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== Criteria ==
;List of Community Bike Shops


The list below uses the criteria found in the [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] and the [http://www.bikecollectives.org/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,search/Itemid,51/ Bike Collective Network Directory] for what constitutes a community bike shop, namely:
The list below uses the criteria found in the [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] and the [http://www.bikecollectives.org/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,search/Itemid,51/ Bike Collective Network Directory] for what constitutes a community bike shop, namely:
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* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts


== Community Bike Shops ==


''Here is a list of Community Bicycle Organizations by location.''
== Canada ==
 
=== Alberta ===
=== Canada ===
==== Alberta ====
* [[Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society]] (Edmonton)
* [[Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society]] (Edmonton)
* [[The Bike Root]] (Calgary)
* [[The Bike Root]] (Calgary)
* [[The Good Life Community Bike Shop]] (Calgary)
* [[The Good Life Community Bike Shop]] (Calgary)


==== British Columbia ====
=== British Columbia ===


* [[The Bike Kitchen (Vancouver)|The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (Vancouver)|The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
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* [[FreeHub Co-operative]] (Victoria)
* [[FreeHub Co-operative]] (Victoria)


==== Manitoba ====
=== Manitoba ===


* [[The Bike Dump]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dump]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dungeon]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dungeon]] (Winnipeg)


==== Nova Scotia ====
=== Nova Scotia ===


* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)
* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)


==== Ontario ====
=== Ontario ===


* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
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* [[B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop]] (Peterborough)
* [[B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop]] (Peterborough)


==== Quebec ====
=== Quebec ===


* [[Freewheels Bicycle Club]] (Montreal)
* [[Freewheels Bicycle Club]] (Montreal)
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* [[Biciklo]] (Montréal)
* [[Biciklo]] (Montréal)


=== Australia ===
== Australia ==
==== Tasmania ====
=== Tasmania ===
* [[Hobart Bike Kitchen]] (Hobart)
* [[Hobart Bike Kitchen]] (Hobart)


=== Austria ===
== Austria ==


* [[Fahrradküche Graz]] (Graz)
* [[Fahrradküche Graz]] (Graz)
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* [[Bikekitchen Vienna]] (Vienna/Wien)
* [[Bikekitchen Vienna]] (Vienna/Wien)


=== France ===
== France ==
* [[Un P'tit Vélo dans la tête]] (Grenoble) [http://www.ptitvelo.net/]
* [[Un P'tit Vélo dans la tête]] (Grenoble) [http://www.ptitvelo.net/]
* [[Le Recycleur]] (Lyon) [http://www.pignonsurrue.org/spip.php?rubrique10]
* [[Le Recycleur]] (Lyon) [http://www.pignonsurrue.org/spip.php?rubrique10]
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* [[Vélocampus]] (Nantes) [http://www.velocampus.net/]
* [[Vélocampus]] (Nantes) [http://www.velocampus.net/]


=== Ghana ===
== Ghana ==


* [[Earn-a-Bike Ghana]]
* [[Earn-a-Bike Ghana]]


=== Guatemala ===
== Guatemala ==


* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]
* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]


=== United States ===
== United States ==


==== Alaska ====
=== Alaska ===


* [[University of Alaska at Anchorage Bike Club]] (Anchorage)
* [[University of Alaska at Anchorage Bike Club]] (Anchorage)
* [[Off the Chain Bicycle Collective]] (Anchorage)
* [[Off the Chain Bicycle Collective]] (Anchorage)


==== Arkansas ====
=== Arkansas ===


* [[Bike City Recyclery]] (Fayetteville)
* [[Bike City Recyclery]] (Fayetteville)
* [[Recycles Bike Co-op]] (Little Rock)
* [[Recycles Bike Co-op]] (Little Rock)


==== Arizona ====
=== Arizona ===


* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
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* [[Helping Understand Bicycles]] (Prescott)
* [[Helping Understand Bicycles]] (Prescott)


==== California ====
=== California ===




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* [[The Green Bike Program]] (Pitzer College, Claremont)
* [[The Green Bike Program]] (Pitzer College, Claremont)


==== Connecticut ====
=== Connecticut ===


* [[New Haven Bike Collective]] (New Haven)
* [[New Haven Bike Collective]] (New Haven)


