As the pandemic sent Utahns out of gyms and into their homes, local bike shops are trying to keep up with an influx in demand as they adapt to changing times.

Whether it’s fixing up a customer’s bike, or refurbishing and donating or selling an old one – when it comes to bicycle thrift shopping, Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective has been a long-time local go-to.

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic facing the country is having a profound impact on the economy and has greatly expanded the need for charitable organizations to provide additional services in an unprecedented manner. Individual charities already have lost millions of dollars in revenue and an economic downturn will undoubtedly result in further contraction in resources that are the lifeblood of mission-driven organizations.

Non-profits are an integral part of Utah’s social fabric and economic vitality. Our organizations serve and touch nearly all Utahns including our most vulnerable populations.  We serve children, adults and families, people with disabilities and of all backgrounds and orientations. 

By this summer, the St. George Bicycle Collective will be in a new location on Bluff Street.

Currently, the city owns the building the collective leases. But its long term plans are to demolish it along with the Inn at St. George in order to develop the two lots. According to city officials, there are no firm plans on what will occupy those lots. But what is in the works is for the city to lease space at the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization Building at 39 S. Bluff Street and sign a long term lease allowing the St. George Bicycle Collective to move in.

Before the Collective moves into its new permanent location, it will occupy a temporary space after Christmas at 389 Industrial Road, #8.

The gifting of a bike just scratches the surface of the mission of the Bicycle Collective. Every person who receives a bike has access to the Collective’s dedicated volunteer crew who teach everything from bike maintenance to bike safety. 

But the mission is much larger than just gifting bikes. At its heart, the organization hopes to transform a city by transforming individual lives.

For newly arrived refugees still learning their way around Salt Lake City, bicycles offer an independent form of transportation giving adults autonomy and kids the chance to have some fun.

The Bicycle Collective team of volunteers and staff who earned Planet Bike's Super Commuter Award. This is the first time an organization has earned the award since its inception 15 years ago!

From grinding gears to tightening brakes, working on bikes can be intimidating and emotionally deflating for some people.

The Salt Lake Bicycle Collective is gearing up to welcome this season’s riders eager to tune up their bikes and make them look pretty again.

Remember the excitement of getting a new bicycle? Over the past couple hours, several children in Salt Lake have experienced that joy. It was made possible by a handful of local high school students.

This holiday season, the Ogden Bicycle Collective is working with Community Christmas — an event sponsored by the Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership — to provide bikes for 100 local kids in need.

 A class of 18 young people gathered Monday at the nonprofit St. George Bicycle Collective for an inaugural lesson in bicycle mechanics.

A program designed to help more people get around via a healthy means of transportation is celebrating a full year of success at its new location in St. George.

Remember the excitement of getting a new bicycle? Over the past couple hours, several children in Salt Lake have experienced that joy. It was made possible by a handful of local high school students.

This holiday season, the Ogden Bicycle Collective is working with Community Christmas — an event sponsored by the Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership — to provide bikes for 100 local kids in need.

 A class of 18 young people gathered Monday at the nonprofit St. George Bicycle Collective for an inaugural lesson in bicycle mechanics.

A program designed to help more people get around via a healthy means of transportation is celebrating a full year of success at its new location in St. George.