Repair Fund
I want my shop to have a path for those who can’t afford its full services to receive the same level of work as everyone else, so I started this. I started raising money for this in 2018, when my labor rate was more like $40, and I made about $13,000 a year working 55 hour weeks. That was also around the time I had to leave my volunteer/board position at Rag & Bones Bicycle Cooperative, so I was trying to continue the mission there on my own.
Since then I have streamlined it a bit more and added kid’s bike maintenance and sometimes give away bikes to the fund use cases. I don’t really count anything under $10 or $15 typically. That’s all out of pocket. Generally, I want to keep some space in my business to assist folks with maintaining their bicycles without further postponing improvements in my own quality of life, so it has become a team effort. You all chip in financially, I do the work. Typically, I assist folks once I have a basic understanding of their financial situation. The long term goal is to fund this through the sale of high end bicycle sales, rather than e-gift card sales, since I have room, but I am still formulating a system for this, and I am nervous about getting into shipping and Ebay listing. For now, please continue to support by buying shop e-gift cards!
Live Google Sheets
Current fund ongoing, beginning in summer 2022
2021/2022 Winter/spring $1140.55
Spring/Summer 2021 $2,333.16 raised
Fall/Winter 2020 $1825 raised
