Reno Bike Project (RBP) is a non-profit community bicycle shop and resource for the Truckee Meadows committed to creating a nationally recognized, cycling-friendly community through education, cooperation and advocacy.

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RBP Events

Whether you are looking to volunteer or just want to come and enjoy the festivities, attending RBP events is a great way to get involved and meet other bike-loving folks. Come hang with us!

Upcoming Community Events

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Human Playa Vehicles

Burning Man is right around the corner (August 25 - September 2), and RBP offers a sustainable, fun, and easy way for you and your fellow Burners to venture around the event! We sell refurbished bikes starting at $110. If you are interested in reserving a bicycle for this event, please check out our Human Playa Vehicles FAQ page!

Member Workshops

After Hours Workshops

Reno Bike Projects offers different workshops and classes to our members. Due to limited space and volunteers, membership is required.

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RBP's Major Taylor Summer Camps are still out ther

RBP's Major Taylor Summer Camps are still out there, taking over Reno on their bicycles!

We are in the middle of our 3rd week of camp, and the kids are learning a ton about cycling and road safety, and everyone's confidence on bikes has skyrocketed with each new day of riding. Every camper has ridden 50 miles each week, so cumulatively we have traveled well over 500 miles!

Next week is our Earn-a-Bike week, where kids develop their skills even further and leave at the end of the week with a bike of their own! Sign ups are currently closed for the final week.

Tom will be taking a break from his weekly ttt-nt-wt posts until the end of our MTP camps. The posts will return as scheduled after 8/2!

As a word of caution to all cyclists out there, we are currently in a heat wave so please ride safely, bring lots of water, and stay cool!

#summercamp #biking #heatwave #cyclists #bikeproject

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What's happening this week at Reno Bike Project, you ask?

-Our Major Taylor Summer Camps are up and running, and we are in our second week! Registration is still open on our website for next week's session (7/22 - 7/26) until this weekend. Registration for the Earn-a-Bike session (7/28 - 8/2) is now closed. Visit the link in our bio for more info!

-Our free Youth Mountain Biking practices are on Tuesday (7/16) and Thursday (7/18) this week! Practices are for anyone aged 11-17 who is interested in mountain biking, and they run from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Tuesday's practice is at the Sierra Vista Bike Park, and Thursday's is at the Wilbur D May Trailhead at Rancho San Rafael Park. Reach out to jacob@renobikeproject.com if you are interested in joining!

-RBP is still in need of volunteers for our annual Burning Man- Human Playa Vehicles Pop-Up event! The Pop-Up runs from 10 am to 10 pm, August 20th - 26th at our 4th St location. We need volunteers before, during, and after our event. If you're interested you can sign up on our website!

-Tune Up Tuesdays are cancelled starting this week, and will resume after Labor Day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!

-RBP is not currently accepting bike repair drop offs at the shop. We are planning to open for drop offs soon, so stay tuned!

We are always in need of bike and bike part donations, and can organize pick-ups if needed. We are also still selling our Human Playa Vehicles for Burning Man, so get them while supplies last! Reach out to programs@renobikeproject.com with any questions.

#thisweek #bikeproject #summercamp #mountainbike #volunteer

Reno Bike Project has joined the National Intersch

Reno Bike Project has joined the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA, @nationalmtb ).

We are a no pressure, good times team focused on access and exposure to the wonderful world of Mountain Biking. All costs are covered by the Reno Bike Project, with the mission to provide access to mountain biking for youth aged 11-17 who would otherwise not have access to the sport. We are kicking off the season with a couple of FREE try-it-out practices. We had our first practice last Tuesday, and everyone had a blast! Our next one is tonight at 5:30 at Rancho San Rafael park if you’d like to give mountain biking a go!

Thursday July 11th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Wilbur D May- Rancho San Rafael
Tuesday, July 16th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Sierra Vista Bike Park
Thursday July 18th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Wilbur D May- Rancho San Rafael

If you are a 6th-12th grader and would like to try out the sport but aren’t sure about joining the team, we would still love to have you at our free practices! We welcome all ability levels.There is no pressure to ever race or even join our team. We provide the bikes, safety equipment, water bottles, and instruction by NICA certified Coaches. Please wear closed toe shoes and be prepared to be outside for a couple hours.

If you would like to sign up for a practice or have any questions, please contact jacob@renobikeproject.com. We are excited to see you out there!
#mountainbike #practice #youthbikes #nica

Happy Saturday! You may all know who RBP is and wh

Happy Saturday! You may all know who RBP is and what our organization is about, but do you know the characters behind the scenes??

