Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

Name

Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

Legal name

Bicycle Collective

Website

https://slcbikecollective.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Bike Shop and Bicycle Refurbishment Services

NAICS

Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (8114)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Cycling & Bike Retail (Sales, Service & Accessories) (CRAMABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bicycle Programs & Bike Share (Parking, Repair, Rentals) (EDALAKAE), Bike Parts & Components Retail (CRAMAHAB), Bike Accessories Retail (Lights, Locks, Racks, Bags) (CRAMAHAD), Bike Service, Repair & Maintenance Shops (CRAMAHAH), Used & Refurbished Bike Retail (CRAMAHAK)

Keywords

• Community bike shop
• Refurbished bicycles retail
• Bike repair education
• Bicycle recycling nonprofit
• Community cycling programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Sales of refurbished bikes, parts, accessories, and merchandise both in-store and online. All profits fund charitable mission. Approximately 70% of revenue from retail activities.
2. Memberships: Annual Individual and Family Memberships providing access to free bench time, discounts on parts, access to community education classes, and insider access to events like Bike Prom.
3. Donations and Grants: Individual private donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants (Kahlert Foundation, etc.) Fundraising events including Bike Prom. Approximately 30% of revenue from charitable sources.
4. Bike Valet Services: Bicycle valet parking services provided for community events like farmers markets, festivals, and concerts. Fee-based service generating revenue while promoting cycling transportation.
5. Bench Time and Tool Rentals: Access to workspace and tools for community members to work on their own bikes, available to members during open shop hours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Bicycle Collective operates three community bike shop locations in Utah where donated bicycles are refurbished by staff and volunteers and resold at reduced prices, with proceeds funding free bike distribution programs for children, refugees, low-income households, and other underserved populations. Beyond retail, it offers memberships providing bench time and parts discounts, free bike maintenance classes, volunteer programs, and bike valet services at community events, while diverting bicycles and parts from landfills through a dedicated recycling program.

Product overview

The Bicycle Collective is a nonprofit network of community bike shops operating three locations in Utah (Salt Lake City, Ogden, and St. George) plus a Provo location. The organization operates a unified model centered on collecting donated bicycles and parts, refurbishing them through volunteer and staff labor, and redistributing them through multiple channels: the flagship Kahlert Community Bicycle Resource Center (New Hub) serves as headquarters with retail sales, service, recycling, and educational programming. Core offerings include refurbished bicycles sold at reduced prices to fund operations, free bikes given through Kids Bikes Giveaways and Bikes-For-Goodwill programs, and community programs like Community Classes, Women Trans Femme Night, and Young Mechanics. The membership program provides benefits including bench time and discounts. Revenue streams include bike/parts sales, donations, memberships, and services like Bike Valet at community events. The organization diverts over 100 tons annually from landfills through its recycling program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Refurbished Bicycles Refurbished bicycles of all types (road, mountain, hybrid, BMX, tandem, e-bikes) sold at reduced prices to fund charitable programs. Each bike is assessed, refurbished by professional mechanics, and either sold or given to those in need.
• Bike Parts & Accessories New and used bike parts, components, tools, and cycling accessories including helmets, pumps, lights, locks, racks, baskets, and cycling apparel sold to support operations.
• Annual Membership Program Annual Individual and Family Memberships providing free bench time, discounts on parts, access to community education classes, and insider access to events like Bike Prom.
• Community Bike Maintenance Classes Free ongoing classes for volunteers and members covering essential bike maintenance topics including Fix-a-Flat, Basic Bike Maintenance, Bicycle Commuting, Disc Brake Skills, Shifting, Chains and Teeth, and Bearings.
• Women, Trans, Femme (WTF) Night Weekly DIY repair event providing a friendly and inclusive learning environment for women and gender-expansive people to fix bikes, shop for parts, and learn about volunteering.
• Young Mechanics Program Experiential learning program where participants gain mechanical skills while working on their own bikes or refurbishing bikes for Kids Bikes Giveaways.
• Bike Valet Service Secure bike parking service provided at community events like farmers markets, festivals, and concerts, ensuring bikes are safe and attended to while attendees enjoy events.
• Bicycle Collective Merchandise Branded apparel and accessories including t-shirts, hats, water bottles, and cycling apparel to promote the organization and its mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,222 bikes given away to those in need in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kem C. Gardner Policy InstituteminorOthersUniversity of Utah policy institute that recognized Bicycle Collective with Informed Decision Maker Award in 2024.
• West Jordan Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in Westland Elementary PTA Bikes and Blades Family Night event, teaching bicycle and pedestrian safety to students and families.
• Utah Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Westland Elementary PTA event to teach safety information to attendees.
• Utah Highway Safety Office Bicycle Rodeo ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided safety obstacle course for children to navigate at community bike safety event.
• Westland Elementary PTAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized community bike drive collecting 46 bikes for donation to Bicycle Collective. Partnership demonstrates community-driven support for mission.
• Brimley Neon Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird-generation neon light company commissioned to design, build, and install public art sculpture on building facade. Created neon/bicycle hybrid art piece.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves3 records

