page_title: Bicycle cooperative
hierarchical_section_title: Bicycle cooperative
caption_attribution_description: Assisted-service bicycle repair at the Sopo Bicycle Cooperative &#8212; a bike co-op in East Atlanta, Georgia.
context_page_description: A bicycle cooperative can take the many forms of the cooperative model. These often include co-ops composed of businesses to achieve economies of scale, co-ops managed by those who work at the business, and bicycle co-ops owned and managed by the cyclists that use their services. To date, many bicycle co-ops have taken the form of community bike shops and cooperatives organized to give the Local bike shop national scale and buying power.
context_section_description: A bicycle cooperative ("bike co-op") can take the many forms of the cooperative model. These often include co-ops composed of businesses to achieve economies of scale (Retail cooperative), co-ops managed by those who work at the business (Worker cooperative), and bicycle co-ops owned and managed by the cyclists that use their services (Consumers' co-operative). To date, many bicycle co-ops have taken the form of community bike shops and cooperatives organized to give the Local bike shop national scale and buying power.
caption: Assisted-service bicycle repair at the Sopo Bicycle Cooperative in Atlanta, Georgia
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