BikeAthens has been forced to move and we need your help. We will continue to update this post as the situation develops.
September 30, 2023 Update
Phew.
We met our deadline to get out of 1075 West Broad by today. We owe great thanks to our friends who helped us move our stuff to storage and the new shop.
We’ve had to pull a building permit so we can build a bathroom, we’ve hired an electrician and a plumber, and we have a lot of shop organization projects ahead of us. All of this takes money and time, so thank you to everyone who donated, and if you haven’t yet, please consider a one-time or monthly donation. We hope to be back up and running by November.
Our new space is going to be awesome. We are very excited to be neighbors with Daily Groceries and Athentic Brewing, businesses that strive to be open and inclusive. It is with that in mind that we renew our commitment to our anti-gatekeeping policy:
We assert that anyone who wants to ride a bicycle or learn to maintain and repair bicycles should be free to develop and enjoy these skills without criticism or condescension, regardless of their color, shape, strength, gender expression, sexual orientation, or anything else.
September 1, 2023 Update
This community is amazing! Here’s the plan.
You all helped us turn this situation around very quickly through your outpouring of support. With big thanks to Heather Fincher from Collegetown Properties, we were able to sign a lease before Labor Day weekend on what will be our new space under/behind Daily Groceries at 1190 Prince Ave. We are thrilled to be neighbors with Athentic Brewing, Flying Biscuit and Barberitos!
Our plan is to be completely out of our old location by the end of September while we work to build out the new shop. Stay tuned for more on the build-out.
Our suspension of regular activities continues as we transition and evolve. We hope to get back to serving the community in October.
Thank you to everyone who donated, and if you haven’t yet, please consider a one-time or monthly donation.
August 13, 2023 Update
We have to move and we need help.
BikeAthens has been forced to move, after seven years in our current location at 1075 W Broad Street, due to circumstances beyond our control. We have a prospective place to land that, if it works out, will be an incredibly cool move for us.
To make this work, we need more monthly donors to close at least a $2,000 monthly revenue gap for rent. We will also need a short-term boost of at least $5,000 to make the new space operable.
And, very soon, we will need many volunteers to help with the move.
If you’re one of our donors, thank you. Please consider an increase to your monthly or annual contribution. If you usually give at the end of the year, please consider an early donation if you can.
If you’re not a donor and you’d like to help us out, please visit bikeathens.org/give. We use a donor platform called Givebutter that allows you to set up monthly or one-time payments with a card, Venmo, or PayPal, whichever you prefer. Thank you for helping us serve this community, and we appreciate any dollar amount you can give.
We will post weekly updates if not more frequently on social media and at this location. Stay tuned for more about volunteer needs.
Again, thank you for you support as we work to build equity in transportation through service, advocacy, and education.
Most shop activities are temporarily suspended.
In order to focus on this challenge, we are sorry to say that we must suspend the following activities until further notice:
- Thursday Fix Your Own Bike (FYOB)
- Walk-in repair service
- Walk-in sales – please call or text for an appointment to buy one of our sale bikes.
- Donation drop-offs – please take all bike donations to the ACC CHaRM.
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