Author: Lang Schmitt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19th, 2022 MADISON, Wisconsin – Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co, a charity dedicated to bicycle-focused transportation justice, announced today that the City of Madison’s Madison Bicycle Center facility, at 202 S. Pinckney St. will be opening to commuter members on Monday, April 25th. The City of Madison selected Freewheel to operate the Madison … [Read more…]

…is to make a tax-deductible donation to support our classes and community! 2021 has been a huge year for us. This was our first full year in our first-ever dedicated location, the Madison Bicycle Center – and you’ve helped us spread our wings and fly. With your help, we survived the ongoing obstacles of supply … [Read more…]

Madison Bike Week is almost upon us! This year’s event runs from September 12-18; it’s coordinated by our dear friends at Madison Bikes and features bike-focused community events all around Madison. For a full list of Bike Week events, check the Madison Bike Week website. Here’s news about our Bike Week open house and volunteer … [Read more…]

Hello Friends of Freewheel! We’ve had our hands full with spring and summer season at the Madison Bike Center, so it’s been a long time since we’ve written to you. It’s time to catch up! Some things have changed, but a lot’s still the same. Here’s a quick overview of what we’ve been up to, … [Read more…]

Dear Friends of Freewheel — we hope you’re safe, well, and happy during this holiday season, and excited for the new year! Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co has had the same strange year as everybody else. 2020 has forced us to make major changes to how we operate. Some of these changes have been positive, but … [Read more…]

We’ve been a little quiet, but we’re still around! There’s always an upswing in activity at the shop during the warmer months. But right now we’re seeing a genuinely unprecedented demand for our services. We’re guessing it’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bikes are far safer than public transportation right now. And many people are … [Read more…]

It’s been a minute, Madison! We spaced on giving you a shop update last month, because the holidays hit us hard. Every year during the winter season we see a major uptick in orders via our eBay store. That’s good news for us, but it means some balls get dropped while we scramble to get … [Read more…]

Some people find winter depressing due to icy weather, decreased sunlight, or the need to drag your beater bike out of storage to ride on salty, sandy roads. Here at Freewheel, winter makes us sad for a different reason: people stop dropping by the shop so much, and we start to scale back our off-site … [Read more…]

Lots of people buy new bikes for back to school (the first week in September — yikes!!). But if you’re a new cyclist in town, you may not know that many Madisonians have a bike specifically for winter — and fall is the perfect time to get to know a brand new winter bike. All-weather … [Read more…]