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The Community Spoke!

2013-06-04T14:38:54Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

Located at the end of Boylston Place (Off of Boyston Steet in Jamaica Plains) on the left.

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| logo = File:The Community Spoke-logo.jpg
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = no
| has-earn-a-bike = no
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
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==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 6-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

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The Community Spoke!

2013-06-04T14:33:28Z

Thecommunityspoke: Created page with "The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free b..."

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

Located at the end of Boylston Place (Off of Boyston Steet in Jamaica Plains) on the left.

{{
shop-info
| name = The Community Spoke!
| logo =
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = no
| has-earn-a-bike = no
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 6-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

Community Bicycle Organizations

2013-06-04T14:31:50Z

Thecommunityspoke: /* Massachusetts */

The list below uses the criteria found in the old [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] for what constitutes a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_bike_shop community bike shop], namely:

* Non-profit bicycle organizations
* Bike shops that are accessible to people without money
* Shops that have an educational focus, teaching others how to fix bikes
* Shops that are volunteer run
* Organizations that ship bikes to communities in other countries.
* Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community.
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts

----
'''Maps of Community Bicycle Organizations'''

''Please note: the maps are not synced with each other or the list on this page.'' Both maps are international.

Here is the [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=215640192972316876618.0004a00c0210cf27fd36f&ll=36.173357,-105.644531&spn=43.727571,113.027344&z=3 '''Google map''']. It is probably more comprehensive for '''North America'''. You can edit this one to include your local bike collectives.

Here is the [http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/Les-ateliers-velo-dans-le-monde.html?lang=en '''open street map,'''] which includes all French ateliers (workshops) and is probably more comprehensive for '''Europe'''. You can find more information about this map [http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/La-carte-de-L-Heureux-Cyclage-le.html?lang=en '''here'''.]

[http://www.re-cycle.org/Donate/Bike/Search '''Here'''] is a Re~Cycle's searchable map of UK bike re-use projects - bit more than on this site.

Here is [https://maps.google.it/maps/ms?msid=215162290849180613331.000487a42765863523b94&msa=0&ll=41.907387,12.514801&spn=0.402683,0.891953 '''the google map'''] for the People's bicycle workshops (ciclofficine popolari) of Rome.

== Argentina ==

=== Buenos Aires===

* [[la fabricicleta]]

== Australia ==

Bicycle Recycling Network List: A very comprehensive list of local benefit bicycle projects in Australia - [http://www.bicyclerecycling.com/15.html '''Here''']

=== New South Wales ===

* [[Cycle Re-Cycle]] aka [[Nunnery Bike Workshop]] (Sydney)
* [[Cycle Rescue]] (Sydney)
* [[Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre]] (Newcastle)
* [[UNSW Bike Club]] (Sydney, Canberra)

=== Queensland ===

* [[Turnstyle]] (Brisbane)

=== Tasmania ===

* [[Hobart Bike Kitchen]] (Hobart)

===Victoria===
* [http://www.thebikeshed.org.au/ The Bike Shed], CERES (Melbourne)

===Western Australia===
* [[Dismantle]] (Fremantle)

== Austria ==

=== Graz ===

* [[Fahrradküche Graz]] (Graz)

=== Innsbruck ===

* [[Bikerei]] (Innsbruck)

=== Linz ===

* [[ Bikekitchen Linz]] (Linz)

=== Ottensheim ===

* [[Radamt Ottensheim]]

=== Sankt Pölten ===

* [[LAMES Radl-Selbsthilfewerkstatt]]

=== Vienna ===

* [[WUK Fahrrad Selbsthilfewerkstatt]] (Vienna/Wien)
* [[Bikekitchen Vienna]] (Vienna/Wien)

=== Wiener Neustadt ===

* [[Gründung einer Selbsthilfe-Fahrradwerkstatt]] (Wiener Neustadt)

== Belgium ==

=== Ghent ===

* [[Bike kitchen Ghent]] (Ghent)

== Brasil ==

=== Rio Grande Do Sul ===

* [[Cidade da Bicicleta]] (Porto Alegre)

=== São Paulo ===

* [[Mão na roda]] (São Paulo)

