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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.

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Woman volunteering at bicycle exchangeThere are some really amazing people who volunteer at the Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange. This month, meet Carol M. Carol has been volunteering at the exchange for 9 years, and was originally introduced to the group by Doreen Y.

After volunteering for awhile, she decided that working at support tasks would be a good way to contribute. She assists with sign-ins, donations, and just about everything else. Over the years she has learned about tools and processes and is often able to help volunteers find what they need. She likes talking to donors and learning about what brings them to us.

Carol grew up in Wisconsin riding bikes. In the early 70s she bought her first 10-speed, a Schwinn Le Tour, and taught herself about bicycle repair by reading Anybody's Bike Book.

From 1974 to 1978 she served in the Army as a Meteorological Observer working with weather rockets at the White Sands Missile Range, and got started in computer tech. She then went on to college, earned a BS in Computer Science, and found a job in California working for Amdahl Corp.

During a stint at HP, she learned to create websites, and today works as a freelance Web Developer.

Carol still has her Schwinn Le Tour, which is now her grocery getter. She also has a Trek 2210 that she bought while taking a break from volunteering at the Bicycle Exchange booth at a swap meet in 2012.

As for hobbies, she likes gardening, hiking and photography. She hopes to find ways to continue backpacking in remote areas for as long as possible.

Learn more about the superstars who keep SVBE rolling through our previous featured volunteer spotlights!

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