==== Colorado ====
=== Colorado ===


* [[Community Cycles]] (Boulder)
* [[Community Cycles]] (Boulder)
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* [[Spokes Community Bicycle Project]] (Longmont)
* [[Spokes Community Bicycle Project]] (Longmont)


==== Delaware ====
=== Delaware ===


* [[Urban Bike Project of Wilmington]] (Wilmington)
* [[Urban Bike Project of Wilmington]] (Wilmington)


==== Florida ====
=== Florida ===


* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
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* [[Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op]] (Tampa)
* [[Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op]] (Tampa)


==== Georgia ====
=== Georgia ===


* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)
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* [[Bike Athens Bicycle Recycling Program]] (Athens)
* [[Bike Athens Bicycle Recycling Program]] (Athens)


==== Idaho ====
=== Idaho ===


* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)
* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)
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* Boise Bicycle Project[http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/Welcome.html] (Boise)
* Boise Bicycle Project[http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/Welcome.html] (Boise)


==== Illinois ====
=== Illinois ===


* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
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* The [[Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign]] (Urbana-Champaign)
* The [[Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign]] (Urbana-Champaign)


==== Indiana ====
=== Indiana ===


* [[Bloomington Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)
* [[Bloomington Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)
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* [[Freewheelin' Community Bikes]] (Indianapolis)
* [[Freewheelin' Community Bikes]] (Indianapolis)


==== Iowa ====
=== Iowa ===


* [[The Iowa City Bike Library]] (Iowa City)
* [[The Iowa City Bike Library]] (Iowa City)
* [[Des Moines Bike Collective]] (Des Moines)
* [[Des Moines Bike Collective]] (Des Moines)


==== Louisiana ====
=== Louisiana ===


* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)
* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)
* [[Rubarb]] (New Orleans)
* [[Rubarb]] (New Orleans)


==== Maine ====
=== Maine ===


* [[Community Bicycle Center]] (Biddeford)
* [[Community Bicycle Center]] (Biddeford)


==== Maryland ====
=== Maryland ===


* [[Renaissance Community Youth Bike Shop]] (Riverdale)
* [[Renaissance Community Youth Bike Shop]] (Riverdale)
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* [[CrescentTrailRiders]] (Montgomery County)
* [[CrescentTrailRiders]] (Montgomery County)


==== Massachusetts ====
=== Massachusetts ===


* [[Bikes not Bombs]] (Boston)
* [[Bikes not Bombs]] (Boston)
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* [[Worcester Earn-A-Bike]] (Worcester)
* [[Worcester Earn-A-Bike]] (Worcester)


==== Michigan ====
=== Michigan ===


* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)
* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)
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* [[My Wheels Are Turning]] (Traverse City)
* [[My Wheels Are Turning]] (Traverse City)


==== Minnesota ====
=== Minnesota ===


* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
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* [[Re-Bike Project]] (Mankato)
* [[Re-Bike Project]] (Mankato)


==== Missouri ====
=== Missouri ===


* [[Bicycle Works]] (St. louis)
* [[Bicycle Works]] (St. louis)


==== Montana ====
=== Montana ===




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* [[Bozeman Bike Kitchen]] (Bozeman)
* [[Bozeman Bike Kitchen]] (Bozeman)


==== Nebraska ====
=== Nebraska ===


* [[Community Bicycle Shop Omaha]] (Omaha)
* [[Community Bicycle Shop Omaha]] (Omaha)


==== Nevada ====
=== Nevada ===


* [[Reno Bike Project]] (Reno)
* [[Reno Bike Project]] (Reno)




==== New Hampshire ====
=== New Hampshire ===


* [[Cheshire County Bicycle Collective / Keene Bicycle Co-op]]  (Keene)
* [[Cheshire County Bicycle Collective / Keene Bicycle Co-op]]  (Keene)


==== New Jersey ====
=== New Jersey ===


* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
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* [[The Bike Barn]] (Princeton)
* [[The Bike Barn]] (Princeton)


==== New Mexico ====
=== New Mexico ===


* [[Chain Breaker Collective]] (Santa Fe)
* [[Chain Breaker Collective]] (Santa Fe)


==== New York ====
=== New York ===


* [[Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles]] (Ithaca)
* [[Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles]] (Ithaca)
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* [[Time's Up! Bike Co-op]] (New York City)
* [[Time's Up! Bike Co-op]] (New York City)