== Canada ==

=== Alberta ===

* [[Bike Library (Edmonton)|Bike Library]] (Edmonton)
* [[Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society]] (Edmonton)
* [[The Bike Root]] (Calgary)
* [[The Good Life Community Bike Shop]] (Calgary)

=== British Columbia ===

* [[Hub City Cycles Community Co-operative]] (Nanaimo)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (Vancouver)|The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
* [[The Kickstand (Vancouver)]] (Vancouver)
* [[Our Community Bikes]] (Vancouver)
* [[Recyclistas Community Bike Shop]] (Victoria)
* [[FreeHub Co-operative]] (Victoria)

=== Manitoba ===

* [[The Bike Lab]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dump]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dungeon]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Orioles Bike Cage]] (Winnipeg)
* [[South Osborne Bike Hub]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Burrows Bike Garage]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Ralph Brown Bike Cupboard]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Sanctoral Cycle]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The WRENCH]] (Winnipeg)

=== New Brunswick ===

* [[La Bikery]] (Moncton)

=== Newfoundland and Labrador ===

* [[Ordinary Spokes]] (St. John's)

=== Nova Scotia ===

* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)

=== Ontario ===

* [[The Bike Centre]] (University of Guelph, Guelph)
* [[Bikechain]] (University of Toronto, Toronto)
* [[Bikesauce]] (Toronto)
* [[Bike Pirates]] (Toronto)
* [[Evergreen Bike Works]] (Toronto)
* [[B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop]] (Peterborough)
* [[Community Bicycle Network]] (Toronto)
* [[MACycle]] (McMaster University, Hamilton)
* [[New Hope Bike Co-op]] (Hamilton)
* [[re-Cycles Community Bike Shop]] (Ottawa)
* [[Recycle Cycles (Hamilton)]]
* [[Recycle Cycles (Kitchener)]]
* [[Recyclore Bicycle Recycling]] (Ottawa)
* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)

=== Quebec ===

* [[Velogik]] (Montreal)
* [[Right to Move/La voie Libre]] (Montreal)
* [[SantroVelo]] (Montreal)
* [[CRABE]] (Montréal)
* [[The Flat: Bike Collective]] (Montréal)
* [[Mile End Bike Garage]] (Montréal)
* [[PX "The Space" Bikeworks]] (Montréal)
* [[Biciklo]] (Montréal)
* [[BQAM]] (Université du Quebec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal)
* [[Coop roue libre]] (Laval University, Quebec City)
* [[VéloCentrix]] (Québec (Limoilou))

== Croatia ==

=== Zagreb ===

* [[Biciklopopravljaona]] (Zagreb)

== Finland ==

=== Helsinki ===

* [[Pyöräpaja]]

=== Espoo ===

* [[Bikepoli]]

=== Kotka ===

* [[Pyöräpaja]]

== France ==

=== Marseille ===

* [[Collectif Vélos en Ville]] (Marseille)

=== Dijon ===

* [[La Bécane à Jules]] (Dijon)
* [[La rustine]] (Dijon)

=== Grenoble ===

* [[uN p'Tit véLo dAnS La Tête]] (Grenoble)

=== Lyon ===

* [[Le Recycleur]] (Lyon)

=== Montpellier ===

* [[Le Vieux Biclou]] (Montpellier)

=== Nancy ===

* [[Atelier Dynamo]] (Nancy)

=== Nantes ===

* [[Vélocampus]] (Nantes)

=== Paris ===

* [[Atelier vélorutionnaire]]

=== Toulouse ===

* [[Atelier de l’association Vélorution]] (Toulouse)
* [[l'Atelier vélo du Zinc Paul]] (Toulouse)
* [[Atelier de l’association vélo Toulouse]] (Toulouse)
* [[Vélo d'Occasion]] (Toulouse)

=== Bordeaux ===

* [[Recup'r]] (Bordeaux)

== Germany ==

* [[Bike-Kitchen Dortmund]]
* [[Selbsthilfewerkstatt des ADFC Stuttgart]]
* [[Bikekitchen Augsburg]]

== Ghana ==

* [[Earn-a-Bike Ghana]]

== Guatemala ==

* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]

== Hungary ==

* [[Bringakonyha Budapest]]

== Iceland ==

* [[Keðjuverkun]] (Reykjavík)

== Italy ==

=== Bologna ===

* [[Ciclofficina Ampio Raggio]]

