The Ogden Bicycle Collective is now accepting applications for our Jr Bicycle Mechanics Class! The 10-week course is designed to teach 14-17 year old aspiring mechanics the basic skills needed to become an ace wrencher and prepare you to get a job in a shop.
And it's FREE!
Classes will be held Wednesday and Friday after school from 4-6 PM. This course is intensive and youth who complete the assignments and pass the tests will receive a certification at the end of the 10 weeks.
For youth who are interested and committed to completing the course, fill out the application attached to the bottom of the page and return it our Youth Program Cooridantor, Lulu, by September 2nd. Space is limited, so interviews of applicants will be conducted the week of September 4th and classes will begin the following week.
For questions, please contact our Youth Program Coordinator at .
The Ogden Bicycle Collective and Ogden City Arts is pleased to announce the inaugural, Bike Homecoming! We will start the event with a free, easy, no-drop community bike ride beginning at Union Station, where everyone of all abilities is welcome. Festivities begin at 6PM. The route will ride east on 25th street, past many of the First Friday Art Stroll galleries. It then weaves through the Junction, past the Temple and Adventure Park, under the Ogden Arch, and eventually back to the Ogden Amphitheater—where the party begins. DJ KyWizard from Lavender Vinyl will provide the music, you provide the dance moves.
Everyone is encouraged to dress in their best formal attire befitting of Homecoming.
The community bike ride is free, but tickets will be sold for the dance. Ticket sales and other donations from Bike Homecoming go to supporting the Ogden Bicycle Collective's community programs. Come out for a good time to support bikes, cyclists, and the community!
Buy Tickets Here!
Want to get in for free? Pick up a volunteer shift here!
Kaden Coil
Youth Education Coordinator
Bio coming soon...
Hiring! The Bicycle Collective Seeks a Director of Development
Written by Clinton Watson
The Bicycle Collective is excited to announce we are hiring our first Director of Development (DD). The DD will report directly to the Executive Director (ED) and assist the ED and the organization as a whole with our annual fundraising, grant writing, and community cultivation goals across 5 locations in Utah.
The Bicycle Collective is in the middle of an exciting period of rapid growth, expanding the number of locations we have around the state, the number of programs we offer to the communities we serve, and the amount of revenue we are able to raise in pursuit of forwarding our mission. In the past year we have experienced a revenue increase of over 25% and anticipate similar numbers over the coming years. In light of this, we have reached a turning point and the ED and Board of Directors have determined the timing is right to create a position in the organization to manage and encourage that growth.
The Collective prides itself on its managerial and operational transparency and seeks a candidate who holds firm to those values. In that spirit we are announcing the position as one that is new to our organizational structure and, as such, one that will be guided, developed, and expanded by the right candidate. We are starting the position at 20-25 hours per week, anticipating that the DD will grow revenue streams sufficiently to justify a full time position and even hire additional staff as budgets allow.
The Collective has a demonstrated track record of sustainable growth over the past few years, fueled by a unique organizational model that empowers employees to explore beyond their job descriptions, rewards success appropriately and proportionally, and treats failures or mistakes as a necessary part of growth and opportunities for learning. The ideal DD candidate will be one who sees and capitalizes on opportunities, works well as a team with the ED and all Location Directors, and is self-motivated to improve both the organization as a whole and their own, personal situation.
Matt Woodman
Open Shop Manager
Bio coming soon...
Owen Geary
Mechanic & Open Shop Manager
Bio coming soon...
Alex Parvaz
Mechanic & Open Shop Manager
Bio coming soon...
Luke Macfarlane
Mechanic & Open Shop Manager
Bio coming soon...
Mollie Bourdos
Mechanic
Bio coming soon..
Amy Nguyen Wiscombe
Volunteer and Program Coordinator
Bio coming soon...
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Sam Warrick
SLC Location Director
Bio coming soon...
We're excited to announce that the Bicycle Collective is on the verge of opening its 5th location in St. George! Our group of extremely hard working volunteers have been building up programs in the region for a couple of years and working with the City of St. George to find a location in the heart of the city to allow us to expand our services to more residents of southern Utah. Through a generous offer from the city we now have the opportunity to make it happen!
We are hiring a full time Location Director to design, implement, and manage the community bike shop and the Bicycle Collective's core programs in a way that will sustain itself for years to come. This is a position for a self-driven and ambitious person ready for serious professional growth in a well-established organization that is growing steadily. The ideal candidate is one who flourishes in an environment with minimal direct supervision and enjoys coming up with creative solutions to challenges as they arise because while the Bicycle Collective is built on a very solid foundation, the truth is the field we operate in is new and being crafted by organizations like ours as we grow.
Interested candidates: check out the attached job description and program description. Instructions to apply are included in the job description. Please send any questions to
Ride on!
Provo Bicycle Collective is proud to announce a newly-formed partnership with Refugee Action Network through which we hope to provide dozens of free bikes each year to refugees seeking to become self-sufficient in Utah Valley.
In its last year of work, Refugee Action Network has proven itself as an effective resource for refugees who have already spent some time in the US and seeking to become more self-sufficient.
Our partnership allows Refugee Action Network to recommend their clients to our shop for a free Goodwill Bike – donated bicycles refurbished by PBC volunteers. In 2016, Bicycle Collective gave away 1,436 Goodwill Bikes throughout Utah.
Our hope is that their refugees will use these bikes to meet daily transportation needs; riding to work, shopping for groceries, and meeting appointments.
We’re always in need of willing volunteers to repair bikes for these refugees. Interested volunteers can find out how to fix bikes with us at Bicyclecollective.org. No experience is necessary.
Connor Biser
Mechanic
Bio coming soon.
