With the Bicycle Kitchen already established, Los Angeles’ Bikerowave stuck with the cooking theme when they picked the name for their bicycle co-op.

Kwang Paik said their goal is to empower people to ride their bike by learning how to repair their bikes.

“People are a lot more likely to ride their bike if they know how to fix a flat tire,” Paik said.

The shop provides the tools and mechanics to help people fix their bikes. Their rates are $7 an hour, but they also offer yearly passes for $150 ($100 for students).

Kwang Paik of Bikerowave

They hold shop hours Monday-Thursday 6:30 – 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. -5 p.m.. They are closed on Fridays.

In addition to providing shop time, Bikerowave hosts various events like their recent bike swap.

Paik said the swap was a great way to bring the bike community together.

Check out their post about the bike swap and their mission.

5 thoughts on “LA bike co-op empowering people to ride”
  1. I was actually at the shop when you came in and were interviewing for this piece. I rode down to check out the swap meet and then decided – hey there's a lot of stuff wrong with my bike, maybe I can work on it. 2 hours, $27 and tons of smiles later, my bike rides like a dream. Even better – I felt so empowered to have done the work myself. The mechanics were so helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Thanks for the shout-out to a great LA establishment.

  2. Awesome. That was the first time you had been there to work on your bike?

  3. Yeah – couple of firsts actually. First time I'd been there, and first time I'd ever worked on my bike myself!

  4. Yeah – couple of firsts actually. First time I'd been there, and first time I'd ever worked on my bike myself!

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