=== Firenze ===

* [[Ciclofficina Brugola Rossa]]

=== Roma ===

* [[Ciclofficina Centrale]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Don Chisciotte" @ ex Snia]]
* [[Ciclofficina Popolare "ex Lavanderia"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Macchia Rossa"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Luigi Masetti"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Fisica"]]

=== Sicilia ===

* [[Ciclofficina Etnea]] (Catania)

=== Torino ===

* [[Ciclofficina Casa delle Scimmie]]

== Ireland ==

* [[Rothar]]
* [[Seomra Bikes]] at [http://seomraspraoi.org/ Seomra Spraoi]

== Mexico ==

=== Chiapas ===

* [[El Cafe Machete]]

=== Querétaro ===

* [[Fixed Queretaro Cadope]]

== New Zealand ==

=== Wellington ===

* [[Mechanical Tempest]]

== Portugal ==

===Lisbon===

* [[Cicloficina dos Anjos]] (Lisboa)
* [[Cicloficina de Alfama]] (Lisboa)
* [[Cicloficina do Barreiro]] (Barreiro)
* [[Cicloficina do Oriente]] (Parque das Nações)
* [[Cicloficina do Seixal]] (Seixal)

===Oporto===

* [[Cicloficina do Porto]] (Porto)

== Spain ==

=== Galiza ===

* [[ReCiclos Propolis]] (a Coruña)

=== Madrid ===

* [[BiciLab]] (Madrid)
* [[Cicloficina Malaya]] (Madrid)
* [[Ciclotaller Secano]] (Madrid)
* [[Ciclotaller del Solar]] (Madrid)
* [[Maravillosa Ciclococina]] (Madrid)
* [[Taller de Autoreparación de Bicis del Dragón]] (Madrid)

=== Catalonia ===

* [[Biciosxs]] (Barcelona)

== Sweden ==
* [[Cykelköket Göteborg]] (Gothenburg)
* [[Cykelköket]] (Malmö)
* [[Ateljén Veloisternas Kabyss]] (Uppsala)

== United Kingdom ==

=== Aberdeen ===

* [[beCyCle]]

=== Bristol ===

* [[Bristol Bike Project]]

=== Brighton ===

* [[Cranks DIY Workshop]]

* [[Re-Cycle]]

=== Colchester ===

* [[Re-Cycle]]
* [[Re-Cycle_Colchester]]

=== Edinburgh ===

* [[The Bike Station]]

=== Glasgow ===

* [[Common Wheel Project]]
* [[The Bike Station]]

=== Leeds ===

* [[Pedallers Arms]]

=== Gloucester ===

* [[The Re-Cycle Shed]]

=== Lancaster ===

* [[Freewheelers Bicycle Workshop]]

=== London ===

* [[56a Bikespace]] (Walworth)
* [[Brixton Bicycle Art]] (Brockwell Park)
* [[Ealing Bike Hub]] (Greenford)
* [[Hackney Bike Workshop]] (Hackney)
* [[Magnificent Revolution]] (Based in London But all over the country)
* [[Tower Hamlets Wheelers]] (Tower Hamlets)
* [[Walthamstow Bicycle Recycling]] (Walthamstow)

=== Manchester ===

* [[I Bike MCR]]
* [[Pedal MCR]]
* [http://bloomersmcr.org/ Bloomers Wimmin's Bike Project]

=== Newcastle ===

* [[Recyke-Y-Bike]]

=== Oxford ===

* [[Oxford Cycle Workshop]] (closed down/insolvent, March 2012)

=== Stirling ===

* [[recyke-a-bike]] (Stirling)

=== York ===

* [[Bike Rescue]]

=== Warrington ===

* [[Cycling Projects]]

== United States ==

=== Alabama ===

* [[Bici Coop]] (Birmingham)

=== Alaska ===

* [[University of Alaska at Anchorage Bike Club]] (Anchorage)
* [[Off the Chain Bicycle Collective]] (Anchorage)

=== Arkansas ===

* [[Bike City Recyclery]] (Fayetteville)
* [[Recycles Bike Co-op]] (Little Rock)

=== Arizona ===

* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
* [[BICAS]] (Tucson)
* [[Handlebar Helpers]] (Scottsdale)
* [[Helping Understand Bicycles]] (Prescott)
* [[Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective]] (Tempe)
* [[The Rusty Spoke]] (Phoenix)

