Forwarding Address

Photo Credit: ERIN DUERR / Lincoln Journal Star

So, my favorite neighbor moved. Lincoln's Bike Kitchen set up shop down the block two years ago. The Kitchen offers tune-ups, parts, frames, and free bikes in exchange for volunteer hours. This past March the idea of The Bike Kitchen outgrew the confines of the two-bedroom house across the alley from me. 

Crowded conditions at the old place forced some bikes to be left outside -- come rain, sleet or snow. Being exposed to weather like that wears down the life of the ride. 

The new location is bigger. It lands The Bike Kitchen with 2,000ft2 worth of warehouse at 1635 South First St (former home of Gongs Unlimited). It sports wall hooks for bikes, wheels, frames, tools and allows several people to work in the space at once.

The Grand Reopening occurred this past weekend but The Bike Kitchen throws open its new doors every Sunday from noon to 4 pm. and Monday from 5 to 9 pm. As always The Kitchen is looking for volunteer mechanics, foreign language translators and anyone with help or bike donations to offer.

To help cover the costs of the new building, the Bike Kitchen will rent space to local artists and musicians. Local theater group, Wet Rats, will be the first to use the space, performing a play about Joan of Arc on Friday and Saturday nights in June.