LOCATION & HOURS
MANIFESTO BICYCLES
ADDRESS
Manifesto Bicycles
421 40th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
TEL: 510.595.1155
HOURS
Open Every Day EXCEPT Wednesday
11am to 6pm
SALES & SERVICE
SALES
Manifesto specializes in city bikes. We sell single-speed, fixed, internally geared and, yes-bikes with traditional derailleurs. We focus on steel frames because of their lean aesthetics and due to the riding conditions here in our fair city.
SERVICE
Manifesto repairs all types of bikes. We stock parts and components for your modern road bike, your 1960′s vintage 3-speed and your 1990′s mountain bike. We take pride in charging fairly for labor and we won’t try to upsell you parts that you don’t need.
RENTALS
Manifesto also rents bikes for $25/day which includes a helmet, u-lock and lights. We offer a discounted daily rate for rentals of a week or longer and happily accommodate commercial requests.
WHO WE ARE
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MacKay Gibbs
MacKay comes from a family of entrepreneurs and always wanted to own her own business. Her background in retail operations and passion for Oakland came together when Manifesto opened in 2008.
MacKay likes early morning rides and old school dance parties. She lives in the historic San Antonio district with Sam, their 2 children and dog, Fazool.
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Sam Cunningham
Sacto native and old school skateboarder, Sam only recently caught up with technology by getting his 1st smartphone and an Instagram account. Sam’s been working on bikes since getting his 1st FMF BMX bike at age 12.
He enjoys restoring vintage rides and when not at Manifesto, you’re likely to find him at a local tattoo shop or enjoying the great outdoors with his family.
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Betty Anderson
Reppin’ Berkeley, Betty grew up in the East Bay hiking, biking, and boarding.
Swagger extraordinaire and thrift enthusiast, keeping it real is her motto. Never a lame and always trill, Betty is a true O.G. #SWAG
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Jim Hopper
In September 1992, Jim became cool after witnessing Frank Sinatra perform in Las Vegas. The rest of his life is pretty trivial in comparison: born in Iowa, resides in Oakland.
Jim rides his bike a lot and is one bad MF’er on his roller skates.
MISSION
Manifesto: A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions. Derived from the Italian ‘manifestere’; Latin meaning ‘make public.’
Manifesto is located in the beautiful city of Oakland. Our shop promotes customization, recycling, and the spread of urban bike culture.
Manifesto likes art, music, and skateboarding. Manifesto likes DIY. Manifesto likes small business and local products. We sell new and rebuilt bikes, apparel, accessories, and other random cool stuff. We like bikes in general but choose to focus on single speed and fixed gear bikes because of their simplicity and ease of use in urban settings. We like affordable bikes because we want to provide access to as many people as possible.
Manifesto does not discriminate, alienate, or in any way judge any bicyclists. All riders, new & old, experienced & beginner, occasional & everyday, are welcome in our shop. We believe every person riding a bike creates more power for the movement overall.
Manifesto believes in bicycles. As an extension of the rider, bicycles are a form of self-expression. There is a simple joy that comes with riding a bike and experiencing a city at street level. We believe bicycles are more important than ever because they are practical, low-cost, and non-polluting. And that the camaraderie shared by groups of cyclists in cities can be a powerful force for change.
We believe in bicycles as examples of design, engineering, and efficiency. We believe in making good bicycles possible for everyone who wants one.
Join the movement. We are Manifesto.
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