The Davis Bike Collective is a volunteer-run bicycle cooperative and toolshare that has served our community for the past five years by keeping people on their bicycles and out of their cars. We believe in bicycling as a primary form of transportation, and repair and reuse of materials. Through sharing bicycle parts, tools, and knowledge, we have become an integral part of Davis.

We help hundreds of people every month. People come by the dozens to exchange parts and bike know-how. Volunteers guide cyclists of all stripes through maintenance through various procedures as intensive as building a bike from scratch, or as simple as oiling a chain. Outside of normal operating hours, our volunteers are serving the community in variety of ways. We have participated in multiple 'Bike to School' days with local schools. In conjunction with the University, we built a pedal-powered laptop station, and have received grants from the UC Davis Sustainability Advisory Committee to build infrastructure and obtain solar energy to power the Church. Volunteers have started other important bike programs in Davis such as the Davis Bicycles! advocacy group, the Velolution radio show, and built pedal-powered ambulances to serve communities in Africa. We support local bike shops by keeping people on their bikes and showing them how to recognize when they need parts and maintenance. We were voted the #1 bike shop in Davis by the Davis Wiki in 2008. Above all, we are a collective of volunteers dedicated to teaching the art of the wrench.

The new location is called "Bike Forth and is located at 1221 1/2 4th Street, near the corner of 4th and L. Our purpose is to give the community a low-cost resource that provides the knowledge and tools necessary to maintain and repair their various forms of human-powered transportation, such as Bicycling. They have new and used bikes, parts, and accessories for donation along with tools and advice on how to fix your bicycle so you can get back to bicycling. The Church is non-profit and operated by volunteers. Tithing: All donations go to providing the community with more tools and a better workspace. If you have a bike, bike parts or tools you are no longer using, please consider donating them to the Bike Church!

If you know something about bike repair, go volunteer and get first-dibs on parts. Search for the google group "Bike Forth Volunteers" and join to hear about how to get involved.

Send a request to <bikeministry AT gmail DOT com> if you would like to be added to our congregation email list. You will periodically receive emails about news and events related to the Bike Church and bicycling activities around the area.
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The Davis Bike Collective is a volunteer-run bicycle cooperative and toolshare that has served our community for the past five years by keeping people on their bicycles and out of their cars. We believe in bicycling as a primary form of transportation, and repair and reuse of materials. Through sharing bicycle parts, tools, and knowledge, we have become an integral part of Davis.

We help hundreds of people every month. People come by the dozens to exchange parts and bike know-how. Volunteers... (read more)