A nonprofit
community bike shop
in Austin TX

A non-profit community bike shop
in Austin, TX

UPDATE:

NEW EAB WORKSHOP SUNDAYS

For those who have finished the volunteering part of Earn-a-Bike and are working on their own bikes. Sign up required!

What We Do

WE EMPOWER

(MY) BIKE IS… emission-free transportation that gives better access to education, employment, and health. Need a bike? Check how to get one.

WE EDUCATE

Learn basic bike mechanic skills during one of our free workshops and upskill during our paid classes.

WE RE(USE)CYCLE

Recycling is only the final resort in the environmental sustainability practice. Take action with Yellow Bike towards a more holistic approach!

Need a Bike?

Get one from us! Your transportation choices not only impact your physical and mental health, but also the world around you. Bicycle is an emission free vehicle that gives better access to education, employment and health, while supporting and promoting a healthy lifestyle; oh, and most importantly – it’s fun!

Join the global cycling community with Yellow Bike!

Be part of the change. Be a Yellow Bike Volunteer.

BIKES EMPOWER

Community Workshops

Need tools, guidance and
mechanic space?

Our organization was created by the community and for the community. So an important part of our mission is to provide free access to the shop to the public. Choose one of the workshops below and check the Calendar for available dates.

If our calendar doesn’t match yours, consider becoming a Yellow Bike Volunteer and help us open the shop at new times and more often.  

Open Workshop

Women/Trans/Femme Workshop

Volunteer Workshop

Paid Classes

Want to learn bike mechanics?

A focused learning experience for everyone who wants to learn about how bicycles work. A rotating selection of classes covers the different mechanical systems.

All Yellow Bike classes are free for the City of Austin employees.

