BICAS receive a $5,000 general operating grant from the Tucson Pima Arts Council.

Learn to fix your bike at BICAS

When the Pima Association of Governments announced in December that our region now has more than 1,000 miles of bicycle infrastructure, it was a cue to visit the garage and check on that old two-wheeler.

Not rideable? Luckily, Tucson has BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage), a downtown nonprofit and one of the oldest community bike centers in the U.S.

There, volunteers can show you how to replace brake and shifter housings, put on a new chain — even overhaul wheel bearings.

The co-op at 44 W. Sixth St. also has used bikes for sale. 628-7950.


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