Cykelköket is cozy but at the same time very organized; it has around 5 working tables, a spare part room, a washing room, a project-corner a chill-zone and some more. You sit on a cozy couch put in a perfect spot to observe the work, the buzz, sipping the free-of-charge coffee... You see a couple working on their tandem, children fixing up their rides, a father showing his son how to use tools, a girl determined to build a bike in one day. People who come here are of different backgrounds, races and religions (I guess), and they are so united in what they do, helpful and understanding. Do-it-yourself becomes a do-it-together. [22.09.2013]
25 to 15 degrees. The temperature dropped, but the excitement and the rhythm kept up. We went to the southern city of Sweden to see, to learn and to share - that is what we got in a considerable dose. Cykelköket [sikelshoket] Malmö is a promised land for any follower of the community bike shop movement. If you wonder how we have imagined it to be in Riga, go there. Meeting people that think the same direction, call it the third industrial revolution or smart thinking, we realized that we are a part of something big. Cykelköket Göteborg and Sykkeljokkenet Oslo are doing a great job too, and we hope there will be a good reason to see the groups again next year (or sooner?) :) [18 - 23.09.2013]
