About Scraper Bikes

Our Mission

The Scraper Bike Team empowers urban youth living in underserved communities through self-expression and creativity. We encourage youth entrepreneurship and promote healthy, sustainable living for all. The Scraper Bike Team will use each work of bicycle art to impact social justice and global change.

Our story

Oakland CA is the birthplace of the Original Scraper Bikes, coined by Tyrone Stevenson Jr. in 2006. This unique styled bicycle phenomenon has umpired into a global movement, due to its music video: ‘Scraper Bikes’ that went viral on YouTube with over 3 million views worldwide.

The Scraper Bike Movement offers youth a sustainable group of peers that is positive and motivating. We want to expand and enlighten young peoples perspective on life through fixing and painting bicycles. Our goal is to support youth entrepreneurship and cultural innovation.

The Scraper Bike Team

Tyrone “Champ” Stevenson

Founder and Chief Visionary Officer

Baybe Champ founded the Original Scraper Bike Team in 2005 with his cousin Avery. Since childhood these two would create what we call today a “Scraper Bike”. In 2007 Baybe Champ recorded a music video featuring the Trunk Boiz called Scraper Bikes. Since then Baybe Champ has evolved the backyard bike club into a 501c(3) tax exempt nonprofit.

Diane Dyson

Finance & Operations Director

Avery “AP” Pittman, Sr.

Co-founder

Avery Pittman Sr. is the co-founder and inventor of the Original Scraper Bikes. Avery loves being hands on and turning ideas into innovating works of art such as creating what we know now to be a “Scraper Bike”. In 2015 Avery was suddenly taken away from us due to gun violence, leaving behind 2 sons, Austin and Avery Jr. to live out his legacy. May he forever rest in peace.

We couldn’t do it without the support of our sponsors and partners.

OUR PARTNERS

Higher Ground NDC

Oakland Public Library

Bike East Bay

City of Oakland

Climate Ride

Quest Foundation

WRT Planning and Design

Port of Oakland