PEDAL Society (Our Community Bikes)
PEDAL Society is a non-profit society that oversees several bicycle related projects in the Vancouver area. At its core, PEDAL’s programs enable, educate and empower members of the community to make cycling a part of their daily lives.
It is composed of 3 programs:
Our Community Bikes – full service mechanic and retail bike shop.
Community Bike Club – bike skills for youth.
Pedals for the People – providing refurbished bikes to people in need.
The programs are funded by donations from businesses, government and members of the community. They accept donations of bicycles, parts, accessories, and tools.
Drop off your bike at Our Community Bikes located at:
2429 Main St, Vancouver, BC, V5T 3E1
Open daily from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
604-879-2453
Kickstand Bike Shop
Kickstand is a volunteer-run community bike shop to help you with all your cycling needs. By going there you can get your bike tuned up, learn to fix up your own bike, buy a refurbished bike, get a custom built bike, or build your own bike.
What they wish to get by donation:
bikes and components in good shape
files
rags
cleaning brushes
bolt cutters
teel wool
locktite
compressor
bench grinder
angle grinder
You can drop off your bike, parts, or tools at the Kickstand Shop located at:
1739 Venables St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2H3
Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sunday form 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
If you have a VERY large donation they will try to help with transportation. Please contact kickstandbikes@gmail.com.
Used Bikes Vancouver by Ride on Bikes
The bikes that get donated normally end up in 3 groups:
1. Repairable
If the bike can be fixed up to get back on the road, they will give it a full tune up, by professional bike mechanics, using either new or used parts. These are then sold in their store as very reasonably priced up-cycled used bikes.
2. Unrepairable
if the bike is beyond repair, they ensure that it gets stripped down as efficiently as possible, usable parts are kept to mend other bikes, the remaining parts are separated into Steel, Aluminum, Rubber, Hard Plastic to be properly recycled.
3. Given Away
They work with a number of local charities and organizations to get the bikes into the hands of the people that need them most.
Ride On Again is located at 2255 W.Broadway, Vancouver.
The aim of the program is to get bicycles and parts into the hands of people who can put them to use. They can come to your house to collect your unwanted bikes, or you can drop them off at one of their stores no matter what condition.
The Bike Kitchen (AMS Bike Co-Op)
The Bike Kitchen provides students and the wider community with an accessible environment where they can learn to fix bicycles, share resources, and work together. They engage in cycling education, outreach and advocacy to promote biking as a safe and sustainable means of transportation.
Bicycle donations are used for a whole variety of purposes that include:
- being built into guaranteed used bicycles and resold
- being built and given to someone who needs a bike via their volunteer bike building program
- being repurposed as a member of their Purple and Yellow Community Bike Fleet
- being salvaged for parts that are used to give many other bikes a new lease on life
- being fully recycled when the bike is too damaged or worn to be useable
Drop off your bike at the Bike Kitchen located at:
6138 Student Union Blvd, Vancouver, BC
Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
If you are going to donate 4 or more bikes they may be able to organize a pick up for you. This option is often used by those representing a strata, apartment complex, office building, or other organization.
Contact Jordan at 604-827-7333 or email sustainability@bikecoop.ca to ask about setting up a donation pick-up, or if you have any other questions.
Bikes for All
Donating a bike at Bikes for All is a great way of helping out the community and promoting sustainability. Bikes can be recycled, refurbished and distributed back into the community or used for teaching. Donations of bikes can make a great difference to the community’s organizations, individuals and the environment.
Drop off your bike at the store located at:
112 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1M6
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
604-872-4534
Bicycles for Humanity
Bicycles for Humanity is global grassroots movements that provides the gift of mobility delivered by a bicycle to many in developing countries. In addition to delivering bicycles, many B4H groups work with the local people to develop the skills to manage the bike programs and to ensure that the community realizes maximum value from the gifts of mobility that their chapters provide.
Find the contact for different locations in Canada here.
