The Bike Shed
What:
The Bike Shed
Where:
CERES, East Brunswick
When:
Fri-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
How much:
$10 annual membership, bikes from $30
Long ago a bunch of hippies founded a magical commune, where old bikes were made anew, and dreadlocks and pot fell from the sky like the gentle rains. The location of this sanctum was a mystery wrapped in an enigma written in Esperanto, and while everyone had heard of such a place, no-one knew where it was.
Turns out it was in Brunswick East the whole time, and it's not a hippie commune but the internationally recognised sustainability park CERES. It also happens to offer the greatest gift Melbourne cyclists were ever given - the Bikeshed.
Featuring a rack of recycled bikes, recycled parts, a bunch of old dudes who show you how to fix anything, and a shed with more tools than a motivational talk, the Bikeshed is a place to get dirty (but not the cool way).
Whether you go to fix up your own bike or buy one of theirs, the old maxim remains: ‘Give a man a bike, and he will ride 'til someone kicks his wheel in on Brunswick Street - teach a man to fix a bike, and he will ride forever'.
Ambience: Outdoor
Difficulty: Depends how hard you push it
Keywords: Bikes, CERES, Hippie, East Brunswick
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