Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange

Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange We refurbish bikes for those in need and teach bicycle repair skills to volunteers in Silicon Valley. We also sell amazing used bikes!

Visit our website at bikex.org to see our calendar of open days. Since 1993, the Bicycle Exchange has been fixing used bicycles donated by the public with the help of volunteers - both novice and veteran mechanics. The refurbished bikes are then donated to families in need through our social service organization partners. We fix and give away bikes:
To promote daily bicycle use as a sustainable tr

ansportation choice--school, work, errands, exercise & fitness. To give children the joy of bicycling despite their family’s economic challenges. To stop the rise in childhood obesity and its devastating health effects on children. To reuse, recycle, and conserve resources--both in materials and energy. To teach and share bike repair skills through social workdays. To provide bicycles to adults who need them to get to work and school. Bicycles and parts are donated to our workshop by people who no longer need them. Our typical Bicycle Exchange Workdays are on the second and fourth Saturdays. You can RSVP for a slot at bikex.eventbrite.org. We also desperately need experienced mechanics to help refurbish bikes at home. Please reach out if you're interested in that.

08/25/2026

Thank you for your bike donations! We’ll tune them up and find them new homes.

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08/24/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our August Coed Night and gave the bikes some much-needed love! Your time and care mean more rides, more access, and fewer bikes in the landfill.

Our next Coed Night will be Monday, September 21th, 6-9pm. Sign up on eventbrite bikex.eventbrite.com

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Join the last Tuesday evening Community Bike Ride in Palo Alto and Mountain View!Route: head south on the wonderful, pro...
08/23/2026

Join the last Tuesday evening Community Bike Ride in Palo Alto and Mountain View!
Route: head south on the wonderful, protected bike lanes of El Camino Real. Turn around at Eagle Park in Mountain View (arrive around 6:30pm) and head back north on El Camino to Cal Ave (9 miles round trip). Light food and drinks will be served.
Benefits: socialize with other bike advocates, exercise, activate ECR protected bike lanes, help others feel comfortable using bike lanes
Safety tips: helmet required, brightly-colored clothing to be more visible to drivers advised
RSVPs: to [email protected] or on the Luma invite appreciated.

🚲 🚲 Tues., Aug 25 When: Tuesday Aug 25 - assemble at 5:15pm, leave at 5:30pm sharp Route: head south on the wonderful, protected bike lanes of El Camino…

SVBE successfully held five back-to-school bike repair and education events at PAUSD (Palo Alto Unified School District)...
08/21/2026

SVBE successfully held five back-to-school bike repair and education events at PAUSD (Palo Alto Unified School District) in August, offering free basic bike repairs to 96 Palo Alto students.

Make sure your student's bike is safe and reliable for the school year.

Stop by our shop this week to get your bike tuned up! https://bit.ly/svbe-book-appointment

08/21/2026

Ya, that’ll be just fine! 🤣

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🚲 Back to school = back to bike commuting! With Silicon Valley students heading back to class, more families are ditchin...
08/20/2026

🚲 Back to school = back to bike commuting! With Silicon Valley students heading back to class, more families are ditching the car line for two wheels. Mountain View High student Mia rides her e-bike to school and swears by one thing: preparation.

Her top tips? Practice your route before day one, ride with a friend the first few times, skip the headphones so you stay alert, and always wear a helmet. Small steps now = a smoother, safer commute all year.

Get our full step-by-step guide here 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/svbe-back2school

Want to learn basic bike repair too? Join us at one of our upcoming events!

We were honored to be part of Stanford Bike Repair Day and to help repair 21 bicycles for students in Stanford's First G...
08/18/2026

We were honored to be part of Stanford Bike Repair Day and to help repair 21 bicycles for students in Stanford's First Generation and/or Low-Income (FLI) Student Support. 🚲🌲

We love hearing what recipients of our donated, refurbished bikes think. 🚲💙We got a message and some recent bike donatio...
08/18/2026

We love hearing what recipients of our donated, refurbished bikes think. 🚲💙

We got a message and some recent bike donation photos from the Resident Health Services Coordinator at EAH Housing.

"Thank you so much for the bikes. The residents really loved them.
Whoever selected Hector's bike did a great job—he absolutely loves it! He has been riding it nonstop and says he never gets tired of riding it."

Moments like these are exactly why we do what we do. 🙌

August is here, and Tuesday evening Community Bike Rides Palo Alto and Mountain View are scheduled every week!Route: hea...
08/17/2026

August is here, and Tuesday evening Community Bike Rides Palo Alto and Mountain View are scheduled every week!

Route: head south on the wonderful, protected bike lanes of El Camino Real. Turn around at Eagle Park in Mountain View (arrive around 6:30pm) and head back north on El Camino to Cal Ave (9 miles roundtrip). Light food and drinks will be served.

Benefits: socialize with other bike advocates, exercise, activate ECR protected bike lanes, help others feel comfortable using bike lanes

Safety tips: helmet required, brightly-colored clothing to be more visible to drivers advised

RSVPs: to [email protected] or on the Luma invite appreciated

Tues., Aug 18 -

🚲 🚲 When: Tuesday Aug 18 - assemble at 5:15pm, leave at 5:30pm sharp Route: head south on the wonderful, protected bike lanes of El Camino Real. Turn around…

🚲 We had SO much fun last year, we're doing it at TWO locations this year!Join us for the Sports Basement Cycle Swap. It...
08/14/2026

🚲 We had SO much fun last year, we're doing it at TWO locations this year!

Join us for the Sports Basement Cycle Swap. It's like a swap meet for all things bike! Bikes, bike parts, gear, equipment and more will be available to buy, sell or trade.

Sports Basement is hosting, and all proceeds from vendor booth spaces support Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange! 🙌

📍 Redwood City | Aug 29 | 202 Walnut St, Redwood City, CA 94063
🎟️https://bit.ly/sb-svbe-rwc-swap

📍 Sunnyvale | Sept 27 | 1177 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
🎟️ https://bit.ly/sb-svbe-svl-swap

⏰ Both events: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Want to be a vendor? Clear out your garage AND support SVBE at the same time:
📝 https://bit.ly/sb-svbe-rwc-vendor
📝 https://bit.ly/sb-svbe-svl-vendor

Address

3961 E. Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA
94303

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5:30pm

Telephone

(650) 691-5989

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