Bicycle Kitchen
Encyclopedia
Bicycle Kitchen or Bike Kitchen is a term that refers to a number of independent non-profit and often cooperative
organizations that educate cyclists on bicycle mechanics and ridership, and encourage local cycling.
, Nashville, Tennessee
, and even Hobart, Tasmania.
The city of Los Angeles
has three bicycle kitchen organizations, the original Bicycle Kitchen
in Koreatown, the Bike Oven in Cypress Park, and the Bikerowave in Mar Vista. Other prominent bicycle kitchens are in San Francisco and Sacramento
.
Meanwhile the concept of non-profil bicycle self help workshops as spread to many continents, see for example the Bikecollective's Community Bicycle Organizations list.
One of the earliest self help bicycle workshops was the Fahrrad.Selbsthilfe.Werkstatt founded in 1983 in the WUK, a formerly squatted factory in Vienna, Austria.
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
organizations that educate cyclists on bicycle mechanics and ridership, and encourage local cycling.
Locations
Starting as an American West-coast urban phenomenon, bicycle kitchens have spread as far as Bozeman, MontanaBozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
, Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and even Hobart, Tasmania.
The city of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
has three bicycle kitchen organizations, the original Bicycle Kitchen
Bicycle Kitchen (Los Angeles)
The Bicycle Kitchen is a non-profit bicycle cooperative in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, dedicated to educating the community on bicycle repair and maintenance and promoting a velo-centric way of life in America's most car-dominated city.- History :The Los Angeles...
in Koreatown, the Bike Oven in Cypress Park, and the Bikerowave in Mar Vista. Other prominent bicycle kitchens are in San Francisco and Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
.
Meanwhile the concept of non-profil bicycle self help workshops as spread to many continents, see for example the Bikecollective's Community Bicycle Organizations list.
One of the earliest self help bicycle workshops was the Fahrrad.Selbsthilfe.Werkstatt founded in 1983 in the WUK, a formerly squatted factory in Vienna, Austria.