=== California ===

* [[Changing Gears Bike Shop]] (Alameda)
* [[Arcata Library Bikes]] (Arcata)
* [[BicyCAL]] (Berkeley)
* [[The Green Bike Program]] (Pitzer College, Claremont)
* [[The Davis Bike Collective]] (Davis)
* [[Bicycle Kitchen]] (East Hollywood, Los Angeles)
* [[Bike Oven]] (Highland Park, Los Angeles)
* [[Bikerowave]] (Mar Vista, Los Angeles)
* [[Valley Bikery]] (Van Nuys, Los Angeles)
* [[Burbike Workspace]] (Burbank, Los Angeles)
* [[Bikery (Oakland, CA, USA)|Bikery]] (Oakland)
* [[Spokeland]] (Oakland)
* [[Ontario Wheel House]] (Ontario)
* [[Caltech Bike Lab]] (Caltech, Pasadena)
* [[The Bicycle Lounge]] (Riverside)
* [[Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen]] (Sacramento)
* [[Bikes Del Pueblo]] (San Diego)
* [[The Bike Hut Foundation]] (San Francisco)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)|The Bike Kitchen]] (San Francisco)
* [[Good Karma Bikes]] (San Jose)
* [[Local Bike Trader]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[SLO Bike Kitchen]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[Trips for Kids Marin]] aka [[Re-Cyclery (Marin, CA, USA)]] (San Rafael)
* [[Bici Centro]] (Santa Barbara)
* [[The Bike Church (Santa Cruz, CA, USA)|The Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Santa Cruz Campus Bike Center]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Ventura Bike HUB]] (Ventura)

=== Colorado ===

* [[Community Cycles]] (Boulder)
* [[Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver)
* The [[Bike Depot]] (Denver)
* [[Recycle Bicycles]] (Denver)
* [[Fort Collins Bike Coop]] (Fort Collins)
* [[Spokes Community Bicycle Project]] (Longmont)
* [[The Good Wheel]] (Manitou Springs)
* [[Colorado Rocky Mountain School Bike Shop]] (Carbondale)

=== Connecticut ===

* [[New Haven Bike Collective]] (New Haven)

=== Delaware ===

* [[Urban Bike Project of Wilmington]] (Wilmington)
* [[Newark Bike Project]] (Newark)

=== Florida ===

* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[The Kickstand]] (Gainesville)
* [[Lake Worth Bike Coop]] (West Palm Beach)
* [[Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op]] (Tampa)
* [[Spokescouncil]] (Orlando)
* [[OutSpokin]] (Lake Worth)
* [[BicycleXchange-Community Built Bikes]] (Indiantown, West Palm Beach, Hobe Sound)
* [[Suncoast Community Bikes]] (Sarasota)

=== Georgia ===

* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Communicycle]] (Atlanta - Chamblee)
* [[Shift Community Bike Shop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Starter Bikes]] (Atlanta)
* [[South Atlanta Bike Shop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Savannah Bike Coop]] (Savannah)
* [[Bike Athens Bicycle Recycling Program]] (Athens)

=== Idaho ===

* [[Boise Bicycle Project]] (Boise)
* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)
* The [[Powerhouse]] (Pocatello)

=== Illinois ===

* [[Chicago Velo Campus]] (Chicago)
* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
* [[Bikes for Chicago]] (Chicago)
* The [[Chicago Community Bike Project]] (Chicago)
* The [[Recyclery (Chicago, IL, USA)|Recyclery]] (Evanston/Chicago)
* [[Working Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[West Town Bikes]] (Chicago)
* The [[Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign]] (Urbana-Champaign)

=== Indiana ===

* [[Bloomington Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)
* [[West Lafayette Bike Cooporative]] (West Lafayette)
* [[Freewheelin' Community Bikes]] (Indianapolis)
* [[Pedal & Park]] (Indianapolis)
* [[Shadeland Bicycle Collective]] (Anderson)
* [[Columbus Bicycle Cooperative]] (Columbus)

=== Iowa ===

* [[The Iowa City Bike Library]] (Iowa City)
* [[Des Moines Bike Collective]] (Des Moines)
* [[NewBo Bike Collective]] (Cedar Rapids)

