The Pedallers' Arms

We are running an induction session for people interested in volunteering with us on Wednesday 11th February 6pm – 7.30pm. Please register for the session here. There will be hot drinks and snacks provided!

The Pedallers’ Arms is a community workshop where people can come and access the tools and support needed to repair their bike. We’ve existed for 15 years, running three sessions a week in our workshop in Mabgate Green.

We are looking for new volunteers to join the team and support more people to fix their bikes!

We aim to teach members of the public in a ‘hands off’ way, encouraging them to work on their own bikes. You don’t need to be an expert in bike maintenance. We all learn together and try to create a culture of skill-sharing and support, asking others for help when it gets beyond your experience.

If you’re new to bike stuff, you are not likely to become an expert mechanic in a few weeks, but you’ll gradually learn, and help loads of people along the way. If there’s interest from the group of new volunteers, we may be able to put on extra training.

Who would this suit?

Someone who:

• can commit 4 hours a month (e.g. one full session or two half sessions)
• doesn’t just enjoy fixing bikes but enjoys helping people to learn (and is patient!)
• is good at organising community spaces and co-operating with other volunteers and keen to contribute to the overall running of the workshop, e.g. processing sales, sweeping up, arranging cover if you can’t make your normal shift.

We are particularly keen to hear from people who are under-represented in cycling, and who have experienced barriers to cycling themselves.

If you are interested but have never been to the workshop before, please visit us during an open session to work on your own bike or just to see how the space runs before coming along to the induction.

Please read the volunteer induction document as a very first step, to get an overview of why and how we exist.

We are running an induction session for people interested in volunteering on Wednesday 11th February 6pm – 7.30pm. Please register for the session here. There will be hot drinks and snacks provided! Coming to the induction doesn’t mean you’re making a long-term commitment there and then. It will be a good opportunity to find out more and you can take it from there. 

Ideally, we are looking to expand the group of mechanics (volunteer keyholders who are responsible for running the sessions). This involves a higher level of commitment than being a ‘volunteer’, but enjoy more benefits (see the induction document). However, everyone will start as a volunteer.

Do visit or email us if you have any questions! We’re usually open Monday 5 – 8pm, Thursday 4 – 8pm and Sunday (hours vary) but please check the calendar before making the trip.

With weather warnings due to Storm Goretti and all the ice we’re going to close this Thu. Hope you are all safe and not on slippy ground!

We will be closed for a few weeks over the festive period. Our last session of 2025 will be Thursday 18th December and we will open again on Monday 5th January 2026.

From Monday 13th October our opening hours are changing. We will be open as follows:

Mondays 5 – 8pm
One of our volunteer mechanics is going away for a few months and we simply can’t cover the 4-5pm slot. So we’re open from 5 for drop ins (as space allows). There are still two appointments available to book at 6pm.

Thursdays 4 – 8pm
As usual. Appointments available at 4pm and 6pm. Drop ins welcome as space allows.

Sundays – times vary
Our Sundays remain appointment only and appointment times available may vary week to week.

To find out more about our sessions and for the booking link visit this page.

We will soon be launching a volunteer recruitment drive! We are particularly keen to recruit people who want to make a regular commitment and be involved in decision making etc. Watch this space for further details.

We will be closed throughout August so that all our volunteers can have a proper summer break. We look forward to seeing you again in September.

The Pedallers’ Arms is a place to come and learn how to repair your bike. We are a co-operative of people, all volunteers, who want to help people fix up their own bikes.

Please click here to view our calendar and see when we’re open. Sometimes we have to close at short notice if we don’t have enough volunteers. We suggest you always check the calendar before you visit us.

We will be closed for a few weeks over the festive period so that all us volunteers can have a good rest.

Our last session of 2024 will be on Monday 16th December and we will reopen on Sunday 5th January.

We’ve decided to close early today because the weather is so poor.

After a break during August the workshop is back open from Monday 2nd September. Visit the Sessions page for everything you need to know before you visit.

Pedallers’ will be taking a break for a full month in August. We are all volunteers and it’s good to have a proper rest every once in a while! Our last session will be Sunday 28th July and then we will open again on Monday 2nd September.