Open Roads Bike Program

The Open Roads crew had a blast at the Winchell Elementary School Fix!

Shout out to all the Winchell volunteers who served food, fitted helmets, and brought awesome energy. Until next year :)

Let’s support our friends in the Chain Gang Cycling Group as they embark on their 10th anniversary, Finish The Ride Memorial Event.

Please DM us if you have any questions about this event.

Help us support our neighbors and the grand opening of their new facility!

The event will feature community leaders, light refreshments, and self-guided tours of the new facility.

We hope to see you all there :)

Our mechanics need your help! Calling for 24inch and small 26inch bikes for donation.

As we enter into our busy season, help us provide bikes at no cost to kids in Kalamazoo.

So, check your garage, porch, backyard, barn, or any other hiding spots for 24 inch and 26 inch bikes.

Donations can be dropped off on Thursdays/Fridays 2-6 or on Saturdays 12-4.

Check out the amazing programs we offer at Open Roads. The Building Bikes, Building Character capital campaign will ensure that Open Roads can offer the best programming possible to the young people in our community.

Use the link in our bio to learn more about Open Roads and our capital campaign.

Here are just a few photos from our Grand Opening event that happened just this past Saturday!

The event was an absolute blast! We had an awesome bike ride with the Washington Arts Crawl; we ate way too many popsicles; we ran tours in our new building; we decorated ceiling tiles, and we did so much more!

Thank you to everyone who attended the event and took part in the day’s activities. We’ve only been able to make this giant step because of community members like you!

Thank you to all the volunteers and board members who helped set up and tear down the event. You guys rock!

Special thank you to who provided our amazing tent, tables, and chairs. Thank you to for sponsoring the event. And of course, thank you to our photographer, Terry .arts , who captured all the special moments!

Stay tuned for an even bigger photo dump!

Open Roads is pleased to announce the official launch of our Building Bikes, Building Character capital campaign!

Over the next three years, we hope to raise $750,000 in order to pay for the cost of our new building and establish an endowment for future program expenses.

Check out our capital campaign page on our website (link in bio) and follow along on social media as we share the story of the Building Bikes, Building Character capital campaign.

The Open Roads Grand Opening is coming at us fast! Join us this Saturday in celebrating our new shop space and the beginning of a new chapter for Open Roads!

At 2:00pm we will be doing a bike ride in collaboration with the Edison Neighborhood Association and the Washington Avenue Art and Culture Crawl. The bike ride will visit amazing organizations such as , , , , , , and so many more!

We encourage all folks who plan on attending the Grand Opening to come by bike! We will have limited parking available in the neighboring Rentalex and Better World Builders lots.

If you plan on joining us for the Saturday bike ride, make sure to arrive earlier than our departing time (2:00pm) so our staff can help you out with any last-minute bike adjustments!

We can’t wait to see you all this Saturday!

Hi, I’m Benjamin, the new shop manager - Portland, Oregon export, recent Kalamazoo arrival, and part-time human, part-time bicycle gremlin. I’ve spent years in the nonprofit bike world, so joining Open Roads feels less like starting a new job and more like I followed a trail of loose ball bearings back to my natural habitat.

You’ll usually find me deep in conversation with a bicycle, teaching our apprentices, test riding bikes, or mysteriously appearing whenever someone says “that noise just started.” Outside the shop, I’m a maker of things, music, art, and kitchen experiments.

I believe bikes are one of the most powerful tools a community can have (transportation, connection, joy) and also believe that baskets belong on bikes. Where are you going to put that perfectly shaped rock you just found? In a basket. Racks and baskets, please!! Bags are cool, too. Put stuff on your bike.

Anyway - I’m super excited to be here and to be part of the magic happening at Open Roads.

Come say hi, bring your bike, your bike problem, or your favorite oddly specific cargo.
Open shop hours: Thursdays & Fridays, 2–6pm

Another successful Portage Parks Earn-a-Bike program completed! We had a blast going through our SEL journal and teaching the kids bike mechanical skills.

Thanks to our friends at the , participants were able to receive their Portage bike license and a new set of bike lights. Congrats to all of our Earn-a-Bike graduates!