We're going to start a series of staff interviews (using the acronym "WAY COOL") so that you all can get to know us and can recognize our hardworking, bike-loving staff in the shop and around town!

First up is the one and only Tom Chapel, our Bike Education Instructor. You may know him from the Major Taylor Programs, or from his weekly Tuesday Tom's Top-Notch Two-Wheel Transportation posts, but there's so much more to him than those things (we think).

Who
Are
You?
My name is Tom Chapel. I work in the Major Taylor Program.

Can you tell me about a memorable cycling adventure you've had?
I once rode from Seattle to Olympia and back and on the freeway we found a bunch of 5 dollar bills.

On which occasion did you first discover your love for cycling?
When I was a kid in Lemmon Valley (shout out Lemmon Valley) me and my friends would ride everywhere all the time.

Over what landscapes have your cycling journeys taken you?
Working as a bike messenger for a long time I mostly rode through intersections in downtown Seattle & Reno. I have spent a long long time in the saddle, almost all of it in the streets.

Let me know what your non-cycling hobbies are?
I like to stay in my house and never ever leave for any reason ever. Mostly minding my own business. Sometimes I make art.

Next time you stop by RBP, give a shout to Tom! I'm sure he'd love to talk to you about bikes or art forever.

Happy almost-Independence Day! Like most of you a

Happy almost-Independence Day!

Like most of you all, the staff and volunteers of RBP would like to spend the day BBQing, eating Rocket Pops, and watching fireworks with their friends and family!

In honor of the holiday, Reno Bike Project will be closed on July 4th. We will close at 5 pm on July 3rd, and re-open at 10 am on July 5th. Come see us before or after the holiday, and we would be happy to help you out! **Note the time change from our previous post: RBP will be closing at 5 pm on July 3rd**

#4thofjuly #closure #bikeproject #celebration #barbecue #fireworks #rocketpop

TTT-NT-WT: GT ZR 4.0. I have a GT (Pulse) and I lo

TTT-NT-WT: GT ZR 4.0. I have a GT (Pulse) and I love it. I love it so very much. Plus I am and always will be a sucker for the triple-triangle, from my old Shogun Kaze, to my now Nishiki Linear & GT Pulse. The triple-triangle somehow hooked me. GT stands for Gary Turner, one of the company's founders. In 1972 (big up Schuylkill River Oil Spill) Gary, who was a professional drag racer and welder, built his son a bike. Most of his early work was modifying Schwinn Stingrays but it wasn’t going unnoticed. In 1976 (big up Argo Merchant Oil Spill) Gary started building frames for “Pedals Ready,” a pro-shop at Western Sport-A-Rama BMX Track. Then in 1977 (big up Irene’s Challenger Oil Spill) a man named Richard Long hit Gary up to sell his frames in his Anaheim shop. Things happened fast and soon for Gary and Richard, and they invested in a manufacturing warehouse in Santa Ana. In 1979 (big up Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill) GT incorporated. GT Bicycles, Inc. dropped their first complete bike, the GT Pro, in 1980 (technically the Ixtoc 1 leaked from June of 79 to March of 1980). A lot happened with GT in the early 80s, including hiring Bob Morales, him leaving and starting DYNO, then GT buying DYNO from him. In 1984 (big up T/V Puerto Rican Oil Spill) GT dropped their first freestyle frame, the Pro Performer. In 1987 a joint Canadian-United States exercise involving the intentional oil spill of 18,000 U.S. gallons was conducted off St. John's Newfoundland. Also, GT acquired Robinson Racing. In 1989 (big up EXXON Valdez Oil Spill) GT acquired Auburn Cycles, another company that Bob Morales started along with Todd Huffman only one year earlier. Originally, Auburn was going to be Honda Cycles but the Honda Motor Corp. pulled out at the last minute. GT kept growing into the 90s, basically killing it and also selling the controlling shares to Bain Capital in 1993 (big up Tampa Bay Oil Spill). In 1996 (big up North Cape Oil Spill) GT won the commission to manufacture a highly aerodynamic bike design that would later become known as the "Superbike” and later banned by Olympic regulations. Rebecca Twigg also didn’t like the Superbike. I love the superbike, but Twigg def knows more than me.

Major Taylor Summer Camp! Our Summer Camps are c

Major Taylor Summer Camp!

