So many bikes lie unused because of a lack of repair skills to fix basic and common faults, these workshops empower people to undertake these fixes for themselves. Starting life as a series of mobile Pop-up bike repair workshops way back in 2012, our Bikefix sessions are now one of the mainstays of our activity.

Focusing mainly on young people 10-18 years, as well as an increasing number of local adults too, participants are supported by trained instructors and volunteers to learn and undertake repairs on their own bikes. It takes sooooo much longer than a traditional Dr Bike service because we put the tools in the hands of the participants, but that is the whole point.

Learning to fix and bring your own bicycle back to life will bring a real sense of achievement.

To then be able to use the bike again as a means of transport is the cherry on top of the cream on top the cake!

The sessions promote recycling and re-use, using second hand parts where viable. We actively challenge the modern ‘throw away, buy another’ culture of today’s society. We aim to enable people to become more sustainable as riders and demystify the mechanics of bikes. These sessions run weekly from our pop-up  workshop located at:

The Pop-up Workshop
Portland Street
SE17 2HR

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Bikefix sessions in Kent generally run monthly on the 4th Saturday of each month at Snodland Pump Track, 114 St Benedict Rd, Snodland ME6 5RL

We can provide these sessions for youth clubs, community centres or workplaces.

Read more about it here.