Bike Hub Grey Lynn is a community-led bike hub on Dryden Street, next to the pump track in Grey Lynn Park. The website describes Auckland's bike hubs as places that help locals learn to repair their own bikes, refer complex jobs to a trustworthy bike shop, and offer second-hand bikes in ridable condition and free or cheap parts. The Bike Auckland website lists hubs across the city, and asks people to check each hub's times before visiting.
Customers describe the team as friendly and welcoming, and say the team clearly enjoys the work. One family had a husband's and son's bikes, and a daughter's balance bike, fixed. Another was helped after a stolen seat and seatpost, when the team carefully found a replacement that fitted. A third says the team turned a bike from a kit-set into a safe bike the boys could ride. Our pick in Grey Lynn for a bike repair with a friendly team.