Cloverdale Community Cycles is holding a used bike sale.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a fundraiser bike sale for us,鈥� said Matthew Campbell, director for Cloverdale Community Cycles and the Cloverdale Community Kitchen. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got tonnes and tonnes of bikes.鈥�
All the bikes they鈥檝e received since opening last April have finally been repaired.
He said they鈥檝e matched a great number of those donated bikes up with homeless people and other low-income individuals. But now it鈥檚 time to clear out the rest.
Campbell said sale prices basically reflect the cost of the parts and labour that were put into repairs. They have about 100 bikes for sale. Kids bikes start at $50 and adult bikes start at $100.
Apart from the completed repairs, all the bikes have been tuned up too. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 about $60-70 value alone,鈥� Campbell noted.
Joe Viel is the cycle shop鈥檚 manager and head mechanic. He has a passion for cycling and he鈥檚 been working on bikes for more than two decades spanning California, Hawaii, and now Canada.
He said the shop is busy everyday, but their isn鈥檛 a backlog. However, Viel thinks with the weather changing the demand for services will pick up.
鈥淲e鈥檙e staying busy,鈥� Viel said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e not swamped. It鈥檚 still a good time to get your bikes in and you鈥檒l get it back in a day or two.鈥�
Last summer, the bike shop was overwhelmed with demand for its services and had to to catch up.
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Campbell said for that reason, the CCC is still who want to come down to the shop and work on bikes for a few hours. He said anyone interested in volunteering can visit cccbikes.ca for more info.
鈥淭his is a community bike shop,鈥� added Campbell. 鈥淲e built it with the community, for the community, and it鈥檚 really neat to see different people coming down and volunteering and helping to fix bikes.鈥�
Campbell said his volunteers will even let keeners watch a repair and teach them how to do it. That way they can fix their own bikes. He said most people want to find out how to fix a flat.
鈥淭he shop is about a lot more than just services. We鈥檙e gonna teach you some basic bike maintenance along the way, so that you can do some of those things for yourself.鈥�
Campbell noted costs for repairs at the shop are priced low and offer a lot of value for money. He said they waive costs for those who can鈥檛 afford it and ask for donations from those who can鈥檛 afford the full price of repairs.
He said they will still continue to provide bikes to the less fortunate.
鈥淎nyone in need can get a free or discounted bike from us,鈥� said Campbell. 鈥淲e鈥檙e committed to making sure everyone can access a bike.鈥�
The sale is set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 10.
The sale will occur nearly one year to the day the cycle shop completed on April 13, 2020. (See Facebook post below.)
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is located directly behind Pacific Community Church at 5337 180 Street.
For more information, visit , email info@cccbikes.ca, or call 778-617-3003.
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