Fawcett Garage 8 workshop is closed for the holidays - HNY 2012

The workshop is closed for the holidays and is reopening on Tuesday 24th January 2012 - TUESDAYS will be the new Thursdays in 2012 at the Fawcett Youth & Community Bike Maintenace Club :)

In case you're stuck; how to fix a puncture...

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Magnificent Revolution's power surge

Magnificent Revolution are getting behind CC Hackney, Interlinkx CiC and Cycling Uganda.

After visiting lead person Adam Walker at Mag. Rev's base on Hackney City Farm.  It was agreed that there is plenty of potential for interesting and productive partnership work in all three linked projects.

Adam presented me with one 24v motor to take to Cycling Uganda in the capital Kampala. It's ready to use, complete with the aluminum contact point for the rear wheel's tyre to spin that thing. This motor is the type used in electric scooters and can produce 300w of DC power (the scooters are not so challenging in my eyes now:))

Power produced in this way has many applications including, LED lighting, computer/phone charging, sound and vision.

New at Fawcett Youth & Community Bike Club will be our own rig; a pedal generator and LED lights. We can charge members's phones and power our radio - self sufficient in 2012.

Planning for partnership work and increased learning opportunities into 2012 with Magificent  Revolution; this is something interesting to look forward to, happy new year in advance.

Keir Apperley

 

Wednesday 14th December 2011

Look Mum No Hands

CCH club fellows; Shaveh and Jace Daley joined in by revving the Magnificent Revolution generators to supply electricity for the Gorilla Film Magazine's short film night at LMNH. The evening was entertaining, thought provoking and pleasurable as well as being a bit of a work out for those who donated their leg power in watts for conversion.

L-R  Adam Keir Shaveh Jac 

Geoffrey Butler gets on with the BUZZER

Our main 'man' 11 year old Geoffrey Butler is getting on with the programme, he's started work on one of the supply of 2nd hand kiddies bikes we have in store. These are for local families once they've been checked over by our own capable young mechanics. This one's a Raleigh Buzzer and is destined to be handed to a young relative of Geoffry's from Fawcett Estate.

Pedal puddle power @ Fawcett YBMP 03.11.11

Young regular Geoffrey Butler tests his bike in the water during tonights session.

Pleased with the performance, it's time to chill. Our lad is set to join De-shaun Hughs this Saturday morning on the way to check out Cycling Club Hackney's youth training session, he's sure looking forward to that. 

The gloves pictured bellow are specially designed for protecting and keeping hands clean whilst doing mechanical work. They are modeled by long time member De-shaun Hughs who purchased them for a small fee from (i believe) the best pound shop in Hackney on Chatsworth Road. FYI it's the one across the road from the Too Sweet Caribbean food place. Also featured in D's hands are a pair of Park Tool cable clippers - essential kit for any decent bike fixer.

Marcus says good bye - Michael says hello, pregnant worms and other talking points...

Previous lead worker Marcus Ahmad has moved on to a new job in Bristol but passes his best wishes to all he knows at Fawcett YBMP. Michael Binnie has stepped up to replace him, you can see Michael signing in above. Another new addition is our own Kevin Cabey who will be another friendly face and helping hand for those youngsters in need of bike fixing advice and guidance. Also new to sign in is local young resident Babette Holden, who comes on site as a volunteer person available to help her peers with tasks such as form filling, applications and tests.

Following a similar pause for thought, caused by the amusing bulge that often occurs in a pumped up inner tube, members went on to consider is there such a thing as a pregnant worm?

Youssuf tries out a bike to see if it will fit

Gabrielle hard at work