Box Hill Community Shed

Box Hill Community Shed Proudly supported by the Village Well & Box Hill Baptist Church.

The Box Hill Community Shed is a vibrant and welcoming space where people from all walks of life can connect, share skills, and work on meaningful projects in a friendly environment.

As an extra treat at this Saturday's special bike session at the Shed, in addition to bike repairs, servicing and sales,...
26/08/2026

As an extra treat at this Saturday's special bike session at the Shed, in addition to bike repairs, servicing and sales, we're throwing open the doors to our sacred 'pile of everything'! 🛠️

This glorious heap of old tools and assorted odds and ends was kindly donated by community members, but it's surplus to our needs, so we'd love to pass it on. Pop down, have a rummage, and see if anything takes your fancy. It's all free to a good home (though a donation to the Shed is always warmly welcomed 😊).

One person's clutter is another's treasure, so pop in and say hi!

FIND OF THE WEEK!On first glance this may not look like much. Basic old mountain bike. No disc brakes. No suspension. Ba...
24/08/2026

FIND OF THE WEEK!

On first glance this may not look like much. Basic old mountain bike. No disc brakes. No suspension. Basic running gear. Probably the sort of bike you might have had as your first 'proper' bike...

But you wouldn't believe the renaissance these things are having! Old 80-90s steel-frame mountain bikes are becoming 'the thing', as people appreciate the vintage vibe and use them for quirky commuters or gravel bike retro-mods.

This one's a beauty. Completely original, and lightly ridden - still with the original saddle and grips in perfect condition (almost unheard of!), classic centre pull brakes, the short-lived Biopace oval chainrings (and look at the length of that stem!!)

It's an absolute gem - and we know it! So this one's actually being auctioned off to help raise money for Shed supplies. Interested? Get your bid in here: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/128031889082

FIND OF THE WEEK!Look what turned up on the bench this week: a vintage Cateye bike light, still wearing its chunky grey ...
19/08/2026

FIND OF THE WEEK!

Look what turned up on the bench this week: a vintage Cateye bike light, still wearing its chunky grey shell and that unmistakable red lens.

Notice anything about the size? That's because this beauty runs on D batteries. Yep, the big ones. Two of them which is why it weighs about as much as a small brick and needs that beefy clamp to stay put.

There's something so simple about the engineering here. Back in the day, if you wanted to be seen after dark, you strapped on a proper lump of a light with a filament bulb behind a reflector, and you accepted that that it ate batteries for breakfast.

Compare that to today: a modern LED light the size of your thumb throws out more lumens, runs for hours on a USB charge, and clips on with a rubber strap. Tech has come a long way!

But we've got a soft spot for this.

Anyone else remember running one of these? Drop a comment below 👇

Bikes in stock (as of 25 August 2026)
17/08/2026

Bikes in stock (as of 25 August 2026)

Find of the Week: Giant Cadex CFM4At first glance this looks like a fairly ordinary early-90s mountain bike - 26 inch w...
10/08/2026

Find of the Week: Giant Cadex CFM4

At first glance this looks like a fairly ordinary early-90s mountain bike - 26 inch wheels, triple crankset, cantilever brakes, nothing too flashy. But thankfully we looked closer at those tubes before it almost got turned into scrap, because that's not old-school steel you're looking at!

This is a Giant Cadex CFM4, a carbon fibre mountain bike from the late 80s and 90s, and the line has real pedigree. Giant introduced its first Cadex carbon road bike back in 1987, making it one of the earliest manufacturers to build carbon frames at any real scale, well before carbon became the much more common material it is today. The CFM range brought that same bonded carbon-and-alloy construction to mountain bikes, with the CFM4 sitting as one of the more accessible models in the lineup (still around $685 new in the mid-90s, which was serious money for a bike back then).

The construction is what makes it worth a second look. Rather than a single carbon monocoque, individual carbon tubes were bonded into machined aluminium sockets at the joints, a hybrid approach that let Giant chase a lighter, more compliant ride than steel or aluminium alone could offer, while keeping the strength where it mattered most. Riders who've owned these describe a distinctly smooth, chatter-dampening feel on rough ground, quite different to the harsher ride of a fully metal frame from the same era.

This one's arrived at the shed as bit of a mixed parts mongrel - so it's undergoing a full disassembly before deciding what its future might look like. If you're interested in the frame for a project - reach out to us! It could be a fascinating foundation...

FIND OF THE WEEKIt's not everyday an XTR rear derailleur rolls through the Shed - Shimano's flagship off-road drivetrain...
03/08/2026

FIND OF THE WEEK

It's not everyday an XTR rear derailleur rolls through the Shed - Shimano's flagship off-road drivetrain, top of the range halo stuff and usually out of reach of mere mortals. Matte grey finish, Teflon-coated bushings, built for racers who wanted every possible edge, XTR was (and still is) about as top end as mountain bike parts get, so finding one of these in the wild, especially in good nick, was a genuine treat.

What makes this particular piece extra interesting is the "Rapid Rise" feature. Shimano flipped the derailleur on its head: instead of the spring resting toward the smallest cog, it rests toward the largest one (your easiest gear). Push the shifter and you're releasing tension, not adding it, so the chain drops down the cassette almost instantly. Great in theory for quick bailout shifts on a steep climb.

