Workshops
Do you have an exciting skill to share with us? Want to chat about creating safe community spaces? Want to make sure we fit a good bike ride into the weekend? Propose a workshop! Don’t worry if you’re not an expert, we want to hear about everyone’s experience within the many configurations of community shops we’re coming from.
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Analogies in teaching bikes
I’m wanting to lead a short course/discussion/mind meld/knowledge sharing about analogies that I use when teaching bike stuff.
I want to chat about why we use analogies, how they make our brains feel and understand things differently, etc. I’m interested in giving a short presentation about the power of analogies, but very open to spending most/all of the time actually sharing strategies and ways of explaining things.
I want it to be an open space where people can share their own strategies and ways of teaching things, I feel very open to doing not a lot of talking if that is what ends up feeling right. It’s more important to me that knowledge gets shared amongst all of us rather than me getting a platform to talk.
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Bay Area Bike and Transit Zine Mixer
8 people are interested in this workshopJune 14th
Noon
Location announced at Registration Table, Thursday off Bike Bike
Happy hour for bike and transit zine publishers in the bay area! Hosted at Stay Gold Deli in West Oakland, Sunday of Bike Bike.
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Bike Party Summit
13 people are interested in this workshopBike Party Summit:
I'd like to host a gathering of Bike Party organizers from across the country to allow them to join Bike Bike and to ride East Bay Bike Party on Friday. On Sat, we could join the community breakfast and co-op tour, then break off to a spot like Eli's or Ghosttown to have a space to discuss Bike Party related issues. Hoping to avoid power point, or other corporate feels and to make this more organic. Format will depend on what I get for expected attendee numbers.
-Erin
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Bike Polo
3 people are interested in this workshop
The San Jose Bike Polo club would love to teach you about bike polo!
Come hang with us on Sunday, June 14th for a day of pickup at our home court that's by the San Jose Diridon train station.
We have loaner bikes and mallets, so anyone can try playing. Our crew is a welcoming club that's happy to teach anyone how to polo. The club is inclusive and have members ranging from 15 to 70 years old!
Stop by to test your polo skills or just heckle us from the sidelines!
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Building community through bike activism: several overlapping models
8 people are interested in this workshopThe East Bay has seen the birth of several different all-volunteer biking organizations in the last half decade which has led to a nexus of overlapping participation and leadership amongst them. We'll be talking about the benefits this cross-pollination brings to each: a strengthening of skills and overall numbers in each context, an unusual inter-generational reach, and a recognition of shared purpose that has benefited the East Bay in ways not limited to biking, but which centers around the use of bicycles as essential tools of community activism.
Organizations to be discussed include:
East Bay Kidical Mass
East Bay Cycling Without Age
Bicibús
BADASH (Bay Area Direct Action Support Hive)
Neighborhood ICE Watch
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Draw your life in bikes
Draw your life in bikes!
This is an art workshop where participants will draw, paint or illustrate all the bikes that have been meaningful to them throughout their lives. The goal will be to take home a piece of art that documents the bikes of their lives.
Some paper, paints and colored pencils will be provided but participants should bring their own supplies if possible.
The goal of this workshop will be for participants to make art, hang out and connect with one another over their bike stories.
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How to Rehab a burning man Bike
One person is interested in this workshopHosted by Cathasach O'Niel at the Crucible bike shop. 11AM-1PM.
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Keeping it rolling: Sharing ideas for sustaining non-profit & co-op bike orgs
3 people are interested in this workshop
We got into this work because we love grant applications, personnel issues and tax filings, right?
Right?
Well, OK, no. But conditions for community-based organizations are challenging, and we have to keep the doors open if we want to fix bikes. Let's share ideas for how to fund, manage, and grow the impact of our orgs.
This session will be designed to be highly interactive. Come and share your experience, or learn from others who have been keeping things rolling.
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Riding Outside the Algorithm: Bikes, Data, and the Cracks in Techno-Feudalism
5 people are interested in this workshopFrom Jan 2024 until 2025 I ran a small startup dedicated to gathering "microdata" on bikes and for bikes. I would like to share learnings about the state of bike-related data, how it relates to real world infrastructure and my experiences interfacing with bike activists, city planners, busineses and urban planning consultants. The main take aways are that the lack of micro data both limit bike adoption but also reflect a secondary economy that exists outside the purview of the techno-feudal lords. With the right tools and perspective bike activists can use this asymmetry to their advantage.
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The Art of the Scraper: A 60-Minute Masterclass
8 people are interested in this workshopThe Art of the Scraper: A 60-Minute Masterclass
Get ready to transform your ride into a rolling piece of Oakland culture. This 60-minute intensive workshop, led by the Founder and King of the Scraper Bike Team, Baybe Champ Stevenson, is designed to teach you the fundamentals of "Scraperizing" while empowering you to express your unique style.
Here is what you can expect during this high-energy session:
Workshop Breakdown
- 0-10 Minutes: The Heritage of the Scraper Baybe Champ kicks things off with the history of the movement. You’ll learn how the Scraper Bike Team uses bicycle customization as a tool for youth empowerment, environmental sustainability, and community pride in Oakland.
- 10-20 Minutes: Design & Color Theory Before the tape hits the spokes, you’ll plan your look. Whether you want a "candy" look to match a classic car or a vibrant neon patterns, Champ will guide you on how to select colors that pop.
- 20-50 Minutes: The "Scraperizing" Process This is the hands-on heart of the workshop. Using the provided multi-colored duct tape, participants will learn the signature technique of wrapping spokes and wheels.
- The Wrap: Learn how to apply tape smoothly to ensure durability and a sleek finish.
- The Pattern: Discover how to create "spinners" and geometric designs that change appearance as the wheels turn.
- 50-60 Minutes: The Roll-Out & Critique The workshop concludes with a mini "show and shine." Participants display their work, receive feedback from the King himself, and prepare for a group photo to document their new custom creations.
What to Bring
- Your Own Wheels: Participants are required to bring their own bicycle or at least a set of bike wheels to work on.
- Creativity: Come with an open mind and a vision for your bike’s new identity.
What is Provided
- Premium Supplies: The Scraper Bike Team will provide an array of colored duct tape to ensure your bike is street-ready and eye-catching.
- Expert Guidance: You’ll receive direct instruction from the pioneer of the movement, ensuring your bike isn't just "taped"—it's Scraperized.
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Wheel Building 101
One person is interested in this workshopIt's time. Many have dared, but none have done. Some sucker (me) has finally volunteered to do a wheel building workshop at a Bike!Bike! This will be a mostly show and tell since getting multiple people actively involved simultaneously in building a wheel is a fools errand. So, come ready to take notes, take pictures, and remember. I will probably grab a few volunteers from the audience to perform different parts as well. This workshop will be a bit on the longer side and may get broken up in to two parts. We will be doing a 3 cross, 32 hole front hub to keep things as simple and generic as possible. We will cover lacing, lateral truing, radial truing, correct tensioning, and dishing. Additionally, we can go in to spoke prep, and hub and rim measurements for spoke selection if we have time. Look forward to seeing you all!!
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Women & LGBTQ+ Want to Wrench?
9 people are interested in this workshopA conversation and a beginners wrench session to build confidence for women and LGBTQ+ members within bike communities. We all get stuck on what we can’t do before we try to do something. My goal is to encourage people to pick up a wrench to explore their own abilities, connect with others while helping their community.