Critical Move II video
Check out this video about the recent bicycle-powered move to our new location.
We are open in our new space!
Our new space is up and running, and we're back to our normal hours (Tue, Wed, Thu 6-9pm; Sat noon-5pm). We're still working out some kinks, but come check out our awesome new home at 650H Florida between 18th and 19th! Click here for photos of the new space.
Thank you to our amazing volunteers who moved all our stuff by bike in the rain! Read Streetsblog San Francisco's coverage and check out photos of the move: [1], [2], [3], (and our 2006 Critical Move).
Please make a donation - The Bike Kitchen has moved!
We moved in February 2009, and we need your support! Click here to read more about the move, what the move entails, and learn more about the new space. Please donate to help us reach our fund raising goal of $50,000!
About the Bike Kitchen
The Bike Kitchen is a cooperative, do-it-yourself bike repair shop. We provide all the tools and parts you need to fix or build a bicycle. Our staff of volunteer mechanics is available to give advice and answer questions.
Here's how it works: either pay a day-use fee ($5) or become a member ($40-$80 sliding scale or volunteer six hours). This gives you access to our tools and advice from our volunteer mechanics. We have an inventory of used parts and basic new parts for sale, or you can enter our digging rights / earn-a-bike program.
We're open to all women, transfolks, genderqueer folk, femmes, and other people who've had gender bias, homophobia, or transphobia keep them away from the wrenches!
You don't need to be a member to learn more. Watch our video, check out our photos, see a list of our staff, or just stop by during open hours and see what the Bike Kitchen is all about.
Press and Awards
- Audio Postcard on KQED's California Report, 2009
- "Best Greasy Spoke" in 7x7's Best of the City issue, 2008
- "Best Bicycle Mechanic" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay, 2008
- "Pedal Pushers" article in Oberlin Alumni Magazine, 2005
- Golden Wheel Award from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, 2005
- "Best Bike Repairs on the Cheap" by the SF Weekly's Best of San Francisco, 2004