The Bike Co-Op

Those guys are the best if you are nice and have a good attitudee they will to.

My U-​lock jammed. Nobody on campus was able to help me until I talked to the guys at the Bike Co-​op. Super-​nice and helpful!

i know all you guys enjoyed my last lovely story about my bike breaking down on me and then the happy ending of me fixing it and being all dandy.
well, happy ending didn’t last too long because my bike needed more fixing after feeling like it was going to collapse under me as I cruise down Bay st at 30 mph.
I noticed the my wheel had a dip in in. AKA Lumpy Tire. When I’m cruising, my bike is going «Ka-​dunkKa-​dunkKa-​dunk!!!» Not a very pleasant feeling to have when the only thing protecting you from the floor is a little helmet.
I brought it to the Bike Co-​op where Steve helped me. He took my wheel off and massaged the tire to get it to set straight. It didn’t. So we decided the tire was simply too worn out and that I should just buy a new one. So we fitted Rainbow Ram (oh, I named my bike too) with a brand spankin new front tire.
But wait! the adventures don’t end there! Just the other day, my bike starts squeaking! like a mouse! *eek-​ahck-​eeeeeaak* Everyone stared at me when I biked around campus.
Back to the bike co-​op where Steve happened to be the man to help me again: D We pin pointed the problem at the front where the handles were so we took the handle and front fork off. We cleaned it up, re-​greased it, and tightened it all together. Voila! no more squeaks!
What I love most about the bike co-​op as well as the bike church, is that you get to learn about bikes. you know what each part does and you know how you can take care of it in the future.
Unless you’re a member, they’re asking for a $ 1 – 2 donation to use their tools. My front tire was $ 14. They also sell tubes, lights, locks, helmets, spare parts of all kinds. They’re open from 11 – 6 Mon to Fri and the people volunteering there are super super awesome. They are all full time students and not getting paid for the work they do here so don’t forget to tip them when you can!
You also have the option of leaving your bike behind for a few days so they can fit it themselves if you don’t have time to learn how to fix it. It costs more, but it’s nowhere near expensive as taking it to a professional bike shop.
Please Rainbow Ram, don’t break on me again, but if you do, I know exactly where to go.