Gearin' Up Bicycles

About

Washington D.C.'s nonprofit community used bike shop and Earn-A-Bike program along the Met-Branch trail in NE

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Mission Statement

Gearin' Up Bicycles' purpose is to create career development opportunities and teach essential workplace skills to teenagers from underserved communities while encouraging cycling as a practical, healthy means of transportation. Gearin’ Up provides access to quality affordable used bicycles for those in need and hosts various community outreach programs throughout the year.


What We Do

Gearin’ Up Bicycles, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a community used bicycle store training and employing young adults from underserved communities in Washington D.C. Gearin’ Up Bicycles will feature a retail space in downtown Washington D.C. There will be a (used) bicycle show room up front and a mechanic shop in the back, and we will sell quality, affordable used bicycles in addition to basic bicycle tools and accessories. Bicycle donations via ongoing in-store donations, bike drives and fundraisers will ensure a constant supply for our mechanic staff to tune-up or rebuild and prepare for sale. Sales representatives and mechanic staff will be teenagers hired from underserved communities. These staff members will gain the skills they need to succeed in their future with Gearin’ Up and beyond while providing the community with quality, affordable used bicycles.