Springtime is here and we need to build more bikes to sell at affordable prices to our community and to keep our shop running! We've got a challenge: Let's see how many bikes can we build in 24 hours. We are inviting YOU to come join us and find out. Our goal is to get minimum 35 bicycles fully finished,checked and and ready to tag to beat our 34 from last year!

That's right! We're going to build bikes for 24 hours straight. What are we thinking?! We are inviting volunteers, professional mechanics, casual mechanics, patrons of the shop and people with any amount of experience to come join us. We need people of all abilities to come help out as there's many things that go into building a bike. Never built a bike? No worries, come hang out and learn! No interest in building a bike? No matter, just come hang out :D

We will have snacks, coffee and music around the clock. We want to avoid excess waste, so please bring your own mugs and containers!!!! BYOM and BYOC

to clarify: you don't have to stay the whole time.... but you can ;)

Vibe Policy:
As always, at Kickstand we want to create an an inclusive and welcoming space for everyone. We ask that all who come into the space treat others with respect and kindness. No hateful behaviour will be tolerated.

Accessibility:
Kickstand has two entrances, one stairway with 5 steps and another entrance with a ramp that is wheelchair accessible. There is one gender neutral washroom with two separate stalls, one which is wheelchair accessible.

About Kickstand:
Kickstand is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that provides a drop-in workspace,  affordable bicycles and the tools to maintain and repair them are available to all by sliding-scale donation. Our mission is to use the bicycle as a tool for education, empowerment, neighbourhood cohesion, environmental conservation, and active transportation. We aim to do this through skill building and skill sharing, recycling, diverting bicycles from the landfill, and providing a space where people of all ages can self-organize and gather.

We are currently looking for food and coffee donations, so please get in touch if you've got any leads.