Bike Church

Informative Bike Church Pages 2008 Spring Schedule Map Ten Commandments The Ministry Current Ministers Acolytes Friends of The Church Emeritus Ministers Photos See Also

The Bike Church is located over by The Domes and is part of the Sustainable Research Area on campus. Their purpose is to give the community a low-cost resource that provides the knowledge and tools necessary to maintain and repair their various forms of human-powered transportation, such as Bicycling. They have new and used bikes, parts, and accessories for donation along with tools and advice on how to fix your bicycle so you can get back to bicycling. The Church is non-profit and operated by volunteers. Tithing: All donations go to providing the community with more tools and a better workspace. If you have a bike, bike parts or tools you are no longer using, please consider donating them to the Bike Church!

If you know something about bike repair, go volunteer and get first-dibs on parts. Just sign up on the schedule as an acolyte and show up at that shift. They also need some help organizing and cleaning and making the space a bit more holy. To see if your expertise could be used at the Bike Church, visit the improvement plans page.

Send a request to <bikeministry AT ucdavis DOT edu> if you would like to be added to our congregation email list. You will periodically receive emails about news and events related to the Bike Church and bicycling activities around the area.

Informative Bike Church Pages

• The Davis BikeBrary (Bicycle Library):Find out how to use the BikeBrary Bikes and Trailers!
  

• Bicycle Tire Repair: Step-by-step pictorial guide to fixing a flat tire.
  

• Great Pedal Forward: Details the Bike Church's current plan for radical change and improvements at the Bike Church.
  

• Bike Church Handbook: A handbook (a work in progress)
  

• Meeting Minutes: Meeting proceedings/minutes.
  

• Merchandise: T-shirts, stickers, buttons, and badges.
  

• Mobile Ministry Unit
  

• Self-Service Station: A little info on our 24-hour self-service station.
  

• Workshops: Information on classes, workshops and minister training sessions.
  

• Yellow Bike Project:A possible future project that we could help with.

2008 Spring Schedule

** Note ** : Starting ???, the First Saturday of every month from 9 am- 1130 am will be Bikes are for Bitches (and Ladies) - a women run, women only time at the Church!

Even if a minister isn't signed up, there probably is one at the Church on Wednesday and Saturday from 12-6. The Church is only open during these hours, however, there is a self-service station available on-site at which you may refill a tire, repair flats, and make minor adjustments and repairs 24 hours a day.

Individual learning appointments can be scheduled during other times by e-mailing bikeministry@ucdavis.edu

Map

Ten Commandments

1. Thou shalt not throw away a bike
   

2. Thou shalt not use a bike's name in vain
   

3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's bike
   

4. Thou shalt not use an internal combustion engine when it is not necessary
   

5. Honor thy tricycle, thy bicycle & thy unicycle
   

6. Take the oil of the earth and anoint thy bike
   

7. Love thy bike as thy self
   

8. Thou shalt not worship other idols (cars)
   

9. Attend church regularly and ride the last friday of every month in Critical Mass
   

10. Metal recycling will be the only means of reincarnation
    

11. Thou shalt leave the church as nice or nicer than it was found.

The Ministry

Current Ministers

Roshi Siobhan

Minister Congleton The Reverend Moorepants Minister Tyler Friar Robbie Atheist Pxl Rabbi McCorkle Rabbi Tai Pope Christof Monk Khoa Deacon Ty IO Mike Monk Fixit Justin Father Van Gelder Rabbi Simion Sister Cat

Acolytes

Noah

Denise

Friends of The Church

Morgan K

Francesca Jonathan Samuri

Emeritus Ministers

Minister Travis

Nico Pasture Ted Deacon Morgan

Not Pictured—Brian, Goddess Jordan, Josh, William, Andy, Alex, Shea, Sarah, Emily

We're always looking for new ministers—whether you know anything about bikes or not. To become a minister, come to the church during open hours and talk to the minister on duty, he/she can show you around, find out how much you know and what you want to learn. We also need more "Friends of The Church" or "Monks and Nuns" to help run operations—you don't need to know how to fix bikes to help out, proselytize, or even be a minister!

