Broad Bikez
Broad Bikez CIC (BBZ) is a community project myself and my partner Poppy co-founded to bring accessibility in bike maintenance skills to women, girls, LGBTQIA+ and low income communities. Learning how to repair bicycle increases cycle confidence drastically through skills development in kind and creative spaces. BBZ provides bike mechanic workshops paired with creative art and craft elements and advice for members of our community as well as holding a safe space to meet like-minded people.
The motivation for BBZ to introduce more people to cycling is a strong belief in cycling being an amazing way to improve physical and mental health, is accessible to almost everyone, and can be a great activity to build a community around. We operate in London where bike infrastructure desperately needs improvement, so cycle confidence and the ability to make your bike safe are vital for those using the roads.