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We are a collaborative bike shop run by volunteers. We have mechanics and enthusiasts who will help you fix your bike at our shop. We obtain used bicyles from individuals and various organizations and repair them so they can be used again. ♥ We accept quality donations of all types of bicycles.
♥ We sell refurbished bicyles.
♥ We give informal instruction on how to maintain and repair bicyles.
♥ We have tools to help you fix your own bike.
Please stop by during our open hours and have a look. We adore volunteers and work to promote bicylcing as a viable alternative for everyday transporation. Come on in! En en mejor del dias, hablamos español.
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Chapter 1 : The Middle Way- the start
In 2003, Car-Lite Board Member Kathryn Ackland initiated Community Bikes, the Middle Way's bike repair training program for developmentally disabled adults. Car-Lite was a strategic partner in the entire process and managed the volunteer program, Community Bike Nights and weekend bike sales. The program was very popular with the students and the community. Bikes, bike parts, tools and equipment donations were gathered from hundreds sources; Analy Bikes donated tools and bikes, the Lions Club installed the shop lights, Fine Edge Cabinets built the stands, boxes and benches, and the RITES Project painted a mural. The Rotary donated funds as did a number of private individuals. Bikes were made available to persons in need, some of which pitched in and helped repair including a handful of local teenagers. Hundreds of bikes, refurbished by Community Bike Night volunteers were presold via the internet and delivered to customers at Burning Man. Partners included Analy High School, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, Sebastopol Police Department, City of Santa Rosa Dept of Public Works, Sonoma County Sheriff, Recycletown, and... In mid 2004 it was determined the program did not meet the California Department of Habitation's student to coach ratios and in late 2004, TMW closed the training program and transferred Community Bikes to Car-Lite. |
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The Middle Way Rescues Old Bikes And Puts Them Back On The Streetby Dawn Pillsbury, Sonoma West Staff Writer, 1/07/2004SEBASTOPOL - With customers from Sebastopol to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, a new Middle Way project is putting people on bikes and training its developmentally-challenged workers to refurbish old bikes. "A lot of our clients have great mechanical inclinations," explained Middle Way Executive Director Jeff Edelheit. "We wanted to find something easy yet beneficial and that could be built on." Community Bikes, a collaboration between the Middle Way, Car-Lite, local bike shops and other community groups, rescues old bikes, restores them and gets them back into circulation in the community. "I see this shop as a catalyst for the community to be more bike-friendly," said Manuel Mejia, a Middle Way trainer and supervisor of the bike shop. |
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