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Bicycle Exchange location: 3961 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA MAP.

Interested in volunteering? Explore our event calendar and visit our Eventbrite page to RSVP for upcoming opportunities. New volunteers can find details about our volunteer roles and general information.

Stopping by our shop? Make an appointment to shop for a bicycle or parts, ask us questions about volunteering, drop off a donation, receive service for your bike, or anything else! Shop Hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 12 pm - 5 pm.

Have a bicycle to donate? Donate bicycles and parts by emailing us photos and details of what you have, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We'll let you know if we need your items and get you the drop-off details. Please do not make an appointment to drop off a bicycle without emailing us photos first; we cannot accept all bicycles and parts.

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a Section 501c(3) non-profit organization.

Have questions? Contact us.

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The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange wants YOU!


Roles for new volunteers:

Three people next to wooden parts cart, repair checklist in foreground, tools wall in background
  • Apprentice Mechanic

  • Bike Cleaner

  • Set-up Crewmember (set up canopies, tables, stands)

  • Take-down Crewmember (put away canopies, tables, stands)

  • Volunteer Greeter & Check-In

  • Donation Processor

  • Food Runner

  • Photographer

To learn more or to volunteer, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Roles for Experienced Volunteers & Mechanics

Mentor: Supervise apprentice mechanics, sharing your enthusiasm and skills as needed

Specialty Mechanical Adviser: If you have lots of experience with particular repair area, be our expert; examples might include three-speed hubs, shock overhaul, frame straightening, wheel truing, etc.

Pre-QA Inspector: Provide our first level of quality assurance inspection--before each project receives a green tag and leaves its repair stand

Final QA Inspector: Be the final word in quality assurance. Requires extensive experience.

Inventory Manager: Sort incoming parts, provide parts as needed to volunteers, and issue restocking requests.

Bike Salesperson: Helps connect buyers with bikes. Must be familiar with market values of used bicycles.

Workday Announcer: You love to perform and are familiar with our program. Two main announcements--volunteer orientation and the lunch time announcements.

Workday Foreperson:  Responsible for managing the whole event, before, during and after. A great leadership development role.

Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer: It takes a lot of work to run the Bicycle Exchange. Join us in laying the foundation for our workday and donation events.  Activities include Craigslist sales, inner tube patching, grant writing, corporate event organizing, sales receipts uploading and accounting.
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