Cooperative bike shops

Posted on Tue 16th, December 2008

• #1

twigdip

Are there any cooperative (as in worker coop or member coop) bike shops / sheds in London? I live in Oxford and am using the Oxford Cycle Workshop which is excellent, but my brother lives in London and it seems there is nothing like that down there?

(by coop i mean: you pay a yearly membership fee and use the tools and advice for free - tuesday nights in oxford - and get discount on new stuff in shop or on orders)

twigdip
• #2

Member's co-op rather than a worker's co-op (like Brixton).

Not that I've come across. It'd be great if there was. Although they don't have free tool access, MEC in Canada is amazing for cheap necessities (tubes, waterproofs, etc.). I miss MEC...
• #3

twigdip

or workers coop with a members day/night?
• #4

Platini

Bicycle Doctor in Manchester is a workers' co-op.
• #5

mr_tom

I think that some of the local LCC groups do something like that.
• #6

Gustav

Hackney details

http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/workshop.htm
• #7

cliveo

Mosquito started out as a workers co-op and may still be.
• #8

danger_joel

56a infoshop in camberwell isnt a co-op but is free to use and open most nights of the week.
• #9

scally

twigdip who do i speak to about joining up to the OCW?
• #10

twigdip

twigdip who do i speak to about joining up to the OCW?

just go in any time. Dan is the main man, well.. one of them. You can fill in a form and become member right away. members night is tuesday 6.30 to 9pm.
• #11

miro_o

As horatio says Brixton is a co-op of sorts.

Bristol has the excellent Bike Workshop on 88 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5BB.

(free innertubes please) ;-)
• #12

Oliver Schick

Are there any cooperative (as in worker coop or member coop) bike shops / sheds in London? I live in Oxford and am using the Oxford Cycle Workshop which is excellent, but my brother lives in London and it seems there is nothing like that down there?

Hello twigdip, there are numerous LCC workshops around London, where does your brother live? (All are welcome, not just LCC members.)
• #13

Oliver Schick

Hackney details

http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/workshop.htm

Ah, thanks, Gus, I should have read further downthread before posting just now. Yes, that is one.

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