Our Summer Camps are coming up real soon (July 8th-Aug 2nd) and it has me (Tom) thinking about how much fun we had last year. The first day, everyone gets to meet each other and we get our bikes that we will ride for the week. Heavy first day of camp vibes: getting helmets, water bottles, and snacks for the road, and we begin by going over the rules.

Every day we start with a lesson on what to expect (round-a-bouts, merging left to turn, hill climbs). We fill our water bottles, do some light stretching, and take to the streets! We ride to the east, resting and taking water breaks along the way. We climb hills and we laugh. We learn how to fix flats, and sometimes we get flats out in the middle of nowhere. We head west, not looking for gold, but rather for PIZZA. We play different games that help us with bike control. We ride safe and we have fun!

Last year we had almost the same group for week 3 and week 4 (advanced camp) and over the course of the two weeks we rode 95 miles!! Our focus is safe commuting, and we take that very seriously. We learn the importance of helmets, communication, routing, staying hydrated, and eating healthy. Before each ride we check our bikes with the ABC QUICK: Air, Brakes, Chain, Quick Releases.

The kids' skill levels skyrocket through the week, as does their confidence. We play an old messenger game where we pick up a lock off the ground and in no time it becomes old hat to these kids. Soon they're able to ride by a DIME and scoop it up off the ground without putting their foot down and ride away. Really amazing stuff! To see the somewhat wobbly beginnings turn to tight tech turning in one week is phenomenal and inspiring.

This year will be no different. The sign-ups are on our website, and we plan to ride like the wind. I hope that you will join us!

The camps run July 8th-12th, July 15th-19th, July 22nd-26th, and our advanced camp is July 29th - August 2nd. To take the advanced class we ask that the child has taken at least one of our normal Major Taylor Programs before. Please sign up soon, as space is extremely limited at this point. It is $50 per child per week, with scholarships available.

TTT-NT-WT: Masi Gran Corsa Premio. Faliero Masi is

TTT-NT-WT: Masi Gran Corsa Premio. Faliero Masi is a legit legend. He was known as "The Tailor" because he had a very meticulous sizing system. He was a professional racer turned frame builder and built frames for some of the most prolific riders of ALL TIME: Fausto Coppi & Eddy Merckx to name a few. When the people who ride your bike have nicknames like "Il Campionissimo" & "The Cannibal," you know it is serious business.

Faliero hooked up his first frame in 1926, the Cicli Masi Marque. In the 1950s he was building frames in Milan out of the Velodromo Vigorelli shop. In 1976, his son took over the Vigorelli shop and Masi headed to California. Carlsbad.

I remember a couple funny stories from Dave Moulton's Bike Blog about working at Masi. In 1981, the American Masi crew went to a bicycle trade show in Atlantic City. Masi was there early and very upset. You see, whoever had set up the Masi for the floor had routed the brake cables under and in front of the handlebars. A serious faux pas in European cycling at the time. Masi, through an interpreter, was flicking the brake housing and complaining about the aesthetic.

Moulton didn't need the interpreter to know why he was mad. Being from jolly old England, Moulton also hated that routing style. "Brake cables were supposed to flow in a pleasing curve from the brake lever, to the front brake, and to the top tube en route to the rear brake," Moulton says. Masi went on to say that "It is no big deal, and Americans don't care about such things." Moulton agrees, "That statement was probably true at the time. Many bikes being sold and ridden in the US were bought by people who today would buy a Mountain Bike, or a Hybrid." Moulton continues, "Frames were usually too big for the rider (by European standards.) The result was that the saddle was too low, and usually the bars were set too high. The brake levers are set too high on the curve of the handlebars, and the levers start to stick out front like a pair of six-guns." I also agree. “When form and beauty meet function, there is harmony and balance. A machine set up to perform correctly from a functional standpoint, will also look right from an aesthetic view point.”

Last week Tom and Andy had to privilege to attend

Last week Tom and Andy had to privilege to attend the @youthbikesummit in Allentown, PA. It was an incredible weekend filled with lots of riding, amazing youth led workshops, wheelies, a velodrome and so much more.

Thank you to @communitybikeworks for hosting and showing us your community. We are so inspired and are already started bringing some of the things we learned to our programs!

RBP is gearing up for another bike-filled summer w

RBP is gearing up for another bike-filled summer with our Youth Major Taylor Summer Camps!