==== North Carolina ====
=== North Carolina ===


* [[Asheville ReCyclery]] (Asheville)
* [[Asheville ReCyclery]] (Asheville)
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* [[Bike Me!]] (Greensboro)
* [[Bike Me!]] (Greensboro)


==== North Dakota ====
=== North Dakota ===
* [[Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop]] (Fargo)
* [[Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop]] (Fargo)


==== Oklahoma ====
=== Oklahoma ===
* [[OKC Infoshop]] (Oklahoma City)
* [[OKC Infoshop]] (Oklahoma City)


==== Ohio ====
=== Ohio ===


* [[Athens Bicycle Co-operative]] (Athens)
* [[Athens Bicycle Co-operative]] (Athens)
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* [[Grindstone Bikes]](Berea)
* [[Grindstone Bikes]](Berea)


==== Oregon ====
=== Oregon ===


* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
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* [[Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center]] (Aloha)
* [[Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center]] (Aloha)


==== Pennsylvania ====
=== Pennsylvania ===


* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
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* [[N.W. Pa. Re-Cycle]] (Meadville) [http://nwpare-cycle.webs.com/ Bringing people and bikes together]
* [[N.W. Pa. Re-Cycle]] (Meadville) [http://nwpare-cycle.webs.com/ Bringing people and bikes together]


==== Rhode Island ====
=== Rhode Island ===


* [[Recycle-A-Bike]] (Providence)
* [[Recycle-A-Bike]] (Providence)


==== South Carolina ====
=== South Carolina ===


* [[Holy City Bike Co-op]] (Charleston)
* [[Holy City Bike Co-op]] (Charleston)
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* [[Hub Cycle]] (Spartanburg)
* [[Hub Cycle]] (Spartanburg)


==== South Dakota ====
=== South Dakota ===


* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)
* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)


==== Tennessee ====
=== Tennessee ===


*[[Revolutions Community Bicycle Shop]] (Memphis)
*[[Revolutions Community Bicycle Shop]] (Memphis)


==== Texas ====
=== Texas ===


* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
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* [[Bike Cave]] (San Marcos)
* [[Bike Cave]] (San Marcos)


==== Utah ====
=== Utah ===


* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
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* [[Ogden Bicycle Collective]] (Ogden)
* [[Ogden Bicycle Collective]] (Ogden)


==== Vermont ====
=== Vermont ===


* [[Freeride Montpelier]] (Montpelier)
* [[Freeride Montpelier]] (Montpelier)
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* [[Bike Recycle Vermont]]  (Burlington)
* [[Bike Recycle Vermont]]  (Burlington)


==== Virginia ====
=== Virginia ===


* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)
* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)
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* [[Phoenix Bikes]] (Arlington)
* [[Phoenix Bikes]] (Arlington)


==== Washington ====
=== Washington ===


* [[The Hub]] Community Bike Cooperative (Bellingham)
* [[The Hub]] Community Bike Cooperative (Bellingham)
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* [[Cool Water Bikes]] (Spokane)
* [[Cool Water Bikes]] (Spokane)


==== West Virginia ====
=== West Virginia ===


* [[Positive Spin]] (Morgantown)
* [[Positive Spin]] (Morgantown)
* [[Spokes4Folks]] (Charleston)
* [[Spokes4Folks]] (Charleston)


==== Wisconsin ====
=== Wisconsin ===


* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
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* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)
* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)


==== Washington D.C. ====
=== Washington D.C. ===


* [[The Bike House]]
* [[The Bike House]]

Revision as of 21:41, 30 January 2010

List of Community Bike Shops

The list below uses the criteria found in the Bicycle Organization Organization Project and the Bike Collective Network Directory for what constitutes a community bike shop, namely:

  • Non-profit bicycle organizations
  • Bike shops that are accessible to people without money
  • Shops that have an educational focus, teaching others how to fix bikes
  • Shops that are volunteer run
  • Organizations that ship bikes to communities suffering from first world colonialism & its effects
  • Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community
  • Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts


Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Australia

Tasmania

Austria

France

Ghana

Guatemala

United States

Alaska

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Connecticut

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

  • Boise Bicycle Project[6] (Boise)

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada


New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Washington D.C.

See Also