BICAS

Want to learn flat-fixing, brake adjustments, shifting adjustments, problem diagnosis, and basic maintenance on your own bike, in a more structured curriculum than Community Tools? Our next general basic maintenance class is on SUNDAY, JUNE 21st, from 3 PM to 6 PM! Registration is $36. Sign up through the link in our bio! Scholarships are available — email [email protected] to inquire! 🚲💕

The first day at our teen Youth-Earn-a-Bike summer camp rocketed in with a strong start with a wonderful group of energetic, curious young people! 💖🔧

✨Members are such an important part of the BICAS community! Monthly contributions help support all the great work BICAS does in the community. From increasing youth and adult scholarships for mechanics courses and camps to offering free craft sessions, memberships ensure community members can access resources at little or no cost. Being a BICAS member means you’re a community advocate and a key supporter helping us thrive.

🚴‍♀️Members also enjoy some nice perks, including a T-shirt when you sign up! If you’re thinking about joining, now is a perfect time. BICAS is currently hosting a membership raffle! Anyone who signs up for a membership between now and June 12th will be entered into a drawing to win their choice of a BICAS bike valued up to $1,000 or the Salsa Journeyer, generously donated by our friends at Campfire Cycling.

Please, consider signing up today!

Visit www.bicas.org/membership-raffle

Ride day at Build-a-Bike was spectacular! ✨💕 Thanks sooooo much to all the beautiful people who joined in learning to overhaul a bicycle, from start to finish — to our beautiful community members alike with our newest staff! 🔧🥰 Want to join an upcoming mechanics class? Our Basic Maintenance is coming up this month! (link in bio!)

It’s that time again — and if you’re planning for a harder ride this year, training season is rolling in for 💖 Distances range from a family fun ride of 1 mile to an impressive 102 miles. When you ride with Team BICAS this NOVEMBER 21st, you can raise money for our community-driven programs (while receiving nonprofit rider benefits!). El Tour is a bicycling event for families, for professional cyclists, and for everyone else who loves cycling, running, or walking in Tucson! (Yes, there is a 5K run/walk!) Kids under 18 will ride price-free with a riding parent. Nonprofit riders receive discounts on merch, and early registration to El Tour Expo! Register online, and select BICAS from the available charities. More info in our bio! 🚲💕

Flats! Chains! Brake and gear adjustments! Get to know your own bike in a general, supportive class space; or in an empowering all-WTF space under the guidance of experienced instructors in our Basic Maintenance on SUNDAY, JUNE 21st, 3 PM to 6 PM; or our WTF Basic Maintenance Class on MONDAY, JUNE 29th, 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM! These classes are $36, for adults and teens 14+! And for teens 13-17, don’t forget: registration for Youth Earn-a-Bike is still open for JUNE 8th to 12th (sessions for ages 8-12 are in July!) Register in bio! 💖🚲

Our Summer Closure will begin on Monday, June 8th, and end on Friday, June 19th, when we will remain closed for Juneteenth! BICAS will be CLOSED. Our regular shop hours are Thursday to Sunday, 11 AM to 6 PM. Our Women/Trans/Femme Workshop is on Mondays. We’ll continue to see you there and in ALL of our regular programs before (and after!) the summer closure (we’ll be at 💖). See you around!

Two lucky winners will go home with bikes!💖 The first bike, donated generously by and valued at $600, is the Journeyer, Salsa’s workhorse road and gravel adventure machine: a versatile gateway to gravel riding, with its redesigned aluminum frame, carbon fork, and appealing cargo capacity! The second bike will be a voucher for any BICAS bike up to in $1,000 value! Want to enter? Everyone who is part of our Membership program by JUNE 12th will be part of the drawing! (Link in bio to sign up!) 🚲💕

Youth drop-in is tomorrow and every other Friday (check our calendar for dates), from 3 PM to 5 PM! Learn mechanics, have fun, and connect with peers (ages 9-18) in a supportive space! Youth are invited to drop-in to engage in bike repair, do community service, and learn about bikes! Youth can also work on bikes and earn credit for bike parts or a bike from the shop. 🔧💗