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The Flat is a collective that works to encourage cycling through the sharing of knowledge and tools.

The Flat Bike Collective seeks to…

Make bicycling more accessible by
- sharing repair facilities and knowledge
- offering workshops to persons of all skill levels
- reducing the costs of bike maintenance

Providing a welcoming environment by
- recognizing the existence of power imbalances
- encouraging dialogue and diversity of opinion
- confronting discriminatory actions and words
- making decisions by consensus

Minimize our environmental impact by
- recycling and reusing parts
- promoting cycling as a viable mode of transportation

Promote a greater sense of community by
- making our resources available to groups on and off campus
- supporting bike-related projects and events
- collaborating with other bike organizations

Mandat

The Flat est un atelier de réparation de vélos coopératif visant à encourager le cyclisme par le partage des connaissances et des outils.

L’atelier coopératif The Flat cherche à…

Rendre le cyclisme plus accessible :
- en partageant des installations de réparation et des connaissances
- en offrant des ateliers à toute personne désireuse d’apprendre, qu’elle soit expérimentée ou non
- en réduisant le coût d’entretien des vélos

Offrir un environnement accueillant :
- en reconnaissant l’existence du déséquilibre des forces
- en encourageant le dialogue et la diversité d’opinions
- en agissant contre les actions et les mots discriminatoires
- en prenant des décisions par consensus

Minimiser notre impact sur l’environnement :
- en recyclant et en réutilisant des pièces de vélo
- en promouvant le cyclisme comme mode de transport viable

Encourager un meilleur esprit communautaire :
- en offrant nos ressources aux groupes du campus et de l’extérieur du campus
- en appuyant les projets et les événements en lien avec le vélo
- en collaborant avec d’autres organisations cyclistes

In the Media

McGill Daily March 13th “Bike collective gets rolling”  

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Shop hours . Heures d’ouverture

mon.tues.thurs 5-7.30

lundi.mardi.jeudi 17h-19h30

What we do

The Flat strives to be a welcoming, non-hierarchical, anti-oppressive space open to anyone wanting to work on their bike. We do not fix bikes, we teach people how to fix their own bike. We also offer workshops on specific aspects of bike mechanics.

The space is free for anyone to use, and everyone is welcome to use the space, attend workshops, volunteer during shifts, and come to collective meetings. You don't have to know anything about bike mechanics, you only have to be interested in learning and eager to teach people.

What We Carry….

New and used parts, brake and gear cable and housing, brake pads, tires, tubes, frames, helmets, patch kits, lights, bells, calendars...

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Behind the counter

The counter and new tube shelf

Repair stand 3

Portable repair stand

Tool board and truing stands

Tool board and truing stand

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