Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves… Emily Giffin This world is a strange place- as a pack animals we simply lost the skill of gathering and resolving issues using the advantage of numbers. We turn to solitarity in whatever we do these days- for reason unknown we are unable […]
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Charles R. Swindoll It slowly got to the point when we are doing much more than we ever wanted. We not only fix, repair, swap, replace and give bikes. We also get everyone together and get things done. […]
I’ll do anything for free stuff. Sandra Bullock The Bikes College, since its very first day, was about turning waste and unwanted stuff into something that others can turn into a functional machinery. We get bicycles that feel and look pretty sorry for themselves and turn them into fully functional ‘vehicles’; ‘vehicles’ that power the […]
A great accomplishment should never be the end of the road; just a starting point for the next leap forward. Harvey Mackay This very rainy day we were featured in Yorkshire Evening Post following an interview with a columnist Neil Hudson. It made us very proud of what we do and we would like to […]
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments or publicity. Thomas Wolfe Times are always difficult for projects like ours- the austerity measures all across the most important fields to spend more on trivialities- it gets difficult to keep up the good work and stay enthusiastic. But […]
Advertising is the very essence of democracy. Anton Chekhov We do our stuff all the time. Daily chores, bikes in bikes out. We rely heavily on word of mouth and recommendations. We pride ourselves in what we do as we do it on a small and local scale- we start locally to change the world globally. But […]
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. […]
It is never too early to involve kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better. Soleil Moon Frye That is what we are trying to do at TBC as much as we can. We support the hands-on experience as much as possible. Take E., in her early teens, who got a […]
Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I’ll understand. Chinese proverb We were astonished by simplicity of this saying when it was first spotted during our visit to The Bristol Bike Project couple of years ago. It was there, on the wall, printed out across the numerous blank pieces of paper, staring […]
Kids do not remember what you are trying to teach them. They remember what you are. Jim Henson The Bikes College Leeds is a social enterprise that teaches people of all ages how to look after their bikes. Vist us on BBM channel: C004AC87F, Twitter or Facebook or read more on about us page.