Bike Shops / Spin Classes
DeNooyer Automotive – EBikes – Kalamazoo, Marshall, Vicksburg
Johnson Cycleworks – Mobile Bicycle Repair
Kzoo Swift – Kalamazoo – May purchase used bikes
Life Cycles Fitness Studio – Kalamazoo spin classes
Pedal Bicycles – Kalamazoo (Pedal Downtown) and Portage (Pedal South) – Occasionally purchases used bikes
Life Cycle Motorcycles (& eBikes) – Kalamazoo
Bikes: Rental and Self Service Repair
BroncoBikes – for students, faculty and staff of Western Michigan University (WMU)
Pedal Bicycles – Kalamazoo (Pedal Downtown rents bikes)
Donating Bikes
These organizations regularly or occasionally welcome donations of bikes and related accessories.
Ministry With Community – their “Wish List” changes from time to time
Public Repair Stand Locations (outdoor tools, air pumps – more all the time – this list is not exhaustive)
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail — Fix-It Station (near intersection of KRVT & Patterson) Office for Sustainability, WMU — Dero Fix-It Station (W Michigan Ave. & Howard St., Kalamazoo) Oshtemo Grange Hall — Fix-It Station (3234 North 3rd Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009) Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail — Pumps at main trailheads: Kilgore/Lovers Lane; E. Milham; Garden Lane; Eliason (Osterhout) Vine Neighborhood Association — Dero Fix-It Station (S. Westnedge & W. Vine St., Kalamazoo)Bicycle Registration
Registering your bicycle is one of the best ways to assist law enforcement in recovering your bicycle. Stolen bicycles are more difficult to trace back to their owner unless they are registered.
WMU (scroll through page to find link)
Bike Parking
A map of available bike racks is hosted on the Downtown Kalamazoo website.
Reporting Potholes and Street Maintenance Issues
For jurisdictions not listed below, please consult the web page of the township, village or city of interest for more information. In our experience local agencies and governments welcome input from the public, since it helps extend their “eyes and ears.”
City of Kalamazoo – web page
City of Portage – web page
Michigan Roads – web page for “M-Roads” such as M-40, M-43, M-89, M-96 and elsewhere
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County – handles jurisdictions outside of the cities and villages
SeeClick Fix offers an app that helps you report problems on the go. Download / registration required; jurisdictions with resources to fix problems are not always on the system; for example, the City of Portage, MI seems to regularly respond to items brought to their attention using this system but many others do not yet do so.
Van Buren County Road Commission – handles jurisdictions outside of the cities and villages