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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

BOSTON — Two organizations, Women Bike and Bikes Not Bombs, are working to transform the cycling landscape in Boston. Women Bike, a program run by the city of Boston, encourages women to learn ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the help of Bike Not Bombs, old two-wheelers will be put to new uses in ways never imagined when first purchased. Bikes collected in Salem could find new homes as far away as Tanzania or Ghana.