Wheelhouse Community Bike Shop

…was founded out of a group of friends and cyclists, with the intent to transform an existing bicycle shop in to a true community owned cooperative bicycle shop; Tri-Cities Bicycle Co-Op. The group, including the former owner of Liberation Bike Shop, came together in late 2016 to form a board and put in place a transition plan to create the cooperative with the intent to build a better community through cycling.

Utilizing the assets and customer base from Liberation Bike Shop, the team dissolved the existing for-profit shop and began to purchase it’s inventory. Utilizing a Indiegogo Campaign, the team fundraised nearly $3,500 online and an additional $2,000.00 in-person or in-kind donations.

After the campaign, the team formed the cooperative as Wheelhouse Community Bike Shop; the co-op offers services, products, and facilities to all visitors, but also unique benefits to the membership.

The co-op is a center for all cyclists and bike riders, but welcome those who may have an interest in starting to bike, getting back into cycling, or are looking for biking as a means of transportation. Everyone is welcome with a goal of inclusiveness and reflecting our diverse community.

Wheelhouse Community Bike Shop’s goals are to expand bicycle usage and knowledge by providing public access to educational materials, workspace, and tools/parts through a member owned and supported central location, and invite the community to Learn, Repair, and Ride.

Our Mission

The Wheelhouse mission is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer community. Wheelhouse provides refurbished bicycles and subsidized educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. Wheelhouse Community Bike Shop’s goals are to expand bicycle usage and knowledge by providing public access to educational materials, workspace, and tools/parts through a member owned and supported central location, and invite the community to learn, repair, and ride.

Would you like to help?

Donations support our ongoing mission.

Bike Donation and Recycling

Wheelhouse accepts donations of pre-loved, pre-cycled, used, and new bicycles and equipment.

All bicycles donated are:

  • sold as-is for a nominal price
  • refurbished and sold for a nominal price plus the cost to refurbish
  • refurbished and donated
  • or recycled if in serious disrepair or pose a safety issue

 

All proceeds go towards our programming, keeping refurbished bicycle prices affordable, and operational expenses