Have you got an old bike that you no longer use?
Your donated bikes and other PTVs will be diverted from landfill and redeployed or recycled while creating employment for disadvantaged and disabled people – and free fun for disadvantaged kids.
How to donate:
Find a drop-off location using the map below and head there with your bike.
Rowan came all the way from the Blue Mountains - by train and bike - to donate this great commuting bike. A Navy Blue Avanti Illusion.
The bike got the tick of approval from Sabrina - our chief mechanic. She checked and tuned the whole bike, replaced the gear cable and paddles (which Rowan wanted to keep for his new bike).
That bike is now for sale in our store for $250 and comes with a 6 month warranty on all mechanical parts plus a free service within 3 months
Affordable prices for good quality redeployed bikes.
That`s what we stand for.
That`s why we give 6 months warranty on all mechanical parts.
That`s why you should use this opportunity to get yourself a bike.
Visit our online shop or store in Alexandria 84 Burrows Rd Saturday 10 till 2 and Tuesday - Friday 10 till 5
Canberians we are ready.
Thanks to our friends from @returnitau you can now drop off your preloved bicycles at their "can and bottle" recycling depot at Mitchell. They are open 7 days from 9 am till 5 pm. By donating bicycles to us - via them - you help us giving new life to old rides, giving kids bikes to those who don`t have one and giving employment to people with disadvantaged backgrounds.
Today we picked up 74 bicycles in Bundeena. Thanks to the great work of Tim and David and their new found app @utilitarian.world enabling consumers and communities to recycle, reuse and resell their products.
You can use their free app to help us collect preloved bikes in your community.
Next weekend Guido will deliver 50 kids bikes to two schools in Yarrabilba and Jimboomba south of Brisbane. Anybody who wants to join him to share the joy and fun of giving these bikes to children who don`t have access to them can contact me on 0459 999 110 or guido@revolverecycling.net
We would drive next weekend and drop-off bikes on Monday 27 March
Today we are at Quarry Green in Ultimo-Sydney at the Second Hand Sunday market till 3pm. Drop buy for a free check and tune of your bike or to donate a bike you no longer need.
How do you choose the right bike size?
There are basically 3 measurements to check
1. Seat tube height
2. Effective top tube lenght
3. Standover height
This clip takes you through each measurement and illustrates which bike size fits which riders height.
All our bike descriptions include these 3 measurements - check out our online shop https://shop.revolverecycling.net/
Take a peak at our WheelShow Room.
With thanks to our partners BINGO INDUSTRIES who kindly give us access to there premise at 84 Burrows Rd in Alexandria.
Open every Saturday 10 till 2 and Tuesday through Friday 10 till 5
We currently have a wide range of good quality Road, Hybrid and Mountain bikes from reputable brands. All at affordable prices and all contributing to our mission of giving old rides a new life whilst creating job opportunities.
You can also view them on our online shop https://shop.revolverecycling.net/
The Sydney clean up of the Mobikes aka OnYahBikes - who went into adminstration end of last year - is nearing completion. Another 19 where dropped off today by the Lime team. Bringing the total of collected bikes to 200.
Unfortunetely most of them are in poor condition and have the locks still in place because the geolocation tracking system which also controls the locks is deactivated.
A massive collective effort from the Sydney based bike share operators including Lime, Hello Ride, Airbike, Beam, Bird and Neuron with support from City of Sydney.
Bike mechanics - pro or diy - who have some free time and support our bike equity program to give a redeployed bike to children who have no access to them please get in touch. Our program and the volume of bikes we want to give away is growing and we could use a few more pair of bike mechanic hands. If you live in the Sydney Metropolitan Area and you are interested please contact guido@revolverecycling.net or call 0459 999 110
Bike mechanics - pro or diy - who have some free time and support our bike equity program to give a redeployed bike to children who have no access to them please get in touch. Our program and the volume of bikes we want to give away is growing and we could use a few more pair of bike mechanic hands. If you are interested please contact guido@revolverecycling.net or call 0459 999 110
We are humbled to be a finalist for the "Revolutionary New Start-Up" award introduced by the @coffswasteconference
This award acknowledge excellence in innovation of Australian based businesses of no more than 6 employees who have entered the waste management marketplace in the 2020-2022 calendar years.
