Every year, thousands of bikes are thrown away in landfills. Some of these bikes are in repairable and reusable condition and can be recovered for community benefit. Others can be stripped for usable parts and repair materials. Despite their remaining utility, these bikes typically end up as scrap metal.
Throughout the summer, we will host a series of bike rescue clinics where volunteer can learn bike repair and refurbishment. Bicycles fixed in this program will be given away to the community for free in monthly public bike giveaways from June to October around York Region.
Next giveaway
Wednesday, October 28th 3PM – 5PM
- Tommy Douglas Secondary School
4020 Major MacKenzie Dr W, Vaughan
Registration opens Oct 14th
Future dates
Friday, October 30th 1PM – 5PM
- Markham Cycles Community Bike Hub
7600 Kennedy Rd, Markham, ON L3R 9S5
Registration opens Oct 14th
Consider donating your old, outgrown or unwanted bike to help support the your local community. Bikes can be donated at our bike hubs during drop-in hours or at Richmond Hill and Vaughan waste depots.
Terms and Conditions
- York Region residents only, identification will be required
- Online registration is required
- Walk-ins are not available
- Only one bike per adult, per registration and per ticket
- children can accompany an adult registration
- Bicycles are given away as-is and may be require repair
- Bicycles cannot be put on hold and cannot be claimed prior to giveaway date
- Types of bikes depends on availability we have that month
- we typically have more kids bikes than adult bikes
This program is partly funded by The Regional Municipality of York.
