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Street Level Cycles

Bicycle education, repair, and reuse

About the Program

Street Level Cycles is a full service bike shop that also serves as our bicycle education, repair, and reuse program. Working alongside skilled instructors, our youth interns learn professional bike repair by refurbishing used bicycles, which are distributed back to the community as affordable, sustainable transportation. Youth also help community members fix their own bicycles in our do-it-yourself Open Shop workspace. Each year, with the support of our interns, we refurbish, reuse, or recycle over 1,000 unwanted bicycles and serve around 1,300 community members in Open Shop. In 2022, through our bike giveaway programs, Street Level Cycles donated 254 bikes to families and community members who need them. In 2023, Street Level Cycles was named Bike East Bay‘s Bike Group of the Year.

Sales & Repair Shop

We sell refurbished used bicycles in all sizes for any kind of rider, ranging from city cruisers to full suspension mountain bikes. We also provide repair and tune-up services, sell new and used accessories, and maintain a broad selection of new and used parts, including high-end and rare components.

Bike Sales and Repairs Hours & Location

84 Bolivar Drive
Wednesday – Sunday, 12pm – 6pm

Bike Donations

We accept donations of bikes, bike parts, and accessories during our normal retail hours. Each year, we reuse or recycle over 1,000 bicycles, helping to divert around 40,000 pounds of waste from landfills.

Donated bikes are:

  • Used as a teaching tool in our youth bicycle mechanics internship program
  • Refurbished and donated to families and community members
  • Sold in our retail shop to help fund our youth and community programs

We are rarely able to pick-up individual bicycles, but we may be able to provide pick-ups for large donations on a case-by-case basis. We also partner with Call2Recycle to safely and responsibly recycle electric bicycle batteries that have reached the end of their lifespan.

Bike donations are tax deductible.

To donate a bike, please visit our shop at 84 Bolivar Drive in Berkeley. We accept bike donations during our regular shop hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 12pm – 6pm.

Community Open Shop

On Saturdays and Sundays, we offer our do-it-yourself Community Open Shop in which community members can use our tools, purchase components, and fix their bikes. Open Shop is where the bulk of our used parts are located and available for purchase. 

While there is no charge for use of the space or tools, we suggest a $10/hour donation in order to support this community resource. We serve over 1,300 community members annually in Open Shop.

Community Open Shop Hours & Location

90 Bolivar Drive
Saturday and Sunday, 12:00pm – 6:00 pm

Bike Giveaways

To make bike ownership more accessible for our community, Street Level Cycles provides free bikes for families and individuals. In 2022, we donated 254 bikes, including lights, locks, and helmets, to East Bay community members. Our giveaway programs prioritize marginalized communities impacted by systemic inequalities, including:

  • Low-income households
  • Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
  • Immigrants and refugees
  • Unhoused families and individuals
  • Women, transgender, and gender expansive individuals
  • Young people

Please contact us for more information about our bike giveaways.