Sopo Bike Coop: Difference between revisions

SOPO Bicycle Cooperative
Website	http://sopobikes.org/
Email	info@sopobikes.org
Founded	2004
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Earn-A-Bike Services; Bicycle Advocacy;
Mission Statement	To create equitable access to cycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance, services and education.
Other Contact Info	https://www.facebook.com/sopobikes/ , https://www.instagram.com/sopobikecoop/

Latest revision as of 16:00, 19 October 2026

Workshop

Our workshop provides a central forum for sharing equipment, materials, and expertise, and facilitates affordable, practical, hands-on support for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. We are committed to making our shop a safe and neutral community space where all people are welcomed and encouraged to learn, share, and turn wrenches.

Our shop outlook is:

Each one teach one.
Right tool for the right job.
Bicycles make the world a better place.

Contact Info

Address:

The Met
680 Murphy Ave SW #6072, Atlanta, GA 30310
(No mail here, please!)

info@sopobikes.org

History

In December 2004, three friends held an open meeting to discuss a community wide problem: bicycle repair services at for-profit shops was too expensive and time consuming. We wanted to fix our own bikes with collectively owned tools. When the power went out at that meeting, the 60 of us gathered there huddled together and lit the room with blinky lights so we could continue shouting about our visions for community service, empowerment, and change! Together, with the support of local businesses and artists, we created a nonprofit tax exempt organization dedicated to creating a cooperatively owned bicycle repair shop. Eight months later, with the help of the East Atlanta Kids Club, SouthStar CDC, and Don Bender, Sopo acquired its shop space in East Atlanta. Two years after moving in, Sopo shut down, revamped, reopened, and hired its first paid Executive Director.

In ~2022 Sopo moved to The Met in Atlanta's West End Neighborhood.

SoPo is named for South of Ponce de Leon Road.

Services Offered

DIY shop: tools, repair stands and volunteer help for a $10 donation
Used bicycles and parts for sale
Earn-A-Bicycle
Public bicycle rack installation
Bicycles, locks and helmets for people in need
Bike and parts donations

SoPo is YOUR bicycle shop. We belong to you.

We are a nonprofit community-based bicycle repair shop in the West End. Come by and fix and build bicycles with new and old friends. No experience? No problem. Come and learn. That's what we're here for.

No one is turned away for lack of money!

Hours

See sopobikes.org for current shop hours. Volunteers needed and welcome!

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-== Mission Statement ==
+   | name           = SOPO Bicycle Cooperative
+   | logo           = Sopo Logo.jpg
+   | year_founded   = 2004
+   | year_dissolved =
+   | email    = info@sopobikes.org
+   | website  = http://sopobikes.org/
+   | town     = Atlanta
+   | state    = Georgia
+   | country  = United States of America
+   | other_contact = https://www.facebook.com/sopobikes/ , https://www.instagram.com/sopobikecoop/
-Our mission is to create equitable access to cycling by providing no/low-cost bicycle maintenance services and education.
+   <!-- if on a college or university campus, then the name of that institution -->
+   | campus =
-== Workshop ==
+   | language1 = English
+   | language2 =
+   | language3 =
-Our workshop provides a central forum for sharing equipment, materials, and expertise, and facilitates affordable, practical, hands-on support for cyclists of all ages and skill levels.
+   | has-diy-shop           = yes
+   | has-pay-shop           = no
+   | has-mobile-repair      = no
+   | has-bike-sharing       = no
+   | has-earn-a-bike        = yes
+   | has-bike-valet         = no
+   | has-workshops          = no
+   | has-courses            = no
+   | has-group-rides        = no
+   | has-bicycle-advocacy   = yes
+   | has-pedicab            = no
+   | has-in-school-programs = no
+   | has-youth-summercamp   = no
+   | has-youth-racing       = no
+   | has-women-trans-hours  = no
+   | mission-statement = To create equitable access to cycling by providing affordable bicycle maintenance, services and education.
-== Website ==
+}}
-* http://www.sopobikes.org/
-== References ==
+==Workshop==
-* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]
+Our workshop provides a central forum for sharing equipment, materials, and expertise, and facilitates affordable, practical, hands-on support for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. We are committed to making our shop a safe and neutral community space where all people are welcomed and encouraged to learn, share, and turn wrenches.
-* [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A72928 Co-op touts two-wheel lifestyle], Creative Loafing 05.10.06
-* [http://atlanta.creativeloafingbestof.com/gbase/BestOf/BestOfAwards?Award=oid%3A266322 Best Resource for Cyclists: SOPO Bicycle CO-OP], Creative Loafing 09.06
+Our shop outlook is:
-* [http://www.dryinkmag.com/sopo-bicycle-cooperative Reclaiming the Streets: A bicycle co-op in East Atlanta is getting riders back on the roadways], Dry Ink Magazine 08.06
+*Each one teach one.
-* [http://atlanta.metblogs.com/archives/2005/08/co_ops_in_atlan.phtml Co-ops in Atlanta], Metroblogging Atlanta 08.16.05
+* Right tool for the right job.
+*Bicycles make the world a better place.
+==Contact Info==
+Address:
+ The Met
+Murphy Ave SW #6072, Atlanta, GA 30310
+ (No mail here, please!)
+* info@sopobikes.org
+==History==
+In December 2004, three friends held an open meeting to discuss a community wide problem: bicycle repair services at for-profit shops was too expensive and time consuming.  We wanted to fix our own bikes with collectively owned tools.  When the power went out at that meeting, the 60 of us gathered there huddled together and lit the room with blinky lights so we could continue shouting about our visions for community service, empowerment, and change!  Together, with the support of local businesses and artists, we created a nonprofit tax exempt organization dedicated to creating a cooperatively owned bicycle repair shop.  Eight months later, with the help of the East Atlanta Kids Club, SouthStar CDC, and Don Bender, Sopo acquired its shop space in East Atlanta.  Two years after moving in, Sopo shut down, revamped, reopened, and hired its first paid Executive Director.
+In ~2022 Sopo moved to The Met in Atlanta's West End Neighborhood.
+SoPo is named for South of Ponce de Leon Road.
+==Services Offered==
+*DIY shop: tools, repair stands and volunteer help for a $10 donation
+*Used bicycles and parts for sale
+*Earn-A-Bicycle
+*Public bicycle rack installation
+*Bicycles, locks and helmets for people in need
+*Bike and parts donations
+SoPo is YOUR bicycle shop. We belong to you.
+We are a nonprofit community-based bicycle repair shop in the West End. Come by and fix and build bicycles with new and old friends. No experience?  No problem. Come and learn. That's what we're here for.
+No one is turned away for lack of money!
+==Hours==
+See [https://sopobikes.org/ sopobikes.org] for current shop hours. Volunteers needed and welcome!