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🚲🎉 What a it's been here at Yorkshire Bike Shack! 🎉🚲

It's been a fantastic week packed full of cycling activities and community engagement. From our Learn2Fix sessions helping riders build confidence in maintaining their bikes, to our group bike ride, customer sales and repairs, and a number of Dr Bike bookings, it's been great to see so many people getting involved.

Seeing people of all ages choosing to cycle, learning new skills, staying active, and enjoying the benefits that bikes bring is exactly what Bike Week is all about. 🧡

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, supported us, attended an event, booked a service, or simply stopped by for a chat. Your enthusiasm helps us continue our mission of making cycling accessible, affordable, and enjoyable for everyone.

Here's to more rides, more skills, more adventures, and more people discovering the joy of cycling! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

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🚲 WE'RE HIRING – SALES & SERVICE ASSISTANT 🚲

Are you passionate about cycling, enjoy working with people, and have a knack for fixing things? We’re looking for a Sales & Service Assistant to join the Yorkshire Bike Shack team!

📍 Primarily based in our workshop, with potential opportunities to assist with community outreach projects and events.

🕒 Working Hours
Saturdays: 9:45am – 3:15pm
(30-minute unpaid break)

💷 Pay
National Living Wage (age dependent)
🏖️ Pro-rata holiday entitlement

What You'll Be Doing:

🔧 Repairing and servicing and refurbishing bikes
🚲 Sizing customers and selling refurbished bikes
📞 Promoting our services in person and over the phone
🛠️ Supporting small groups during our Learn2Fix sessions
🤝 Delivering excellent customer service and supporting the wider team

What We're Looking For:

✅ A mechanical aptitude and interest in learning new skills
✅ A positive, customer-focused attitude
✅ Someone who works well as part of a team
✅ A passion for helping people and making a difference in the community

No previous bike industry experience is required – we'll provide the training and support needed to help you succeed.

Interested, or know someone who might be a great fit?

👇 Tag them in the comments and share this post!

📧 Send your CV to [email protected]

Join us in helping more people get cycling, stay active, and keep bikes on the road! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

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🚴‍♂️🌧️ Despite the poor weather to start, what a fantastic turnout for our sponsored ride today! 🌧️🚴‍♀️

A little rain certainly wasn't enough to keep our riders away and the sun quickly broke through. It was brilliant to see so many people getting out on their bikes, making the most of our fantastic local cycling infrastructure, and choosing an active start to the weekend 🧡🧡

From familiar faces to newer riders, it was great to see everyone enjoying the ride, sharing conversations, and proving that cycling is for all seasons! 🚲🙌

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today — your enthusiasm is what makes these rides so special.

👉 Fancy giving cycling a go? Our Rock-Up 'N' Rides are a friendly, inclusive way to build confidence, meet like-minded people, and explore the area at a relaxed pace.

🚴‍♂️🌿 Rock-Up ‘N’ Ride – This Saturday! 🌿🚴‍♀️

As part of this Saturday our ride is funded by CyclingUK. We are heading out on one of our most popular routes as we make our way to Markham Grange Garden Centre via the beautiful Highfields Lake 🚲☕

The ride takes in sections of the Trans Pennine Trail and Roman Ridge, offering a fantastic mix of traffic-free riding, scenic views, and great company along the way 🌳🌞

Whether you're a regular rider or thinking about joining us for the first time, this is a brilliant route to enjoy some of the best cycling infrastructure our area has to offer.

📍 Meet: St Catherine’s House, Woodfield Park, Balby, DN4 8QP
⏰ Arrive from 9:45am | Ride rolls out at 10:00am
🚲 No bike? No problem — borrow one of ours!

👉 Tag a friend and join us for a great ride, a café stop, and the perfect start to your weekend!

🚲🔧 Don't Let a Puncture Ruin Your Ride! 🔧🚲

A flat tyre, slipping gears, or rubbing brakes can quickly turn a great ride into a long walk home... but it doesn't have to!

We still have spaces available this Saturday on our FREE Learn2Fix sessions, where we'll be focusing on the essential skills every rider should know to deal with common mechanical issues while out on a ride.

