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# Cola Town Bike Collective: An Open Community for Riding and Wrenching

## Sitemaps
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## Posts
- [This beautiful hand-built frame could be yours for $20](https://colatownbikes.com/news/this-beautiful-hand-built-frame-could-be-yours-for-20/): The rattle can paint job left a little to be desired, but I didn't see any frame damage. The Campag ends made me believe that it was a quality frame worth saving, so I posted the pics over on Steel Is Real on Facebook to see if I could get any leads.
- [Our Epidemic of Loneliness and isolation](https://colatownbikes.com/news/our-epidemic-of-loneliness-and-isolation/): "People began to tell me they felt isolated, invisible, and insignificant. Even when they couldn’t put their finger on the word “lonely,” time and time again, people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, from every corner of the country, would tell me, “I have to shoulder all of life’sburdens by myself,” or “if I disappear tomorrow, no one will even notice.”
- [Driving 42 hours to ride bikes with friends.](https://colatownbikes.com/news/driving-42-hours-to-ride-bikes-with-friends/): Last year, one of our board members, and co-owner of Dialed Bicycles & Repair in Cayce, Angela Grimes was awarded a scholarship to participate in a bike race in Oklahoma. It sounded incredible, and she crushed it, coming back with nothing but amazing memories. While we couldn’t join her in 2023, her experience was something she wanted to share with her friends. Determined, Angela and her husband Jayson vowed to return this year, bringing the entire crew along.
- [Finding a way to do what you love, while doing what you love.](https://colatownbikes.com/news/finding-a-way-to-do-what-you-love-while-doing-what-you-love/): After flipping the shop lights on at 8am on Monday morning, the next step is picking an ambient, lofi or Jazz channel to put on for the day. We don't open for another two hours, but Mondays can be chaos. Everyone who had issues over the weekend will swarm all at once, and the shop will become a frontline MASH triage hospital soon. But it's quiet for now.
- [Spring Bike Inventory Sale](https://colatownbikes.com/news/spring-bike-inventory-sale/): Spring blowout sale!
- [2022 Impact Report](https://colatownbikes.com/news/2022-impact-report/): Before we review the incredible successes of 2022, all of us at CTBC want to thank all of our incredible supporters for Saving Our Shop! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
- [Save Our Shop](https://colatownbikes.com/news/save-our-shop/): The Cola Town Bike Collective is in danger of losing our location at 711 Elmwood, which puts our entire mission at risk. We were recently informed that our landlord is looking to sell the building we've called our home for almost half a decade. 
- [Midlands Gives is right around the corner](https://colatownbikes.com/news/midlands-gives-is-right-around-the-corner/): Last year, with your help, the Cola Town Bike Collective raised $13,391 during Midlands Gives which put us as the 3rd largest fundraiser for small nonprofits! What's just as amazing is that we had 160 unique donors, 160 individuals who chose to support us! Thank you so much!
- [2021 Impact Report](https://colatownbikes.com/news/2021-impact-report/): 2021 was a BIG year of growth for the Cola Town Bike Collective. We were able to hire our first full-time employee and executive director, Scott Nuelken, which has allowed the shop to be open 5 days a week and really let us hit the ground running with providing critical services to folks around the Midlands. We had a record-setting year for our Midlands Gives campaign thanks to the generous support from our community and we have also launched a Membership program.
- [First Quarter Musings from our Executive Director](https://colatownbikes.com/news/first-quarter-musings-from-our-executive-director/): As we are coming to the end of March, I wanted to share some of the exciting things happening this year with the Cola Town Bike Collective. We have been busy this year and are excited about things to come this spring!
- [Success Story: Timothy](https://colatownbikes.com/news/success-story-timothy/): Timothy was walking 5 miles each direction to get to work to support his family.
- [Letter from the president, Midlands Gives](https://colatownbikes.com/news/letter-from-the-president-midlands-gives/): Dear friends,
- [2018-2019 Impact Report](https://colatownbikes.com/news/impact-report/): 2019 was a huge year for the Cola Town Bike Collective. We moved to a new home, launched the first-of-its-kind app to help bicycle commuters, hosted a half dozen events, and participated in another half dozen providing free bike valet and repair services. All of this while supplying hundreds of bikes and thousands of hours of volunteer service to people who need reliable transportation.
- [Sprocket Launch Party and News Release](https://colatownbikes.com/news/sprocket-launch-party-and-news-release/): Event and launch are timed in honor of national Bike Month in May
- [Bike!Bike! SE 2018](https://colatownbikes.com/news/bikebike-se-2018/): Everybody, we cannot express how grateful and happy we are to have had such a fulfilling and amazing weekend with everybody. I learned a ton and really enjoyed getting to know everybody in the process of Bike Bike SE!
- [Open Streets Columbia is this Sunday!](https://colatownbikes.com/news/open-streets-columbia-is-this-sunday/): Open Streets initiatives temporarily close a street to automobile traffic so that people may use the street for just about any activity but driving — walking, bicycling, playing, and meeting neighbors.Open Streets is more than a festival — it’s a street transformation.
- [2016 Annual Report](https://colatownbikes.com/news/2016-annual-report/): 2016 was an unbelievable year for us. I want to thank everyone that contributed time, resources, and financial support to make the Collective a success! We are hitting the ground rolling in 2017 with some really exciting opportunities.
CTBC_AR2016

