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Category Archives: 56a Specific
Happy birthday blog!
Woah, apparently our blog is 3 years old today! Well, the 56a collective building is over 20 years old so we have catching up to do. Love, 56a bikespace blog
Hands off education
At the 56a bikespace we’re all about DIY – teaching you to work on your bike. So it’s no surprise that we try our best at the ‘hands-off’ approach to mechanics. One of our ex-mechanics, Tom Martin, has taken this … Continue reading
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Tagged 56a London, analytical thinking, Collective Development, education, London Bike Kitchen, martincommatom, Tom Martin, Youth Mechanics
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Ekster – Prati Put
Ekster, our sometimes bicycle mechanic, bicycle-touring accordionist, and honorary member of 56a has just released a new album! Check it out! “Noting our bikes, monstrous and heavily laden, our clothes dusty from the road…” Listen to the whole album Website … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, bicycle touring, ekster, Prati Put
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Solidarity Forever
London’s oldest anarchist bookshop and publisher Freedom Press was damaged in an arson attack in the early hours of Friday morning. Nobody was hurt in the fire which partially gutted the ground floor, damaged the building’s electrics, and has caused tens of … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, firebombing, Freedom Bookshop, Freedom Press, London
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Thanks Ansgar!
We got an email about a month ago from an ex-collective member. Happy days! “Hi, I am Ansgar from Bremen, Germany. Some of you might remember me from way back then when i worked at Fareshares and helped at the … Continue reading
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Tagged 56a collective, Berlin, Bremen, DIY bike workshop, Freischrauber, Plattenladen
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Viol
Hope ya’ll had a nice Halloween and full moon Also, we’ve found a video about us from 2009! ps we’re not called Bicycology, that’s something else, and sadly we don’t have women’s only sessions on Sundays anymore [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrInCw7lME]
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Tagged 56a, bicycle Halloween, bikespace, Gesaffelstein Viol, London, Paris, skeletons
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Squatter’s Football Tournament Champions!!
YEAAAHHHH! We won!! And now we can barely walk! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY&ob=av2e]
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Tagged 56a, london 2012, squatters football tournament, squatting
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Lest we forget…
Some things that made this winter productive: Cycling caps, apron upgrades, and a new interactive look to our tool room! [slideshow]
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Tagged 56a, bike workshop, cycling caps, Kropotkin, London, sewing
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Brighton: Cranks and Bike Fest
Some photos from our wet n’ wild trip south to Brighton, including of DIY bike workshop Cranks. [slideshow]
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Tagged bicycle cinema, Brighton, Brighton bike fest, Cranks, Zapata
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April 20th: London to Brighton ride
For the BRIGHTON BIKE FEST (April 16th-22nd), we’ll be hosting the London to Brighton ride! Friday the 20th at 9:30am Ride should be ~6 hours We’ll link up with Critical Mass once we get down to Brighton Leaving from 56a: … Continue reading
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Tagged 56a, Brighton bike fest, Cranks, critical mass, London to Brighton
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