We offer bikes, parts, the use of tools, and one-on-one maintanance training. We teach comprehensive bike know-how: everything from fixing a flat to building a wheel. You don't just drop your bike off while we fix it; we work with you and if needed, teach you how to fix whatever is wrong with your bike. For more specific information about our programs, visit the Hours and Programs page.
All of our offerings are 100% FREE, and we operate entirely on community support and donations. If you would like to donate to Derailer, including bicycles or tools, please visit the Donations and Wish List page.
Derailer has helped people of all ages repair thousands of bicycles with no more than the use of donated tools, salvaged parts and generous gifts of time and patience. Since 2001, over 2,000 bikes returned to the streets of Denver through the Build-A-Bike program. Over 12,000 bikes were repaired by their riders and the help of volunteer mechanics in the Fix-A-Bike program. This is with an "annual budget" of less than $6,000.
Every year since its inception, the number
of people seeking a bike or bike repair at Derailer has grown dramatically. In
2004, 100 people participated in a fledgling Build-A-Bike Program. In 2009,
just over 900 people built bikes at Derailer. Since 2007, Derailer has remained so busy that all the bike stands in the
shop are occupied even in our slowest, snowiest winter months.
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2009 & 2010:
- 1,030 donated/salvaged bicycles completed in Build-A-Bike Program
- 1,900 bicycles repaired in Fix-A-Bike Program
- 600 donated/salvaged bicycles stripped and recycled in-shop for parts, education and artwork
- Trained 30 new Volunteer Mechanics
- 5 new SPIN volunteers trained for Derailer's women, girls & transgender shop hours
- 15 Bikes built by and for girls from Joshua Station transitional housing program
- 65 kids' bikes repaired for Annual Inner City Health Center Kids' Fair at Swansea Elementary School
- Led workshops for Rainbow Alley LGBTQ Youth Drop-In Center and Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program
- Two 6-week Comprehensive Mechanics Classes held for current and future Volunteer Mechanics
- Completed five 2-hour Member Orientations
- Launched lottery system for Build-A-Bike Program
- Partied at 4 Volunteer Appreciation BBQ's
- Hosted 2 Fundraiser Parties at the bike shop
- Created and Instituted Build-A-Bike Database (including tracking and receipt system to address police harassment of people without bicycle registration)
This is with an "annual budget" of less than $6,000.
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