The Greasy Chain

Welcome to www.thegreasychain.ca hosted on the Bike Collectives website.

INTRODUCTION

The Greasy Chain is a community bicycle shop located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.

This is the official webpage of The Greasy Chain as of November 2018.

CURRENT UPDATES - current info will be posted here - most recent listed first

2018-11-25: Want to donate your bicycle? Please Email or call ahead so we can accept your donation. Please do not leave donated bikes outside of the shop, or they will be stolen!

2018-09-15: As of Fall 2018, the shop is closed for the season. Operations will begin again in May 2019. From May to September 2018, shop was open on Mondays 6pm to 9pm for Public Open Shop, and Saturdays 2pm-4:30pm for Volunteer Shop, or by appointment.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: portageatcommittee@gmail.com

Phone: 204-249-0088 - please leave a message

PHYSICAL LOCATION

160 Fisher Ave, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, at the corner of 1st St NW and Fisher Ave W in a newer built (2014-ish) garage, beige siding, with big white garage door and white side entrance door. It is beside the Skyview Bridge next to Tupper St N (west side of Tupper) and south of railway tracks and south of Fisher Ave W. It is east of 1st St NW. Access lane from 1st St NW or a back lane from Lorne Ave heading north between Tupper St N and 1st St NW.

WHAT THE HECK IS THE GREASY CHAIN??

The Greasy Chain community bicycle repair shop is a not-for-profit project of the citizen-City group Portage Active Transportation Committee. Typically shop closes over winter starting end of Sept. through to start of May. The Greasy Chain is open to everyone in the community, and is a completely volunteer run shop. Come learn to fix your bike, pick up a spare part, donate your old bike or parts, or come help volunteer. We are always looking for volunteers of all skill levels to help clean up, sort parts, take parts of bikes, repair bikes, web design, poster creation, putting up posters, heck even someone to be present to open the shop, so basically anything!

Public Open Shop is Monday nights 6pm-9pm. Repair your own bike with help from volunteer mechanics, learn as you go, and have fun!

Volunteer Shop is Saturday afternoons 2pm-4:30pm. Volunteer to help keep the shop running smoothly from menial tasks to complex trouble shooting.

Ready to Ride (used/repaired and as is) bikes for sale, used parts for sale on an affordable sliding scale, Earn-a-Bike (volunteer in the shop to earn your bike), use of tools and shop space by donation. Bikes, parts, tools, and cash accepted as donations.

We kindly ask everyone to sign in with name and reason for visit to help track/maintain statistics and project impact.

With respect, we do not purchase any bicycles or parts, and we do not trade services or bikes/parts for your bike or your parts, in an effort to combat bicycle theft in our community. We absolutely do not buy your stuff or trade for your stuff.

PREVIOUS INFORMATION

This bike shop is now called The Greasy Chain (formerly Portage Community Bicycle Repair Shop). It is located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, at the corner of 1st St NW and Fisher Ave W in a newer built (2014-ish) garage, beige siding, with big white garage door and white side entrance door. It is beside the Skyview Bridge next to Tupper St N (west side of Tupper) and south of railway tracks and south of Fisher Ave W. It is east of 1st St NW. Access lane from 1st St NW or a back lane from Lorne Ave heading north between Tupper St N and 1st St NW.

This bike shop was established in summer 2016. As of May/June 2017 Public Open Shop hours are Wednesday nights 6pm-9pm.