Emerging players

• Trips for Kids: National nonprofit network providing mountain biking experiences and Earn-A-Bike programs for at-risk youth. Less retail focus but directly comparable mission around bicycle access for underserved youth, with a chapter-based operating model that could inform SLCBC's geographic expansion.
• Bikes for Kids Foundation: Nonprofit providing new bicycles to children in underserved communities through partner organizations. Less operational overlap but directly comparable charity model in kids bike giveaways, which is a core program for SLCBC (440 kids bikes given in 2025).
• The Bicycle Project: Nonprofit that refurbishes donated bicycles for refugees, asylum seekers, and low-income individuals in multiple US cities. Direct parallel to SLCBC's Bikes-For-Goodwill program serving newly resettled refugees; potential strategic peer for program design benchmarking.

Direct peers

• Community Cycling Center: Portland, OR nonprofit bike shop focused on making cycling accessible through bike sales, repair services, youth education, and workforce development programs. Comparable model blending retail, education, and charitable distribution with multi-program structure.
• Bikes Not Bombs: Boston-area nonprofit that uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change, refurbishing donated bikes for local youth and shipping abroad. Operates a youth mechanics program, Earn-A-Bike model, and retail storefront with directly comparable mission and program structure.
• Working Bikes: Chicago-based nonprofit that refurbishes donated bicycles for sale locally and donation internationally. Runs volunteer-powered refurbishment operations with similar revenue mix of earned retail sales and charitable programs, serving as a strong operational and scale peer.
• Boise Bicycle Project: Idaho-based nonprofit community bike shop network that refurbishes donated bikes and distributes them through sales, giveaways, and education programs. Most direct functional analog; Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective's SLC Shop Director Ikaika Cox previously worked here, evidencing close operational model parity.
• Bike Works: Seattle-based nonprofit that refurbishes and sells used bikes, runs youth programs (including a Young Mechanics Program equivalent), and operates a community workshop. Strong program and retail model parallel, particularly in youth-focused bicycle access.
• Recycle-A-Bicycle: New York City nonprofit that refurbishes donated bikes for sale, runs youth Earn-A-Bike and job training programs, and operates retail storefronts. Comparable urban nonprofit model with similar educational programming and donation-driven supply chain.

Broad incumbents

• REI Co-op (Recycled Bikes Program): Large outdoor retail co-op that operates a Used Gear trade-in program, refurbishing bikes and selling them through selected partners. While much larger and broader in scope, REI's circular economy initiatives and bike trade-in represent adjacent institutional infrastructure in the refurbished bike space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bicycollective
• Facebookfacebook.com/BicycleCollective
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salt-lake-city-bicycle-collective
• Instagraminstagram.com/Bicyclecollective

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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