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SoPo Bicycle Coöperative
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Website	http://sopobikes.org/
Email	info@sopobikes.org
Founded	2004
Location	Reynoldstown, Atlanta, Georgia (USA), United States of America
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Mobile Repair Services; Earn-A-Bike Services; Workshops; Group Rides; Bicycle Advocacy; Youth Summer Camp; Women and Trans Programs;
Mission Statement	To create equitable access to cycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance, services and education.
Phone	(404) 425-9989

Latest revision as of 17:00, 14 April 2023

Workshop

Our workshop provides a central forum for sharing equipment, materials, and expertise, and facilitates affordable, practical, hands-on support for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. We are committed to making our shop a safe and neutral community space where all people are welcomed and encouraged to learn, share, and turn wrenches.

Our shop outlook is:

Each one teach one.
Right tool for the right job.
Bicycles make the world a better place.

Contact Info

Phone:

404-425-9989 (voicemail only)

Address:

1118-A Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA 30316
(No mail here, please!)

Mailing Address:

Sopo Bicycle Cooperative
1270 Caroline St NE
Ste D120-392
Atlanta, GA 30307

History

In December 2004, three friends held an open meeting to discuss a community wide problem: bicycle repair services at for~profit shops was too expensive and time consuming. We wanted to fix our own bikes with collectively owned tools. When the power went out at that meeting, the 60 of us gathered there huddled together and lit the room with blinky lights so we could continue shouting about our visions for community service, empowerment, and change! Together, with the support of local businesses and artists, we created a nonprofit tax exempt organization dedicated to creating a cooperatively owned bicycle repair shop. Eight months later, with the help of the East Atlanta Kids Club, SouthStar CDC, and Don Bender, Sopo acquired its shop space in East Atlanta. Two years after moving in, Sopo shut down, revamped, reopened, and hired its first paid Executive Director. Since then, we have doubled our shop activity. We are on the verge of developing new and exciting programing that will expand our reach and help to make Atlanta a cleaner, safer, and healthier place for all!

SoPo is named for South of Ponce de Leon Road.

Services Offered

Open shop hours
Women and Trans night
BikeParking
Youth Programs
Monthly Classes
Bike Donations

SoPo is YOUR bicycle shop. We belong to you.

We are a nonprofit community-based bicycle repair shop in Reynoldstown. Come by and fix and build bicycles with new and old friends. No experience? No problem. Come and learn. That's what we're here for.

We ask for modest donations in return for use of tools, materials, and parts. No one is turned away for lack of $$. Work-trade is a-okay!

$ = cash, volunteer time, vegan treats, & other trades. Checks are accepted. Smiles. : )

No one is turned away for lack of $!

Standard Hours of Operation

Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Saturday 2:00pm - 6:00pm

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+   | email = info@sopobikes.org
     | website  = http://sopobikes.org/
-    | town     = Grant Park, Atlanta
+    | town     = Reynoldstown, Atlanta
-    | state    =Georgia
+    | state    = Georgia (USA)
-   | province =
     | country  = United States of America
+   | phone    = (404) 425-9989
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 Our shop outlook is:
+* Each one teach one.
-    * Each one teach one.
+* Right tool for the right job.
-    * Right tool for the right job.
+* Bicycles make the world a better place.
-    * Bicycles make the world a better place.
 == Contact Info ==
--425-9989 (voicemail only)
+Phone:
+-425-9989 (voicemail only)
-info@sopobikes.org
+Address:
+-A Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA 30316
-Shop Location:
+ (No mail here, please!)
-Woodward Ave SE
-Atlanta, GA 30312
-(No mail here, please!)
 Mailing Address:
-Sopo Bicycle Cooperative
+ Sopo Bicycle Cooperative
 Caroline St NE
-Ste D120-392
+ Ste D120-392
-Atlanta, GA 30307
+ Atlanta, GA 30307
 == History ==
-In December 2004, three friends held an open meeting to discuss a community wide problem: bicycle repair services at for profit shops were too expensive and time consuming.  We wanted to fix our own bikes with collectively owned tools.  When the power went out at that meeting, the 60 of us gathered there huddled together and lit the room with blinky lights so we could continue shouting about our visions for community service, empowerment, and change!  Together, with the support of local businesses and artists, we created a nonprofit tax exempt organization dedicated to creating cooperatively owned bicycle repair shop.  Eight months later, with the help of the East Atlanta Kids Club, SouthStar CDC, and Don Bender, Sopo acquired its shop space in East Atlanta.  Two years after moving in, Sopo shut down, revamped, reopened, and hired its first paid Executive Director.  Since then, we have doubled our shop activity.  We are on the verge of developing new and exciting programing that will expand our reach and help make Atlanta a cleaner, safer, and healthier place for all!
+In December 2004, three friends held an open meeting to discuss a community wide problem: bicycle repair services at for~profit shops was too expensive and time consuming.  We wanted to fix our own bikes with collectively owned tools.  When the power went out at that meeting, the 60 of us gathered there huddled together and lit the room with blinky lights so we could continue shouting about our visions for community service, empowerment, and change!  Together, with the support of local businesses and artists, we created a nonprofit tax exempt organization dedicated to creating a cooperatively owned bicycle repair shop.  Eight months later, with the help of the East Atlanta Kids Club, SouthStar CDC, and Don Bender, Sopo acquired its shop space in East Atlanta.  Two years after moving in, Sopo shut down, revamped, reopened, and hired its first paid Executive Director.  Since then, we have doubled our shop activity.  We are on the verge of developing new and exciting programing that will expand our reach and help to make Atlanta a cleaner, safer, and healthier place for all!
+SoPo is named for South of Ponce de Leon Road.
 == Services Offered ==
-    * Open shop hours
+* Open shop hours
-    * Women and Trans night
+* Women and Trans night
-    * BikeParking
+* BikeParking
-    * Youth Programs
+* Youth Programs
-    * Monthly Classes
+* Monthly Classes
-    * Bike Donations
+* Bike Donations
 SoPo is YOUR bicycle shop. We belong to you.
-We are a nonprofit community-based bicycle repair shop in Grant Park. Come by and fix and build bicycles with new and old friends. No experience? No problem. Come and learn. That's what we're here for.
+We are a nonprofit community-based bicycle repair shop in Reynoldstown. Come by and fix and build bicycles with new and old friends. No experience? No problem. Come and learn. That's what we're here for.
 We ask for modest donations in return for use of tools, materials, and parts. No one is turned away for lack of $$. Work-trade is a-okay!
-$ = cash, volunteer time, vegan treats, & other trades.
+$ = cash, volunteer time, vegan treats, & other trades.  Checks are accepted.  Smiles.  : )
 No one is turned away for lack of $!
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 Saturday
 :00pm - 6:00pm
-== See Also ==
-    * [[http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organizations Community Bicycle Organizations]]