Volunteer

Thanks for your interest in volunteering at the Bike Kitchen! We welcome volunteers of any skill level. The Bike Kitchen is a 100% volunteer-run organization -- we depend on the generous efforts of volunteers. Your role as a volunteer will be defined by your specific skills and interest, and we regularly have volunteer tasks that require no mechanical experience whatsoever. Simply drop into the shop at any time during our open hours to start volunteering.

Our shop is open to everybody, regardless of what they can or cannot afford, and some parts or the cost of a membership can be earned through volunteering. Six hours of volunteer time will get you a one-year membership, and another six hours will earn you digging rights to build a complete bike.

If you have additional questions about how volunteering with us works, simply drop into the shop during open hours or email volunteer [at] bikekitchen [dot] org. If you are an experienced mechanic and want to become more involved, talk to us about becoming a staff mechanic. To learn more about how the organization runs, check out our wiki.

Donate

In March 2009, the Bike Kitchen moved to a new location. Please consider donating in this transitional time!

The Bike Kitchen relies on donations for all of its parts and most of its tools. We will accept most parts and bikes in good condition with useable and serviceable parts that are free of rust and excessive wear. Unfortunately we cannot accept any mass-market department store bikes such as Huffys and Murrays. We especially need:

• Functional, straight 27" and 700c wheels
• 20" BMX style wheels
• Seats
• Complete seatposts
• Complete bottom brackets
• Complete headsets
• One-speed freewheel cogs
• complete cranksets and paired crank arms
• chainrings for road cranks (all sizes)
• complete working brakes (road, V, and cantilever)