Photos

Ministers Chris and Ted behold a vision of a big beautiful bike church, close by, sometime soon! Fall 2004

The Church The project rack A big pile of bikes and parts The recycle pile North side of the church Minister Tyler preparing for Picnic Day Wheel building session The Reverend Jason locks up the bikes. flier found at russel and anderson flier found near arco Do Work. one of the 39 categories of activities needed to construct the Tabernacle

See Also

• Bicycle Shops — other bike shops in Davis
  

• Bicycling — a good starting point for your bike-related inquiries

Share your religious experience at the Bike Church

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2006-04-16 13:38:48   I went to the bike church yesterday (2006-4-15) with a bike badly in need of salvation. Ministers Tai and Jason were very helpful. With their guidance, I was able to see the light and restored something completely unrideable into a pretty cool bike for a small donation. I highly reccomend the Bike Church for those who have not found the Path of Righteousness. —ArlenAbraham

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2006-05-22 16:34:10   Hey, I'm looking to not only build a bike from its component parts, but also build a bike trailer so I don't have to use a vehicle to go shopping or to the garden. I want to get saved! —KarlMogel

2006-05-23 11:46:37   Karl, We definitely can help you get a bike going. We have some trailer parts that may be restored with some work. Here are a couple of good trailer options that are fairly easy to build: http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/A51076AC08D71029BC4A001143E7E506/ and http://drumbent.com/trailer.html . —JasonMoore

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2006-07-28 23:33:43   The bike church is a great resource and people ought to take advantage of it! Every time I see somebody around town with a broken up bike or something wrong I tell them to go to the church (I should take my own advice, too!) —PhilipNeustrom

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2006-09-07 22:37:20   I have been delivered! The Bike Church is like arriving at Heaven's gates. —EliseKane

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2006-12-05 17:08:16   Do you guys know where I could track down any moulten [F frame] parts? I need a spindel for an internal hub shifter so I can make this awesome bike work —StevenDaubert P.s. It's from the 60's and has full suspension, it rules.

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2006-12-06 23:08:03   The bike church was awesome, I came there saying I needed a bike, and left, with greasy hands, proud of my handicraft, returned to add finishing touches, it was awesome, fun, and an experience better than any bike shopping trip, per-fect-ion. —DavePoole

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2007-01-22 11:30:55   I was driving one day and BAM, god sent me a message. It was in the form of a dead tree, falling from the glorious sky it smashed my windshield and totaled my false idol. As my life flashed before my eyes, I had a vision. A vision where we lived in a world in which there was no Auto Industrial Complex. A world of peace, I was saved. —MorganTorngrenTatman

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2007-02-01 10:21:49   All the people at the bike church make bikes seem so sexy! I mean, greasy and working with their hands? HOT. —SiobhanBraybrook

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2007-03-02 07:20:34   You guys will see me later today —StevenDaubert

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"2007-03-25 06:19:10"   Since I am Not working right now appointments can be made on off schedule days at the bike church. You can email me at fixitdude_one@yahoo.com. A confirmation reply will be sent A.S.A.P. —monkfixit

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2007-04-07 03:55:21   hey there reverends. i became enlightened today when i saw the power of the bike goddess in the vision of a bright flier at the anderson and russel cross-walk! i noticed they were on all four corners! great advertising! now the grad has to compete with their advertising space. maybe i should privatize each light post and charge you to advertise on it!! = D one suggestion, you may want to consider putting the fliers where the button for bikers to cross is. you know what i'm talking about? —JessicaRockwell

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2007-04-25 19:52:12   I saw the mobile church today at the MU. It looks fantastic! —EmilyKleber

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2007-05-05 01:34:30   very helpful, started on my own project bike —KaiWan

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2007-05-13 20:21:50   the best neighbor is the Bike Church! Thank you all!! - j.ro —JordanThompson

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2007-05-16 18:15:46   I was spreading the gospel today, clued in a few more folks about what goes down at the Bike 'Chuch' —StevenDaubert

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2007-05-23 22:44:25   The Bike church is awesome...the guys are so helpful and knowledgeable...i love the place — SoumenRoy

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2007-06-01 12:44:31   bike church is a good place to learn how to fix your own bike, but the downside is, is that it is hard to come by certain tools. If you are a student and know what you are doing, the bike barn is usually a better place to fix your bike, they have everything you'll need (except quality help). —KyleLanderhoffis

What tools in particular does the bike church lack? My experience has been the opposite of yours: the bike church has a better selection of tools than the bike barn. If something important is missing, just tell a minister and someone will probably donate it or perhaps the church will buy it with their donation money. —WilliamLewis


I have also been there a few times and found all the tools that I needed. More importantly the guys are so helpful and nice. I however went last Friday to get a basket for my bike and did not find a usable one.—SoumenRoy

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2007-06-24 00:47:09   bike church is amazing. i brought an unrideable craigslist 70's era road bike in to be fixed up, and the minister on duty was very helpful. he explained everything clearly, helped us find all the parts we needed, and told us exactly what we needed to do to fix it (stepping in when we needed extra help). it now rides very smoothly! —ZiweiHu

