Esperanza Community Bike Shop

Esperanza Community Bike Shop

Esperanza means hope. At the Esperanza Community Bike Shop we hope to create a better Albuquerque by promoting, bicycle education and transportation. With some basic knowledge and access to the necessary equipment bicycling can be a safe, healthy, dependable, inexpensive, and fun way to get around.

The Esperanza Community Bike Shop will introduce people of all ages to the joy and freedom of bicycle riding, and provide opportunities for them to learn how to repair bicycles. At the Bike Shop we will not fix your bike for you; instead, we show you how to fix it yourself.

In our classroom, participants will build confidence, critical thinking skills, self-esteem, leadership and life skills. They will also learn what it means to give back to their community - through logging community service hours participants can earn their own bicycle and also discover they have valuable skills to offer others in need. Operating as a cooperative shop, we will provide affordable ways to acquire and maintain a bike, offer youth programs, encourage re-use and recycling, and work with community groups to get more people on bicycles.

Programs

APS and Government/civic groups

• Flat tire repair: 2 hour class approx 20 youth max.
• Earn a bike: 6-8 sessions class 1.5 hours per session 12 youth max (check out the first graduating class!)
• Mechanic classes: one time 6 hours class (other arrangement can be made) 12 youth max
• Work study: Length and time arranged on an individual basis

General public

• Bicycle library: One of the best features of the Esperanza Community Bike Shop is the “Bike Library” program. Youth and adults can check out bikes for a period of a month by completing the required bicycle education courses. This provides community members the opportunity to test out biking for the first time or to have access to free transportation.
• Advanced Bicycle Mechanics classes: The bike safety education program offers 4, one day, 6 hour Advanced Mechanics classes per year
• Bicycle Commuting Essentials classes: The bike safety education program offers at least 4 of these 2.5 hour classes. Topics to be covered are bike safety and flat repair.
• Traffic Skills classes: This 8 hour class offers for people who want an in-depth class on most aspect of cycling. This class is required for future League of American Bicyclists (LAB) instructors.

More information about bicycle instruction

Richard Rivas Day

One day per year a special day will be devoted to the founder of Albuquerque’s recycle a bicycle program that will include a bike ride and celebration.

Movie Night

At least once per year the Esperanza community bike shop will host a bike movie night free to the general public.

Donations

The general public is strongly encouraged to donate all unwanted bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories to the Esperanza Community bike shop. Please call Shop Manager James Bailey at 1-928-380-0747 to arrange the drop-off or pickup, or call (505)768-BIKE.

Hours

The shop is open for pre-scheduled programming (Student Work-study programs, Earn-a-Bike Program, and Community Bike Recycling Program activities) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. To schedule organized events during these hours, call (505) 768-BIKE.

Public "Open Shop" Hours (open for walk-in service)

Open shop hours will expand in May to coincide with the end of the school year; please bear with us as the hours may vary as programming and staff increase. Thank you.

• Tuesday and Thursday
  6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Sundays
  12 p.m. - 7 p.m.