Bikes and biking gear can get expensive. Luckily, Atlanta is home to a few non-profits and bicycle co-ops that can help you get rolling without breaking the bank. Bearings Bike Works in Adair Park offers a Skills for Life program where kids learn to fix and maintain bikes, starting on practice bikes and earning stars every hour that they can spend on their own bike and accessories. Plus, the program gives them the skills and confidence to fix bikes on their own. If you’d like a bike without committing to work, shop their affordable refurbished bike collection anytime.  

SOPO Bicycle Co. also offers low-cost used bikes in Adair Park, 0.7 miles from the West End MARTA station. Visitors can buy used bikes, use the donated parts to fix their own bikes, and even earn their own bike through volunteer hours at the shop. Follow sopobikecoop on social media to see where they’re bringing bikes next. 

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta, a local non-profit, also provides donated and refurbished bikes to families in need. Contact your local church, school, non-profit, or other community organization to ask about a FB4K connection, or apply here to distribute bikes through your org.  

Finally, the most important part: you’ll need a helmet! Courtesy of Farah & Farah’s Keeping Kids Safe program, you can apply for a free helmet now and learn how to check its fit.