Bike Kitchen (Vancouver)

Bike Kitchen
Website	http://www.thebikekitchen.com/
Founded	1998
Location	Vancouver, Canada
Campus	University of British Columbia (Point Grey Campus)
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Pay Repair Services; Bike Sharing Services; Workshops; Group Rides; Bicycle Advocacy; In-School Programs; Women and Trans Programs;
Mission Statement	The primary purpose of the Co-op is to encourage more people to use bicycles as their primary mode of transportation at UBC and for commuting to UBC. Bicycling as transportation has many benefits such as physical fitness, low cost, lower environmental impact, and versatility when compared with alternatives such as driving cars or taking public transit. A greater cycling mode-share would be beneficial to the individual cyclists and to the community as a whole.

Bike Kitchen (Vancouver) is a project of the AMS Bike Co-op with the support of the Alma Mater Society and the Transportation Planning office. All profits raised by the Bike Kitchen are used to fund the Bike Co-op’s programing and cycling advocacy outreach on campus and in the community.

The AMS Bike Co-op is a student-run organization under the auspices of the Alma Mater Society of UBC (the student representative body). The AMS Bike Co-op acts as a board of governors over the Bike Kitchen, as well as running volunteer-driven activities, including advocacy, outreach, group rides and more.

Contact Info

(AMS Bike Co-op c/o) The Bike Kitchen

6138 Student Union Boulevard

Coast Salish Territories

Vancouver BC, Canada

V6T 1Z1

604-822-2453

ubc.bikecoop@gmail.com

bikekitchen@gmail.com

History

The AMS Bike Co-op was founded in the spring of 1998 by a group of very dedicated students. The venture was financially backed by the AMS Innovative Projects Fund, Trek, and other supporters. The original purpose of the co-op was to build a shared fleet of purple and yellow bicycles which could be used by students to reduce the number of car trips on campus. This initiative was hugely successful, and continues to be a foundation of the co-op’s programming. After the initial success of this program, the co-op continued to expand its operations, gained a core of dedicated volunteers and became a hub for cycling on campus.

Services Offered

DIY bike repairs
Hands-on instruction
Full-service repairs
Free consultations
Free advice
Free air, oil and tire patches
Bike rental
Used bikes

Programs

Build your own bike program
Mechanical skills workshops
Cycling resource centres (free tuneups, advice and written information at events such as farmers markets)
Monthly womyn's night
Introductory cycling workshops
Kids bike club
On-campus bike share
Tuesday volunteer nights (with free pizza)

Websites

The Bike Kitchen
bikecoop(dot)ca