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To support sustainable communities by promoting the reuse and maintenance of bicycles. Each year hundreds of Ithacans utilize our program which has restored well over 2000 bikes since 1991!
R.I.B.s promotes competence in mechanical repair, maintenance, and engineering as well as sharing of power and knowledge through an open, supportive, no-cost collaborative shop model facilitated by staff comprehensively experienced in bicycle design and maintenance as well as all-ages education. R.I.B.s also exists to promote the bicycle itself and its history through exposure to an extensive collection of bicycles, parts, tools, and literature. We intend to follow the model of the bicycle itself in all of our operations, creating a broadly empowering environment that provides and promotes wholism, balance, and freedom. Participants are encouraged (though not required) to work together, volunteer, and take on tasks of their choosing.
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==Location and Hours==
==Location and Hours==
530 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850
530 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850
OPEN SHOP HOURS
Tuesday 5-8
Saturday 12-3
CLASSES
Thursday 6-8


==General Information==
==General Information==
Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles is a program of the Southside Community Center. We are a community bike program that has operated in Ithaca for nearly 20 years. RIBs accepts donations of unwanted bicycles, effectively rerouting them from landfills. Volunteers and RIBs staff refurbish the bicycles to good working condition and redistribute them to community members. RIBs provides Ithaca youth and adults alike with a safe, structured environment, where people of all ages can learn about bike repair and working cooperatively and constructively with others.
The two main programs offered at RIBs are RIBs Open-Shop and RIBs Hands-On Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Clinic. These programs provide opportunities to learn bicycle mechanics and safe riding skills. All of our programs are open to both youth and adults and require a sliding-scale nominal fee. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. We simply ask that you volunteer a set amount of time for the services you request.
RIBs OPEN-SHOP


Saturday 12-3
Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles is a program of the Southside Community Center. We are a community bike program that has operated in Ithaca for almost 30 years. R.I.B.s accepts donations of bicycles, rerouting them from landfills and saving objects of history from the scrap stream. RIBs provides an environment where people of all ages can learn about bike repair and working cooperatively and constructively with others.
Tuesday 5-8


RIBs Open-Shop is a drop-in program that provides an opportunity to earn reconditioned bicycles, learn bicycle mechanics, or maintain already owned bicycles with knowledgeable assistance. The most important resource we offer our participants is a safe, structured but fun environment with a focus on cooperation. Participants and staff share technical knowledge and personal experience, building self esteem for youth and adults alike.
The main function of R.I.B.s has always been open shop. This program is open to both youth and adults, and requires no fees or memberships, though donations are welcome and greatly helpful.
 
RIBs Hands-On Bicycle Maintenance & Repair Clinic
 
Thursday 6-8
 
The RIBs Hands-On Bicycle Maintenance & Repair Clinic is a series of classes and/or individual workshops which provide a hands-on educational opportunity, covering all the fundamentals of bicycle maintenance and repair. No previous knowledge is required or expected. Currently, there is no fee for the clinic. Clinics have several benefits. Graduates provide RIBs with more experienced volunteer help during Open-Shop. Knowledge gained from the clinics helps graduates become more self-sufficient cyclists.


==Contact==
==Contact==
recycleithacasbicycles@gmail.com
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== Website ==
== Website ==


* http://www.velonet.org/ribs/
* https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycle-Ithacas-Bicycles/203059326425961/
 
(new website coming soon)


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 01:43, 11 February 2017

Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles
Website https://www.facebook.com/Recycle-Ithacas-Bicycles-203059326425961/
Founded 1991
Location Ithaca, New York, United States
Language
Services Offered
Mission Statement R.I.B.s promotes competence in mechanical repair, maintenance, and engineering as well as sharing of power and knowledge through an open, supportive, no-cost collaborative shop model facilitated by staff comprehensively experienced in bicycle design and maintenance as well as all-ages education. R.I.B.s also exists to promote the bicycle itself and its history through exposure to an extensive collection of bicycles, parts, tools, and literature. We intend to follow the model of the bicycle itself in all of our operations, creating a broadly empowering environment that provides and promotes wholism, balance, and freedom. Participants are encouraged (though not required) to work together, volunteer, and take on tasks of their choosing.



Location and Hours

530 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY 14850

General Information

Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles is a program of the Southside Community Center. We are a community bike program that has operated in Ithaca for almost 30 years. R.I.B.s accepts donations of bicycles, rerouting them from landfills and saving objects of history from the scrap stream. RIBs provides an environment where people of all ages can learn about bike repair and working cooperatively and constructively with others.

The main function of R.I.B.s has always been open shop. This program is open to both youth and adults, and requires no fees or memberships, though donations are welcome and greatly helpful.

Contact

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Website

(new website coming soon)

See Also