This week's session includes:
✅ Tube replacement and puncture repairs
✅ On-the-move gear adjustments
✅ Quick brake fixes and adjustments
✅ Tips to help keep your ride rolling

⏰ Sessions are one hour long and start on the hour from 10am until 2pm
📍 No need to book – simply turn up and join in
👥 Bring your friends along
🚴 Gain the confidence to handle common bike problems wherever your ride takes you

Tag someone who always seems to get a puncture at the worst possible moment... 👇😆

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🚲🔧 Did You Know We Host FREE Dr Bike Sessions? 🔧🚲

As part of our Bike Week celebrations, we're shining a spotlight on one of the ways we're helping more people ride safely and confidently in our community.

Thanks to funding from Cycling UK, we offer Dr Bike sessions at community events across the area, providing free basic bike repairs and safety checks to help keep you rolling.

Our Dr Bike service can help with:
✅ Gear adjustments
✅ Brake adjustments
✅ Puncture repairs
✅ Accessory fitting
✅ General safety checks

Whether you're a daily commuter, weekend explorer, or your bike hasn't seen daylight in a while, our team can help get it back in good working order.

🌞 Hosting a community event, workplace wellbeing day, or summer festival this year? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a message to find out more about bringing a Dr Bike session to your event.

Together, we're making cycling safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for everyone. 💚

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🚴‍♀️🌍 It's Bike Week 2026! 🌍🚴‍♂️

From 8th–14th June, we're joining the celebration of Bike Week, the UK's biggest annual celebration of cycling, organised by Cycling UK.

Bike Week is all about showcasing how cycling can create happier, healthier and greener communities. Whether you're a regular rider, an occasional cyclist, or haven't been on a bike for years, there's never been a better time to get involved and discover the benefits that cycling can bring.

Here at Yorkshire Bike Shack, we're proud that many of our community activities are supported through funding from Cycling UK, including our:

🔧 Learn2Fix Sessions
🚲 Dr Bike Sessions
🌳 Community Bike Rides

These programmes help people gain confidence, learn new skills, keep bikes roadworthy, and enjoy the physical and mental wellbeing benefits of cycling.

A huge thank you to Cycling UK for helping us make cycling more accessible to our local community. 🧡

If you've been thinking about getting back on a bike, learning some maintenance skills, or joining a friendly group ride, this is your sign to get involved!

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🚲🔧 Youth Bike Project – This Friday! 🔧🚲

Is your bike set up properly for the way you ride? If you're not sure, this week's session is for you!

Join us this Friday between 3PM and 5PM as we focus on bike setup — helping you get the most from your bike and ride with confidence.

We'll cover:
✅ Carrying out a basic bike safety check
⚙️ Adjusting gears for smooth shifting
🛑 Setting up brakes for reliable stopping power
🏔️ Suspension setup and adjustment
🔧 Tips to make your bike fit and perform better

By the end of the session, you'll have the knowledge and skills to keep your bike running smoothly and know it's set up just right for your next ride.

👥 Open to 10–16 year olds
💷 Free to attend
🗓️ Friday | 3PM – 5PM
📍 No booking required

👉 Bring your bike along and learn how to get it performing at its best!

Supported by Sport England and National Lottery Players

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🚲💚 Another 9 Bikes Ready to Make a Difference! 💚🚲

This week, we've refurbished another 9 bikes, ready for our delivery partners to distribute to people who need them most.

That brings us to over 50 bikes refurbished and redistributed so far this year – 50 opportunities for someone to access transport, get to work, education, improve their wellbeing, as well as the freedom that cycling can bring. 🌟

None of this would be possible without the incredible support of our community. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated a bike and to our amazing volunteers, whose hard work, dedication, and skills turn unwanted bikes into reliable rides once again. 🔧♻️

Every donated bike has the potential to change a life, and every volunteer hour helps make that happen.

👏 Thank you for helping us keep bikes out of landfill and put them back where they belong – on the road and making a difference.

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🌍♻️ Small Actions, Big Impact ♻️🌍

At Yorkshire Bike Shack, we're passionate about more than just bikes – we're committed to doing our bit for the environment too.

The photo above represents around six months' worth of used tyres and inner tubes that have been collected through our workshop. Instead of ending up in landfill, these have been responsibly recycled and disposed of through the appropriate channels. 🚲

Every puncture repaired, every tyre replaced, and every bike refurbished is an opportunity to reduce waste and keep valuable materials out of the environment. It's just one of the many ways we're working towards a more sustainable future while helping more people get cycling.

When you choose to repair, reuse, and recycle, you're not just keeping your bike on the road – you're helping to reduce waste and support a greener community.

Together, we can make a difference, one bike at a time. 💚

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