===Kansas===

* [[Topeka Community Cycle Project]] (Topeka)
* [[Wichita Bicycle Collective]] (Wichita)

=== Kentucky ===

* [[Brycc Freewheel Bike Collective]] (Louisville)
* [[Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop]] (Lexington)

=== Louisiana ===

* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)
* [[Rubarb]] (New Orleans)

=== Maine ===

* [[Community Bicycle Center]] (Biddeford)

=== Maryland ===
* [[Bikes for the World]] (Rockville)
* [[Mount Rainier Bicycle Cooperative]] (Mount Rainier)
* [[Renaissance Community Youth Bike Shop]] (Riverdale)
* [[Velocipede Bike Project]] (Baltimore)

=== Massachusetts ===
* [[Smith College Bicycle Kitchen]] (Northampton)
* [[Bikes not Bombs]] (Boston)
* [[The Community Spoke!]] (Boston)
* [[Broadway Bicycle School]] (Cambridge)
* [[Quad Bikes]] (Cambridge)
* [[Worcester Earn-A-Bike]] (Worcester)

=== Michigan ===
* [[Armory Bike Union]] (Jackson)
* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)
* [[Bike Riot Network]] (Traverse City)
* [[Boston Square Community Bikes]] (Grand Rapids)
* [[Broke Spoke Bike Coop]] (Traverse City)
* [[Common Cycle]] (Ann Arbor)
* [[East Quad Bike Co-op]] (Ann Arbor, U of M)
* [[The Hub of Detroit]] (Detroit)
* [[Lansing Bike Coop]](Lansing)
* [[MSU Bikes]] (E. Lansing, MSU)
* [[Mount Pleasant Bike Cooperative]] (Mount Pleasant)
* [[My Wheels Are Turning]] (Traverse City)
* [[Re-Bicycle Lenawee]] (Adrian)
* [[Share a Bike]] (E. Lansing)
* [[Traverse Alive]] (Traverse City)

=== Minnesota ===

* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
* [[The Sibley Bike Depot]] (St. Paul)
* [[Mac Bike]] (St. Paul)
* [[The Bike Cave Collective (Duluth, MN, USA)|The Bike Cave Collective]] (Duluth)
* [[Re-Bike Project]] (Mankato)

=== Missouri ===

* [[Bicycle Works]] (St. louis)
* [[816 Bicycle Collective]] (Kansas City)

=== Montana ===

* [[Free Cycles Missoula]] (Missoula)
* [[Bozeman Bike Kitchen]] (Bozeman)

=== Nebraska ===

* [[Community Bike Project Omaha]] (Omaha)
* [[Near South Bike Kitchen]] (Lincoln)

=== Nevada ===

* [[Reno Bike Project]] (Reno)

=== New Hampshire ===

* [[Cheshire County Bicycle Collective]] / [[Keene Bicycle Co-op]] (Keene)

=== New Jersey ===

* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
* [[Hobiken]] (Hoboken)
* [[New Brunswick Bike Library]] (New Brunswick)
* [[The CycLAB]] (Princeton)
* [[South Orange Maplewood Bicycle Coalition]] (South Orange/Maplewood)
* [[Brick City Bike Collective]] (Newark)
* [[Second Life Bikes]] (Asbury Park)

=== New Mexico ===

* [[Chainbreaker Collective]] (Santa Fe)
* [[The Bike Works]] (Silver City)<nowiki>(575)388-1444</nowiki>

=== New York ===

* [[R Community Bikes]] (Rochester)
* [[Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles]] (Ithaca)
* [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] Youth Program (New York City)
* [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] DUMBO training center (Brooklyn)
* [[Troy Bike Rescue]] (Troy and Albany)
* [[Time's Up! Bike Co-op]] (New York City)
* [[Green Options Buffalo]] (Buffalo)

=== North Carolina ===

* [[Asheville ReCyclery]] (Asheville)
* [[Durham Bike Co-op]] (Durham)
* [[The ReCYCLEry]] (Carrboro)
* [[1304 Bikes]] (Raleigh)
* [[Bike Me!]] (Greensboro)
* [[ReCyclery (Charlotte, NC, USA)|ReCyclery]] (Charlotte)

=== North Dakota ===
* [[Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop]] (Fargo)

