Do you have a well loved bike that's no longer听getting any use?听Rather than letting it collect cobwebs, give it a second life!听There are great places in the city that will take it off your hands, spruce it up and donate it to someone in need. Check out the list below, along with details on where and how the bikes are donated.
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Obsession: Bikes runs the 鈥樷�� initiative in efforts to provide children in need with bicycles. They鈥檝e collected, repaired and placed over 100 bikes annually since 2005. 听
Obsession: Bikes is located at 94 Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver. Their summer hours are听10am-6pm听(Mon-Wed, Sat)听10am-8pm听(罢丑耻谤-贵谤颈),听10am-5pm听(厂耻苍)
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Ride On is a 麻豆传媒映画cycle staple with听听across the city. They鈥檒l take your used bike in any condition to repair and donate to a variety of charities like听.听
Check out the听听for locations and hours.
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Bikes For All will take your old in bike any condition. Is it so old that it鈥檚 just falling apart? Not a problem - whether they can simply use it for parts, or repair your old bike to make it feel new again, they are fixed up and donated to private individuals in need.
Bikes For All is听located at 112 E 7th Ave and is open听7 days a week.听Monday听to听Friday听9am-7pm,听Saturday 10am-6pm,听Sunday12pm-5pm.
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Our Community Bikes is a collectively run, non-profit community bike shop offering D.I.Y. bicycle repair and affordable bike maintenance. They鈥檒l take bikes in any condition, refurbish them, and match them with applicants who experience barriers to affordable forms of transportation.听
Our Community Bikes is located at 2429 Main St. and is open 7 days a week,听11am-6pm
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Kickstand is also volunteer run community bike shop that offers workshops, drop in hours and classes to get you up to speed on repairing your own bicycle. Along with bikes in any condition, they also take items such as rags, steel wool, brushes and bolt cutters to efforts to make bike maintenance affordable and accessible to all members of听the community.听
