06/02/2026
Meet Greg, one of our dedicated volunteer mechanics. Greg moved to Utah in 2020 and spends most of his time riding bikes, reading, cooking, or traveling with his wife, who he met through mountain biking. He works in IT, but before that he was a bike mechanic in Connecticut, where he grew up.
Greg found the Bicycle Collective a few years back when he stopped in to donate some parts near our old location. He was invited to volunteer and thought, "This is something I can do!"
For Greg, volunteering feels like giving back to his community and investing in it. Plus, he simply likes working on bikes. The best part, he says, is seeing someone get a bike. You can plainly see what it means to them, how it will change their life and unlock opportunities. He also loves mentoring others and explaining tools, bicycle subsystems, and repair techniques. It makes him happy when people show interest in fixing something instead of replacing it.
His favorite impact the Bicycle Collective has on the community is awareness. Getting bikes into the hands that need them is huge, but he believes putting the image in the public's head that bicycles are a viable method of transportation is what will slowly shift the city's culture toward something more bike friendly. That's what he takes the most pride in.
Thanks for everything you do, Greg!