## Pages
- [Corporate Sponsorship](https://colatownbikes.com/sponsor/): Other sponsorship levels are available at GiveLively.
- [Make a Donation](https://colatownbikes.com/donate/): Want to support the Cola Town Bike Collective? Your donations help us continue to serve our neighbors as a community bike shop. Donations help us keep the lights on, rent paid, and payroll current.
- [Sprocket](https://colatownbikes.com/sprocket/): We built Sprocket as a web application to connect the Midlands by building a modular, scalable network of safe routes. Individually curated routes are accessible from any web-enabled device that allow people to quickly get a map and navigate by bicycle. Right on your phone.
- [Reliable Transportation Initiative](https://colatownbikes.com/reliable-transportation-initiative/): The Reliable Transportation Initiative is a long-standing program that is at the core of the Cola Town Bike Collective’s mission, working to provide bicycles to folks in our community.
- [Volunteer Sign Up](https://colatownbikes.com/volunteer/): Help out around the shop, for events, and lots more by becoming a volunteer! No matter your level of mechanical experience we can use anyone willing to help us out.
- [Board](https://colatownbikes.com/board/): Executive director of Cola Town Bike Collective (CTBC) since March 2021, Scott Nuelken served as president of the board of directors of CTBC from April 2015 until his transition into the nonprofit’s first paid leadership role. As leader of one of South Carolina’s only nonprofit bicycle shops, Nuelken works with the board, volunteers, donors and grantmakers to further CTBC’s mission to provide reliable transportation to an array of communities in the Midlands region.
- [Shop Inventory](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/): Our inventory of donated and refurbished bicycles is always changing. Check here or come by the shop to see our current inventory. Updated weekly on Sundays.
- [News](https://colatownbikes.com/news/): May 16, 2025
- [The Bike Repair Network](https://colatownbikes.com/bikerepairnetwork/): Would your organization like to sponsor a bike repair stand? Contact us to help us expand the Bike Repair Network for the Midlands.
- [Contact](https://colatownbikes.com/contact/): Want to donate a bike? Need some help with a tune-up? Have other questions? Send us a message here or call us at 803.216.5106.
- [Login](https://colatownbikes.com/memberships/login/): Collective Memberships Username or E-mail Password Remember Me     Forgot Password Don’t have a membership?Becoming a member is the best way to help support us as a non-profit, and so that we can continue to have amazing concerts, events, and fundraising activities at our shop. In return, you’ll receive many members-only perks such as complimentary tune-ups, CTBC swag, and tickets to private members-only events. Get Started Here
- [Account](https://colatownbikes.com/memberships/account/): Questions about the perks of your membership? Contact us for information on receiving your rewards.
- [Thank You](https://colatownbikes.com/memberships/thank-you/): Your subscription has been set up successfully. You will be notified in 1 year to renew your membership.
- [Bike Collective Membership](https://colatownbikes.com/memberships/): The Cola Town Bike Collective's Memberships are temporarily down for maintenance, please try back later or contact us at colatownbikecollective@gmail.com with any questions.
- [Home](https://colatownbikes.com/): The Cola Town Bike Collective is a non-profit full-service bicycle shop dedicated to providing low and no-cost access to transportation to people in need across Columbia and the Midlands.

## Groups
- [Our Memberships](https://colatownbikes.com/plans/our-memberships/)

## Products
- [Scott Scale, Medium](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/scott-scale-medium/)
- [Trek Marlin 5, Small](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/trek-marlin-5-small-2/)
- [State 4130 Allroad, XS](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/state-4130-allroad-xs/)
- [Airborne Ti Lucky Strike, 17″](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/airborne-ti-lucky-strike-17/)
- [GT Avalanche, Large](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/gt-avalanche-large/)
- [Raleigh Venture, Large](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/raleigh-venture-large/)
- [Electra Townie 7, Large](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/electra-townie-7-large/)
- [Santana Arriva or Visa Tandem](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/santana-arriva-or-visa-tandem/)
- [Mongoose IBOC Comp](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/mongoose-iboc-comp/): 1x8, 27.5/650b conversion
- [Trek 760](https://colatownbikes.com/inventory/trek-760/)

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- [Outspokin Irmo](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237916)
- [Cayce Farm Bureau (back lot)](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237906)
- [Summit Cycles](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237901)
- [Dutch Fork Middle School](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237891)
- [Cycle Center](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237880)
- [Harbison State Forest](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237874)
- [Rosewood Park](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237868)
- [Outspokin Bicycles, Columbia](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237850)
- [Midlands Gives – Central Carolina Community Foundation](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237724)
- [Open Streets Columbia](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237722)
- [Cola Town Bike Collective](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237127)

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- [Street Meat](https://colatownbikes.com/?p=237823)
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