The Bike Cave is a collectively run place where folks can work on their bikes, get educated, renew old bikes or create works of ridable art! The Cave is a dark, damp womb where creative ideas find life and dead bikes are re-born. We are a people of resurrection called to breathe new life into a dead world. So we collect trashed bikes from dumpsters and junk yards to transform them into new creations. By renewing dead bikes we are reminded that with work, patience, hope and creativity our world can be redeemed! The Bike Cave needs volunteers to re-build bikes, clean, and teach. We're always looking for donations of bikes, parts, and tools. There are tons of ways to get involved! Stop by and say hello! The Bike Cave Collective -- 1712 Jefferson St. Duluth, MN. Open Shop Hours: Tues., Wed. 2-5pm. Email: BikeCave1712@hotmail.com

The Bike Cave functions as a collective. Collective members make decisions by consensus and "ownership" is basically a function of the amount of a member's participation in the collective. We're not a charity; we don't like to hand out free bikes, but would rather see people empowered through education and community and actively participating in meaningful labor for themselves and others.

There are three ways we find work best for getting bikes to folks: cash payment for a bike (which is our least-favorite option); work-trade, where contributing a certain number of hours of labor around the bike shop will pay for your bike; or option number three, wherein a member of the collective works with you, teaching you the rudiments of bike mechanics so that you can build your own bike. In this last case, we have a "build 2 bikes, keep 1" policy. In all cases, we hope people continue to be involved and active at the Bike Cave after they get a bike for themselves.

We're also constantly looking for donations of bikes and bike parts that are in salvageable condition. The members of the bike collective will repair and distribute these bikes and also use them for teaching bicycle mechanics.  If you're in the area and would like to make a donation, we'd love to have you stop by and visit the bike shop! Donations can be made weekdays between 2-10 and during weekend afternoons. Open shop hours: Tues, Wed 2-5pm.

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