Wanted to share with you about a cool bike shop I went to today that is practically in Northwoods. It's part of a organization called Communicycle (www.communicycle.org) that runs three bike repair shops, one in Clarkston, another in L'ville, and then this one, located across Chamblee Tucker Rd in the Open Table Community Church.
It is only open on Tuesdays from 6-8pm and is run by volunteers who will help you with any basic bike repair for free and all you need to pay for are the parts if any are needed. They have all the tools there along with parts. They also have some bikes you can purchase for a donation. I brought in a bike from Goodwill and they helped me replace a tire, fix a kickstand, do a few other tweaks and I left with a bike that rides like new for about $10.
There are three guys to help you and while I was there, a 10 year old boy was essentially creating a bike from parts at the shop with the guidance of one of the volunteers. The guy who was helping me said they really want to work with kids in our area who would like to learn how to maintain or even put together bikes. It's a really cool program and one we are lucky to have so close!
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