Queen City Bicycle Collective

Open shop/do-it-together bike repair services: qc bike provides do-it- together bike repair services for the community. The tools are in the bike users' hands whenever possible. Our repairs are done with mostly recycled parts, culled from donated bikes. There were 1,074 documented service visits by 620 unique individuals in the last year. We sold 199 refurbished bikes last year; 111 of those were discounted to make them truly affordable.

Qc bike offers various vouchered programs, supported by grant or donor funds, where a bike package (consisting of a refurbished bike, lights, lock, and helmet) is provided free, or at a nominal price, to the end user. Our largest such program - earn-a-bike - sees qc bike provide athletic packages to 150 high-achieving 4th & 5th graders at two manchester elementary schools.

Community outreach: qc bike continues to expand our efforts to cultivate and nurture the bike community in manchester. We offer regular, community group rides. We have held and/or participated in many local events, including providing bike parking at both the City's art festival and taco tour. We bought and coordinated the installation of bike repairs stations, pumps, and bike racks at various locations throughout the City, including downtown and at City schools. We see the tour of manchester as a wonderful addition to these efforts.