We’re the Lansing Bike Co-op, a community-run workshop that provides bike repair education and access to tools and refurbished bikes. The shop is kept open by neighbors who share their time, skills, and bikes. If you show up to learn, fix, or help, you’re part of what keeps this space going.

We’re open when people are available to open the shop, and everyone has work, family, and lives outside this space. Our regular hours run from spring through December. Check our calendar for updates. If you’d like to help expand our hours, the best way is to get involved.

We don’t give out bikes on demand. But we hold an annual Kids’ Bike Giveaway in December. For adults, we partner with Share-a-Bike to support those in urgent need. Stop by, talk with us, and we’ll help you with the next steps.

No, we don’t buy bikes. But we gladly accept gently used bikes in good condition that people are willing to share. Everything that comes in helps keep parts and bicycles available for the community.

We appreciate the offer, but to keep things fair and sustainable, we don’t accept trades. We rely on contributions of bikes, parts, money, or time to keep the shop running.

We won’t fix it for you, but we’ll work alongside you while you do the repair yourself. This is a learning space, not a retail shop. If you’d prefer to pay someone, we can refer you to local repair businesses.

We don’t offer bike storage. This is a working repair space, not a storage facility. If your bike isn’t rideable, bring it in during open hours and we’ll help you fix it so you can take it home.

We focus on human-powered bicycles. For safety and liability reasons, we don’t work on e-bikes or allow them in the shop. This helps us keep the space safe for everyone who depends on it.

Anyone can join a co-op they don’t discriminate based on gender, social, racial, political, or religious factors.

Members control their business by deciding how it’s run and who leads it

All co-op members invest in their cooperative. This means people, not shareholders, benefit from a co-op’s profits.

When making business deals or raising money, co-ops never compromise their autonomy or democratic member control.

Co-ops provide education, training and information so their members can contribute effectively to the success of their co-op.

Co-ops believe working together is the best strategy to empower their members and build a stronger co-op economy.

Co-ops are community minded. They contribute to the sustainable development of their communities by sourcing and investing locally.