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The shop hours for December 2023 are as follows:

Tuesdays – December 5 and 19, open by appointment from 5 PM to 8 PM (closed December 12 and 26)

Thursdays – December 21, open by appointment from 5 PM to 8 PM (closed December 7, 14, and 28)

Sundays – December 3 and 17, garage open for parts sales from 1 PM to 3 PM (closed December 10, 24, and 31).

We will be on the road in early December, and also will close between Christmas and New Year’s to allow us time to catch up on all our end of year business tasks.

We are planning something special for you in January!! We plan to open an indoor space for a pop up sale of a bunch of vintage and new old stock items. Our first sale will feature fenders, wheels, and rims. We have a whole lot of brand new fenders for vintage bicycles, with some still in the original packaging. We also have a lot of very nice wheels and rims. These items will be on sale for bargain prices. Watch our web site and our Facebook page for the announcement of the date and time for this special sale.

Enjoy the upcoming holiday season.

Cranksgiving 2022 is coming on November 19. The location is Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 Lafond Avenue in St. Paul. This is a pedal powered food drive where participants ride bicycles from store to store and purchase items to donate to the food outreach program at Zion Lutheran Church. Every Thursday, the folks at Zion serve a free hot meal to anyone who wants to eat. During the meal, they also give away bags of groceries to anyone who wants one. All items collected at Cranksgiving are either given away in the grocery bags or used to cook the weekly meal.

We are offering an alley-cat style race with prizes for speed. We are also offering a non-competitive cruise where participants can choose their stops from the list of race stops, purchase items, and bring them back to the church. People can also drop off items at the church during the event. Residents of the Hamline Midway neighborhood can call the shop at 651-641-1037 to request that Mr. Michael pick up donations from their homes, by bicycle of course. Deadline for scheduling a home pickup is Friday, November 18 at noon.

Here is our chance to help feed the hungry and care for needy folks among us, while having a great time riding bicycles. Questions? Send them to [email protected] and we will get back to you with answers.

Hope to see lots of folks on November 19. Happy Cranksgiving!!

We are currently not accepting donations of used bicycles from individuals, as our storage space is full. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we have to take this step in order to manage the space we have. Please check back in a few months for updated donation information. Thanks for your understanding.

The shop schedule is as follows:

Sundays – April 24, May 1, 8, 22, 28 – Shop Open by appointment from Noon to 4 PM, outdoor sale from 1 PM to 3 PM behind shop, no appointment needed (closed May 15, we are going on the English 3-Speed Tour of Lake Pepin)

Tuesdays – April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Shop Open by appointment from 5 PM to 7:30 PM

Thursdays – April 28, May 12, 19, 26 – Shop Open by appointment from 5 PM to 7:30 PM (Closed May 5)

Sunday, April 24 is Schwinn Day and English Day!!! We will have around 100 vintage Schwinn bicycles and 50 or so English bicycles (many are 3-speeds). This event is from Noon to 4 PM outdoors behind the shop. No appointment is needed.

Note that our wait list for gift bicycles is now closed. We anticipate that it will reopen in early July 2022.

The wait list for gift bicycles will reopen on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 9 AM. No early calls are accepted. All social service providers should review the information on the page for social service providers so they understand the process, and that they are responsible for picking up bicycles and delivering them to clients. The instructions for the wait list are on the home page.

The October Shop Schedule is as follows:

Sundays – October 3, 10, 24, and 31 – Shop Open Noon to 4 PM by appointment – outdoor sales from 1 PM to 3 PM behind the shop, no appointment is needed. (note the shop is closed on Sunday, October 17).

Tuesdays – October 5, 12, and 26 – Shop open by appointment only from 5 PM to 8 PM (closed October 19).

Thursdays – October 7, 21, and 28 – Shop open by appointment only from 5 PM to 8 PM (closed October 14).

Please note that appointments are available for repair services or for purchasing a bicycle. We need at least 24 hours advance notice to prepare for bicycle purchase appointments. All appointments are scheduled by calling 651-641-1037 between 9 AM and 9 PM. Please be sure to leave your name, telephone number, and what kind of appointment you need on the voice mail. Thanks.

