Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative

Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative We are working by appointment only 831-296-0326 please leave a message and we'll get back to you soon as we can, Thank You. We have made a huge impact.

THE PROBLEM

Watsonville is a rural agricultural town on the Central Coast of California. There are many farmworkers and families here who need rides to work. Also, there is a lot of obesity in the community and not many jobs for youth. The Watsonville Bike Shack teaches people how to fix their bike each Friday at the Farmer’s Market. We have a space in the market and we provide tools and instruct

ion to people on fixing their bikes. Also, we promote healthy living and bike riding to people of all ages. We give at least three bikes away each week. We accept donated bikes from the community and fix them up and give them back for free or at a very low cost. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

We pay 3 youth to train as bike mechanics. That provides a job and training in a skill that can be used to get a better job in the future. We also give away and promote bike riding which helps stop obesity in our families. The Bike Shack also helps people with transportation so they can get to work on time and be safe. THE PLAN OF ACTION

We created the Watsonville Bike Shack with a lot of volunteer hours and the support of an organization in Santa Cruz called the Bike Church. For almost two years we have been building this program together. They gave us our first tools and had their mechanics train our youth in basic bike repair. Last year we received a small grant which enables us to pay 3 youth $20.00 a week to work at the Farmers Market for a four hour shift. Everyone loves our project, a lot of people give us their old bikes. Every week we help people at the Farmer’s Market and they look for us! We have given away many bikes to children and young adults. We have had a warehouse donated to the Bike Shack so we have a place to fix and store the bikes. Art is also created at the warehouse. We also would like to hold classes and workshops in the future at our warehouse. How Can Others Get Involved? People can donate bikes to us or they can donate money so we can start to organize bike and art workshops for the community. ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
CONSCIOUSNESS
SKILLS
COMRADESHIP

We will be in Salinas this Saturday come on out, get your bicycle worked on. Minor tune up.
03/11/2026

We will be in Salinas this Saturday come on out, get your bicycle worked on. Minor tune up.

03/10/2026

Secret Enve wheels help Slovenian to Strade Bianche success

03/10/2026

The rim-brake-versus-disc-brake “argument,” if there ever was one, ended years ago. Rim brakes lost, disc brakes won. While discs have been the standard on mountain bikes since the nineties, the decisive moment came in 2018, when the UCI, the world governing body of cycling, finally allowed them on road bikes. Roadies were the last line of defense for rim brakes on performance bicycles. After that, they quickly began to vanish from the big companies’ offerings across all categories, and today, no matter what kind of bike you’re buying, disc brakes are more or less the standard. Consumers simply expect them, and experts dismiss anyone who continues to look askance at disc brakes, usually labeling them a “retrogrouch.”

01/01/2026
01/01/2026

This e-bike is complete. Replaced chainring, right pedal, derailleur cable, both brake cables, new Freewheel cassette and replaced rear inner tube. Now the EBike is ready to return to the customer.

Calles Libres, Bike Shack will be effect we will be show a film called "In the Dirt" On Sunday November 2 at 1:00pm as ...
10/22/2025

Calles Libres, Bike Shack will be effect we will be show a film called "In the Dirt" On Sunday November 2 at 1:00pm as well 2:30pm @ DigitalNet in Watsonville, 318 Union Ave.

12/14/2024

Working on a bicycle doing a complete overall for a customer late night at Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative . Have a good night everybody, have an awesome shakalak day tomorrow it's the weekend enjoy it!

10/15/2024
https://youtu.be/62fDyBtNkW0?si=7AuclkF6pP7hqLmVSaturday, October 19, 2024Calavera Media80 Airport Blvd # 206Freedom, C...
10/11/2024

https://youtu.be/62fDyBtNkW0?si=7AuclkF6pP7hqLmV

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Calavera Media
80 Airport Blvd # 206
Freedom, CA 95019

Admission is free to the public.

Potential bike ride from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. from this location back to it.

3:00 p.m. Blessing by Watsonville Whitehawk Aztec dancers.

3:45 will be showing the film "In the Dirt"

Q&A after the film

Sponsored by Watsonville Bike Shack Coop, Ecology Action.

"IN THE DIRT" is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nati...

Wanted to Thank Growing for Greatness, Project Bike Tech, Bicycle Trip, Ecology Action, Community Bike Collective & Comm...
06/24/2024

Wanted to Thank Growing for Greatness, Project Bike Tech, Bicycle Trip, Ecology Action, Community Bike Collective & Community Development Infrastructure of Santa Cruz County For this awesome event and all that made this possible.

Bike Shack Coop & Cyclery Crew had a good time. Welcome Back Kirk Mr B one of first Bike Tech Teacher @ Pajaro Valley High School for Turning those Reachs. It's always great to work with awesome bicycle mechanic it's inspiring.

Address

555 Main Street (behind Ramos Furniture)
Watsonville, CA
95076

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 6pm
Thursday 4pm - 6pm

Telephone

+18312960326

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