L.A. Rooted Partners with Bicicocina

Los Angeles Rooted is a grassroots organization which cultivates youth leadership and empowerment through their youth programming throughout the year. LA Rooted reached out The Bicycle Kitchen in anticipation of their first ever Gratitude Youth Bike Tour in order to teach the participants basic bike maintenance and preparedness to ride. Rio brought several youth to the space to work with our Cooks Claude, Ds and Jim and while they were there they made a couple of videos about their experience at Bicicocina.

Good luck to all the riders and we hope to see you in the space again very soon!

CicLAvia Numero Diez

The Bicycle Kitchen/La Bicicocina just wrapped another CicLAvia, this time back in the "Heart of LA" through the eastern areas of the city. We were at 5 Puntos hub, an area rich in history and culture but new to many Angelenos riding the route. We met amazing cyclists out enjoying the beautiful, albeit hot, day. Kitchen volunteers fixed a lot of flats and made a lot of people happy. We were pleased to introduce the Kitchen and our mission to new clientele.

We definitely look forward Numero Once in December 2014!

Bicycle Kitchen + Bresee Foundation

The Bresee Foundation is a youth center in Los Angeles that provides after-school programs and services that aid young people in finding their full potential. It goes without saying that bicycles fit into their mission by teaching basic mechanical skills, self-sufficiency, and help create a healthy lifestyle. It is the Kitchen's pleasure to work with Bresee in a program to teach a group of youth to fix up donated bikes to own and ride after several months of Fridays.

Kitchen Cook, Jose Molina, spearheaded this project and worked with a group of Bresee youth called the Friday Bike Club. They were all happy to repair and ride bikes they can call their own. Just in time for their summer biking trip!

Cooks ride and meeting September 2013

The cooks ride!

 We braved the searing heat for a cooks meeting at Barnsdall Park. It was a super productive meeting with lots of planning for the coming year. Stay tuned for announcements about art on the building, and some fun bicycle events in LA!! We also had our board elections, and importantly... amazing cold brew and PIZZZZZAAAAAA.

Check out the new paint job in the background

Serious moments of planning for the future

Cooks and Shadows 2013.. including our new Chair (Coral) and Secretary (Siobhan)

Post meeting hang out at the BK

Kids Bikes & New Shirts at Our Online Store

Come get your kiddies some wheels! We have plenty of bikes for the 4 feet and under crowd! After you get your bike on, order a t-shirt at our brand new web-store. We ship!

See you soon,

BiciCociner@s

Paint Colors for the BK Exterior

Hi Everyone,

Help us pick the colors that we will use to paint the exterior of our new building!  Here are some test-swatches.  Suggestions welcome!

whole lotta CUTENESS

2012 BiciCocina Cooks & Shadows

At the Eco Village; words from El Jimmy

BITCHEN!

Planning for 2013