=== Oklahoma ===
* [[OKC Infoshop]] (Oklahoma City)

=== Ohio ===

* [[Athens Bicycle Co-operative]] (Athens)
* [[Ohio City Bicycle Co-op]] (Cleveland)
* [[Oberlin Bike Co-op]] (Oberlin)
* [[Mobo Bicycle Co-op]] (Cincinnati)
* [[Third Hand Bicycle Cooperative]] (Columbus)
* [[Toledo City Bicycle Co-op]] (Toledo)
* [[Grindstone Bikes]](Berea)
* [[Summit Cycling Center]] (Akron)
* [[Cycleworks]] (Columbus)

=== Oregon ===

* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
* [[Bike Farm]] (Portland)
* [[Center For Appropriate Transport]] (Eugene)
* [[Community Cycling Center]] (Portland)
* [[City Bikes Repair Shop]] (Portland)
* [[North Portland Bikeworks]] (Portland)
* [[Corvallis Bicycle Co-op]] (Corvallis)
* [[Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center]] (Aloha)

=== Pennsylvania ===

* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Car Free CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Coatesville Community Bike Works]] (Coatesville)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh)
* [[Neighborhood Bike Works]] (Philadelphia)
** [[The Bike Church (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bike Church]] (West Philadelphia)
** [[The Bikery (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bikery]] (South Philadelphia)
** [[The Bike Salon (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bike Salon]] (North Philadelphia)
* [[N.W. Pa. Re-Cycle]] (Meadville)
* [[Bike & Build]] (Manayunk)

=== Rhode Island ===

* [[Recycle-A-Bike]] (Providence)
* [[Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council]] - Red Shed Bike Shop (Providence)

=== South Carolina ===

* [[Holy City Bike Co-op]] (Charleston)
* [[Blackbird Bicycle Co-op]] (Columbia)
* [[Hub Cycle]] (Spartanburg)

=== South Dakota ===

* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)
* [[Brookings Community Bicycle Collective]] (Brookings)
* [[Sioux Falls Bike Collective]] (Sioux Falls)
* [[Spearfish Bicycle Cooperative]] (Spearfish)

=== Tennessee ===

* [[Revolutions Community Bicycle Shop]] (Memphis)

=== Texas ===

* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
* [[Workshop Houston]], the parent organization of the [[Third Ward Bike Shop]] (Houston)
* [[Bikes Across Borders]] (Austin)
* [[Waco Volunteer Bike Center]] (Waco)
* [[Querencia Community Bicycle Shop]] (Denton)
* [[The Bike Cave (San Marcos, TX, USA)|The Bike Cave]] (San Marcos)

=== Utah ===

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
* [[UoU Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
* [[Aggie Blue Bikes]] (Logan)
* [[Ogden Bicycle Collective]] (Ogden)

=== Vermont ===

* [[Freeride Montpelier]] (Montpelier)
* [[Windham County Bike Project]] (Brattleboro)
* [[Bike Recycle Vermont]] (Burlington)

=== Virginia ===

* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)
* [[Blacksburg Bike Collective]] (Blacksburg)
* [[Phoenix Bikes]] (Arlington)
* [[The Bike Village at George Mason University]] (Fairfax)
* [[Sharebike.org]] (Roanoke)
* [[VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative]] (Alexandria)

=== Washington ===

* [[The Hub]] Community Bike Cooperative (Bellingham)
* [[The Evergreen Bike Shop]] (Olympia)
* [[Bike and Bike]] (Olympia)
* The [[Community Build-a-Bike Project]] (Olympia)
* [[Bike Works (Seattle)]]
* [[Bikery (Seattle, WA, USA)|The Bikery]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bike Shack]] (Seattle)
* [[Pedals2People]] (Spokane)
* [[Cool Water Bikes]] (Spokane)
* [[Recyclery (Port Townsend, WA, USA)|The Recyclery]] (Port Townsend)
* [[2nd Cycle]] (Tacoma)

=== West Virginia ===

* [[Positive Spin]] (Morgantown)
* [[Spokes4Folks]] (Charleston)

=== Wisconsin ===
* [[Sunshine Community Bikes]] (Ashland)
* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
* [[Milwaukee Bicycle Collective]] (Milwaukee)
* [[Vulture Space]] (Milwaukee)
* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)

