Bike Shop
Contact the mechanics directly at Tuftsbikesmechanic@gmail.com
The bike shop is a fully equipped bike repair facility, located in the Crafts Center in the basement of Lewis Hall. Bring in your bike during open shop hours and a Tufts Bikes mechanic will help you fix it.
Shop Hours (with mechanic):
Sunday: 7-10pm
Monday: 7-10pm
You can also take your bike to the Crafts Center when ever it is open and ask to borrow the small tool set. No mechanic will be on hand, but feel free to try your hand at bicycle repair.
Crafts Center Hours (without mechanic):
Monday – Thursday 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Friday 2:45 – 5:45 pm
Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm
If anyone has requests for mechanics workshops they’d like to see happen, shout them out here!
When wiill there be a mechanics workshops?
We had one mechanic workshop this semester on December 9th. We will be having more next semester though. Make sure you like Tufts Bikes on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tufts-Bikes/155529107824129) so you can get notified of our events and workshops.
Any and all types of mechanics workshops would be great. Learning how to do a basic tune-up would be a good start (adjusting brakes, derailleurs)
I would be very interested in a basic maintenance classes! I would like take one over the summer, if you guys don’t end up organizing one do you have any suggestions on where to go?
Hi Kim,
I’m not sure that we’ll be able to run any classes this summer, but I do have a couple great resources to look into:
Broadway Bicycle School in Cambridge (kind of near Central) runs several basic and advanced mechanic classes, as well as stand rental to anyone wanting to work on their bike (though you can always practice in our shop!): http://broadwaybicycleschool.com/classes/
Bikes Not Bombs in Jamaica Plain runs a few free clinics as well; a little further away, but they’re a shop with a great mission: http://bikesnotbombs.org/bikeshop-classes
Good luck, and I hope if you like working on bikes you’ll come help out our mechanics next semester!
Is the shop open this summer? What are your hours for summer? Also do you guys have parts or do I need to bring my own parts? (I need new brake pads)
Hi Moh! We’re currently throwing together a mechanic schedule for the summer, but we will certainly be open during the summer months! We will post the information on either the website (here) or on our Facebook page to let you know as soon as that schedule is up and running!