L.A. Area Bicycle Repair Collectives
Bicycle co-ops and collectives are generally volunteer-run spaces where people are taught how to fix and maintain their bikes. The volunteer mechanics are passionate about bikes and want to help spread D.I.Y. bike maintenance skills. For a modest fee, you rent stand time and will be given guidance from a volunteer mechanic. Not only will your bike get up to spec, but you’ll gain hands-on knowledge so you can do it yourself the next time!
Here’s a list of the current Los Angeles-area bicycle co-ops.
Bicycle Kitchen
L.A.’s original volunteer run, nonprofit bike repair education workshop. Their mission is to promote the bicycle as a fun, safe, and accessible form of transportation, to foster healthy urban communities, and to provide a welcoming space to learn about building maintaining, and riding bicycles. Come share the knowledge, tools, and fun – Open to all
Location: 706 Heliotrope Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: 323.662.2776
Website: www.bicyclekitchen.com Yelp page
Email: kitchen [at] bicyclekitchen [dot] com
Bike Oven
A volunteer run collective that aims to get more people on bikes by offering a variety of bike related services and activities to residents of N.E. Los Angeles.
Location: 3706 N. Figueroa Los Angeles, CA 90065
Phone: 323.223.8020
Website: www.bikeoven.com Yelp page
Email: info [at] bikeoven [dot] com
Bikerowave
A not-for-profit DIY bike coop in Los Angeles, whose mission is to teach and empower the community to repair and maintain their own bikes. The Bikerowave also seeks to serve as a community center for Westside cyclists by providing a venue for gatherings and events.
Location: 12255 Venice Blvd. Mar Vista, CA 90066
Phone: 310.230.5236
Website: www.bikerowave.org Yelp page
Email: info [at] bikerowave [dot] org
The HUB Community Bike Center
A community bicycle center located in Long Beach. The H.U.B. teaches the community how to repair bicycles.
Location: 1730 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone: 562.912.7777
Valley Bikery
An organization that promotes cycling as a sustainable, healthy & fun method of transportation in the San Fernando Valley.
Location: 14416 Victory Blvd. #104 Van Nuys, CA 91401
Website: www.valleybikery.com Yelp page.
Email: valleybikery [at] gmail [dot] com
Bici Libre
Bici Libre is the home of the Bike Wrangler and is a project of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) to recover abandoned bicycles and redistribute them through the CCC educational programs and rides. The Bici Libre workshop space is used to warehouse and repair the recovered bicycle and also serves as a non-profit, bike co-op.
Website: www.la-bike.org/projects/bici-libre Yelp page
Email: bobby [at] la-bike.org or brenda [at] la-bike.org
The Bici Libre workshop space is used to warehouse and repair the recovered bicycle and also serves as a non-profit, bike co-op.