The Bicycle Works is a Fiscally Sponsored Project of Marin Link. Marin Link is the Marin County Non-Profit finding and fulfilling unmet community needs. Your involvement at The Bicycle Works help support our mission as a community resource. This organization provides tools and instruction for bike repair.  We sell new and used bikes, parts, and accessories. Come check out our selection of electric-assist systems and cargo bikes!! Check out our Retail Shop page for more info.

                                                                     The best way to be involved is to show up.

What's New..

Earth Day Marin  Saturday April 21

Mark Your Calenders for an Exciting Upcoming Event:
The Earth Day Marin 2012 Festival April 21st 11am-6pm at Marin Civic Center  Lagoon
Park
www.earthdaymarin.org
This Year The Bicycle Works is an Official Sponsor of Earth Day Marin. We are offering a Yuba Mundo cargo bike frame and fork set, one year membership, and a $100 coupon for parts and accessories at the shop to encourage people to ride to the event!!! You could win total value of over $1000. When you park your bike at the MCBC valet parking site you will be given a ticket to bring to the bicycle works booth.The raffle will be drawn at 4:45 pm so stick around. The lucky winner will be able to assemble their new bike at The Bicycle Works and will receive our member discount on the remaining parts and components needed to complete the build. The Bicycle Works will also be leading a Superhero Community Service Bike Ride to Earth Day Marin at the Civic Center fairgrounds. We will be meeting at the Bicycle Works at 10:00am and Leaving Promptly at 10:30am. Bring your cool bikes, silly super hero costumes, and your super powers for a fun ride from San Anselmo to Terra Linda via San Rafael. For those leaving from southern Marin you can meet our ride at exactly 10:45 at the 4th street Plaza in front of Arizmendi Bakery. We will go at a slow and easy pace cause it will be a long day, so come prepared. If your riding a cargo/electric bike from The Bicycle Works please park it at our booth for show and tell. The  Earth Day Marin Festival is a fun, free event on Saturday, April 21,  11-6pm at Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park. Enjoy music, speakers,  workshops, shopping, learning and more.



Did You Know....

The CETMA has Arrived!

Check out our new Cargo Bike hand Built in Eugene Oregan.Come stop by for a test ride. 

www.CETMACARGO.COM

The falconer has landed. We've equipped Cameron's bike with a powerful front hub motor run at 48 Volts and internal gearing. You've got to see this. 


The Bicycle Works now has 14 cargo bikes in the shop. You can come test ride all of them to get some ideas for customizing your own. 

 

Just so you know, We can electrify many types of bikes. Cargo bikes are our specialty because they are so darn useful, but you can bring in your mountain bike for a conversion too.   

 

The Bicycle Works is a great place to get an Xtracycle conversion on your old clunker. 

  • Calling all bike/part/tool  donations!! We need you!...

Ongoing

Upcoming  Events

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.
~H.G. Wells

 

Welcome to The Bicycle Works!

 The Bicycle Works is Marin’s not-for-profit do-it-yourself community bicycle tool workshop empowering our community with knowledge, skills, tools, and materials for bicycle related activity with open workshops, classes and a space for creative collaboration. This is what we do:

  • Promote sustainable transportation alternatives
  • Provide a hub for creativity and collaboration
  • Sponsor forward thinking and innovative projects
  • Organize rides, tours and other activities
  • Maintain a safe and friendly place for people to come together, hang out, and get stuff done.

 Since the Bicycle Works opened in 2009 we have been increasingly promoting and selling cargo and electric bicycles. We do so because we view electric utility bicycling as an important transition technology centered solution based innovation and social entrepreneurship. Were promoting design for a good example lifestyle. 

Things are off to a good start this spring. We have lots of new members and a growing volunteer base. There are several youth interns helping out around the shop and learning the trade, and more volunteers taking on important responsibilities. This means the organization is growing!

Sales of Cargo Bikes and Electric Bikes are also on the rise. This exciting movement is getting people out of their cars now left and right. As a good friend of mine put it "These are not just daring young people [buying cargo bikes] but responsible adults with good jobs and families. " Its true. More and more people are coming to The Bicycle Works, your local co-op, and riding away with customized electric utility bicycles equipped to carry their families, run errands, and leave the car parked at home. One of our most recent electric/ cargo customers was the County of Marin. After 40 some years of driving gas guzzling trucks and ATVs for their daily patrols and trail work, the Open Space Department has decided to launch a pilot project with three electric bicycles from The Bicycle Works. This new direction for open space has come from a real desire on the part of the rangers to protect our environment and local natural resources by driving less. Inspiring? You can do this too, visit the shop to find out how.

Also... We still need folks to remember to renew your memberships. Membership contributions are crucial for maintaining The Bicycle Works as a community resource so come on by to renew and hey, bring a new friend or two. If you like what we do at The Bicycle Works, just think, at $100 per,  500 members would cover the operating cost each year. 1000 members would make The Bicycle Works a thriving and lasting community institution.

Here is a great video by Liz Canning all about the growing trend in utility cycling: 

 
And here is a promotional video for the shop. 

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Thank you Lindsay Hassett for the outstanding work producing this great video!

 We now have several CETMA cargo bikes in stock. One yellow largo went to a family in Alameda, and one Green and one Orange Margo in house. We also have a Falconer freight bike and Hunter long john available for test rides.

The Bicycle Works is currently funded entirely through memberships and sales.....

Donations of bikes, parts, tools, etc., will be very helpful and gratefully received!!!

Learn how else you can help by checking out our: Wish List!

Find out more...



Take A Look at this inspiring short film on Cargo Bikes in Copenhagen:

Copenhagen Cargo Bikes from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Donate Now!

Show your support by clicking the button below to donate via PayPal! The Bicycle Works is a project of MarinLink, a California 501 c(3) Non-Profit. All donations are fully tax-deductible!

We are open 11-7 Wednesday-Sunday Closed Monday & Tuesday!!...

Subject to Slight Variation...


Check out our Retail Store for more info on the products we sell...

Ready to park that car? Cargo bikes allow schlepping people and gear with the greatest of ease... More...


The Bicycle Works classes were funded in part by a grant from WalkBikeMarin. We now Need More grant funding to do additional classes, workshops and events. 

 

MarinLink is the Marin County California nonprofit organization finding and filling unmet community needs:

  • Helping other nonprofits as an incubator
  • Connecting people to resources
  • Facilitating the best use of resources and expertise
  • Engaging businesses, nonprofits, and community members

 

 
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