This program (run by Bike Education Instructor, Tom Chapel) is designed to teach Reno youth the basics of cycling and road safety so that they can experience the joys and convenience of biking for the rest of their lives. It's also a great way for participants to spend some time outside during the summer months!

Registration for the Major Taylor Program Summer Camps is now open on the RBP website (link in bio). We have 4, week-long sessions to choose from:
7/8 - 7/12
7/15 - 7/19
7/22 - 7/26
7/29 - 8/2 (advanced session for those who have completed at least one other camp)

Each day runs from 9 am to 12:30 pm, and will begin and end at our 4th St. Production Center and Education Space. Participants will explore Reno via bicycle while learning about bicycle safety, basic nutrition, hydration and nutrition.

This program is intended for youth (ages 13-17) that already know how to ride a bicycle but want to expand their skills so they might start using a bike to go to a friend's house, school, work or just for fun!

We provide everything participants need, including: bikes, water bottles, snacks and safety equipment along with the instruction.

The cost of each session is $50, and you can register on the Reno Bike Project Website (under "Programs - Major Taylor Ride Club"). Scholarships are also available upon request.

Visit our website to learn more about the program and sign up (link in bio), or reach out to our program staff at programs@renobikeproject.com with any questions!

We look forward to seeing you this summer! 🚴‍♂️ 🌞

TTT-NT-WT: Rocky Mountain Growler. Rocky Mountai

TTT-NT-WT: Rocky Mountain Growler.

Rocky Mountain started in the West Point Cycles (big up Vancouver, BC) basement in 1979 (big up Ixtoc-1 Oil Spill). Two dudes were modifying Nishikis (big up the Linear) by putting straight bars, wider tires, & internal 5 speeds. Working with the legend Tom Ritchey they dropped their first production model in 1982, the Sherpa. In my research the first thing I noticed was their website, Bikes(dot)com. That says a lot. They are THAT company. They dropped the “Vancouver sloping toptube” for Jacob Heilbron, yes, Jake the Snake, the founder of KONA Bikes. They have been basically killing it ever since. Winning bicycle of the year in 1996 (big up North Cape Oil Spill), 2000 (big up the Guanabara Bay Oil Spill), and 2002 (big up Cooper River Oil Spill). In 2004 (big up the Delaware River Oil Spill) Marie-Hélène Prémont won the Silver Medal for Canada at the Olympics in Athens riding on a Rocky Mountain. Marie-Hélène has one of the longest race resumés I have ever seen and even took some time off in the middle to have a baby. That’s no joke, shout out my own mom (Jan DC in the place to be). Rocky Mountain is legit and this extra small dirt jumper is really cool.

Looking up the Growler all I am seeing is that, “it is worth it”, and being that our price for it is like a third of the normal price I would say that if you are small or have a child thats a bit of a Sendy Sandra or Boostie Benjamin, you should get down in here and check this thing out. It rips and would be perfect for the youth to romp. In making the Growler they wanted something that was able to handle the tech downhill but also strong enough to mash up hills. I would say that they probably have it figured out (again Bikes(dot)com).

Come down to the shop and take it for a spin. For only 150 Bells you can’t really go wrong.

TriLab is THIS WEEK! Thursday, June 13 from 4 pm

TriLab is THIS WEEK!
Thursday, June 13 from 4 pm - 9 pm

We are so stoked to share everything that we have planned this week. We have a special edition Japanese-style rice lager from @imbibreno with artwork from the super talented @ylasllaves. @kwnk97.7 will be spinning tunes live for the airways. Live music from @charitykiss775 and @blackstallion.nevada . There will be food trucks to make sure you're fed and @craftreno will be pouring the tastiest beverages in town.

New this year we have some carnival games and A DUNK TANK. We will also have a market featuring some of our favorite local artists and vendors.

This has been our unofficial summer kickoff for the last 5 years. Come out Thursday and show us your support!

Youth Major Taylor Summer Camps begin in a month!

Youth Major Taylor Summer Camps begin in a month!

This program is designed to teach youth the basics to begin a lifetime of cycling. Each day will begin and end at our 4th St. Production Center and Education Space. Participants will explore Reno via bicycle while learning about bicycle safety, basic nutrition, hydration and nutrition.

This program is intended for youth that already know how to ride a bicycle but want to expand their skills so they might start using a bike to go to a friend's house, school, work or just for fun!

We provide everything participants need, including bikes, water bottles, snacks and safety equipment along with the instruction.

You can find more information about the program and sign ups for the camps by clicking the link in our bio!

