{"id":14,"date":"2026-06-26T12:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bikes\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:57:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/bikekitchen\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bicycle Kitchen\u2019s most direct mission is to provide the Smith College community with bike rentals, riding support and maintenance education. More broadly, we see the Bike Kitchen as a forum for those interested in environmentally-friendly transportation and promoting bike love in all aspects of life in the Pioneer Valley and beyond.<\/p>\n<div id=\"id5\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_124_65\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<h3 id=\"accordion-0-t1\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"accordion-0-c1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Services<\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-0-c1\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div id=\"id5\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_124_65\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Free_Form\">Bike rentals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id6\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_226_100\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Free_Form\">Access to our tool and book\/zine library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id7\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_240_100\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Free_Form\">Maintenance education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id11\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_275_108\">\n<div class=\"graphic_textbox_layout_style_default\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Free_Form\">A community of people who are psyched about bikes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"accordion-0-t2\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"accordion-0-c2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What We Do<\/h3>\n<div id=\"accordion-0-c2\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<ul>\n<li>TEACH BIKE MAINTENANCE\n<ul>\n<li>Bring your bike into Open Hours and we\u2019ll teach you how to get it into tip-top shape!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>RENT BIKES\n<ul>\n<li>Students can rent bikes for a semester on a sliding scale. Keep an eye out at the beginning of the semester for Rental Day announcements!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>KEEP THE CAMPUS GREEN\n<ul>\n<li>We promote biking on campus and around the Valley and provide ways to reduce car traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>BUILD COMMUNITY\n<ul>\n<li>We provide the space for people to get together with a common interest- BIKES!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id11\" class=\"style_SkipStroke_6 shape-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-content graphic_textbox_layout_style_default_External_275_108\">\n<p>Questions? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:bikes@smith.edu\">bikes@smith.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bicycle Kitchen\u2019s most direct mission is to provide the Smith College community with bike rentals, riding support and maintenance education. 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