| November 29, 2009 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
This aint no twilight lucky for you. It is an armwrestle away as to the choice of the movie. Americathon or Idiocracy(i spelled that totally wrong
) which proves the point If Steve doesnt show up then we show Americathon. If he does show up we armwrestle steve for it. Americathon deals with a future with no oil everyone rides bikes and the goverment goes bankrupt and tries to raise money pulling a telethon, this movie was made in the 70′s yes, the precious 70′s where movies were nieve and predicted the future. why didnt our parents listen. Oh and meatloaf eats a whole car. George carlin narrates and Elvis costello is the prime minister. Come take a look at what they thought the future was going to be like in the 70′s.Pretty close. 6pm thankgiving for us and 7pm movie starts. popcorn and bring thanksgiving left overs and you get a burger king crown.
Big thanks to Makai Bikes of Redondo Beach, CA and Pasadena InCycle for the donated small parts to the Bike Oven this past few months!
They’re going onto build-a-bikes every day we’re open, and everyone appreciates your donation.
A big thanks also to all those who have recently dropped off their old bikes, old parts, and junk (the recycling guy gets the junque – so nothin’ goes to waste!).
p.s. And thanks to Ted too!
| April 15, 2009 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
image jacked from ionracas on Flickr
Wednesday April 15, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
The Bike Oven presents the class, “Spring Cleaning!”.
Join Chicken Leather and his group of comrades as they navigate the world of bike repair in an effort to get you and yours on the road.
The class will cover basic maintenance of a bicycle (in order to ready it for the Friday night ride of your choice) including: brake tuning, drive train cleanin’, bike washing, and shortcuts, tomfoolery, prestidigitation, and the irrepressible Chicken Leather’ witty banter and effervescent personality and body odor.
Students should bring their own bikes to work on if possible. Limited shop bikes will be available. Birth control optional.
A suggested donation of $10 is requested. Donation fee waived for
current volunteers.
Class is limited to 8 students. Secure your spot by emailing us at info@bikeoven.com.
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Meeting Minutes
4/1/2009
In Attendance:
Dave M.
Veronica
Syd
Leticia
J. Harv
Brian
Josef
Harv
Josef
Matt
Continue reading ‘Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Meeting Minutes’
| March 14, 2009 |
| 6:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
This is the art show to celebrate all those people who carry all that extra weight of a sound system. To Al, Big Bike Dan, Marino and all those new people with bumpin’ systems. Anyone can submit and is encouraged to submit a photo of your bike and your soundtrack. Submit any format with a player and earphones we’ll put it on a wall and we will compile it onto a cd.
The art show will take place Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Bike Oven. The Spoke(n) Art Ride will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Fig and York. Ride leaves at 7 p.m. for a tour of galleries. Ride ends at the Oven.
Contact Veronica at the Bike Oven
email me blackwomansidekick@hotmail.com
Drop off anytime before March 13 4-6pm
Show date is March 14 10pm The afterparty to the spoken art ride. All that info is to follow for now think about the songs that appear in you mind when you hit the pedal.
BIKE OVEN
3706 n Figueroa
LA CA 90065
323-223-8020
tu and thur 7-10pm
Hey you bumpy wheeled ridazz! Come by the Bike Oven on Wednesday night and learn the basics of wheel truing.
Wednesday Mar 25, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
This class will focus on wheel truing (straightening) and spoke adjustment. There are no prerequisites for this session and no prior mechanic experience is required. Anyone is welcome to attend. You will be given a brief overview of wheel design, construction, evaluation, tensioning, spoke replacement and tools and will then have an opportunity to practice on actual wheels.
Shop wheels will be used, but please bring your own as well for extra practice.
Class size is limited to 6 students. Secure your spot by emailing Josef at: ubrayj02 at yahoo dot com. Or call: 310-902-5439
First confirmed, first served. Walk-ins will only be admitted if class size permits.
(Note: the shop will be closed for this class. No other shop use will be allowed while in session.)
The Oven’s tutorials are designed to help new and current volunteers get up to speed on various common repair tasks we see in the shop so that they can participate in the madness we call the BikeOven…priority will be given to those who want to become full fledged volunteers. But we can fill open spaces with anyone who is simply interested in gaining new skills.
A suggested donation of $10 is requested – but if you’re broke you’re broke.
Caste no bar.
image jacked from ionracas on Flickr
Wednesday March 11, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
The Bike Oven presents the class, “Spring Cleaning!”.
Join Chicken Leather and his group of comrades as they navigate the world of bike repair in an effort to get you and yours on the road.
The class will cover basic maintenance of a bicycle (in order to ready it for the Friday night ride of your choice) including: brake tuning, drive train cleanin’, bike washing, and shortcuts, tomfoolery, prestidigitation, and the irrepressible Chicken Leather’ witty banter and effervescent personality and body odor.
Students should bring their own bikes to work on if possible. Limited shop bikes will be available. Birth control optional.
A suggested donation of $10 is requested. Donation fee waived for
current volunteers.
Class is limited to 8 students. RSVP by emailing us at info@bikeoven.com
| February 11, 2009 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Hey you bumpy wheeled ridazz! Come by the Bike Oven on Wednesday night and learn the basics of wheel truing.
Wednesday Feb 11, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
This class will focus on wheel truing (straightening) and spoke adjustment. There are no prerequisites for this session and no prior mechanic experience is required. Anyone is welcome to attend. You will be given a brief overview of wheel design, construction, evaluation, tensioning, spoke replacement and tools and will then have an opportunity to practice on actual wheels.
Shop wheels will be used, but please bring your own as well for extra practice.
Class size is limited to 6 students. Secure your spot by emailing Josef at: ubrayj02 at yahoo dot com. Or call: 310-902-5439
First confirmed, first served. Walk-ins will only be admitted if class size permits.
(Note: the shop will be closed for this class. No other shop use will be allowed while in session.)
The Oven’s tutorials are designed to help new and current volunteers get up to speed on various common repair tasks we see in the shop so that they can participate in the madness we call the BikeOven…priority will be given to those who want to become full fledged volunteers. But we can fill open spaces with anyone who is simply interested in gaining new skills.
A suggested donation of $10 is requested – but if you’re broke you’re broke.
Caste no bar.
| November 19, 2008 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
The Bike Repair Teaching Techniques class will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Bike Oven, located at 3706 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065. To sign up for the class, email ubrayj02@yahoo.com or call 310-902-5439. Class size is limited, and priority will be given to Bike Oven volunteers (all are welcome, however).
The purpose of this class is to show people some useful techniques for sharing knowledge about bike repair with other human beings. This may seem silly, but sometimes the best mechanics can be the worst teachers. It is often the case that a skilled mechanic spends a lot of time perfecting their craft, and very little learning how to share and spread it. The Bike Oven, and other bike repair co-ops and collectives, is based in part on the sharing of knowledge about bike repair. Therefore, being a good bike mechanic is not enough to keep the Oven cooking! Our volunteer mechanics must also know how best to share what they know – and that is what this class is all about.
The whole thing should run about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Afterward we’ll get to bike repair and tearing down in the shop (if anyone is interested in working on that).
“Bike Repair Teaching Techniques”
- Introduction to Learning Styles
- Developing a “story” about a bike repair
- Being prepared to be wrong
- Demonstration
- Practice
The Bike Repair Teaching Techniques class will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Bike Oven, located at 3706 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90065. To sign up for the class, email ubrayj02@yahoo.com or call 310-902-5439. Class size is limited, and priority will be given to Bike Oven volunteers (all are welcome, however).
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