Bikes Not Bombs uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South.
RECLAIM
We reclaim discarded bikes, and also help community members reclaim their power, narratives, and potential.
EMPOWER
We empower youth through hands-on skills training, leadership opportunities, and pathways to economic mobility.
TRANSFORM
We transform futures through transportation access, environmental action, and social justice.
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Volunteer at our Container Loading to El Salvador
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We're shipping a container full of bikes to our partners at CESTA in El Salvador this month and we need your help! Join us for a morning or afternoon shift, or spend the whole day with the crew. Volunteer shifts are available Thursday August 20th through Saturday August 22nd. Volunteers will help with loading bikes, prepping them for shipping, scanning barcodes for inventory, and more. Check out the volunteer opportunity on Bloomerang Volunteer for more information and to sign up today!
Ride with Us: Challenge Yourself to Go Further!
Ready to ride with us again? Check out our next fundraising ride: the Century Challenge! Join us on October 4th and challenge yourself to go further: choose between 100 kilometers or 100 miles. Register today and rise to the challenge!
Get ready to ride with us on our Group Training Rides with Brothers on Bikes: our first training ride is scheduled for Sunday August 23rd. Learn more and RSVP here!
Riding not for you? We're looking for volunteers to help us best support our riders. Check out the Volunteer page here for shifts & details!
Our 2025 Annual Report Is Here!
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In 2025, our community came together to turn shared values into real, lasting impact. From youth leadership and hands-on learning to transportation equity and neighborhood connection, this year’s annual report highlights what we built together and the powerful change made possible through collective action.
Read the full 2025 Annual Report to see the impact of your support and join us as we keep riding towards a more just, healthy, and joyful future for all.
BNB Bike Shop
Did you know that Bikes Not Bombs has a full service, retail bike shop? Our Bike Shop & Training Center also recondition and sell some of the donated bikes that we receive. Profits from bicycle sales, parts sales, and repairs go towards funding our youth and international work.
Stop by and browse our full selection in person! We are conveniently located off of the Southwest Corridor bike path and the MBTA Orange Line. We offer refurbished bikes, as well as a wide variety of new bikes: cargo, road, hybrid, kid's, e-bikes, and more! Check out our selection of new and used parts, tools, and accessories, or have your bike tuned-up by our expert mechanics.
Bike Shop Hours:
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday through Friday: 12pm - 7pm
- Saturday: 10am - 5pm
- Sunday: Closed
Shop Online
Browse our inventory and shop online now!
About our work
Each year we collect roughly 5,000 used bicycles and tons of used parts from our supporters around Greater Boston and New England.
We ship most of these bikes overseas to economic development projects through our International Partnerships in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Bikes that don't get shipped are distributed in Youth Pathways, where teens learn bicycle safety and mechanics skills in the process of earning bikes to keep for themselves. Staff and paid Youth Apprentices working in our retail Bike Shop & Training Center also recondition and sell some of the donated bikes that we receive.
Profits from bicycle sales, parts sales, and repairs go towards funding our youth and international work.
Learn more about our history, our work, and our impact over the past 40 years. Get a behind the scenes look at BNB in action: Bike School classes, Apprentices honing their mechanic skills, and volunteers at a container loading. Hear directly from co-founder Carl Kurz about the creation of Bikes Not Bombs and why our mission still resonates today.
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