Derailer Bicycle Collective: Difference between revisions

Derailer Bicycle Collective
Founded	2002
Dissolved	2012
Location	Denver, Colorado, United States
Language	English;
Services Offered	DIY Repair Services; Women and Trans Programs;
Mission Statement	Because we believe bicycles are the most affordable, sustainable, efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly, FUN, and liberating form of transportation and recreation, the Derailer Bicycle Collective aims to teach and share knowledge about bikes and bike maintenance to anyone and everyone.

Latest revision as of 16:53, 3 June 2026

This organization is no longer in operation.

Derailer Bicycle Collective was a free, non-profit, all volunteer, collectively run community bicycle shop on the west side of Denver. The shop was open to everyone, but prioritized people from the neighborhood and those with few options.

After the Collective disbanded, it passed remaining bikes/tools/curriculum/hardware/etc. to several different organizations in Denver, including The Bike Pit, El Centro Humanitario, and Bikes Together (formerly Park Hill Bike Depot). Derailer skills and values live on at Bikes Together; mechanics classes, GEM Night, and many other Derailer innovations were introduced to Bikes Together after the closure of the Collective.

Location & Hours

This shop is closed. The information below is preserved for archival purposes.

Thursday & Friday 3-7: General shop day, Build-A-Bike & Fix-A-Bike
Tuesday 4-7: Same as above, but for Women, Girls, and Transgender folks only
2nd & 4th Sunday of the month 1-4: Help Day!

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-The Derailer Bicycle Collective is a free, non-profit, all volunteer, collectively run community bicycle shop on the west side of Denver. We are open to everyone, however we prioritize people from our neighborhood and those with few options.
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-Because we believe bicycles are the most affordable, sustainable, efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly, FUN, and liberating form of transportation and recreation, the Derailer Bicycle Collective aims to teach and share knowledge about bikes and bike maintenance to anyone and everyone.
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+   | has-bike-sharing       = no
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+   | has-bike-valet         = no
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+   | has-pedicab            = no
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+   | mission-statement = Because we believe bicycles are the most affordable, sustainable, efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly, FUN, and liberating form of transportation and recreation, the Derailer Bicycle Collective aims to teach and share knowledge about bikes and bike maintenance to anyone and everyone.
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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a free, non-profit, all volunteer, collectively run community bicycle shop on the west side of Denver. The shop was open to everyone, but prioritized people from the neighborhood and those with few options.
+After the Collective disbanded, it passed remaining bikes/tools/curriculum/hardware/etc. to several different organizations in Denver, including The Bike Pit, El Centro Humanitario, and [[Bikes Together]] (formerly Park Hill Bike Depot). Derailer skills and values live on at Bikes Together; mechanics classes, GEM Night, and many other Derailer innovations were introduced to Bikes Together after the closure of the Collective.
 == Location & Hours ==
-Lipan St.<br>
+This shop is closed. The information below is preserved for archival purposes.
-Denver, CO 80204<br>
 * Thursday & Friday 3-7: General shop day, Build-A-Bike & Fix-A-Bike<br>
 * Tuesday 4-7: Same as above, but for Women, Girls, and Transgender folks <i>only</i><br>
 * 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month 1-4: Help Day!
-== Website ==
+== See Also ==
+Mac and Morgan, two key members of the Collective, led workshops at BikeBike Everywhere in 2021 about our Derailer + Bikes Together years. https://fr.bikebike.org/conferences/South2021/workshops/92233/
-* http://www.derailerbicyclecollective.org/
+The trailer for an unpublished 2006 documentary about the Collective is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/HyNo-P7BNp0?si=cVdtYwZGdBuQV0rA here]
-== Contact ==
+Rocky Mountain PBS published a [https://youtu.be/9QDFi4DD0QQ?si=8HxkW-vSumLw0_7n short video] about the Collective's SPIN Night in 2012.
-.893.0305
-info@derailerbicyclecollective.org
-== See Also ==
 * [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]
 [[Category:Colorado Community Bicycle Organizations]]