Our Goodwill Bike Program provides adult sized bicycles for free to anyone who can’t afford to purchase one. In order to assess need, we partner with multiple nonprofit and governmental organizations. The process is simple: clients contact partner organizations who refer bike recipients to us. We repair the bikes and schedule an appointment with each recipient. Partnering organizations may require recipients to volunteer at our shops in exchange for the bikes. Please contact one of the below organizations to begin the process for yourself or your client, or call your nearest shop for more information.
OBC Partner Organizations:
Department of Workforce Services
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation
Weber Human Services
Cottages of Hope
Catholic Community Services
Davis Behavioral Health
Roads to Independence
Weber Housing Authority
Find your perfect ride!
We carry a large and rotating selection of used and fully refurbished bikes of all kinds. Our favorites are the rigid mountain bikes from the 80s and 90s that we convert to comfy commuters for everyday use, but our shelves can be stocked with everything from feather-light road bikes to last year’s full suspension cross country machine. Because everything we carry is donated to us, we never really know what’s going to be on the shelf from week to week. You can check out our stock by stopping by the shop!
The best part about buying a bike or parts from us? Your purchase helps to support our other, free community and educational programs!
OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
The Earn-a-Bike Program was created for youth who don’t have access or the economic means to purchase a bike. The Ogden Bicycle Collective gives them the opportunity to participate in the program where they volunteer and learn mechanical skills to repair a bike provided to them by the OBC. After the program is completed they will have a fully functioning bike to take home.
EDUCATION STANDARDS
- Twelve hours of volunteer work must be completed to earn a bike before taking it home
- Eight hours of volunteer work must be completed before picking out a bike
- The remaining 4 hours of volunteer work can be done doing maintenance on the bike to be earned
VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer work in the shop must be checked off by the Youth Program Coordinator, a total of 8 hours must be completed and recorded before a bike is chosen. Volunteer hours can be completed during Youth Open Shop Night, Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 PM.
BIKE MAINTENANCE
After a bike is chosen, the remaining four hours of volunteer work will be mechanical work on the bike. The bike must be deemed safe to ride before it can be taken home. Our mechanics will assist with and oversee any repairs needed.
Please contact our Youth Program Coordinator or 801-997-0336 with any questions.
Tuesdays 4:00-6:00 PM at OBC (936 28th Street, Ogden, UT 84403)
Youth Open Shop is a night dedicated to providing an open work space for kids between the ages of 10-17. Kids can come in and utilize the shop with the help of a youth specialist, mechanics, and volunteers. During youth open shop kids may work on their own bikes; volunteer to earn a bicycle or parts; learn bicycle mechanics, safety, and teamwork; and help other kids with their bikes. Youth Open Shop is free and does not require pre-registration, however, benches are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Completion of orientation with a parent or legal guardian is required before attending.
Please contact our Youth Program Coordinator at or 801-997-0336 with any questions.
From Provo.org:
"May is National Bike Month and Provo is celebrating the many benefits of bicycling! Whether you bike to work or school, ride to save money or time, pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment, or simply to explore your community – you’re going to love the events and activities we’ve got planned. We’ve put together a month full of events and activities to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride!"
See this website for a list of all the events happening this month.
Similar to a thrift store, our Community Bike Shop is run off donations. Any bike and bike-related item you donate to us will help us reach our vision of getting Utah County on bicycles. Whether your bike is given away as a Bike for Goodwill, sold to fund our operations, or recycled for scrap metal, it will be happier than it is now sitting in the garage not being ridden.
Drop by your donations Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm, or Saturdays 10am-2pm.
As a 501c3 charitable organization, all donations are tax-deductable.
Our Bikes for Goodwill program provides free bicycles to those who can’t afford to purchase one. Financial need is determined by nonprofit and government partners who vet clients for financial need.
If you are receiving help from any organization listed below, ask your caseworker about this program. Current caseworkers, find out if your client qualifies for a free bike here.
Partner Organizations
LDS Transitional Services
Mountainland Association of Governments
BYU English Language Center
If you would like to apply to be involved in our Bikes for Goodwill program please email for details.
We carry diverse, ever-changing selection of fully-refurbished used bikes. Our favorite bikes are "commutified"--reliable bikes from the 80s and 90s that we convert to comfy everyday bikes--but our shelves are often stocked with everything from feather-light road bikes to full-suspension mountain bikes. Because everything we carry is donated to us, we never really know what’s going to be on the shelf from week to week.
Come to our shop or call us today to find out what's in store!
Expect to spend $250-350 for a nice commuter bike, lights, and a lock. Road and mountain bikes usually sell for $250-500. Refurbished kids bikes sell for $30-100.
Provo Bicycle Collective is excited to announce a summer full of programs designed to help youth learn problem-solving, safe riding, and bicycle mechanic skills!
Earn-a-Bike
Earn-a-Bike is a hands-on course designed to foster problem solving skills through bicycle mechanics for youth ages 6-16. During the 4-week program, kids are taught basic bicycle mechanics and safety. Each class period, they use our tools to refurbish a bicycle of their choice which they will have the option to keep or donate to a child who might need it more at the end of the course.
Bike School
Bike School is a week-long day camp designed to teach youth safe bike riding and basic bike mechanics through hands-on experience. They experience everything from fixing a flat, to learning how to ride safely to school, to riding their bike on the Bonneville Shoreline mountain bike trail.
Learn more or register for either program here!
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