Bicycle Program
Street Level Cycles is a unique bicycle shop that functions as a classroom as well as a full scale used bicycle shop.
Our shop is a project of Waterside Workshops, a growing non profit organization located in West Berkeley.
Our most popular feature is our open lab hours. During these times participants may use our tools as well as receive help with performing their own repairs free of charge. Want to fix that squeaky brake, finally learn how to patch your tube or simply just hang around and watch? Come visit us and ask one of our friendly staff members, volunteers, or student interns for some help.
SLC has an everlasting stream of bicycles that are fixed up and distributed. We always have an assortment of used bikes for sale at our shop. bicycles can be test ridden during our Open Lab Hours.
At these times our recycled used bikes can be tested and purchased. We also offer repair services for competitive rates as well as a huge assortment of new and used parts.If you decide to purchase a refurbished bicycle from SLC please note that all bicycles sold out of our location are sold strictly as is.
Low income and penny pinching customers have the option of participating in our work trade program where folks are able to trade their time for used parts and repairs. This program has made a lot of bikers happy around the community. While not all bikes, parts and services are available for work trade, there are plenty of parts to choose from that are available. SLC makes getting on to a new (used) bike as easy and affordable as possible.
SLC takes extreme measures to promote reuse and recycling. Most of our bikes are either donated by private parties, found along the street, or directly diverted from waste management centers around the bay area. Bicycles that are destined for landfills are saved by SLC and refurbished into green and affordable means of transportation.
SLC receives lots of donations that simply are too badly damaged and unsafe to reuse. In these cases our diligent work trade participants and students strip the usable parts from the bikes and recycle the valuable metals. In the last year SLC has recycled approximately 4-6 Tons of scrap metal and diverted countless bicycles and bicycle parts from landfills. Have an idea for reusing bicycle tubes or tires? Come down and let us hear all about it.
We invite anyone to join us in our bike shop to discover the self-fulfillment of building or fixing your own bike. Make your bike run more smoothly and make your commute to work more enjoyable. We have open bikelab hours every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2-6pm.
We are currently accepting donations during our regular hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2-6 PM. If you have limited times that you can make a drop-off, please send us an e-mail to make alternate arrangements. We will issue a receipt for your tax-deductible donation at the time of the drop off.
