Our Programs
Open Shop Nights
Once a week, we allow access to our shop, tools, and supplies, and provide a space anyone can use to fix and maintain their own bicycles. Volunteer mechanics are available for assistance, so wrenching skills are not as important as the desire to learn.
Our focus is on assisting the cyclist with making his/her own repairs, not doing the repairs for them.
Participation includes access to ECBR tools and supplies, as well as volunteer help if needed to make any necessary repairs.
Shop is open to anyone with a willingness to learn. Anyone under 18 wanting to participate must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, or have a signed permission slip.
Please be respectful of our space and the others who use it. Our Open Shop "Code of Conduct" can be found here.
Additionally, the following rules are currently in effect:
Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
No more than 1-2 persons admitted per bike being repaired, at least one of whom must be 18+. Total numbers of customers in the shop may still need to be limited at our discretion.
Customers may need to wait outside while their bike is brought inside for repairs.
Donations are encouraged.
Earn-A-Bike
Donated bikes are available for adoption in exchange for volunteer hours.
Volunteer hours must be completed before the ownership of the bike is exchanged.
Working on the bike you are working to adopt does not count as volunteer hours.
Learn and Earn
Learn and Earn attendees work as a group on a bicycle to be rebuilt and put up for adoption at ECBR. Each session take 3 weeks to complete, and the classes cover these subjects.
Week#1 Flat Fixing and Wheel Maintenance
Week#2 Bottom Bracket and Headset Maintenance
Week#3 Brakes, Derailleurs, and Cables
These classes are hands on, and cover the most common maintenance and repair topics seen at ECBR. Tools and supplies are provided by ECBR for each class.
Participants who complete 3 Learn and Earn sessions will have the opportunity to choose 1 of the available "basic" bicycles available at ECBR once participation is complete. Higher end bikes require more volunteer hours based on the value of the bike.
On-Site Repair Clinics
Our focus is on assisting the cyclist with making his/her own repairs, not doing the repairs for them.
Assistance is provided for making basic repairs such as flat fixing, cable adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication.
Donations are encouraged.
Bicycles for Adoption
Donated bikes that are checked out and repaired by our volunteer staff are available for adoption in exchange for a suggested donation.
Bikes that are adopted are "as is", with no warranty. We will be happy to assist the adopter in making any repairs if needed in the future.