We are hosting a bicycle donation event on Saturday, August 28 between 10 AM and 2 PM behind our shop at 520 N. Prior Avenue. Bring all your unused, outgrown, or otherwise excess bicycles to this event. We will accept all bicycles in any condition, and no appointment is needed. We request a small cash donation to help offset tire disposal costs. We are partnering with the Lowertown Bike Shop and Free Bikes 4 Kidz for this event.

The wait list for gift bicycles is now closed. We anticipate reopening the list during the first week in October 2021. Please check back at that time.

Our August shop schedule is as follows:

Sundays – August 8, 22, and 29 – shop open noon to 4 PM by appointment. Outdoor parts sales from 1 PM to 3 PM behind the shop, no appointment needed. Closed August 1 and 15.

Tuesdays – August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 – shop open 5 PM to 8 PM by appointment. Bicycle donations are accepted on these Tuesdays by appointment only.

Thursdays – August 5, 12, 19, and 26 – shop open 5 PM to 8 PM by appointment.

To make an appointment, call 651-641-1037. We do all scheduling by phone.

On Saturday, August 28 from 10 AM to 2 PM, we will have a bicycle donation drop off event behind the shop. No appointment is needed to drop off bicycles. We are especially in need of adult better quality hybrid bicycles in all sizes, and adult mountain and hybrid styles to fit riders 5’10” and taller. We are partnering for this event with the Lowertown Bike Shop and Free Bikes 4 Kidz. All children’s bicycles will go to FB4K, and we will share the adult bicycles with Lowertown. The City of St. Paul is not accepting bicycles at their fall recycling drop off event, so here is your chance to donate bicycles to benefit good causes.

For more information about our events, about our schedule, or to make an appointment for repair services/bicycle buying or to donate bicycles, please call 651-641-1037.

All donation appointments for the month of June are full. If you need a donation appointment, please call back during the last week in June. Please note that due to extremely limited storage space, we are not accepting any bicycles with 20″ wheels or smaller (i.e., kid size bikes). We also are not accepting bicycles that are missing lots of parts, are rusty, or in very poor condition. There is always a shortage of better quality true hybrid bicycles, and of hybrid and mountain bicycles to fit riders 5’10” and taller. We give priority appointments to folks who want to give us these items. We currently have a surplus of lower end road (racing style) bicycles, 3-speeds, and cruisers, so we suggest that you wait until space becomes available before donating these items.

One other thing – donation appointment times are firm. Don’t come more than five minutes before or after your scheduled time. We schedule these appointments so we are able to quickly retrieve your donations, and if you stray from your appointed time we will be busy with customers inside the shop and may not be able to retrieve your items in a timely manner. Also, don’t book an appointment and then not show up. For every appointment we make, we have to turn down several other folks. Please give us advance notice if you are unable to keep your donation appointment.

We realize that you are giving us something that you value, and we appreciate it. However, we also need to manage our space so we aren’t buried in bicycles, and we also are still operating under COVID rules, so these rules are necessary. Thanks for your understanding.

Our wait list for gift bicycles reopens at 9 AM on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 9 AM. At that time folks may call in to request gift bicycles. There are a couple of things to note. First, when you call 651-641-1037 to request a bicycle, you need to leave the following information on the voice mail: Your first and last name, your height, and a RELIABLE telephone number where we can reach you when the bicycle is ready. Second, if a case worker or counselor gave you this number, please have the case worker call 651-641-1037. Case workers are responsible for requesting bicycles for their clients as well as picking up and delivering bicycles to clients. Case workers should never hand out the number for their clients to call. The reason is that clients are difficult to track down most of the time, and we don’t have enough time for that.

We close our list when we get to 40 bicycles requested, so if you are requesting for a large group, please consider just getting one or two at a time. We do not take early calls, so anyone who calls prior to 9 AM on June 8 will have their request moved to the end of the list of all requests received on June 8.

We do our best to serve as many folks as possible, and these guidelines help us to do that. Thanks for your understanding.