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# REI offers August classes on bike maintenance and backpacking basics
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/080506-story/
- Published: 2006-08-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T19:08:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

When you’re caught up a creek without a paddle, you may wish you went to REI. This month, REI is offering classes on tips for outdoor and adventurous activities: Basic bike maintenance: Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The maintenance class will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bicycle.

Backpacking essentials: Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. The seminar is geared toward those planning to go backpacking in the future, but don’t know how to start. Lincoln has new principal

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 5, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/080506.pdf?ref=smdp.com)