UVM Bikes! is a student run bicycle co-operative at the University of Vermont. Our mission is simple: make riding bikes an equitable and accessible activity for the entire UVM community. We work to achieve this goal by offering free access to our shop space and tools, free repair services, low-cost parts, and low-cost rental bikes. We are an education-focused co-operative, and our service approach reflects that. Our goal is to make fixing a bike as approachable as possible, so we work with community members, not for them, teaching them how to fix their bikes instead of simply doing it for them — when you come in for a repair, you won’t just leave with a bike that is fixed, but the knowledge of how that bike was fixed. The heart of our organization is the dedicated team of student volunteer-mechanics, who take time out of their busy days to give back to the community and increase the accessibility of bicycling at UVM. See our volunteer page for more details if you’re interested in signing up (no experience necessary).