondition used, donated bicycles, we are putting forgotten bikes back on the streets in a reliable, safe condition. We aim to enhance the health of our community and environment by promoting active living and encouraging bicycle transportation.
+{{
+   shop-info
+   | name           = Free Ride
+   | logo           = [[File:FreeRide-logo.jpg]]
+   | year_founded   = 2001
+   <!-- Leave this next field empty if the organization is still in operation -->
+   | year_dissolved =
+   | website  = http://freeridepgh.org
+   | email = info@freeridepgh.org
+   | town     = Pittsburgh
+   | state    = PA
+   | country = United States
-== Contact ==
+   <!-- if on a college or university campus, then the name of that institution -->
+   | campus =
-* Phone 412.731.4094
+   <!-- Languages officially supported, most likely it will just be one, so leave the rest blank -->
-* freeride@bike-pgh.org
+   | language1 = English
+   | language2 =
+   | language3 =
-== Hours ==
+   <!-- Simply "yes" or "no" -->
+   | has-diy-shop           = yes
+   | has-pay-shop           = no
+   | has-mobile-repair      = yes
+   | has-bike-sharing       = no
+   | has-earn-a-bike        = yes
+   | has-bike-valet         = no
+   | has-workshops          = yes
+   | has-courses            = yes
+   | has-group-rides        = no
+   | has-bicycle-advocacy   = no
+   | has-pedicab            = no
+   | has-in-school-programs = yes
+   | has-youth-summercamp   = no
+   | has-youth-racing       = no
+   | has-women-trans-hours  = yes
-* Tuesday and Thursday: 6 - 10 PM
+   <!-- Please share your mission statement or mandate -->
-* Saturday: 1 - 5PM
+   | mission-statement = The mission of Free Ride Bicycle Project is to enable people of all ages to obtain, recycle and maintain bicycles.  Free Ride Bicycle Project aims to enhance the health of our community and environment by promoting bicycle transportation.
-* 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month: Ladies Only: 5 - 10 PM
+   | Phone  = 412-731-2474
-* Monthly Meeting: 1st Saturday of the Month, after shop closes.
+}}
-== Location ==
+<!-- '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is ... -->
+<!--   Tell us a little bit about your shop here    -->
+Free Ride Bicycle Project's core goals, principals, and values are:  (a) to strive to operate in the most directly democratic and minimally hierarchical way possible; (b) to be respectful of all people; (c) to be supported and operated by the community of people who use it; (d) to respect and encourage all shop visitors to learn regardless of their experience level or background; and (e) for all participants to benefit from, and in return, give back to the Free Ride Bicycle Project community in some way.
-Inside Construction Junction
+== Contact Info ==
-N. Lexington Ave.
+<!--   Mailing address, or email or both    -->
-Pittsburgh, PA 15208
+N. Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
+Phone  = 412-731-2474
+== History ==
+<!--   Let know know how you came to be where you are now.    -->
+We started in someone's basement, moved around over the years, have been in various corners of a reuse-friendly warehouse lately, and are lately going strong as our own nonprofit, while helping to seed other local community bike shops. Oh yeah, and we hosted Bike Bike in 2007!
-== Website ==
+== Services Offered ==
+<!--   Tell us a little more about the services you offer.    -->
-http://www.freeridepgh.org/
+They're on that sidebar, to your right.