WHO ARE WE?
Joyride is a women, trans, and queer-owned cycling and community space rooted in Fort Collins.
We’re riders, mechanics, café folks, creatives, and community builders who believe bikes are about more than performance. They’re about freedom, connection, and belonging.
Joyride was created by people who love cycling but never felt fully at home in traditional bike spaces. We exist to center those who have historically felt unseen or unwelcome, while welcoming anyone who loves bikes, is just getting started, or simply looking for a place to connect over good coffee and community.
Our goal is simple: to make cycling feel welcoming, possible, and fun, and to build community around it.
WHAT WE DO
Joyride brings bikes, coffee, and community together under one roof.
We serve specialty coffee, delicious smoothies, and creative non-alcoholic drinks designed for pre-ride fuel, post-ride hangs, or afternoons with no agenda at all.
Our bike shop offers repair, maintenance, and custom work from mechanics who prioritize communication, care, and trust. We also host hands-on education, from open shop nights to small-group workshops.
Our retail is intentionally curated, featuring women-owned and purpose-driven apparel brands, everyday bike essentials, in-house merch, and local collaborations.
Beyond the shop, we host group rides, clinics, gear swaps, film nights, storytelling events, and gatherings that center connection over consumption.
Joyride is a third space. A bike space. A place to spend time.
WHY THIS?
Cycling can feel joyful and empowering. It can also feel intimidating, exclusive, or hard to break into.
Too many bike spaces still prioritize speed, status, and insider knowledge over people. If you don’t fit the mold, it’s easy to feel like you’re on the outside looking in.
We believe cycling should feel expansive, not narrow. That learning should feel supported, not stressful. That community is just as important as gear.
Joyride exists to create the kind of bike space we always wished existed, welcoming, skilled, and rooted in community.
WHY US?
Because how a space is owned and led shapes everything else.
Joyride is women- and queer-owned, and intentionally sober, not as a branding move but as a way of doing things differently. Those choices shape how we build community, how we welcome people, and the kind of culture we cultivate. It shows up in our partnerships, our programming, our events, and the everyday feel of the space.
We’re led by people who ride, wrench, organize, and care deeply about the communities they’re part of. We value skill and experience, but not at the expense of warmth or accessibility. We believe a bike shop can be social, stylish, and welcoming without losing depth or credibility.
Joyride is a place to ride, learn, hang out, and connect without pressure to perform or fit a narrow mold. It’s for people who want more from their bike spaces and believe cycling culture can be expansive, joyful, and community-driven.
