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The Bike Collective Network

The mission of the Bike Collective Network is to strengthen and encourage communication and resource sharing between existing and future community bike shops. Collectively we can improve a bigger wheel as opposed to re-inventing smaller ones.

The Bike Collective Wiki

This wiki is here to help bike collectives collaborate and share ideas. Whether you are an advocate, mechanic, or just someone who likes to ride -- anyone can freely edit the content of this site. A history of all changes ensures that nothing is lost. See FAQ about contributing to this wiki.

Many thanks to our selfless moderators, who have to deal with the spam bots!

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Lists of Organizations

• List of Community Bicycle Organizations
• List of International Bicycle Aid Organizations

Starter Kits

Just starting out? Looking to expand? Follow hundreds of similar organizations by using and contributing to these resources...

Community Bicycle Organization

• Bike Collective Starter Kit
• Computer Resources

Community Bike Shop

• 1. Get Insurance
  2. Get Bike Donations
  3. Find a Shop Location
  4. Find the right people be it Staff and/or Volunteers
  • Shop Organization
  • Shop Recycling
  • Volunteer Handbooks
  • Shop Manual
  • Spanish Resource Materials

Earn-a-Bike

• • Teaching Resources
  • Teaching Methods
  • Bike Rodeo Kit
  • Teaching Cue Sheets

Conferences/Gatherings

• Bike!Bike! is an annual international conference of nonprofit bike collectives and other bicycle projects.
• Bike!Bike! Southeast 2012 is in Birmingham, Alabama, March 23-25.
• Youth Bike Summit is organized by Recycle-a-Bicycle in New York City every year.

Past Conferences

• Bike!Bike! in San Marcos, Tx, June 2011
• BiciBici! in Davis CA, April 2011
• Bike!Bike! in Toronto, Ontario August 2010