All that glitters is not gold.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Happy birthday.

It has been over 8700 hours of hard work and dedication; against all odds. Let’s celebrate!
Please carry on stealing…

We would like to officially thank you for your generous input into the lives of all the common folk.
Together we can do it better

Do you know where TARA community centre is? We think you should find out as it becomes a bit more important now once you own a bike…
‘…I want to ride my bicycle…’
The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs – food, shelter, clothing. Sherrod Brown We met Labbonti today. He was a bit late but he said that he has had a busy night last night. We patiently listened to his story. He lived in Wales in […]
In it all together?
Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life. Walter Annenberg It is busy at The Bikes College. People are calling from as far as Yeadon to donate bikes. Kids need bikes in Pudsey. If we were honest it got slightly overwhelming lately… But what […]
Too much for a few
Strive not to be a success but rather of a value. Albert Einstein We struggle to explain to the majority of people on our way that what we do is not for profit. Despite our soon-to-be legal structure we are not working like a standard company. When the bikes are being given away we prepare […]
Ownership makes it personal
Nobody washes a rental car. Scott J. Simmerman Ph. D. It takes a lot of bonding to create a possessive relationship known as ownership. The tears, the sweat, the tiredness and the workmanship are required to achieve the end product. Repairing or building a bike is a great example. It is a process which takes […]
What can you get for a smile?
No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank As it occurs to us more and more often this very universal truth gets constantly omitted. People do not believe anything is free anymore. The Bikes College relies on free stuff at all times. We get the majority of our bicycles donated or given to us for free. […]
Ghetto repairs series
…the cheaper you get it the cheaper it is… A friend of TBC Any issues or failures that occur on your bike can quite often be resolved with a set of simple tools. It is however quite difficult to replace the specific parts when they go wrong. It costs a lot at times and can […]