=== Washington D.C. ===

* [[The Bike House]]

=== Statistics ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ U.S. Bicycle Collective Statistics by State (2011)
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | # BCs
! scope="col" | Population
! scope="col" | BCs Per Million Residents
|-
| 1 || South Dakota || 4 || 819761 || 4.88
|-
| 2 || Vermont || 3 || 630337 || 4.76
|-
| 3 || Alaska || 2 || 721523 || 2.77
|-
| 4 || Oregon || 8 || 3848606 || 2.08
|-
| 5 || Montana || 2 || 994416 || 2.01
|-
| 6 || Idaho || 3 || 1573499 || 1.91
|-
| 7 || Washington D.C. || 1 || 601723 || 1.66
|-
| 8 || Washington || 11 || 6753369 || 1.63
|-
| 9 || Michigan || 15 || 9911626 || 1.51
|-
| 10 || North Dakota || 1 || 675905 || 1.48
|-
| 11 || Utah || 4 || 2770765 || 1.44
|-
| 12 || Colorado || 6 || 5044930 || 1.19
|-
| 13 || Delaware || 1 || 900877 || 1.11
|-
| 14 || Nebraska || 2 || 1831825 || 1.09
|-
| 15 || West Virginia || 2 || 1859815 || 1.08
|-
| 16 || Rhode Island || 1 || 1055247 || 0.95
|-
| 17 || Minnesota || 5 || 5314879 || 0.94
|-
| 18 || New Jersey || 7 || 8807501 || 0.79
|-
| 19 || Arizona || 5 || 6412700 || 0.78
|-
| 20 || Indiana || 6 || 6501582 || 0.77
|-
| 21 || New Hampshire || 1 || 1321445 || 0.76
|-
| 22 || Maine || 1 || 1333074 || 0.750
|-
| 23 || Virginia || 6 || 8037736 || 0.746
|-
| 24 || Wisconsin || 4 || 5698230 || 0.702
|-
| 25 || Kansas || 2 || 2863813 || 0.698
|-
| 26 || Ohio || 8 || 11568495 || 0.69
|-
| 27 || Arkansas || 2 || 2926229 || 0.68
|-
| 28 || Iowa || 2 || 3053787 || 0.655
|-
| 29 || South Carolina || 3 || 4645975 || 0.646
|-
| 30 || North Carolina || 6 || 9565781 || 0.63
|-
| 31 || Massachusetts || 4 || 6559644 || 0.61
|-
| 32 || California || 21 || 37341989 || 0.56
|-
| 33 || Pennsylvania || 7 || 12734905 || 0.55
|-
| 34 || Illinois || 7 || 12864380 || 0.54
|-
| 35 || Maryland || 3 || 5789929 || 0.52
|-
| 36 || Georgia || 5 || 9727566 || 0.51
|-
| 37 || New Mexico || 1 || 2067273 || 0.48
|-
| 38 || Louisiana || 2 || 4553962 || 0.44
|-
| 39 || Nevada || 1 || 2709432 || 0.37
|-
| 40 || Missouri || 2 || 6011478 || 0.33
|-
| 41 || New York || 6 || 19421055 || 0.31
|-
| 42 || Connecticut || 1 || 3581628 || 0.28
|-
| 43 || Oklahoma || 1 || 3764882 || 0.27
|-
| 44 || Florida || 5 || 18900773 || 0.26
|-
| 45 || Texas || 6 || 25268418 || 0.24
|-
| 46 || Kentucky || 1 || 4350606 || 0.23
|-
| 47 || Alabama || 1 || 4802982 || 0.21
|-
| 48 || Tennessee || 1 || 6375431 || 0.16
|-
| 49 || Hawaii || 0 || 1366862 || 0
|-
| 50 || Wyoming || 0 || 568300 || 0
|-
| 51 || Mississippi || 0 || 2978240 || 0
|-
|}

== See Also ==
* [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_cooperative "Bicycle cooperative" Wikipedia article]
* [http://www.bikecollectives.org/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,search/Itemid,51/ Bike Collective Network Directory]
* [http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/freebike/directory/index.htm Community Bike Programs: Directory]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations| ]]

File:The Community Spoke-logo.jpg

2013-06-04T14:29:25Z

Thecommunityspoke: uploaded a new version of "File:The Community Spoke-logo.jpg"

[[Category:Logos]]

The Community Spoke

2013-06-04T14:27:09Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

Located at the end of Boylston Place (Off of Boyston Steet in Jamaica Plains) on the left.

