From this simple action sprung a movement that became the organization Bikes Not Bombs, now built on the simple actions of tens of thousands of individuals, touching lives of many more. Over 40,000 ...

Bikes Not Bombs is a name that draws you into the shop. It makes you wonder what they are all about. "We work with a team of volunteers and our staff to reclaim bikes," Evans said.

The Massachusetts chapter of Bikes Not Bombs ships out about 7,000 to 8,000 bikes every year, according to Eric Mearns, former operations director of the organization who now lives in North Adams and ...

Reusing bike parts to power water pumps, corn crushers and more Mira Olson | 15th July 2010 A tiny workshop in rural Guatemala is pioneering cheap, eco-friendly, pedal-powered machines made from ...

Bikes Not Bombs has young people spurring social change while learning bike mechanics. And YouthBuild gets young people updating and upgrading homes in their own communities through construction work.

Bikes Not Bombs Some bike shops take themselves too seriously— What, you don’t know how to change a chain? At this unassuming yet hip workshop, however, even complete novices are welcome.

Well, as we gear up and grease up for bike-riding season, there’s a place those old weather-beaten bodies can go. Bikes Not Bombs, a charity organization/bike shop in Jamaica Plain, will take the old ...

In the Jamaica Plain workshop of Bikes Not Bombs (BNB), Roslindale’s Tarese Thompson, 18, is busy showing Terrin Wallace, a 13-year-old from Dorchester, how to overhaul a bottom bracket, the ...

As part of the Bikes Not Bombs program based in West Roxbury, the bikes had their pedals turned inward and their handlebars twisted sideways in the back of St. John's Methodist Church so they ...

Bikes Not Bombs delivering 500 bicycles to Kenya By Steve Annear Globe Staff,July 17, 2015, 11:00 a.m.

The project has collected better than 20 bikes. The bikes are refurbished and shipped to various areas of the world as needed. Bikes Not Bombs has recycled over 33,000 bikes in the last 24 years.