Fort Collins Bike Co-op ready to roll

The Fort Collins Bike Co-op prepares to roll on up North University Opportunity to its brand-new digs.

The co-op will certainly shut Oct. 15 to 17 while it relocates numerous bikes, bike components and also devices regarding a mile north. It intends to resume Oct. 18 at 1501 N. University Ave.

It’s not the action co-op authorities were initially wishing to make when they paid $420,000 for the previous Source Structure Materials place 14 months earlier. Quickly after the sale, co-op authorities found a section of the roofing was unhealthy.

Repair service expenses were approximated at $172,000, much more compared to the $100,000 the co-op carried hand for remodellings.

A crowdfunding project to increase an added $50,000 failed, pressing the co-op to its data backup strategy: relocate right into fifty percent of the structure while increasing funds to complete the remainder.