UBC’s Community Bike Shop
the BIKE KITCHEN
Providing students and the wider community with an accessible environment where they can learn to fix bicycles, share resources, and work together.
We are open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, sat 11am-6pm
Closed Sundays + Stat Holiday long weekends
upcoming closure: Saturday May 18th to Monday May 20th
WE DO drop-off repairs & tune-ups, new part & accessory sales, used bicycle sales, used parts browsing and DIY / INSTRUCTIONAL repairs!
Note: you must be wearing closed-toe shoes if you want to use any tools - no sandals or flip-flops permitted for diy repairs
We provide masks free of charge for our employees and any customers/volunteers who wish to wear one and have 3 HEPA air purifiers total running throughout the shop. Please help protect your community by staying home if you have any symptoms indicative of COVID-19, or you have had COVID in the last 2 weeks.
service shop
We provide professional tune-ups and repairs in our service shop. All profits raised by the Bike Kitchen are used to fund our programs and outreach in the community. Learn More
OUR PROGRAMS
Please note that some of our programming is currently suspended due to COVID-19.
ACCESS NIGHTS
Our Gender Liberation Nights (2nd Wednesdays of the month) and Pride Nights (4th Wednesdays of the month) are back! Access nights welcome people who are often marginalized in the bike community for an evening of D.I.Y. repairs, and good-vibes!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
From Bici-Libre to Kids’ Bike Library, we’re dedicated to creating a broad range of programs that promote sustainability and social change with bicycles in the Lower Mainland.
vancouver community bike network
We often collaborate with our fellow community bike shops to make bicycles accessible to everyone. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, consider volunteering with us to get bikes out to the broader community.
Volunteer Night
Previously known as P&Y Night, this is the Bike Kitchen’s longest running drop in volunteer night which runs every Tuesday. Get hands on practice tuning up bikes for various Bike Kitchen programs. These evenings are a great way to learn how to fix a bike other than your own in a fun and supportive environment, no prior experience necessary!
Get Involved
become a member
Membership structure is currently being revisited since the impact of the pandemic; you can become a member of the Bike Kitchen by volunteering 6+ hours with us, and join the board/vote in our AGM.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Bike Kitchen, helping us to refurbish 100s of bikes each year while learning about bike mechanics!
Make a Donation
Donations of bikes, helmets, lights, locks, as well as monetary donations, directly support our community programs.
4,124
pounds of rubber
In 2017 we recycled over 4,000 lbs of rubber from bike tires and inner tubes, an increase of over 1000 lbs from our 2016 total of 2,932 lbs.
6,612
pounds of metal
In 2017 we recycled 6,612 lbs of steel and aluminum, nearly 1000 more pounds than the 5, 626 lbs of metal we recycled in 2016.