Riders were split on it. Some loved the intuitive feel, others found it messed with years of muscle memory (and our team of amateur mechanics were scratching their heads wondering if we'd forgotten everything about bikes until we figured it out!)

It never quite won over the market and Shimano moved away from it, which is exactly why pieces like this one don't turn up often today.

A cult classic, hiding in plain sight. That's the Shed for you.

So many amazing and quirky things come through the Shed's bicycle recycle program, that we're starting a new "Finds of t...
27/07/2026

So many amazing and quirky things come through the Shed's bicycle recycle program, that we're starting a new "Finds of the Week" series, to share some of the finds that have us chatting, laughing, and occasionally scratching our heads!

Our first find that rolled into the Shed recently: a beautifully preserved Carlton Cobra road bike.

Carlton was a Nottinghamshire builder with roots going back to 1898, taken over by Raleigh in 1960 and known for hand-built frames right up until the Worksop factory closed in '82. This one's still wearing its original lugged steel frame, quill stem, and full mudguards, exactly the kind of build that once carried riders to work, to club runs, and everywhere in between.

It's a high end frame from its day (although still pretty heavy by modern standards!), and while it's sporting a modern saddle it did come with its original, leather, and, after many years of drying out, butt-breaking Brooks saddle.

While it's unlikely to become someone's regular commuter, it's a great collectable, and a reason why our Monday program exists.

Your bike may not be over 50 years old like this one, but regardless someone on our team has the know-how to get it rolling again.

Got an old bike gathering dust in the shed at home? Or want to join in the rewarding work of bringing these bikes back to life?

Join us next Monday!

A call from an awesome bike mechanic in Brunswick resulted in this amazing haul for the Shed's bike program this morning...
11/07/2026

A call from an awesome bike mechanic in Brunswick resulted in this amazing haul for the Shed's bike program this morning!

One car totally stuffed full of wheels, forks, tools, tubes, seatposts, handlebars, pedals, and everything other thing imaginable - This remarkably generous gift means the Shed is better equipped than ever to bring more donated and scrapped bikes back to life.

Want to join in the rewarding fun of putting this stuff to good use? Pop in Mondays, 2-5pm, and see how you can lend a hand!

Our Sunday woodworking sessions may have sadly closed, but this isn't the end! Thanks in no small part to the spirit th...
30/06/2026

Our Sunday woodworking sessions may have sadly closed, but this isn't the end!

Thanks in no small part to the spirit those sessions helped build, the Shed remains open with its focus now on the Monday bicycle sessions (2-5pm). These sessions have been a real surprise to us, with people coming from as far as Deer Park and Torquay to come and pick up a bike, get some repairs done, or just wanting to be involved.

If you've never been along, this is your invitation. Bring a bike that needs fixing, hunt for a good second-hand one at a fair price, or come and learn how to do it all yourself. Every bike we bring back to life is one less in landfill and one more person on two wheels.

We're also considering whether a Saturday bike sessions might be a possibility too – so if you're keen, but busy during the week, get in touch and we'd love to chat!

The future of the Shed is still evolving – so we'd love you to stay in touch, follow, and pop in to help shape that future.

30/06/2026

Thank you to all. After 20+ months, of Community Shed on Sunday Mornings with fellow Whitehorse (and surrounds) people enjoying the success of making tables, cutting boards, habitat boxs, tiny sheds, cabinetry, planter boxes, pots and pans hangers etc, repairing kitchen knives, more cutting boards, tools and equipment, chairs, etc, learning skills, fighting those cost of living expenses by being able to do basic things inc. plaster patching, tap washer replacements, kitchen repairs around their houses/apartments with borrowed tools, I have stepped down from running the Sunday woodworking session (it should have been called the "everything the back yard shed use to do" session). Thank goodness to all our respect to each-other and the equipment such that injury was avoided during this time, a big sigh from me and our insurer I guess. It was an honor to watch people blossom with confidence and pride in learning new skills and completing projects. We called it a Community Shed due the equal gender mix we had on Sundays with 2 ladies recognized for greatest improved and most determined. To all those who donated time, equipment and supplies a big thank you, again you helped with the cost of living crunch, providing a soft gateway for Whitehorse people to try their hand at woodworking without significant capital outlays. A big thank you to the Box Hill Baptist Church, whom without their funding and entity structure, the shed would never have happened or continued. Considering the woodworking session ran on Sunday mornings being their time of gathering and prayer, they could'nt make it the session but funded it anyway, so again thanks to them. Over the last couple of months I have advocated for our Whitehorse Council to recognise and support the Community Shed (your shed), I look forward to Cr Peter Allan continuing his advocacy forthwith and all councilors advocating for their represented people to have an accessible shed. What was your community shed to date? A place to meet, share a yarn, learn skills, access materials and tools, fix something in your abode, make something for the community, donate previously loved tools for the community use, donate supplies to support the community and avoid land fill, bridge the gaps of ethnicity, age and gender, broaden ones scope of acceptance and maybe fight off loneliness, I think we succeeded at all. Thank you again, Rob.

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