Mission

To promote cycling as a means of cross-cultural interaction and earth-friendly transportation by providing bicycle maintenance and bicycle touring resources.

Objectives

• Promote cycling as an alternative to fossil fuel burning vehicle transportation
• Develop rider self-reliance through bicycle repair, maintenance, safety, exercise, and survival training programs
• Nurture camaraderie, cooperation, and teamwork among community cycling club members
• Organize affordable environmentally responsible long-distance cycling tours
• Replicate supportive community cycle touring clubs globally
• Facilitate cross-border and cross-cultural exchange cycle touring
• Achieve self-sustaining organic growth through non-profit grassroots movement

Ongoing Activities

We plan and lead weekly group rides. Weekly route details are available at our Yahoo Group Site: ExchangeCycleTours.

We plan and lead self-supported bike tours.

We offer bike repair classes in public schools, and at partner sites like Meticon Bikes (5925 SE Foster Rd).

We operate the  Community Exchange Bike School as a public service, and in addition to our free clinics we provide low-cost maintenance training.

We have created and published bicycle mechanics' training curriculum, part of which is online as a public service.  The complete curriculum is available for sale on CD (details forthcoming)

We refurbish donated bikes and recycle them back into the community through sales and by responsibly recycling bikes that for whatever reason cannot be sold.

We partner with several other non-profit organizations such as the Community Cycling Center and Umbrella .

We invite you to  contact us to volunteer in one of our projects today!