Community Cycles NonProfit Bike Shop increases the use of bicycles for safe, sustainable transportation and self-sufficiency through access, education and advocacy. Our Boulder nonprofit organization of people who ride bicycles, love bicycles, and support bicycle-based transportation promotes, educates, and advocates for the safe use of bicycles for transportation - bikes are sustainable, affordable, and fun!
Our bike shop offers refurbished bikes for sale, and is a welcoming community and educational center for bike care and repair. We seek to create equitable access to bicycles for everyone in our community. Beyond our shop, we unite our community around biking, we advance the cyclists' agenda at the level of planning and policy, and we work to make a better Boulder for people who ride bicycles.
Our bike shop offers refurbished bikes for sale, and is a welcoming community and educational center for bike care and repair. We seek to create equitable access to bicycles for everyone in our community. Beyond our shop, we unite our community around biking, we advance the cyclists' agenda at the level of planning and policy, and we work to make a better Boulder for people who ride bicycles.
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Dave S.
Jun 24, 2021
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Liars.
Do not donate; do not go to this shop.
Went in to Community Cycles in Boulder to look at a specific bicycle on Monday (Jun 21) and would have bought it but they said their cash register was closed so I had to come back when they re-opened on Thursday (Jun 24). They said they would hold it for me until Friday (Jun 25). Monday afternoon, with the guy on the floor, we put a note on it, "Hold for..."
Went in today to find it had been sold. Said there was a note on it and they said, "No, there wasn't." I showed them a photo of the note on the bicycle on my phone. Liars
Do not donate; do not go to this shop.
Went in to Community Cycles in Boulder to look at a specific bicycle on Monday (Jun 21) and would have bought it but they said their cash register was closed so I had to come back when they re-opened on Thursday (Jun 24). They said they would hold it for me until Friday (Jun 25). Monday afternoon, with the guy on the floor, we put a note on it, "Hold for..."
Went in today to find it had been sold. Said there was a note on it and they said, "No, there wasn't." I showed them a photo of the note on the bicycle on my phone. Liars
Ruby T.
Dec 03, 2019
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My daughter and I went into the shop in late summer to check out their bikes and see what they were all about (first time there). It was a couple weeks before school started so I think they were selling their bikes as soon as they became ready and didn't have many to chose from. I was trying to find out what the deal was with the approx. 100 bicycles that were sitting out on the side of the building (many of which had price tags). Again, my first time there and I didn't know anything about it except that they sold used bikes. I went into the shop, asked for some help, and waited
Kathryn Z.
Apr 14, 2019
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Mary H.
Mar 24, 2019
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Trevor B.
Dec 06, 2017
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Community cycles is a different type of bike store, in that it's a workshop where you can sign up for a membership so that you can take your bike there to work on it. With a membership you get access to their tools and work spaces as well as their bicycle maintenance classes that they offer. If you don't want to become a member you can also come here just to buy bicycle parts, which is what I did. The person at the register helped me find a good seat post for my bike and figure out what size I needed. Great place to come and learn more about how to work on your bicycle yourself and
Stephen N.
Aug 14, 2016
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I bought a GREAT mountain bike last year for 650, membership included. I just sold that bike for 610 and I never did a tune-up or change a component. Just different inner tubes. So the investment was GREAT......The people are friendly enough, but they get stressed and hurried and impatient (just very slightly)...which i think is normal if you have been in the shop. The prices are GREAT, but you might end up buying $40-$50 worth of stuff over a year you never use....that's part of playing around. I think this place is a solid 4.5.
Joel F.
Aug 10, 2016
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Patrick T.
Jul 23, 2015
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This place used to be a great resource for 'community cyclers'. I have gone multiple times for tunes, instruction, and parts.
I was very disappointed on my last trip. I stopped by to inquire about derailleur adjustment. I was very rudely told that 'they don't do that anymore'.
Sadly, a once great org has acquired the Boulder hubris of being better that it's customers and supporters. I hope that in the future Community Cycles will re-think it's place in the very community it serves and stops trying to be Boulder cool.
Help people ride bikes.
I was very disappointed on my last trip. I stopped by to inquire about derailleur adjustment. I was very rudely told that 'they don't do that anymore'.
Sadly, a once great org has acquired the Boulder hubris of being better that it's customers and supporters. I hope that in the future Community Cycles will re-think it's place in the very community it serves and stops trying to be Boulder cool.
Help people ride bikes.
Conrad S.
Jun 17, 2015
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I love community cycles. $210 at rei for a full suspension tune? Now I can just take my bike to them to do my seal for way less. Community cycles is filled with avid bikers and cyclists who will help you do anything you need to your bike. They have all the tools necessary. They helped me replace my cabling and it cost me $2.50 for new cables and housing.
The earn a bike program also looks awesome. Either way the $40 membership is totally reasonable. Id recommend them in a heartbeast.
The earn a bike program also looks awesome. Either way the $40 membership is totally reasonable. Id recommend them in a heartbeast.
Sasha B.
Jun 06, 2015
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I've received their newsletters for years but today was the first day I made it into the shop. Within the bike to work newsletters I noted that today there would be free bike fittings (ooh, yeah!). I RSVP'd immediately and counted down the days.
This morning I received an email letting me know that the hours of the bike fittings has been expanded with a request that I indicate what time would work well for me to stop in. I of course followed-up immediately.
Knowing the general vicinity I headed off after work/appointment to find Community Cycles (located just steps away from Boulder
This morning I received an email letting me know that the hours of the bike fittings has been expanded with a request that I indicate what time would work well for me to stop in. I of course followed-up immediately.
Knowing the general vicinity I headed off after work/appointment to find Community Cycles (located just steps away from Boulder
Justin P.
May 12, 2015
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Andrew S.
Jan 20, 2014
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Great place to go work on your own bike, find some old cheap parts, or get help. Earn a bike is a fantastic program too for those needing transportation / instruction. Not everyone who works here is great, but some of them are truly wonderful. If you like older bikes and DIY repair / maintenance, this is your spot!
Victor P.
Oct 11, 2013
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Michael R.
Mar 29, 2013
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I worked through the Earn A Bike program in September. It is unbelievable how much I was able to learn about bike repair, including peripheral topics like how to fit your bike, tips for using tools, how to select good parts, and extended discourse on the demerits of old french frames, fixed vs multi speed bikes, and steel frame vs aluminum vs carbon frames. The staff is extremely knowledgeable, eager to help, and very flexible with the program. The training is really comprehensive. You even get build your own wheels. It's like taking a free class in bike repair and then getting a bike at the
Ari E.
Aug 22, 2011
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I just moved to Boulder and am working on building myself a bike at Community Cycles. it's a GREAT organization that provides an important service to the community by offering everyone - adults, students, work-release prisoners, and teens - the opportunity to receive a bike through their Earn-A-Bike program. It takes 15 hours of work to earn a bike, and I've learned a good deal about bikes just from doing my hours. Once you meet your 15 hour quota, you can pick out a bike that you like, fix it up, and take it home. They also hold community bike skills workshops on Saturdays that are
Vanessa A.
Jul 25, 2011
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