OUR
STORY
Cycles of Change was founded in 1998 in the basement of Roosevelt Middle School as an afterschool bicycle club that included after-school and weekend riding, mechanics, and community earn-a-bike program. This first Bike Club emerged in partnership with community groups dedicated to reversing the root causes of youth violence in East Oakland.
As our program grew in popularity, we expanded to offer Drive Your Bike, our countywide in-school bicycle safety programming and Upcycle, our earn-a-bike program for low income adults. In 2009, we opened The Bikery, which remains one of the only affordable, full-service bike shops in East Oakland to this day. The Bikery offers sliding-scale and pro-bono bikes and repairs, facilitates high school internships, and is a hub for local youth to socialize and learn bike mechanics. The Bikery is home to Mariposx, our dedicated open shop hours and group rides for women, queer, trans, and femme people.