Love Your Bike hub

While the government has made an election pledge to inject billions of dollars more into Auckland's road and rail network, one social enterprise is looking to ease congestion in a more creative way. Love Your Bike hub in West Auckland kicked off earlier this year, with a commitment to teach people to ride, repair and restore bikes.

The advent of community bike hubs is beginning to pick up steam in New Zealand's main centres... based out of shipping containers that provide a social setting where people can enjoy a coffee or an ice-block while working alongside those who know a few things about bikes. Kathryn Ryan speaks with the manager of the Love Your Bike hub, Brent Bielby, along with the chief executive of the EcoMatters Environment Trust.

Manager of Love Your Bike hub, Brent Bielby, with 12-year-old Uday, who popped in to fix a flat tyre and learn some basic bike tuning skills.

Glen, left, popped in recently to donate two children's bikes to the manager of Love Your Bike hub, Brent Bielby, right.

Trent Nock came into the bike hub and spent a few days volunteering and helping restore some bikes.

Julian Hulls from nextbikenz helps with expert mechanic tips.

Love Your Bike hub provides a range of services other than biking needs, like Phoenix drinks, Nice Blocks, Kokako organic filter coffee, and a bike smoothie maker. The sale of these items also helps to keep the hub operational.

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