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are hiring a full time person f

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are hiring a full time person for position of shop manager.

The shop manager will have the ability to make a substantial impact on the cycling community in Reno by educating and encouraging cyclists to be self-reliant, motivated, and knowledgeable. They primarily oversee, manage and operate the shop where the public is provided education, knowledge, and support to the public while utilize our tools and knowledge to repair their own bikes. Patience and a good attitude are mandatory attributes.

Click the link in the bio to for a full description an how to apply!

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See you tomorrow at our annual Bike to Work Pancak

See you tomorrow at our annual Bike to Work Pancake Feed!

We'll be flipping FREE 'CAKES to everyone who rides their bike to @hubcoffeeroasters / @thedropoutbikeshop (131 Pine St.) tomorrow (5/31) morning starting at 7:30.

See you bright and early!

Freak Bike Circus at @high.desert.montessori.schoo

Freak Bike Circus at @high.desert.montessori.school today with the Major Taylor Program.

We had swing bikes, tall bikes, tandem bikes, unicycles, cargo bike and whatever you want to call Tom and Mikey's bikes. Such a fun way to start the weekend. Only minimal carnage...

We are ONE WEEK away from our annual Bike to Work

We are ONE WEEK away from our annual Bike to Work Week Pancake Feed!

We will be flipping FREE PANCAKES to everyone who rides their bike down to @hubcoffeeroasters / @thedropoutbikeshop at 131 Pine St. Friday, May 31 from 7:30 am - 10 am.

This is one of our favorite events of the year where the bike community gets together as we exit our winter hibernation and get back into the routine of commuting on bikes again.

Who: Everyone who rides a bike!
What: Bike to Work Pancake Feed
Where: 131 Pine St. aka Hub Coffee Roasters/ The Dropout Bike Shop
When: 7:30 am - 10 am
Why: To show our thanks for everyone who commutes on their bike.

We're excited to announce our Tri-Lab musical gues

We're excited to announce our Tri-Lab musical guests this year: Charity Kiss and Blackstallion ✨ If you didn't know: Tri-Lab is our yearly Block Party fundraiser in collaboration with The Reno Bike Project, at one of our fave spots: Craft!! Come for the new Tri-Lab beer release courtesy of @imbibreno with art by @ylasllaves, food trucks, local vendors, games, @kwnk97.7 DJs, and sets from a couple of our favorite local bands ☀️ Thursday, June 13th, from 4-9PM.

@craftreno @renobikeproject @kwnk97.7 💕

TTT-NT-WT: Albert Eisentraut Custom Frame. This

TTT-NT-WT: Albert Eisentraut Custom Frame.

This custom bike is v small (42cm) & v beautiful. Albert was born in Chicago but really cut his teeth in Oakland (big up Marshawn Lynch) and is said to be the Godfather and Midwife of American frame building. He made his first bike in 1959 and ended up making over 2,500 frames in his career. Mostly custom but he did have a production bike called the “Rainbow ‘traut”.

He is an artist, and his medium is the bike frame. Like most artists, his work was appreciated by some but not really given the credit he thought that he deserved. “I wish that some of the elements that make framebuilding easy in Italy were present in the U.S. I work hard building a sound product that I’m proud of. I would love to continue to do it for a long time, but I resent having to live at the poverty level to do so.”

I hear you brother.

Albert went to Europe in 1970 visiting the frame shops of legends like Masi and Colnago. Seeing how seriously bikes are taken in Europe really changed things for him. "That trip really changed my image of the bike business. Here, bikes were just sophisticated toys. It was hard to take bikes 100 percent seriously. Going to Europe solidified things. You saw people committed for their entire lives. The industry wasn't out of perspective. It made framebuilding a more viable thing to do." His Oakland (big up Sheila E) shop became a learning institution, with apprentices traveling from far and wide to pick up some of the skills he possessed. He became so popular a teacher that he began running framebuilding workshops all around the U.S. graduating Bruce Gordon, Joe Breeze, Skip Haysack, and many more. But some things never changed, "I was naive. Somewhere along the line I should have gone to business school. The tech stuff is almost the easy part. I mean, I never went to a trade show until last year. You see mediocre people getting $100,000 a year and here I am busting my ass for $15,000 maybe. Of course the balance is the luxury of doing what I want."

A quality of life issue indeed.

This bike is beautiful and part of our fancy vintage museum. Come into the shop and take a peek.

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