INTRODUCTORY CLASSES

INTERMEDIATE CLASSES

YELLOW BIKE
CALENDAR

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FRI
SAT
29
Earn-A-Bike: Part II
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop is ONLY for Earn-A-Bike participants who have completed step 1 and have already selected a bike to refurbish for themselves. This workshop provides a focused opportunity to receive more assistance in a less populated environment to get your bike ready to ride. We request that you transport y , ...
30
WTF Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WTF (Women/Trans/Femme) hours are open to anyone who identifies as female, transgender, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feels their socialization or treatment as a woman, and/or gender nonconforming person has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. All of our Community Workshops ar , ...
1
Brake Basics (103)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A practical guide to the different types of rim brakes for bicycles: how they work, choices, adjustment. Tickets will be available for purchase starting three weeks prior to the event date. TICKETS SALE ENDS 24 HOURS BEFORE THE CLASS. Host: Pat , ...
2
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
3
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Open Workshop | 6 -9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
4
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Polyglot Open Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
5
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
6
Earn-A-Bike: Part II
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop is ONLY for Earn-A-Bike participants who have completed step 1 and have already selected a bike to refurbish for themselves. This workshop provides a focused opportunity to receive more assistance in a less populated environment to get your bike ready to ride. We request that you transport y , ...
7
WTF Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WTF (Women/Trans/Femme) hours are open to anyone who identifies as female, transgender, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feels their socialization or treatment as a woman, and/or gender nonconforming person has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. All of our Community Workshops ar , ...
8
Volunteer Workshop / 6-9pm
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Volunteer to refurbish bikes for our donation stream, learn bike mechanic skills for your knowledge base, or your first Earn-a-Bike checklist. The workshops are offered on all but the first Tuesdays of the month, 6-9 PM. Visit the Volunteer Workshops page to learn more. Reservations are required and open , ...
9
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
10
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Open Workshop | 6 -9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
11
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Polyglot Open Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
12
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
13
Earn-A-Bike: Part II
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop is ONLY for Earn-A-Bike participants who have completed step 1 and have already selected a bike to refurbish for themselves. This workshop provides a focused opportunity to receive more assistance in a less populated environment to get your bike ready to ride. We request that you transport y , ...
14
Headsets: Introduction (106)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The headset allows you to steer the bike; learn how to overhaul it. This class will cover threaded and threadless headset with standard bearings. These and all Yellow Bike classes are free for the City of Austin employees. Teacher: Robert Tickets will be available for purchase starting three weeks prior to th , ...
15
Basic Bike Maintenance (101)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn to fix a flat, properly inflate tires, evaluate tire condition, when and how to clean and lubricate your chain, and check for chain and brake pad wear. Participants will have hands-on time to do basic repairs. Free for the City of Austin employees. Teachers: Pat Tickets will be available for purchase s , ...
Volunteer Workshop / 6-9pm
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Volunteer to refurbish bikes for our donation stream, learn bike mechanic skills for your knowledge base, or your first Earn-a-Bike checklist. The workshops are offered on all but the first Tuesdays of the month, 6-9 PM. Visit the Volunteer Workshops page to learn more. Reservations are required and open , ...
16
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
17
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Open Workshop | 6 -9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
18
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
Polyglot Open Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
19
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
20
Wheel Building (206) – Part 1: Theory
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join Yellow Bike Project professional wheel builder Chalo Colina for a detailed exercise in building a bicycle wheel. This two-day class will identify the anatomy of the spoked bicycle wheel and its components and include a guided hands-on wheel build and true. Components will be provided for the wheel build. The t , ...
21
WTF Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WTF (Women/Trans/Femme) hours are open to anyone who identifies as female, transgender, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feels their socialization or treatment as a woman, and/or gender nonconforming person has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. All of our Community Workshops ar , ...
22
Volunteer Workshop / 6-9pm
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Volunteer to refurbish bikes for our donation stream, learn bike mechanic skills for your knowledge base, or your first Earn-a-Bike checklist. The workshops are offered on all but the first Tuesdays of the month, 6-9 PM. Visit the Volunteer Workshops page to learn more. Reservations are required and open , ...
23
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
24
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
Open Workshop | 6 -9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
25
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
Polyglot Open Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
26
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
27
Earn-A-Bike: Part II
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This workshop is ONLY for Earn-A-Bike participants who have completed step 1 and have already selected a bike to refurbish for themselves. This workshop provides a focused opportunity to receive more assistance in a less populated environment to get your bike ready to ride. We request that you transport y , ...
Wheel Building (206) – Part 2: Practice
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join Yellow Bike Project professional wheel builder Chalo Colina for a detailed exercise in building a bicycle wheel. This two-day class will identify the anatomy of the spoked bicycle wheel and its components and include a guided hands-on wheel build and true. Components will be provided for the wheel build. The t , ...
28
29
Volunteer Workshop / 6-9pm
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Volunteer to refurbish bikes for our donation stream, learn bike mechanic skills for your knowledge base, or your first Earn-a-Bike checklist. The workshops are offered on all but the first Tuesdays of the month, 6-9 PM. Visit the Volunteer Workshops page to learn more. Reservations are required and open , ...
30
Gana Una Bici
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn how to earn your free bike in Spanish and bring your EARN-A-BIKE Spanish checklist with you to the workshop to get started. Registration required. Please see below for details. , ...
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
31
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
Open Workshop | 6 -9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
1
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
KIDS BIKE BUILD | 12 – 4 PM
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Help us get bikes out into the community! We have regularly scheduled kids bike giveaways, and you can learn some bike mechanic skills while helping us put smiles on faces! Bikes Have the Right to Children! Come and help us if you can, every week from Wednesday to Friday: noon to 4 PM. Reserve your spot bel , ...
Polyglot Open Workshop | 6 – 9 PM
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Need tools, guidance, and mechanic space? This workshop is for you! Bring your own bike project or work on one of ours and help us fix bicycles for Austin’s vulnerable communities while completing your Earn-a-Bike checklist. No bike repair experience is necessary, but patience and the ability to work independe , ...
2
Sales and Donations
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shop or donate (wrenching only during the workshop hours). No reservations required. , ...
August 2024
September 2024
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Statistics

OUR IMPACT

We measure our impact by collecting data on the number of refurbished bikes; the number of bikes given away through our donation programs; the number of volunteer and staff hours dedicated to fulfilling our mission; and the number of sorted and recycled materials (steel, aluminum, and rubber) – the last resort of the environmental sustainability practice.

Check out the numbers from 2023 below or read the latest annual report for more details.

1,699

Refurbished bikes that were kept away from landfills

1,185

Bikes donated to Austin communities and school kids

39.6

Tons of steel, aluminum, and rubber recycled and diverted from landfills

8,957

Hours by 673 volunteers dedicated to fulfilling our mission

YELLOW BIKE MAG

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