The Common Wheel Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States2-10 Employees
The Common Wheel is a non-profit community bike center based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, focused on using bicycles to improve people’s lives and strengthen the local area. It offers access, education, and programs that foster a bike-friendly community, including an Earn-a-Bike program that teaches bike safety, maintenance, STEM skills, and financial literacy, as well as group rides that build rider confidence and support local businesses. The organization provides affordable bikes and guidance to a broad audience, emphasizes safe and courteous riding through individual instruction and group events, and advocates for bicycles as a viable transportation option while highlighting their environmental, economic, and health benefits. Founded and located in Lancaster, it maintains a small team and operates within the non-profit sector to develop a more bike-accessible community. A recent development noted is the opening of a new retail location in downtown Lancaster.