Community Tools
The community tools program provides the perfect medium to educate the public on the maintenance and safe and proper use of their bicycles. BICAS supplies a fully equipped community tool shop for all your bike maintenance needs.
Shop time costs $3 an hour, but never more than $10 a day.
In the Community Tool area, you can put your bike up in a stand, use the community tools, and ask questions of BICAS staff and volunteers. BICAS staffs the CT area with “community mechanics” that devote their time to answering questions and providing assistance in the community tool space.
The innovation of community tools lies in our motto: “We don't do repairs” (a temporary solution). “We help you help your bike” (an empowering opportunity). This has enabled BICAS to move away from being merely another bike shop, and allowed us to remain true to our educational mission.
