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Welcome to Free Ride. We are a charitable bike workshop and membership programme based in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai - Lower Hutt, NZ.   We are a volunteer organisation. We provide a range of free services, subsidised bike services and paid services. Please see our services below, event listings and opening hours. 

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Free Bikes

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Free kids bike service

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Free e bike library

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Free skills training

Free

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Monthly

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Fix ups

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Our programmes

  • Free Ride - workshop open
    Free Ride - workshop open
    17 May 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Come and see us for your bike fixes or get sized for a new bike. You can pre-book a $50 bike service on our shop page to secure your spot.
  • Whānau bike skills bike training for all ages.
    Whānau bike skills bike training for all ages.
    17 May 2025, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
    Free ride's Hutt Valley Whānau Bike Skills for all. Do you want to learn to ride? Are you keen to get back on a bike? Do you want to build confidence on two wheels and get some tips about how to stay safe? Join us for our Pedal Ready cycle training course for all ages - children and adults
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street - Easy Bike Maintenance
    Free Ride @ Daly Street - Easy Bike Maintenance
    20 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Come and learn some of the skills needed to repair and maintain your own bike with Martin our awesome and engaging community mechanic.
  • Free Ride - workshop open
    Free Ride - workshop open
    24 May 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Come and see us for your bike fixes or get sized for a new bike. You can pre-book a $50 bike service on our shop page to secure your spot.
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street- Little wheels.
    Free Ride @ Daly Street- Little wheels.
    27 May 2025, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
    A fun bike day for pre-school tamariki
  • Puncture repair workshop - Naenae
    Puncture repair workshop - Naenae
    29 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Come and learn how to fix your own puncture with our community mechanic Martin.
  • E-bike Library group ride - Taita Rock and Motutawa
    E-bike Library group ride - Taita Rock and Motutawa
    01 Jun 2025, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
    This is the first ride of two required to qualify to join our e-bike library. An easy ride along The Beltway Cycle way and the Hutt River Trail. This is a great 10k ride and goes past Motutawa Avalon park, and shows a safe route back to Naenae.
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street - Free Fix Up
    Free Ride @ Daly Street - Free Fix Up
    07 Jun 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Bring your bikes for a safety check and service. Find out more about what we do, join Free Ride to be part of our cycling community.
  • Free Ride - workshop open
    Free Ride - workshop open
    07 Jun 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Come and see us for your bike fixes or get sized for a new bike. You can pre-book a $50 bike service on our shop page to secure your spot.
  • Easy Bike Maintenance - Naenae
    Easy Bike Maintenance - Naenae
    12 Jun 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Come and learn some of the skills needed to repair and maintain your own bike with Martin our awesome and engaging community mechanic.
  • Free Ride - workshop open
    Free Ride - workshop open
    14 Jun 2025, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Come and see us for your bike fixes or get sized for a new bike. You can pre-book a $50 bike service on our shop page to secure your spot.
  • Whānau bike skills bike training for all ages.
    Whānau bike skills bike training for all ages.
    14 Jun 2025, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
    Free ride's Hutt Valley Whānau Bike Skills for all. Do you want to learn to ride? Are you keen to get back on a bike? Do you want to build confidence on two wheels and get some tips about how to stay safe? Join us for our Pedal Ready cycle training course for all ages - children and adults
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street- Matariki Light Party
    Free Ride @ Daly Street- Matariki Light Party
    14 Jun 2025, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    Join us for a community bike event to celebrate Matariki at Te Tõpūnga Hapori I Daly Street.
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street- Story time with Naenae Neighbourhood hub.
    Free Ride @ Daly Street- Story time with Naenae Neighbourhood hub.
    17 Jun 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Join Free Ride and Naenae Neighbourhood Hub for bike stories and play at Daly Street.
  • Free Ride @ Daly Street - Puncture repair workshop
    Free Ride @ Daly Street - Puncture repair workshop
    26 Jun 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Come and learn how to fix your own puncture with our community mechanic Martin.
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Support Free Ride by purchasing goods and services

Contact Us

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The Pavillion
Naenae Park
19a Gibson Crescent,
Naenae 5011.

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