The Derailer Bicycle Collective hopes to be a space for anyone and everyone to build a bicycle or repair their own. However, due to our limited space, tools, bicycles, volunteers, and shop hours, we choose to give priority to people in this neighborhood who have few or no other resources. Those who have the ability to buy a used bike, can find parts or bikes online, can use a friend or relative's bike tools, have connections at commercial bike shops, have multiple bicycles, or have alternative types of transportation should know that many of the people who come to Derailer do not have these options. It is because of this type of inequality that Derailer chooses to do what we do.
No one will ever be turned away from Derailer, we just ask that people be aware of their options, the space they use in the shop, and the limits to this project's time and resources.
We acknowledge the complexity of this issue and that commercial bike shops are pretty unaffordable for most everybody. We welcome your thoughts, criticisms and ideas.
And, because Derailer is better equipped to help people who already have a bike to start with (even if it's busted) we've tried to compile a list of resources around Denver for cheaper, friendlier alternatives to large, commercial bike shops:
No one will ever be turned away from Derailer, we just ask that people be aware of their options, the space they use in the shop, and the limits to this project's time and resources.
We acknowledge the complexity of this issue and that commercial bike shops are pretty unaffordable for most everybody. We welcome your thoughts, criticisms and ideas.
And, because Derailer is better equipped to help people who already have a bike to start with (even if it's busted) we've tried to compile a list of resources around Denver for cheaper, friendlier alternatives to large, commercial bike shops:
Internet:
- www.craigslist.com (buy/trade for used bikes from locals)
- www.ebay.com (lots of bikes to bid on, especially used bikes posted in Denver…)
Around Town:
- Garage Sales
- Alleys & Dumpsters!
- Thrift Stores (ARC, Salvation Army, etc.)
- Pawn Shops (always have lots of bicycles…)
- DPD Bicycle Bureau Auctions (auction every 3 months at 35th St & Arkins Ct. call for info: 303.295.4390, 720.913.8247)
- VeloSwap (giant bike swap/convention every October at Stock Show Complex…pricey to get in; good deals inside)
Junk Yards:
(though not officially, some scrap yards will let you dig through the dirty steel pile for bikes and bike parts)- J&R’s 40th & York St.
- Atlas Metal 1100 Umatilla St. 303.825.7166
- Western Metals 2100 W. Oxford 303.761.2681
Bike Shops:
- The Bike Depot 2828 Fairfax St 303.393.1963 (non-profit, new & used bikes, Earn-A-Bike program)
- One Stop Bike Shop 3830 Morrison Rd. 303.935.3005 (affordable used bikes, nice guy)
- Campus Cycles 2102 S. Washington St. 303.698.2811 (high-end used bikes, some affordable kids bikes)
- The Cycle Analyst 722 S. Pearl St. 303.722.3004 (BMX, cruisers, road, kids, wide range styles $100-$400, also good stock of old parts and tools)
- Chocolate Spokes 2805 Downing St 303.292.1876 (service & repair, custom frames)
- Greentree Cyclery 1549 S. Pearl St. 303.777.4518 (used bikes and parts, $50-$2500)
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