Today, I decided to purchase the LEGO CREATOR: Bike Shop & Cafe (31026). As I work on this set, I will blog about my daily experience creating this set. My first view of this building is how much I love it. As a fan of the LEGO Modulars (which are much more expensive and worth owning), the fact that you get two buildings together, is so beautiful. But first, let’s go ahead and detail what is in this set.
From the LEGO website:
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Open up for a world of adventure with the 3-in-1 Bike Shop & Café!
Open a world of adventures with this exciting 3-in-1 Bike Shop & Café. Serve delicious muffins and espresso coffee to your customers at the cozy café. Then visit the neighboring bike shop, buy the cool red bike that’s for sale, mount it on your car rack and head for the hills! Fold out the Bike Shop & Café for your very own main street, where you can add your own LEGO® creations! What kind of shop will you build next? You can also rebuild the set to create an auto repair shop or a flower shop. Includes 3 minifigures: 2 men and a woman.
- Includes 3 minifigures: 2 men and a woman
- Features 2 separate buildings: a bicycle shop and a café
- Bicycle shop features a loading ramp, removable red bicycle, tools, and first-floor apartment with kitchen area including a sink and stove, bed and access to a rooftop area with barbeque
- Café features outdoor seating, a bank ATM, money bill, cash register, 2 muffins, espresso machine with cups, cozy indoor seating area with curtains, stairs to first-floor apartment with chest of drawers, lamp and chair, and access to a rooftop area with a vegetable garden
- Also includes a car and buildable bird
- Take the cool red bike for a spin!
- Spend your day at the cozy café
- Load up the car and go for a drive
- Enjoy a relaxing rooftop barbeque
- 3-in-1 model: rebuilds into an auto repair shop or a flower shop
- Bike Shop & Café measures over 7†(19cm) high, 2†(6cm) deep and 17†(44cm) wide
- Auto repair shop measures over 5†(15cm) high, 2†(6cm) deep and 9†(25cm) wide
- Flower shop measures over 5†(15cm) high, 2†(6cm) deep and 9†(25cm) wide
Day 1 began with going with the advance build. Having worked on LEGO for so long, aesthetically, I wanted to go with the advanced because it looks just right! I can imagine these shops at a busy downtown area or even reminds me of an area near Santa Cruz Boardwalk. If anything, places that you want to venture and shop.
But for the first day, it was all about organizing the blocks, as I like to keep things color coordinated.  Some people like utilizing tackle boxes, I just use small Sterelite containers with shelves such as these (and they are inexpensive at $4.99). And of course, the more you spend and amass LEGO bricks, you will opt for even larger containers.
As an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGOS), that is busy working during the days and reviewing during the nights, I like to savor the moment of building by taking my time and not forcing myself to finish everything all at once. When I was younger, I would try to force myself to finish a product and I found myself easily tired, so I go at a slower pace. So, for day 1, it was all about organizing bricks and a few pages built for now.
I’ll be back for day 2 of my blog about the “LEGO CREATOR: Bike Shop & Cafe 31026”!