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What an immense tragedy it is when there exists a multitude of bike parts, and we extinguish its purpose in the abyss of landfill – particularly when it could beContinue readingTike Parts Burned Art

As some of you may have heard, good ol’ Mechanical Tempest is moving on to different pastures. We have a bunch of stuff to pass on to ostensibly better homesContinue readingBig Spring Bike Garage Sale 2021 !

We held our 2021 AGM in June of this year. The AGM is generally the only time we get together as a collective in-person, and when we discuss and makeContinue reading2021 AGM and updates!

We have started offering occasional DIY bike repair again in our new location, and will soon be returning to a regular schedule of opening hours and a workshop staffed byContinue readingNew location update 2018

Mechanical Tempest needs your help moving stuff out of 128 Abel Smith Street. The working bee will be on Sunday, February 19th from 11am-5pm. Feel free to come anytime andContinue readingSummer Relocation Working Bee 2017

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 2:37 pmPress Release: Mechanical Tempest Wellington’s Community Bike Workshop Seeks New Home 2 February 2017 Following a reorganization of the space at the 128 Collective’s RadicalContinue readingWellington’s Community Bike Workshop Seeks New Home

Council open Bike Space to encourage Wellingtonians to maintain their bikes CHELSEA MCLAUGHLIN Last updated 05:00, January 26 2017 There is a new, bright blue shipping container in town with aContinue readingBike Space Open for Daytime DIY Bike Repair

Thanks to the enthusiasm of Renee Rushton at the Newtown Community Centre, The Mechanical Tempest will be leading a monthly summer bike workshop in Newtown. Wenches with Wrenches will alsoContinue readingNewtown Community Centre brings Mechanical Tempest workshops to Newtown

Wenches with Wrenches is hosting it’s monthly Skill-Share/workshop/drop-in for the Woman and LGBTQIA cycling community on 13 December 2015. The theme for December is BRAKES! Brake related puns including “BRAKING THEContinue readingWenches with Wrenches – Sunday 13 December

Kia ora koutou, greeting from Wenches with Wrenches, Wellington’s women’s and LGBTQIA DIY cycling collective! We are making some changes to how we run Wenches with Wrenches. Rather than holdingContinue readingChanges to Wenches with Wrenches workshop hours

Find out what’s the haps with the ladies of Mechanical Tempest by signing up to the Wenches with Wrenches mailing list! Use this form or email wencheswithwrenches@riseup.net!

Our little side project, Wellington Wünderibke is finally off the ground and riding away on its own two wheel. It is an alternative for people who don’t have time toContinue readingExciting News from Tempest

There is such a thing as too much bike stuff and particularly when that stuff can be turned into art but hasn’t been. As a free community bike shop weContinue readingToo much stuff, not enough art

I know its just the first month of 2014, but we seem to have endless good fortune this year! Here are the highlights: Due to Bike Barn shutting down andContinue readingGood things from the New Year

We had a chat with Simon Morton of Radio New Zealand the other day for his This Way Up segment that looks at the things we use and consume. We’llContinue readingOn the Radio!