The Co-op

There are a great diversity of people at the bike co-op. There are people of every race, social-status, economic-status, and religion. In that respect, the bike co-op has been an eye-opening experience for me. I have met someone that lives in a one room apartment with a couple other people right outside of the projects and I have met someone that owns his own business and drives a sports-car. I think that bike co-ops ability to attract such a diverse group of people is what makes the bike co-op unique from a standard “bike shop.” I think that the bike co-op is more of a culture/experience than a place to just buy/fix bikes. In that respect, I hope that the bike co-op continues to grow and develop because it is really a unique place. It would be great if the Hawken community got more involved with the bike co-op because the co-op really does embody many of the values and service-commitments that Hawken prides itself on.

Also, if anyone wants a bike for college, wants to fix up their old one, or wants to learn more about how to fix bikes, you should visit the co-op sometime… 1840 Columbus Road near Downtown Cleveland, in the flats.
~Joe