Free bicycle repairs

For cyclists the city of Warsaw offers a free service for two-wheelers, available in the Summer Recreation zone on Poniatowski Bridge beach between the 23rd of June and the 26th of August. Inhabitants of Warsaw will not only do a technical inspection, but also do basic repairs and adjustments. Service technicians will help in repairs and inspections of bicycles free of charge.

If a problem cannot be sorted on the spot, they will provide further advice. During the hours 10:00h - 18:00h chain wear and bearings checks can be done, as well as brake and suspension adjustments and cleaning of vital parts. You can even have your inner tube replaced in case of a flat tyre.

Next to this the city has installed small unmanned service points for riders to perform fixes to bikes.

See below map: the blue and green circles are places where people can rent a bike. I blogged about these before, Click here

The black icons are the small unmanned stations.

I made a picture of one of these so you can get an idea how this would look like:

This is one at Marszalkowska Street. I guess they put the orange cone next to it after someone broke his neck because of it. I can imagine it is pretty tough to pass it after a heavy night out.

There are tons of these stations across the city by now. This and the free bike repairs, affordable bike renting and investment in the city infrastructure for bikers makes me conclude that the city takes it seriously. 

Which is super.