Opening Hours
Mon: CLOSED
Tues: 9am - 5.30pm
Wed: 9am - 5.30pm
Thu: 9am - 5.30pm
Fri: 11am - 4.30pm
Sat: 11am - 4.30pm
Sun: CLOSED
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Fix yourself or learn and fix with us
Repairs are on an appointment basis (* apart from on Saturdays *).
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays we book one hour slots where we carry out repairs and we encourage you to stay, if you can, so we can show you what we’re doing.
We have all the tools you need to fix your bike and a large collection of new and used parts to help get you back on the road.
From pumping up your tyres and fixing a puncture to a complete overhaul of your bearings we can help you.
Please book a time (or drop in on a Saturday) and bring your bike along and we’ll help you fix it whatever level of experience you have. We’re very friendly and you’ll be surprised how easy most things are to fix with the right tools and parts.
Payment for use of the workshop is by donation, new and used parts are very reasonably priced.
We have a large stock of recycled bikes for sale.
All the complete bikes we sell have been lovingly refurbished and put through a thorough safety check.
Completed bikes are reasonably priced, starting from £80 up to around £300 and all monies go towards the costs of running the space.
Our stock changes weekly, so pop in and have a look.
We have a wide selection of new and used parts for sale together with a selection of accessories (locks lights, bells, chain oil etc.) to keep your bike smooth and safe.
We even have a free shop section to redistribute some of the parts and accessories that have been donated to us.
Suggested donations
If you cannot afford the suggested donations please don’t be put off, we will still cheerfully help you if we can. Equally, if you can afford more than the suggested donation then please pay more as any additional income goes towards providing our services to those who cannot afford them.
Saturday DIY Sessions
£10 per hour
Tuesday - Thursday 1 hour repair
£25
Friday 2.5 hour Do-It-Together session
£40
What we don't offer
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We don’t work on the electrics on ebikes, and we don’t work on bikes that have had DIY ebike conversions that are not compliant with UK regulations.
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We don’t do full strip and rebuild services – we can get a lot done in our 1 hour sessions though!
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We don’t buy bikes – we are lucky enough to have lots of bikes donated to us but we do not buy bikes, sorry.
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We don’t do part exchange or swaps – sorry this is not a service we provide.
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We don’t hire bikes – there’s an excellent bike hire scheme in Brighton, check them out!
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We don’t accept card payments – we’re still cash only, like the good old days.
Donations
We recycle bikes, so if you know of a bike that is not being used and in need of a new home please donate it to us. We try to refurbish as many donated bikes as possible. Any others will be stripped down for use as spares and the remains are recycled.
If you have bikes, tools or parts you would like to donate, please bring them into the workshop any time we’re open, no appointment required.
Get Involved
Everyone at Cranks does some voluntary work, some only work on a voluntary basis, some do paid work too. The workshop is not for profit. We want to help people keep their bikes on the road and enjoy cycling. We want to recycle old bikes that would otherwise be rusting away and we want to help people learn how to fix and look after their own bikes.
If you share our ideals and want to get involved, please come into the workshop for a chat.
Other Projects We Support
The 'Jungle' in Calais
We drove a van load of bikes over to The Jungle in Calais, France to give to refugees in 2015.
Whitehawk Bike Workshop
We have supported various other community bike workshops such as the Whitehawk Bike Workshop which was set up in 2016
Yemeni Bikes
We have donated many bikes to some local Yemeni residents who shipped them to Yemen for use over there.
Refugee Radio, Thighs of Steel, Low-Tech with Refugees
We have donated bikes to homeless charities, a womens shelter, and to local and national refugee support charities such as Refugee Radio, Thighs of Steel and Low-tech with Refugees.
Brighton Table Tennis Club and more.....
In recent years we have been lucky enough to work with Brighton Table Tennis Club to provide bikes for some of the people who play table tennis at their amazing club.
Where the donations of bikes, parts and money allow we will continue to support other community bike workshops and other projects as much as we can.
CRANKS BIKES BRIGHTON
Not-for-profit community bike workshop since 2007
CRANKS BRIGHTON
22/22a Chapel Street, Brighton, BN2 1RQ
© 2024 by Cranks Bikes Brighton.