Build your own bike
Our Build Your Own Bike courses are now open for referrals.
Our Maryhill bike workshop is open for sales and repairs on Tuesdays to Saturdays BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please phone the workshop on 0141 946 0777 to discuss your requirements.
Our Bridgeton bike workshop is open Tuesdays to Fridays. Please phone the workshop in advanced on 0141 550 3854 to discuss your requirements.
Our Maryhill bike workshop is open for sales and repairs on Tuesdays to Saturdays BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please phone the workshop on 0141 946 0777 to discuss your requirements.
Our Bridgeton bike workshop is open Tuesdays to Fridays. Please phone the workshop in advanced on 0141 550 3854 to discuss your requirements.
The main focus of Common Wheel's bike project is our Build Your Own Bike (BYOB) course. This course is designed for people with mental illness. Each course runs for half a day per week for ten weeks at one of our bike workshops, which are located in Maryhill and Bridgeton. Our bike trainers (Neil and Steven) teach people how to rebuild an old bike into something they can literally ride away and keep.
The aim of the BYOB course is to develop life skills (confidence, self belief, motivation) and specific skills that can be useful in the work place (time keeping, communication, following instructions). Our participants also make new friends and most importantly, have fun.
The BYOB course is free of charge. We do ask for a voluntary donation of £25 to cover the new spare parts that we use for each refurbished bike. If you can't manage this - it's not a problem.
The aim of the BYOB course is to develop life skills (confidence, self belief, motivation) and specific skills that can be useful in the work place (time keeping, communication, following instructions). Our participants also make new friends and most importantly, have fun.
The BYOB course is free of charge. We do ask for a voluntary donation of £25 to cover the new spare parts that we use for each refurbished bike. If you can't manage this - it's not a problem.
For an insight into what happens at our bike workshops take a peek at this video shot by the Summerlee Industrial Museum for an exhibition they ran in 2014.
How to refer
If you are a mental health professional or support worker and want to refer someone to Common Wheel, please see our referrals page here.
We cannot accept self-referrals. If you have a mental illness and want to attend, please ask your healthcare professional or support worker to get in touch with us.
We cannot accept self-referrals. If you have a mental illness and want to attend, please ask your healthcare professional or support worker to get in touch with us.
Bike sale and repair
Did you know that we sell reconditioned bikes? Whether you are a bike enthusiast looking for a classic racing frame with modern gears or a commuter looking for a good, safe, reconditioned bike - please take a look at our bike shop.
Our engineers have uncompromising standards for safety and quality control and our work is guaranteed. We are a 'not for profit organisation' and our bikes and repairs are competitively priced.
To find out about repairs or servicing, please contact our bike engineers. It is always a good idea to phone before you visit as there may be a course in progress.
Our engineers have uncompromising standards for safety and quality control and our work is guaranteed. We are a 'not for profit organisation' and our bikes and repairs are competitively priced.
To find out about repairs or servicing, please contact our bike engineers. It is always a good idea to phone before you visit as there may be a course in progress.
