We need your help to be able to carry on providing free bike maintenance to members of our community.
We run a volunteer-led community bike workshop which is open five days a week for anyone to drop in and get help repairing their bike. We also refurbished donated second-hand bikes and sell them for affordable prices. Finally we run free mass bike rides and free bike mechanics training workshops that anyone can join.
We want to help protect the environment and make cycling accessible to everyone. We don't think finances should be a barrier to be able to maintain your bike, and we offer a lifeline to those who rely on their bike but struggle to pay for repairs in a traditional bike shop. We work with every person that comes in to the Hub so they learn how to repair their bike themselves.
Today’s Brighton Bike Hub grew out of a community based campaign in 2009 for better air quality and sustainable transport options along Brighton’s Lewes Road called ‘Lewes Road for Clean Air’. Our Bike Train project ran daily ‘safety-in-numbers’ group rides from central Brighton to Falmer, pushing for better cycle lane provision along this route, which was realised in 2014. Following this success, that same year, our efforts shifted focus from rides to repairs and we opened our first community bike repair workshop.
Now we're open five days a week for anyone to come in and get help repairing their bike. This means that our local community can access cycling without facing financial barriers, and we always fix your bike with you so you can learn new skills too. The bikes we refurbish and resell come from donations by members of the public, so we're reducing landfill and helping contribute to Brighton's circular economy.
We're also beginning to provide adult cycle training for those that don't know how to cycle or haven't ridden for a long time. Getting more people on bikes will help reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality and make our streets more people and planet-friendly.
We rely on donations to do all these things, so could you help us out and give what you can?