Join Our Mobile Fix-It Volunteer Crew

Written by: Devin

After 5 stops of our 2021 Mobile Fix-it season, we are pleased to report that we have fixed up 120 kid's bikes in our community!

So far we have been at Pioneer Square Apts, Magnolia Apts, Whitney Community Center, Anser Charter School and Latah Village Apartments. This truly is such a fun and engaging way to help children in Boise!

If you are considering volunteering with us for our weekly Mobile Fix-it stop, let me paint a brief picture of what that looks like:

First, you have the option of meeting the Mobile Fix-it crew and cargo trailer at BBP for a bike caravan to our stop that day. We usually leave the shop around 45 minutes prior to our pop up repair, depending on mileage. You are always welcome to meet us at the destination, if that works better for you. Once we arrive at the location, we begin to set up our stands, tools and a perimeter around our station to ensure social distancing. As always, masks and social distancing are mandatory.

Our official "hours of operation" are from 3:30-5:30, in which we try to repair as many bicycles as we can. We advertise that we can help fix flats, make brake and shifting adjustments, as well as swap pedals, saddles and grips. 80% of what we deal with on these stops are fixing flats from the dreaded goatheads, so if you are unsure of your mechanical abilities, you can definitely still help by changing tubes or helping sign kids up!

Sometimes, bikes are beyond what we can fix (there is some serious bike carnage out there!), so we use the opportunity to sign kids up for our monthly BASH bike giveaway, compliments of our volunteers at BBP! Around 5:30, we repack the trailer and head home, ready for another chance to fix bikes the next week.

Listed below are the Mobile Fix-It stops through April, which are on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 5:30

3/31 - Northwest Pointe Apartments

4/7 - Boys & Girls Club of Ada County

4/14 - Wylie Apartments

4/21 - Whittier Community Center

4/28 - Owyhee Place Apartments