The Bike Collective is currently on BREAK for some much needed spring cleaning, but open hours should be returning this JUNE. The Bike Collective is located in the basement and parking lot of the North Adams Armory, located at 206 Ashland Street in North Adams.

For possible weather related cancellations, please call 413-663-7588 or check our FB page.

Our nbCC Health and Wellness Coordinator, oversees the Bike Collective, where bicycles can be donated, earned, worked on or purchased, empowering and building a bike community. The Bike Collective is working to make biking accessible to more people who may not have reliable and consistent transportation, and who have bikes in need of repair and maintenance.

The nbCC Bike Collective provides space and resources to not only empower those who wish to have a bike or build their knowledge of bike maintenance, but also to connect bike champions with the community and offer the opportunity to share their skills and passion with others. 

History

This is a nascent effort that began through Downtown Bike Around, as many people in the community and organizations had bikes they no longer used or rode, but did not want to throw away, and there were residents that wanted to ride in the Downtown Bike Around that did not have bikes. Bret and Amanda started to collect and continue to collect bicycles to help fill this gap and save bicycles from going to the landfill and be re-used instead. 

Implementation

The vision for the Bike Collective is to provide a place for those who own or wish to acquire bikes to learn and employ bike repair and maintenance skills with volunteer bike mechanics and community champions. 

The earn-a-bike option, enables residents the opportunity to donate their time at the Collective or at a community bike event learning bike repair and maintenance. Bikes are also available for purchase. A combination of monetary payment and time is also a purchase option. If needed, helmets are provided with every bike. 

Activities/Events (check our calendar for more details)

In addition to our open hours the Bike Collective also:

• Hosts the Monthly Downtown Bike Around
  • Happening in the summer & fall. Check our FB page for upcoming events.

• Hosts FREE Pop-up Workshops & Events
  • Held throughout northern Berkshire County

• Accepts donations of new or gently used bikes

How to Get a Bike

STEP 1: Choose a bike. (Your bike will be held for you for up to 45 days.)

STEP 2: Decide how to purchase your bike.

A ) Volunteer Time = $20/hr* Towards a Bike

*Rate has no cash value. This rate is only applicable towards the purchase of a Collective bike.

• Get a Volunteer Hour Tracker from an nbCC Team Member
  • When you volunteer, make sure whoever is in charge fills out the tracker with your hours & their initials.

B) Purchase a Bike

• All bikes have a price tag with the cost of the bike.
• nbCC accepts CASH or CHECK.

C) Combination

• Anyone can use any combination of cash/check payment AND volunteer hours to purchase a bike.

STEP 3: Take your bike home after you have completed your purchase!

We are NOT a Bike Shop

The Bike Collective does not duplicate the work and value of our local bike shops. We try to do everything we can to fix problems, but some are more suitable for a professional shop.