For the entire month of September, the Bike Co-op will be the recipient of the HuHot “Keep the Change” program proceeds.  Patrons to the restaurant have the option of rounding their bill up to the nearest dollar, and the Bike Co-op gets to “Keep the Change”.  Both the Old town and Front Range Village locations in Fort Collins are participating.  So, get some friends together for dinner, and raise some money for the Co-op at the same time.

The Fort Collins Bike Co-op is having a bike sale on May 7th and 14th from 10am to 4pm.  We’ll be selling lots of top-notch refurbished bikes, some new bikes, and “As is” bikes to fix up yourself. ( at home or at the Co-op’s open shop! ) All styles of bikes are available including commuters, cruisers, fixed gear, single speed, road, and mountain bikes.  New and refurbished bike prices range from $100 to $600.  “As is” bikes and bare framesets are $10 and up.

The Bike Co-op also sells lights, locks, helmets, and innertubes.

The Fort Collins Bike Co-op is a Non-Profit, Community owned and operated bicycle project; as an independent and autonomous initiative, your patronage allows the continuation of our mission by directly supporting our charity, recycling and education programs.

The Bike Co-op keeps thousands of bikes out of our landfill each year while providing bikes for those who need them the most in our community.

On the same days as the bike sale we’ll be holding a kids bike swap.  Anyone can bring bikes in for this event.
-Get the outgrown kids bikes out of the garage and trade them “with a neighbor” for something useful.
-Beginning at 10 a.m. we’ll set aside a portion of our parking lot for a kids bike swap including:
-12, 16, 20 and 24 inch wheeled bikes (and small 26 inch or 27 inch bikes)
-Only Kids bikes please!
-Put a price tag on your bike, a “free” sign, or a “will trade for _______”
-By noon if you haven’t sold, traded or given your bike away, take it back to the garage OR donate it to the bike Co-op!  We’ll find a home for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two CSU departments are getting together to help promote health and increase energy awareness this Earth week.  For the entire week (April 18th-22nd) they will have energy producing stationary bicycles in the Lory Student Center Plaza.  The goal is to produce 15,000 Wh (15kWh) of electrical energy over the 5 days of the event.  This energy is going to be donated to BPEC and the Bike Co-op.  It represents about $3600 worth of electricity.  There is also a panel discussion on Friday (April 22nd) on Bike safety, employee biking rebates, and Bike rentals.

Please come out and support the Co-op by pedaling your heart out.

Event Flyer

Event Website

Another Tour de Fat in Fort Collins has come and gone.  This year’s event was a ton of fun, and a huge success for the Bike Co-op.   Thanks to New Belgium, this was the first year that the Co-op received proceeds from the merchandise and the DIY tents.  In return, the Co-op provided all of the volunteers to help run those areas.  This partnership helped to raise nearly $5000 dollars to support the Bike Co-op.

For the second year, the Co-op provided Bike Valet service at this year’s Tour.  More than 1000 TDF participants utilized the bike parking service and the Co-op was able to collect $700 in tips throughout the day.  The Co-op also received a stipend of $1000 from New Belgium to provide the bike valet service.

Special thanks go out to Co-op volunteers Doug Cutter (merchandising) and Anthony DeNardo (valet) for their work coordinating the Co-op volunteers for the two endeavors.

Of course we can’t forget to thank New Belgium for allowing us to participate.  Their generosity towards non-profits, and their love of bicycles has no match.

We’re looking forward to next year, just 344 more days to get costumes together.