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| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = no
| has-earn-a-bike = no
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 6-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

The Community Spoke

2012-03-24T14:55:51Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

{{
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| logo =
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = yes
| has-earn-a-bike = yes
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 7-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

File:The Community Spoke-logo.jpg

2012-03-24T14:54:00Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke

2012-03-06T16:25:44Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

{{
shop-info
| name = The Community Spoke!
| logo =
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = yes
| has-earn-a-bike = yes
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = no


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 7-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

The Community Spoke

2012-03-06T16:25:00Z

Thecommunityspoke: The Community Spoke! is a bike co-op based in Boston, MA

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

{{
shop-info
| name = The Community Spoke!
| logo =
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = yes
| has-earn-a-bike = yes
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = no


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 7-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.

The Community Spoke

2012-03-06T16:23:08Z

Thecommunityspoke:

The Community Spoke! is a Boston, MA based bike co-op. We run a free, fully equipped community bike shop and hold periodic outdoor bike repair clinics. We've got plenty of free bikes and spare parts at our shop and would love to show you how to work on your bike!

{{
shop-info
| name = The Community Spoke!
| logo =
| year_founded = 2009

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.thecommunityspoke.org
| town = Jamaica Plain
| state = MA
| province =
| country = USA


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = yes
| has-bike-sharing = yes
| has-earn-a-bike = yes
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = yes
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = no


| mission-statement = A free and community run bike empowerment group
}}

==Our Mission==

The Community Spoke! Is a collectively run organization that encourages empowerment and personal freedom through cycling. TCS! is a non-hierarchical, consensus based and independent group without corporate or political sponsorship. We provide bicycle repair services, instruction, bike parts, and reconditioned bikes for free to the Greater Boston area. In addition to providing mechanic services at mobile, bicycle-powered repair clinics, we offer technical know-how, tools, workshop space, and a creative and supportive environment for everyone. Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons and are open to all, with a focus on being most accessible to those who are underserviced and underrepresented by bike shops. We encourage anyone who loves bikes to join us.

-We love bicycles. They are revolutionary. We want more people riding.

-We are a collectively-run organization. This means we organize without hierarchy and make our decisions through consensus.

-We seek to challenge the root causes of social and environmental injustice by creating community-based alternatives and fostering a spirit of mutual aid.

-We are a group that draws from many walks of life and we are open to anyone who would like to participate.

-Our community workshop and mobile repair stations are safe spaces free from oppression, violence and weapons. Any behavior that threatens to undermine the safe spaces we create will not be tolerated

-We are an independent group and we will not allow any group or individual who has made a monetary donation to dictate how we spend our funds or make our decisions.

-We provide materials and services free of charge. However, we appreciate donations of volunteer work, supplies, goodwill or money.

-We will only use funds provided by donations. All donations we receive will go only to purchasing materials and tools, never for our own personal gain.

-We will not accept political or corporate sponsorship.

-We will attempt to reuse materials wherever possible and will always recycle our waste.

-Our free mobile clinics are intended to provide roadside repair and adjustments to those who need it. Since all of our equipment is transported by bicycle, we generally don't carry specialty tools required for high end fine tuning. The main focus of our clinics is to make bikes safe and rideable, although we may not always have the resources available for complex or time consuming repairs.

-We are part of an ongoing effort to create a community that promotes cycling. We want to foster solidarity between cyclists and their communities.

== Contact Info ==
Our shop is located at 10 Boylston Place in Jamaica Plain. You can stop by our shop any time during open hours. Open hours vary and are posted on our [http://www.facebook.com/thecommunityspoke facebook page], but during the spring and summer we will be open at the very least every tuesday evening from 7-9PM. You can also contact us at [mailto:thecommunityspoke@gmail.com thecommunityspoke@gmail.com] to find out our extended hours or to make an appointment.

== Services Offered ==
We offer free use of our extensive selection of tools, repair instruction, earn-a-bike, mobile repair clinics, and advanced classes. If you need other bike services, please contact us and we will either be able to help or direct you to the right people.