FutureCycle
FutureCycle equips youth who face barriers to success with skills to be employable in any bike shop or other specialty retail.
FutureCycle Mission
The Mission of the FutureCycle Program is to use the Reno Bike Project as a setting to teach at-risk youth the skills needed for a lifetime of employment. Participants finish the program with a 5-week externship with a partnering bike shop in town. Upon graduation, it is our goal to have produced highly desirable bicycle shop employees with relationships and references from RBP and the partnering shops.
FutureCycle is currently on hold. Please check back in December 2024!
How to Join
Our 15-week paid FutureCycle training program began January 2024. This job skills program is open to six youth, 16-24 who think bikes can change lives, are interested in teaching, aren’t afraid to get dirty, aren’t afraid of a challenge, and are curious and excited to learn.
Skills & Training
In the FutureCycle Program, we draw on existing programs that teach safe riding and bicycle repair, and incorporate job skills training such as resume building, interviewing, customer service skills, and more. Participants start the program with training in the fundamentals of safe riding and in-depth bicycle repair. They rebuild a used bicycle to commute on and keep after the program, and continue to build and refine their skills. Participants finish the program with a 5-week externship with a partnering bike shop in town. Upon graduation, it is our goal to have produced highly desirable bicycle shop employees with relationships and references from RBP and the partnering shops.
Life After FutureCycle
We began with one pilot participant in Spring 2016. Since then, we have engaged 20 youth as Mechanics-In-Training and maintained 80% program completion with 65% earning continuing job offers. One FutureCycle alumnus currently works for RBP, and one has been promoted to manager at the shop where they spent their 5-week externship.
