I love volunteering (and working on my own bikes) at UBP. No egos, no politics, no meetings, no obligations, no stress... Just nice respectful and helpful people who love bikes, and love helping others get the most out of their bikes. Plenty of know-how to go around -- I learn something new every time I go in. Whether you like helping newbies pick out a bike, like to organize things, or want to learn how to take a bike apart into 200 pieces and put it back together, there's a role for every level of experience, even if you don't know anything about bikes (yet). I sometimes bring in my 9 yr old "assistant", and she loves it, too.
Rock on UBP!
Fantastic place and great volunteers. last fall my son was going off to college for the 1st time and needed a bike. we went and he was able to actually build a bike for himself with all the parts they had available and with a very helpful staff volunteer for a great price. he now loves this bike even though it is not top of the line (which is his usual choice) because he helped to build it! this is also a great place to come whenever i need to work on my bikes as they have all the tools and, again, the staff are always willing to give advice when asked. i love this place!!!