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2007-07-03 12:25:46   Great article on Reverend Moorepants in today's aggie. Includes quotes form Minister Congleton. Thanks Arlen for forwarding info. Learn more about the Bike Chuch from an outside source. article —MorganTorngrenTatman

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2007-07-17 06:57:01   Wow! Enlightenment! Mechanic training sounds wonderful, can't wait to hear more. —DeniseGreen

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2007-07-21 16:34:35   Comments compiled from Minister Tyler's "Wheel and Bearing" workshop

"Hooray for enlightenment! - Denise
Give me the knowledge! I want to lace wheels, know brakes - Mike S
Now I know. And knowing is half the battle - Simion
Only place I've found to learn for myself - Andy
Teach me something (anything at all) - Kevin
I'm not afraid of crashing my bike now - Andy Huang
I like bikes. Let me help out - Drew Thorne
Glad to be learning new things! - Elisa Hough
A solid start to self reliance - Craig Fergus
Now I know how to overhaul a hub! - William
Highly informative classes and useful skills for long-term benefit - Alex Kou —TedBuehler

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2007-07-21 16:36:57   Comments from Pasture Ted's "Resurrection" workshop

Yay, now I can be hip - Elisa Hough
I'm gonna have my own ghetto fixie - William
Man, having an excellent time - Jack
I like getting my hands dirty. It's awesome - Andy Huang
Thanks for everything! Bikes rule! - Denise —TedBuehler

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2007-07-30 17:45:24   This is such a cool page! Good for all of you who contribute photos, comments, and great humor! I love it! —RichLindvall

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2007-08-09 12:38:32   YAY FOR ENLIGHTENMENT!!!! I hope, hope y'all will be continuing with the Minister Training! It would be soooo awsome to the max to be able to work on my own bike, yay! —Schmidt

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2007-08-25 23:02:42   Daviswiki's Bike Church page is a great resource, but wouldn't it be great if there was a bicycle wiki? I think the Church, with all of its expertise, should consider starting one. —JessicaRuygt

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2007-08-28 10:08:29   I highly recommend Tai. He's a perfect example of what the bike church is about. patient, encouraging, and i ended up learning how to do everything and then actually doing it! the other people who were present on saturday were additional bonuses to my bike church adventure. —JessicaRockwell

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2007-09-03 21:56:37   Is there going to be another minister training course in the fall? could there be one if I made pie? pleeease —EmilyKleber

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2008-02-05 20:08:27   I need a minister, badly

I hate riding my peugot, and that is almost a crime in and of itself. I need at the very least a safety improvement, as my brakes can't crash stop...

and the axle needs to be changed out, etc. I just don't want to ride out to the domes on the bike of h8 and have there be no minister —StevenDaubert

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2008-02-05 20:40:12   Check the schedule before you go. —dchmiller

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2008-03-31 21:19:47   I work on Wednesdays and Saturdays. My bike is in need of holy guidance (especially the back tire bearings). How else can I seek spiritual healing? —SunjeetBaadkar

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2008-03-31 21:30:23   Sunjeet— E-mail the ministry with a good time for you to work (maybe a sunday—no classes...) and I'm sure one of us can work out an appointment with you. A few of us live at the domes so it's pretty convenient. Some of us are just there all the time anyway. —SisterCat

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2008-04-04 08:12:46   Hey, are you guys a registered nonprofit yet? If yes, check into applying for a mini-grant ($50-400) from [the Davis Coop Community Fund]. Leave me a message if you have questions. Application due next Friday! —JoRo

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2008-04-04 10:00:28   I have a bike which has many problems, the biggest problem right now is that it's locked to itself with a chain lock and I lost the key. Is there a way to set it free? —CalamityJanie

• I have a similar issue with a previous housemate moving out and away and leaving his bike behind saying we can have it. But he took the key with him. So now we have this bike in our backyard that is locked up and doing nothing more than rusting and giving a home to spiders and such. Anyone have any ideas of how to get use out of this bike (especially since my bike broke down and will supposedly cost $50+ since I know nothing on how to fix bearings)? —SunjeetBaadkar

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2008-04-10 16:26:59   Hi all,

Great work on cleaning things up. Since you all have limited hours, how about an accessible locked cash donation box. I think you'd make some $$ from the people who stop by and scavenge stuff from the graveyard. —RichardJacobsen

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2008-05-06 15:36:25   So I was at the Bike Church, and I was thinking...imagine an organization like the Bike Church, except with computers. Old computers are dirt cheap now, and completely useful. Building computers for students or low-income families or something.

Anyway, thanks to all the ministers at the Bike Church for all the help! —JoeyBennett