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Bike Oven Class Series – Brakes

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DaveM

on January 23, 2009

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Wednesday January 28, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

The Bike Oven presents the class, “Bicycle Rim Brakes”.

A comprehensive overview of traditional rim brakes for road & mountain bikes. Class will cover caliper, cantilever, and v-brake style braking systems. Future classes will review disk brakes separately. History, design, maintanance, adjustment, and repair will be covered.

The class will consist of a lecture (approx 20 min) describing bicycle brake history, development, design, and operation of the various types of rim brakes. Next will be a short demonstration of the removal, inspection, service, repair, installation and adjustments to a road caliper type of rim brake. Finally, students will get a chance to remove, disassemble, inspect, repair, service and reinstall their own rim brakes.

Students should bring their own bikes to work on. Some shop bikes will be available.

Class is limited to 8 students. RSVP by emailing us at info@bikeoven.com

Note: As of Wednesday morning, we still have some openings for the class. So, just show up tonight and participate.

Bike Oven Tutorial Series – Gears & Derailleurs

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DaveM

on January 8, 2009

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Wednesday January 14, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Our next tutorial will focus on gears, derailleurs, chains, shifting, and the drive train. We will cover the basics of adjusting shifting on multi-speed bicycles with friction and index shifting. Installation, alignment, and inspection of derailleurs and shifters will be reviewed. We will also cover basic inspection of the drive train including chain and chainring wear and chain replacement. There are no prerequisites for this session and no prior mechanic experience is required.

Please bring your bike or project to work on if you wish. But shop bikes will be available for the class.

Class is limited to 8 students. RSVP by emailing us at:
david.matsu at gmail dot com

A suggested donation of $10 is requested. $5 donation for active volunteers.

(Note: the shop will be closed for this class. No other shop use 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.

Upcoming classes include Brakes tentatively scheduled for January 28th and Wheel Truing for February 11th.

UPDATE: Class is full. Watch for future classes or visit us during normal hours for help and training.

Bike Oven Class Series – Bicycle Tools

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DaveM

on December 4, 2008

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Wednesday December 10, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

The Bike Oven presents the class, “Overview of Tool Use”. A comprehensive overview of the general purpose, common bicycle-specific, and advanced special purpose & thread forming tools used for bicycle repair and maintanance.

The class will consist of a lecture (approx 45 min) decribing tools, their proper usage, sources and home-made tools. Next will be a brief demonstration of various tools in action. Finally, students will get a chance to handle tools and practice using them on shop bicycles which will be dissassembled only, no repair work to be done at this time.

Future classes will include the application of these tools to specific areas of bicycle maintenance and repair. This class will be an excellent introduction for those new to bike repair, those less familiar with the unique tool set needed for bike repair, and those who want to improve their knowledge of proper tool usage, maintanance, and design.

Class is limited to 8 students. RSVP by emailing us at info@bikeoven.com

A suggested donation of $10 is requested. $5 donation for active volunteers.

Come Join Us At the Highland Park Holiday Parade

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arthur

on December 2, 2008

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Come Join Us At the Highland Park Holiday Parade — Sunday Dec. 7th, 2008.

Our theme is “Crazy Elves and Burned Out Hippies Save Christmas (w. Bicycles)”

Meet at the Oven (3706 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90065) at 12:45 p.m., we roll at 1 p.m. to the parade. We won’t be in the parade until 1:30 or 1:45.
I’m going to have everything else arranged (paperwork, sign-in, etc.)

Bring the wildest bike you can find/ride. I’m going to have the bakfiets, and the rickshaw will be on hand.

We need a Ms. Bike Oven 2009 (gender no bar) – dress the part! Bearded ladies OK.
Non bearded ladies welcome as well.

Harv should bring his recumbent, to show the kids how he achieved the land speed record.

Any questions, 310-902-5439 or email ubrayj02@yahoo.com

EVERYBODY ON A BIKE WELCOME TO JOIN ON IN. We’ll be appearing in some other
holiday parades, so stay tuned!

Pass on the good word.

-Josef

B.O.T.T. November 19, 2008 – Bike Repair Teaching Techniques

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ubrayj02

on November 14, 2008

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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

Bike Oven Class Series – Bicycle Evaluation

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DaveM

on October 23, 2008

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Wednesday October 29, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Learn to evaluate an entire bicycle to determine repairs and adjustments required to put it into optimum working order. Condition of wearing surfaces, bearings, controls, and other components will be examined non-intrusively, that is, without disassembly. Needed repairs and extent of repair will be noted on an evaluation sheet to be provided as class material.

After demonstration portion of class, students will evaluate their own (or Oven supplied) bicycle in the manner presented. Students will then complete their own evaluation sheets. No tools will be needed or used, nothing will be disassembled or repaired. All evaluation will be done by sight, sound, and feel. No prerequisites for this class. No hablamos Español. Nous ne parlons pas français. Wir sprechen nicht Deutsches.

Email info@bikeoven.com for class reservation. Limit eight students.

(Note: the shop will be closed for this class. No other shop use will be allowed while in session.)

Bike Oven Tutorial Series – Wheel truing and straightening

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DaveM

on October 10, 2008

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Wednesday October 15, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Our second tutorial 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 David Matsu at: david.matsu at gmail dot com.

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.)

Unfortunately, this session is completely booked full. But if you are interested in future sessions, please still contact us and we will notify you about our next tutorial.

Bike Oven Tutorial Series – Wheel bearing and hub maintenance

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DaveM

on October 3, 2008

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Wednesday October 8, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

This Wednesday will be the first in a weekly series of tutorials taught by the Bike Oven’s mechanics and covering all aspects of bicycle repair, maintenance, technology, tools, and advocacy. 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 the theory, tools, and practice of hub bearing repair and will then have an opportunity to rebuild actual parts.

If you have a bike you would like to work on, please bring it along. If not, we will work on shop bikes.

Class size is limited to 8 students. Secure your spot by emailing Steve Itano at: sitano at gmail dot com.

First come, 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 opens spaces with anyone who is simply interested in gaining new skills.

New shop hours

Published

DaveM

on October 3, 2008

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The Bike Oven is changing hours for Fall. We will be open:

Tuesday & Thursday, 7 – 10 pm
Satuday & Sunday, 1 – 4 pm

- Mondays will be closed for shop maintenance and open only to staff volunteers.
- Wedensdays will be closed for tutorial, classes, and training sessions. Watch our blog for announcements on future sessions.

Closed on Wednesdays

Published

DaveM

on September 16, 2008

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The Bike Oven will be temporarily closed on Wednesdays due to staffing limitations. Please call or check this site before stopping by on Wednesdays.

Interested in volunteering? Visit our volunteer page for more details.