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Santrovelo re-opens for the season

Biking

The long-awaited reopening of the Roulant’s community bike workshop, Santrovelo, is here. Starting Tuesday May 10th and every Tuesday thereafter, the workshop is ready for you to visit and work on your bike. Assisted of course by volunteer mechanics, we’re ready to help you get your bike ready for the spring. Patrons of the workshop can book an appointment, with …

Ride on 2 Wheels, 4 Seasons

Biking, SantroVelo

Santrovélo presented its now traditional winter cycling workshop and if you weren’t able to attend, here is your chance to relive the workshop in French or English. Learn about the gear, clothing and safety when riding in the winter! A more detailed blog post including most of the content of the workshop is coming soon!

Cycling Through Winter

Biking, Community Workshops, SantroVelo

With the first snowfall of the year, SantroVélo invites you to learn about winter cycling. On November 21st at 6 pm Magali will help you unravel the secrets of this efficient transportation mode that is way more accessible than we might think! This theoric presentation will take place on the second floor of the ROulant and will include a Q&A …

Santrovélo Fall News

Biking, SantroVelo, Volunteering - Personal

Recruiting New Volunteers! Want to empower people to repair their own bikes and help coordinate a community workshop? Come join us! We are recruiting new volunteers for many roles from in-shop roles like mechanics and greeters as well as many support roles that help the shop run. Our next orientation session will be on November 5, 2019, at 6:30 pm. …

Spring Tune up day at Santrovélo

Biking, SantroVelo

Our community bike shop, SantroVélo will hold its annual spring Tune-Up event next week. When: Saturday, May 11th from 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm Where: In the alley next to the Roulant at 111 Roy East Share the Facebook event with your friends or anyone in need of a tune-up. At this event, volunteer bike mechanics offer a basic check-up …

WOMEN, TRANS* & FEMME DAY AT SANTROVELO

Biking, SantroVelo

On the last Saturday of each month from 1pm-4pm, our community bike shop SantroVélo hosts a Women Trans* Femme (WTF) day. We welcome people who identify as female, transgender, non-binary, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feel that their socialization or treatment as a woman, transperson*, &/or femme has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. If you self-identify as such, you …

Women, Trans* & Femme day at Santrovelo

Biking, SantroVelo

On the last Saturday of each month from 1pm-4pm, our community bike shop SantroVélo hosts a Women Trans* Femme (WTF) day. We welcome people who identify as female, transgender, non-binary, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feel that their socialization or treatment as a woman, transperson*, &/or femme has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. If you self-identify as such, you …

A generous donation from Opus Bike

Biking, Meals-on-Wheels

Opus Bike has generously donated four extraordinary city bikes, including the Classico 2, two Zermatts, and a Porto for Meals-on-Wheels purposes! As you may know, bikes are essential for some of our volunteers who deliver meals to our Meals-on-Wheels clients. As soon as the bikes are ready to hit the road, anyone going on deliveries will be able to enjoy them. …

Save the Date – Santrovélo Spring Bike Tuneup – May 19th!

Biking, Events, SantroVelo

On Saturday, May 19th, SantroVélo (our community bike shop) will hold its annual spring Tune-Up event. This is a great chance to come and get your bike fixed while supporting the Roulant! When: Saturday, May 19th from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: In the alley next to the Roulant at 111 Roy East At this event, volunteer bike mechanics offer a basic check-up (brakes, shifting, bottom bracket, …

SANTROVÉLO – Recruiting New Volunteers!

Biking, SantroVelo, Volunteering - Personal

Want to empower people to repair their own bikes and maintain Santropol Roulant delivery bikes? Santrovélo is seeking volunteers who can commit to approximately six hours (or more) per month during the summer (May-August). We will be hosting an orientation on May 3rd at 6 pm, followed by a two-part mechanic training session. The first part will be on that same day, …

Santrovélo – recruiting new volunteers!

Biking, SantroVelo, Volunteering - Personal

Calling all aspiring bike mechanics! Santrovélo will be hosting two orientation sessions for new bike shop volunteers on the following dates: Thursday Feb 1st, 6:00 – 8:00pm and Saturday Feb 3rd, 11:00am – 1:00pm. Volunteers need attend only one of these sessions. We will provide mechanic training, if necessary, on several thursdays in February and March. Please email benevelo@santropolroulant.org to …

The 2018 bike mechanic calendar has arrived

Biking, Fundraising, SantroVelo

As per yearly tradition, your friendly neighbourhood bike mechanics have stripped down for a good cause. The 2018 naked bike mechanic calendar is a tool that raises funds for community bike shops and cycling initiatives around Montreal. The calendar also aims to raise awareness about cycling culture and rights, and to promote body-positivity by representing mechanics of diverse body types, …