Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center
Open Bike Clinic Hours
Appointment reservations open at 10:00am on the morning of the Clinic. Please call 505-224-6668 to schedule a bike repair time slot.
Open Bike Clinic (Starting 10/1/2023)
Tuesdays: By Appointment
Thursdays: By Appointment
Sundays: By Appointment
*Esperanza is always CLOSED on New Year's Eve & New Year's Day, MLK Day, President's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Veteran's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.
Locations
5600 Esperanza Dr NWAlbuquerque NM 87105
3333 Truman St NE
Albuquerque NM 87110
Contact Information
Phone: 505-224-6668
Email: [email protected]
Our focus is on bicycle education, with the goal of increasing the safety, self-sufficiency, and comfort of recreational, fitness, and utility riders alike.
To meet our goal, Esperanza provides classes and programs of varied types and topics, including bicycle safety, road use and traffic law, mechanics, and riding skills.
Esperanza accepts donations of bikes, bike parts, and other bicycle related items from the community. Donated bikes are refurbished and used in our many programs.
There are several ways that someone needing a bike can earn a bike to fit their transportation needs or get their existing bike back into serviceable condition.
Pop-Up Bike Clinics
Esperanza is now hosting Pop-up Bike Clinics around Albuquerque. Find the Esperanza folks at each location by looking for the Yellow Tent. All clinics are dependent on the weather.
| Date | Day | Location | Time | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/2024 | Friday | International District Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 7601 Central Ave NE |
| 9/13/2024 | Friday | Cherry Hills Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 6901 Barstow NE |
| 9/18/2024 | Wednesday | The HUB @ Enchanted Hills | 10:00am-2:00pm | 7845 Enchanted Hills Blvd NE, Rio Rancho |
| 9/20/2024 | Friday | Central & Unser Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 8081 Central Ave NW |
| 10/2/2024 | Wednesday | Esther Bone Memorial Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 950 Pinetree Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 |
| 10/4/2024 | Friday | Juan Tabo Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 3407 Juan Tabo NE |
| 10/18/2024 | Friday | Main Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 501 Copper NW |
| 10/25/2024 | Friday | Robinson Park | 10:00am-2:00pm | 810 Copper Ave NW |
| 11/1/2024 | Friday | South Broadway Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 1025 Broadway SE |
| 11/6/2024 | Wednesday | Loma Colorado Main Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 755 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, NM |
| 11/15/2024 | Friday | Ernie Pyle Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 900 Girard SE |
| 11/22/2024 | Friday | Lomas Tramway Library | 10:00am-2:00pm | 908 Eastridge NE |
Donations
Donations of bicycles, bike parts, tools, bike clothes, and other bicycle related products are always welcome. All of the bikes used in our programs are refurbished bikes that have been graciously donated to the shop from the community. Please call the shop to coordinate a donation drop off on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Open Bike Clinic
Open Bike Clinic is a scheduled time in which the center is open to the general public. Anyone who attends has use of the shop's workstations, tools and used bicycle parts needed to repair their bike.
All of the spare parts that are available to Open Bike Clinic patrons are donated from cyclists in the community and all of the mechanical work is performed by the bike's owner with instruction from the staff at Esperanza.
Open Clinic Program Guide
- Make an Appointment
- Anyone wanting to participate in Open Clinic should make an appointment, on the day-of, by phone or via play.cabq.gov.
- Appointments will be limited to one per person, per day.
- Walk-in’s will be accepted based on availability.
- You Are Responsible for Your Repairs
- Our goal is to educate folks, so we will teach you how to repair your bike, but the work will be done by you, at your own risk.
- We do not guarantee that you will finish your project by the end of the session.
- Are the Bicycle Parts Free?
- Yes, the donated parts we provide are free to Open Clinic participants. Parts will be functional to the best of our knowledge, but are used, so check parts carefully!
- Your assigned Mechanic will help you with any needed parts or supplies.
- All parts must be installed on your bike before leaving the shop.
- Is That Bike Safe?
- Esperanza staff may refuse to help with a bike whose frame has been cracked, catastrophically damaged, or otherwise deemed unsafe to ride.
- Leave Your Work Space Clean
- Please clean up your mess!
Earn-a-Bike
Esperanza holds the Earn-a-Bike class each month (except December), and enrolls for the class on the first Monday of each of those months at 10am (unless there is a federal holiday on that Monday, in which case the class signup will be held on the next day at 10am). Once the class is completed, the participant will have earned one of our refurbished bicycles and a new helmet.
There are two ways to enroll for this class:
Online:
- Go to play.cabq.gov and create and account (or log into your existing one)
- Click “Search all City of Albuquerque offerings"
- Type Esperanza into the search field, then click search
- Select the Earn-a-Bike session for correct month
- Please remember enrollment will not become available until 10am on the first Monday of the month
By Phone:
- Call us at 505-224-6668 right at 10am and keep calling until you speak to a person (pretend you're trying to win a radio contest).
- Do not leave a voicemail! You will only be enrolled if you speak to a live person!
- Each caller can enroll no more than 3 adults or 2 adults/3 youth.
Virtual Bicycle Tips
Check out these YouTube videos produced by the Esperanza team for some instructions on how to perform some common bicycle repairs: