Thank You JRA Cycles

A lot of businesses help the Roll It Forward Program do what it does. One of these businesses is JRA Cycles in Medford, MA. They handle the ordering of all the parts used to get our bikes ready for donation. And they're great guys. Recently, when we stopped in to pick up our parts order, the crew at JRA was in the midst of handing out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters, and getting a little goofy while doing it.

Thanks for being awesome JRA!

Big Thank You To Pedro's For Their Support of Roll It Forward

We just wanted to give a big shout out today to HUGE Roll It Forward supporter, Pedro's Bike Care. Pedro's has really thrown itself behind cycling advocacy on the local and national level, supporting all sorts of great events and programs. The Roll It Forward "Bike Mines" are fully stocked with an array of Pedro's products, from Bike Lust to Chain J., to ratcheting wrenches and vise whips. Pedro's is based out of Haverhill, MA. We say, when it comes to bike tools and lubes...buy local!

Volunteer Night At The Boston Bike Mines

The Boston Bike Mines (the warehouse where RIF bikes are stored) can be a lonely place...a dark, damp, lonely place. Once, while working down there in "the cage," I overheard two men talking as they walked by, "Yup, there's nothin' down here but rats and roaches..." He stalled as he caught a glimpse of me at my bike stand working. He didn't finish his sentence, but I knew what he would have said, "nothin' down here but rats and roaches, and...that weirdo working on bikes." But last Tuesday night the mines were not a lonely place; they were full of life. Our friends from Dot Bike, Boston Cyclists Union, Harris Cyclery, Cambridge Used Bicycles, and elsewhere showed up to help prepare a massive pile of used bikes for Roll It Forward donation. 

More photos of the event after the break...

LIFT Bicycle Giveaway at City Hall Plaza

On Wednesday June 1st, Roll It Forward got together with LIFT on a beautiful, sunny day at City Hall Plaza to donate bikes to a group of folks from Boston's homeless community. It wasn't so much a donation as payment for services rendered — all the recipients earned their bikes through performing community service and many of them listed volunteer work as one of the reasons why they needed a bike to get around in the first place. 

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Good Shepherd Church Women's Health Fair

May 28th 2011, Roxbury, MA

Roll It Forward provided a fleet of Giant bicycles for a women's health fair put on by the Good Shepherd Church in Roxbury. The day started off slow...

Trade In Your Mountain Bike For A Steel Road Bike Or 3 Speed

Roll It Forward wants your old mountain bike! We'll even trade you a sweet, old steel bike or frame (perfect for converting to a fixed gear or single speed) for it. The level of bike you get will be commensurate with the bike you trade in. We're basically looking for entry level name-brand mountain bikes (no Huffies!) in good condition. 

Contact us HERE if you're interested.

Where to Donate

This blog is no longer in use by the Roll it Forward program. Please visit www.bostonbikes.org for the latest information!

Donate your bikes right away at the following locations.  Bike shops listed below are offering a special coupon to thank you for your usable donation.  On top of that, we're offering a *free cycling jersey* to the first people who donate their bike(s).  And, certain bike donations will enter you in a raffle for a free bike powdercoating package from Geekhouse bikes!

•  Cauzoom Purchase a $50 EMS gift card and $20 of it will go to our project.  Or donate the amount of your choosing directly to help us reach our goal.  Find out more at http://cauzoom.com/project/Roll-it-forward
•  Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) full service bike-shops
• Boston: 1041 Commonwealth Avenue, (617) 254-4250
• Cambridge: Harvard Square, 1 Brattle Square, (617) 864-2061
• Hingham: 6 Shipyard Drive, (781) 741-8808
• Newton: 300 Needham Street, (617) 559-1575
• Wheelworks Cycling Centers:
• Belmont Wheelworks: 480 Trapelo Road, (617) 489-3577
• Ace Wheelworks in Somerville: 145 Elm Street, (617) 776-2100
• Giant Cycling World-Boston
• -The Fenway: Corner of Kilmarnock/Brookline (next to Chipotle), (617) 424-6400 
• Back Bay Bicycles: 366 Commonwealth Ave (corner of Mass Ave), (617) 247-2336
• Salem Cycle: serving the North Shore
• 72 Washington St. in Salem, MA (978) 741-2222
• Papa Wheelies: in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• 653 Islington St., Portsmouth NH (603) 427-2060
• Sudbury residents: Sudbury Recycling and Refuse Center, 20 Boston Post Road, (978) 443-2209 ext. 1221

For more information on any of these shops, including maps to each location, visit our partners page.

* Free cycling jersey while supplies last.  You will need to email rollitforward@gmail.com for a jersey claim form to take with you to the shop.