5pm-9pm every Monday
1 Phillip St Waterloo (cnr Cope St)
WHAT DO WE DO?
The Nunnery Community Bike Workshop collects abandoned bikes and parts to create working bikes to put back into the community.
These bikes are put together by you, the community, with help from others who come. It is also a place to fix up your bikes with the tools and parts available. Come and learn to fix bikes, show us how to fix bikes, fix your bike or a friend’s, or just come and have some tea and coffee. Everyone is welcome!
WHERE ARE WE?
1 Phillip St, Waterloo, cnr of Phillip and Cope Sts. We are located in the two garages below the ‘Turanga’ building; we are now a part of the Waterloo Recycling Workshop.
A map is available at the Bikely website which shows the route from our previous location at Forbes St, Newtown to our new Phillip St, Waterloo location.
WHEN DOES THIS HAPPEN?
Every Monday from 5pm til 9pm (we’re all volunteers, so sometimes we open slightly later). If you think you can open up bike club for us one Monday a month, please get in touch. If it’s raining, feel free to call us to see if we’re there. Same goes with long weekends.
DO YOU SELL SECOND HAND BIKES?
No. However, we can help you find people that do, so feel free to ask. The main reasons we don’t are that we would rather have your help than your money, and having some people as customers and some as bike sellers detracts from the community bike workshop.
HOW CAN I HELP?
To see the latest happenings and news at the workshop, go to our Discussions and Events page.
Tools, oil, WD40 and small donations are greatly appreciated, but most of all, we’d like your company while fixing bikes and help keeping the workshop going. Check out our stuff we need page.
The first time you come please ask for a detailed tour of how the place works and where stuff goes. After that we ask you spend 20 min maintaining the space every time you come. This labor share is what keeps bike club going. We gratefully take donated bikes and parts that are not going to be used. At present we do not have a means to receive donations out of our operating hours, we are only able to take donations on Monday afternoons.
WHO CAN I CONTACT?
| Mark | 0431 118 061 | markfinger AAATTT gmail.com |
| James | 0422 684 236 | james.ashton.nichols AAATTT gmail.com |
| Julien | 0434 844 659 | mountainairextrem AAATTT hotmail.com |
If you’re interested in helping to organise Bike Club, you can join our mailing list.
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October 12, 2009 at 8:52 pm
yewenyi
Hi, visited today for the second time. it is an excellent work shop and I do intend to come down and help out. Thanks for the loan of the tools and the help.
September 28, 2009 at 10:21 pm
J.SMITH BA,MB.
ALDI HAS A HELMET CAMERA FOR $150.
http://aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_10162.htm
Is the recording taking place inside the camera,or in a separate device?
Battery power is in the camera?
Good for recording those prolific law breaking tailgating car drivers.
September 24, 2009 at 3:38 pm
frugalistmassive
Seeya there Andy.
September 24, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Andy Boothroyd
Hey all – we are running a bike recycling workshop at the Bike Fest at the Randwick Ecoliving fair on Sunday 27th. Will definitely be giving the Nunnery a plug and would be great to see you there.
http://randwick.livelocal.org.au/blog/2009/09/07/bike-fest-%E2%80%9909
September 19, 2009 at 5:35 pm
bikeclub
Hi everyone,
We’re having a meeting this Wednesday, the 23rd of September, from 7pm at Berkelouw Books Cafe, 6-8 O’Connell St (just off King St), Newtown. Lots of things to get through and discuss, so if you would like to be involved with the organisation and future of the workshop then come along and give your opinion.
Also, we’re looking at updating the website and the information. Most of the information has been static for the better part of 3 years now, despite our required inputs and outputs changing a lot. While all the people involved with the organisation will be giving their thoughts on the update, the most important people are those that will actually use the site: namely you. While we are just starting this process now and it will likely take some time, we need all the help we can possibly get.
If you’re interested in helping us with this: you can read through the website and if anything strikes you as wrong or in need of improvement, then let us know. Opinions on the format, layout and general presentation would be appreciated too.
Any thoughts on the website, feel free to email me at markfinger*at*gmail.com
Thanks, and we will endeavour to keep everyone updated on the results of the meeting and the ongoing happenings at the workshop.
-Mark
September 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm
bikeclub
All unsold bikes still remain the property of the owners, so it will be on Mitchell Rd’s management to organise for the owners to collect them. It would be a long time (at least, I imagine so) before they can be passed on to anyone else, assuming the owners do not collect.
At present, our funds are directed towards tools, parts and helping the volunteers, we are still dependant on bikes being donated to us.
-Mark
September 19, 2009 at 5:04 pm
J.SMITH BA,MB.
Would any unsold bicycles be held for maybe 3 months and then disposed of ie sent to the scrap dealers etc?
September 19, 2009 at 3:10 pm
J.SMITH BA,MB.
Is the Nunnery bikeclub,or others,interested in buying any of the bikes?
And repairing them then reselling or donating?
What will Mitchell Rd Auctions do with any unsold bikes?
If the bikes sell for $5 each,that is $150 for 30 bikes.
Anyone interested in buying the lot?
Would the Nunnery be able to buy all of them and then either donate them or resell them at a profit?
September 19, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Mark
Heya all,
Mitchell Rd Auction Centre in Alexandria is closing down this coming Monday. They’ve long been the best source for cheap bikes in Sydney, but due to OH&S laws they can no longer operate. As a result they will be auctioning off every item in the centre. Previously many bikes would sell for as little as $10, and with no more follow-on auctions many bikes will likely be available at pretty ridiculous prices. It’s a 10 minute walk from either Erskineville Station, or a tad longer from Redfern, at 76 Mitchell Road, Alexandria. http://www.mitchellroadauctions.com/ for more info.
I’ve just come from the Centre and there’s about 30 bikes up for auction: predominantly MTBs, but a few good, steel road-bikes. The auction kicks off this Monday morning, with inspections through today and tomorrow.
Cheers,
Mark.
September 21, 2009 at 10:18 pm
J.SMITH BA,MB.
What prices did the auctioned bikes get sold for?
August 26, 2009 at 3:27 am
M.Z.
Hey,
I’m international student and also UCI Ranked Mbiker+Rbiker who is desperately looking for anyone to ride with in my Base(ment) Period training…Looking for training mate…Long+slow(over 25km\h+ or HB) rides. Approx, 70-100-120km(min)..Non-stop..
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I’m after making a trip(solo incase if i cant find anyone to join me) : Fraiser island-Ayers Rock and back..I’ll find sponsors also.Anyone interested,tap me an E-mail (hedelericin(At)hotma(complete-il).com
Regards& Keep Pedalling!
August 24, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Francesco
Hi all,
just got a second hand road bike and would like to exchange my handlebar and seat with a straight handlebar and not-for-race seat to make the bike more a city bike, do you think I can come along and do it at bike club?
Cheers
Francesco
August 26, 2009 at 6:23 pm
bikeclub
Sounds like a perfect example of a bike club project! Do come down some monday soon