AT 99 BIKES WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY BIKE HAS MORE TO GIVE
Through our Donate Your Old Bike Program we partner with local community groups to give old bikes new life. This makes it easy for customers to trade in old bikes, ensuring they are either donated and upcycled to those in need or responsibly recycled, a win-win for riders, the community, and the environment.
HOW IT WORKS
OUR PARTNERS
We team up with local partners to refurbish donated bikes and give them a second life.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS
We proudly partner with Lighthouse Youth Projects Inc, a community workshop that strives to empower all youth, especially those who are vulnerable and are at-risk, to achieve their full potential through bike based programs and workshops. Learn more about Lighthouse Youth Project Inc.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
BICYCLES FOR HUMANITY
We proudly partner with Bicycles for Humanity, a charity that repairs donated bicycles and send them to NGO partners in Africa or to communities in remote WA to help alleviate poverty through sustainable transport. Learn more about Bicycles for Humanity.
VICTORIA
BRAINWAVE AUSTRALIA
We proudly partner with Brainwave Australia, a Melbourne based social enterprise to donate, recycle and reuse bikes while providing employment and traineeships for people with a disability and raising money for Brainwave Australia. Learn more about Brainwave Australia.
NEW SOUTH WALES / ACT
REVOLVE RECYCLING
We proudly partner with Revolve Recycling, a charity started to strengthen bike equity through the distribution of bikes to disadvantaged kids. They aim to recover, recycle and redeploy Australia’s bikes, scooters and other personal transport vehicles and employ people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Learn more about Revolve Recycling.
QUEENSLAND
THE SALVATION ARMY & SUNRISE SURFERS WHEELCHAIR TRUST
We proudly trialling a partnership with The Salvation Army, who raises money to help disadvantaged Australians without discrimination, including people who are hungry, homeless, abandoned or abused. They resell upcycled bikes in their Salvation Army stores, send bikes that need to be fixed to their workshop or recycle bikes that cannot be resold or repaired. Learn more about the Salvation Arm Re-Cycle Workshop here and Learn more about The Salvation Army.
We are proudly trialling a partnership with the Sunrise Surfers Wheelchair Trust an Australian registered charity based on the Gold Coast that transforms donated bicycles into “rough-terrain” wheelchairs for disadvantaged people—particularly children—in under-resourced countries. Learn more about Sunrise Surfers Wheelchair Trust.
TASMANIA
TASMANIA BIKE COLLECTIVE
We proudly partner with Tasmanian Bike Collective, a group that mentors and trains young people through fixing and riding bikes. They create places for young people to grow and develop their character and skills for life. Learn more about Tas Bike Collective.
