Everyone deserves to have a bicycle!

It’s a simple concept: you’ve got bikes you no longer need. We know kids and families who need them. Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison is geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to underserved populations in southern Wisconsin.

We’re striving towards transportation equity by giving aways bikes to marginalized communities in Dane County, Milwaukee and Racine. As an added bonus, we keep thousands of pounds of metal and rubber out of the landfill by repurposing them into rideable bikes.

We’ve now given away over 9,700 bikes to new bike owners who may have never had the opportunity to experience the joys of owning their own bike. Our operation depends solely on grants, financial donations from individuals and corporations, and donations of gently used bikes that are no longer needed.

It costs about $135 for us to give a kid a refurbished bike, a helmet, lock, headlight, taillight, and bike pump. The $135 covers bike parts, paying our mechanics a fair wage, insuring our workshop, purchasing helmets, locks, headlights, and marketing our program so we can continue to receive donations and support. Your support will help us give bikes away to those who would not otherwise have the opportunity!

A LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS

2017 - 1,000 bikes to nonprofits and schools in Dane County

2018 - 1,100 bikes to nonprofits and schools in Dane County

2019 - 1,500 bikes to nonprofits and schools in Dane County

2020 - 1,000 bikes to kids and frontline workers working entry level positions

2021 - 2,021 bikes to nonprofits and schools in Dane County

2022 - 1,600 bikes to nonprofits and schools in southern Wisconsin

2023 - 1,500 bikes to nonprofits and schools in southern Wisconsin

9,721 lives impacted in Dane County since our first giveaway in 2017