Community Cycles

Community cycles is a great place to go work or your bike and find all the parts that you may need. They are super helpful and accommodating. I think that they could focus on bicycle maintenance education here a bit more. I had a hard time learning bike mechanics here, even though I volunteered for quit a while. Overall it is a great shop, and if you really want to learn, you can learn here. I think there overall strength is there very happy customer service and cool bicycle culture.

I love community cycles. $ 210 at rei for a full suspension tune? Now I can just take my bike to them to do my seal for way less. Community cycles is filled with avid bikers and cyclists who will help you do anything you need to your bike. They have all the tools necessary. They helped me replace my cabling and it cost me $ 2.50 for new cables and housing.
The earn a bike program also looks awesome. Either way the $ 40 membership is totally reasonable. Id recommend them in a heartbeast.

I’ve received their newsletters for years but today was the first day I made it into the shop. Within the bike to work newsletters I noted that today there would be free bike fittings (ooh, yeah!). I RSVP’d immediately and counted down the days.
This morning I received an email letting me know that the hours of the bike fittings has been expanded with a request that I indicate what time would work well for me to stop in. I of course followed-​up immediately.
Knowing the general vicinity I headed off after work/​appointment to find Community Cycles (located just steps away from Boulder Beer). I circled a bit as I had difficulty locating the building numbers. Eventually I heard a hearty laugh and decided «that must be where they are» and b-​i-​n-​g-​o I was there.
I waled my bike right straight through the shop (sales/​sign in/​stands to work on your own bike) to the rear car parking area. There was a tent set up for bike maintenance as well as a few parked bikes and maybe 100 bikes I presumed were for sale.
As I’d never been there before I inquired where sign-​in was. I walked back through the store but only seemed to note a «volunteer» sheet and a petition. I asked another employee and was informed that the volunteer check-​in was also used for us folks with appointments (surely my typed name was near the top of the list. Total blonde moment). I waited about 15 – 20 minutes munching on snacks I brought as well as talking to other customers and volunteers.
Eventually my waiting time was over and Ray was happy to get the ball rolling on my bike fitting. He asked me many questions about my biking habits as well as any discomforts I had noted on the bike. He also had a great sense of humor so I greatly enjoyed my fitting which took a bit of time. After all the adjustments were said and done he had me go for a test ride. Upon return a volunteer was happy to put the final touches on my bike (some tape to mark my seat height — great suggestion from Ray as I’m sure my friend would not want me to etch into her carbon fiber seat post).
I was excited that they offered a discount on Memberships for this month ($ 25 — down from about $ 40) as well as a 10% bike to work month discount on merchandise (other than bikes or trailers). They also have an upcoming party which looks fantastic (please see the pics for the business).
I’m really happy that I made the time to stop in and will most definitely be back to get my other bikes fitted as well as consider them for my other bike needs.

I was in the market for a used bike and just didn’t feel comfortable buying one from craigslist. I went to these guys and they found a great bike that fits my needs and my size very quickly. The price was great and the service was excellent. Thanks guys!

The service I received at Community Cycles was amazing! All staff and volunteers were incredibly friendly, helpful and extremely astute in assisting me (as well as balancing the needs of a very busy public).
The experience was not only inspiring and empowering toward biking, moreover in the sense of community values. I have worked in community service for over 25 years and based on this view can easily say that this organization is a shining example of excellence. This healthy and vibrant energy seemed to translate to every person in the place!
Wow!

Great place to go work on your own bike, find some old cheap parts, or get help. Earn a bike is a fantastic program too for those needing transportation /​instruction. Not everyone who works here is great, but some of them are truly wonderful. If you like older bikes and DIY repair /​maintenance, this is your spot!

This place is amazing! They really helped me out that one time when I lived in Boulder. Who knew you could work on your bike so easily? The entire experience made me feel very sexy y muy guapo!

A great place to connect with the down to earth (not very Bouldery) bicycle community. Get help or just advice on what to do with your bike or how to get one. You can buy used+repaired bikes, old parts piecemeal, new consumables (cables, etc).
You milage may vary depending on who you talk to — it is mostly volunteer run. It’s also a non-​profit which does good work on the side of supporting local cycling. Also, if you’re looking to get involved here or in local cycling issues, this is a great place to find people who know.
Disclaimer — I volunteer regularly, but am not and never have been on staff or the governing bodies.

I worked through the Earn A Bike program in September. It is unbelievable how much I was able to learn about bike repair, including peripheral topics like how to fit your bike, tips for using tools, how to select good parts, and extended discourse on the demerits of old french frames, fixed vs multi speed bikes, and steel frame vs aluminum vs carbon frames. The staff is extremely knowledgeable, eager to help, and very flexible with the program. The training is really comprehensive. You even get build your own wheels. It’s like taking a free class in bike repair and then getting a bike at the end for free.
Through Earn A Bike, I built a rock-​solid fuji road bike with a rear rack. With this bike I was able to get an awesome job delivering health food around LA (on my bike)! Big thanks to Community Cycles. I really owe you guys!
The shop is clean, organised, and has a dope color scheme to boot. They play afro-​funk over the speakers if you go on the right day. If you want to learn about bikes, this is the place to go.

I just moved to Boulder and am working on building myself a bike at Community Cycles. it’s a GREAT organization that provides an important service to the community by offering everyone — adults, students, work-​release prisoners, and teens — the opportunity to receive a bike through their Earn-​A-​Bike program. It takes 15 hours of work to earn a bike, and I’ve learned a good deal about bikes just from doing my hours. Once you meet your 15 hour quota, you can pick out a bike that you like, fix it up, and take it home. They also hold community bike skills workshops on Saturdays that are free for members and cheap for the public.
I would agree with the previous reviewer in saying that, if you’re a bike novice and know nothing about bikes, you’ll have to take a good deal of initiative. I’ve found that everyone there has been more than willing to help you with whatever you’re working on if you ask, but you have to be willing to ask. They won’t hold your hand, so be prepared to interrupt the hard-​working facilitators every 5 minutes to ask them questions.
4 stars. CC does a LOT for the community and has a lot to offer, yet you must be a very engaged and assertive, committed person to go in there without any knowledge of bikes.

Just got my oldski Raleigh bike back and they put a new three speed on it! Really friendly service and cheap!