We congratulate the other finalists: Boxhead Plastics, Optimal Site Performance PTY LTD and Resource Hub
Consulting.
Winner will be announced at the conference on May 10 - C U there 😉
This week Fiona Jamg from WD-40 came along with a film crew to produce a promo clip about reuse and repair of bicycles amongst other goods. In return she left a few of their popular products.
Looking forward to the end result which I hope to share soonish....
Biking is fun. Biking trips with family are top.
If you plan or would love to have a bike holiday over the easter break we might have what you need for it.
We have a range of refurbished mountain, hybrid, and road bikes all at affordable prices.
If you buy a bike from us you not only support yourself but also our environment and employment programs. We divert bikes from landfill and aim to reuse and recycle them all whilst creating jobs for people with disadvantaged backgrounds. Last but not least you will also support our bike equity program whereby we give away all kids` bikes to those who don`t have one.
Check our online store https://shop.revolverecycling.net/ or visit our wheelshow in Alexandria, 84 Burrows Rd on Sat between 10 and 2 and Mon-Friday 10 till 2
We thought it would be appropriate on International Women`s Day to shine a light on Women`s Experiences of Bicycle Repair and Maintenance in France and Australia.
In a study titled, Feminine Velonomy Margot Abord de Chatillon highlights 4 strategies developed by women as they attempt to engage with repair and maintenance of bicycles in a male-dominated industry and activities. see link https://revolverecycling.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Velonomy.pdf
Velonomy is defined as the ease shown by a cyclist in repairing, maintaining, and adjusting their bicycle. The below graph gives you an idea of the current state of affairs.
If bicycle furniture tables are your thing we have a great opportunity for you.
Today we received the bike Richard Allen used back in 1997 for his 16000 km journey around the Australian perimeter to raise awareness and funds to support cancer research, following the loss of his mother to cancer. You can read his story in the book he wrote about it https://www.leurabooks.com.au/product/551486/Shimmering-Spokes-One-Australians-16000km-Odyssey-Richard-Allen
Richard gave us the bike hoping we could give it a new life and that`s what we will do.
However an inspection by our mechanics discovered a crack in the head tube which makes the bike no longer safe to ride.
This brings us to the idea to give the bike a new life as a bike furniture table. See second picture.
If anybody is interested in having this bike converted in a bespoke bike furniture table please contact guido@revolverecycling.net
Proceeds will go to cancer research.
Pete`s vlog directly from Thargomindah in outback Queensland where he delivered 56 bikes in partnership with Auscycling.
Our Bike Equirty program is all about giving children access to a bike
Every week we renew our stock.
On offer is a mixture of good quality road, mountain, and hybrid bikes at affordable prices.
Drop by our workshop or check out our latest stock on our online shop https://shop.revolverecycling.net/
When you buy a preloved bike from us you help create employment for people with disadvantaged backgrounds and protect the climate by saving 96 kg of CO2 from being released into the environment if you would have bought a brand new bike.
Visit us on Saturday between 10 and 2 and from Tuesday till Friday between 10 and 5
Jack, Anthony and Matt volunteered tonight to check and tune the 56 bikes we take to Queensland on Saturday.
This is part of our bike equity program to give away kids bikes to those who have no access to them.
The delivery to Queensland goes via three schools in Gunnedah, Thargomindah and all the way till Eromanga. We do this in partnership with AusCycling who runs the "bikes for schools" program.
Bike mechanics who want to volunteer one evening a week like Jack please get in contact with our GM guido@revolverecyclng.net
