Breakfast Club: Bike Maintenance

Canmore Pride Society and Community Cruisers are teaming up to offer a free bike maintenance workshop as part of our Breakfast Club program.
About this Event

Breakfast Club is a community-led skillsharing program of Canmore Pride.

This month's workshop is a hands-on bike maintenance workshop. The workshop will include three different stations, each covering a helpful skill including:

1. Changing a tire and keeping your tires inflated.
   2. Oiling your chain and learning about how a drive train works on a bike.
   3. Learning how brakes work and different types of brakes!

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What you need to know:

• This is a small event (capped at 12 participants + caregivers as needed)
• All bikes are welcome (gravel, road, cruisers, mountain bikes and e-bikes). Bring your bike, or work on the the demonstration bikes provided by Community Cruisers.
• Community Cruisers will bring all required supplies for the workshop
• This workshop is led by Community Cruisers volunteers and board members, a combination of queer folks and allies who have completed 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion training.
• Coffee, tea, juice, and light pastries (contain gluten) are provided.

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Who can attend: This is open to everyone including 2SLGBTQIA+ people and allies, ages 14+.

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Cost: This event is by-donation. Recommended donation is $10, but there is no pressure to donate.

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The event will take place in the Craft Kitchen at Origin at Spring Creek.

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Accessibility:

• There will be tables with chairs to sit on.
• The venue is a senior’s centre - meaning it is wheelchair accessible with large hallways.
• All doorways are wide and wheelchair friendly.
• Front door is automatic.
• Washrooms are singe-user, gendered (male and female) and wheelchair accessible. Please use whichever washroom you feel more comfortable with. Washrooms are located directly across the hall from the room.
• There is overhead lighting in the room.
• Noise levels: low to medium. There will be background music playing quietly. We can turn it off if requested.

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Getting here:

There is plenty of free street parking is available in the Spring Creek area (2 hours max). However, we encourage you to walk/bike/roll or take public transit to the venue if it is accessible for you.

Here is a map of Canmore’s accessible parking spots:https://www.canmore.ca/your-community/community-supports-and-services/accessibility

Closest bus stops:

• Benchlands Overpass South (660 metres away)
• Elevation Place South (500 metres away)

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Funded by: Calgary Foundation (with our grant partner, YWCA Banff), Banff Canmore Foundation (with our grant partner, artsPlace), Pauw Foundation

With support from: Origin at Spring Creek, Community Cruisers