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RAD Bikes Community Bike Workshop

RAD (Recycle a Dunger) Newsletter

Autumn / Ngahuru 2024

Kia ora RAD whānau!

Welcome to our overview of RAD’s universe.

Well, we’re just loving our new home!

We’re still pinching ourselves and continuously grateful to Mackersy Property and Life in Vacant Spaces for this amazing opportunity.

Our new space is a joy to work in and making a massive difference on so many levels. Our volunteer base has expanded dramatically, our repairs are more efficient and of higher quality, and we're swiftly amplifying our social, environmental, and community impacts. It's so RAD to see our aspirations for a real home coming to fruition! YAY!

With winter approaching fast, it’s even more awesome to keep the RADness rolling indoors. These dark days are great times to spin spanners, so come join us! (headtorches and gloves no longer needed)

RAD NEWS

New Weekly Session!

RAD’s now running “Find a Bike” sessions, every Mondays 3-6.30pm. Come find bikes for yourself and others! We have loads, all types and budgets. Help us get more RAD bikes out into the community and keep growing our RADness. We’re trialling this til July, so help spread the word & see ya there!

Bike Bridge Celebrated

The wonderful wahine of Bike Bridge gathered recently to celebrate another great season and acknowledge their amazing participants and volunteers. Huge thanks to Bellbird Bakery and Piko Wholefoods for supporting this hākari.

In the News!

Our new home has attracted a fantastic amount of media attention. Whoop! We’re chuffed to have recently featured in The Press, Star News and RNZ, and grateful to share our R.A.D’s kaupapa, mahi and herenga with wider audiences.

RAD EVENTS

Community Fix Ups

Every month, our rad heroes fix bikes for local communities! We’d love you to join. It’s a great way to connect with our RAD people, share your skills or learn new ones while helping others. Wanna help? Check out & follow our RAD Calendar.

Corporate Workshops

We love hosting groups keen to be RAD! Recently we had a keen crew from AECOM as part of their Aotearoa Bike Challenge. Thanks for encouraging cycling, getting greasy with us, and supporting RAD along the way! If you’re interested for your team, get in touch!

RAD Club Nights

One of the perks for RAD volunteers is free access to our Club Nights. At these weekly sessions, you’ll get the best attention and advice for your own projects, while learning and connecting with our crew in this chill space. Sign up to volunteer and join us for RAD times!

RAD LOVE ❤

A snippet of the regular goodness happening at RAD…

Happy RAD Students…

“Thank you for your patience as we took your teaching on board. You both helped us feel respected and with the capacity to learn new things for our future adventures. Yesterday we clocked up 42 kms on our bikes and it was great to be out in bracing weather knowing we had new resources now to draw on between us as needs be.”

Shirley and Warwick: Beginners Workshop Students (and new e-bike enthusiasts)

LOVE RAD? SUPPORT US

Donate

Donations keep our wheels spinning!  Every bit helps and is greatly appreciated. So if you’re keen to support our kaupapa, click to check out how to donate.  Thanks!

Volunteer

Volunteers are at the heart of RAD and we love them all!  You don’t have to be a pro-mechanic to be RAD; there are heaps of ways to get involved and it’s a great way to learn.  So click the link if you're curious about how to volunteer. So RAD!

Use RAD

Check out all RAD’s services via our website . Get the lowdown on upcoming events via our calendar (updated regularly). And follow us on Humanitix to get updates and tickets for our mechanic courses / workshops. See ya soon.

Huge mihi to our RAD supporters!

Pedalling hard towards ultimate RADness!


We're thrilled with how our new indoor space is amplifying our RADness!

However, since it's a temporary lease, we're still hustling to boost our own income streams and secure a permanent home, to keep serving our city for years to come. So, if you're loving our new setup as much as we are, we'd love your support — join our regular giving scheme, recommend us as the go-to place to find bikes or volunteer your time. to help us to continue thriving and making Ōtautahi more RAD for all!

Stay RAD and keep pedalling y’all!

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RAD Bikes Community Bike Workshop, 160 Lichfield Street, Christchurch, Aotearoa

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