Working Bikes

Working Bikes is celebrating 25 years of redistributing used bikes to people who need them across the world and in Chicago. Last year, 9,000 bikes were sent overseas to projects in Africa and South America, while volunteers fixed and redistributed 1,500 bikes to locals. The Working Bikes building, a former borax factory, processes about 15,000 bikes each year and boasts the largest collection of used bikes in the Midwest. There are even a few pedal-powered contraptions that do things like pump water or play records.