I'm a volunteer there every Wednesday fixing up bi...

I'm a volunteer there every Wednesday fixing up bikes, tearing down clunkers for their parts and loading bikes in shipping containers for donation to countries where a bike may be the key to employment and a better life.

The economic model is pretty straight forward: Collect bikes, fix the good ones up for sale, tear down the poor condition ones, store the others, and use the money from sales to fund the shipping. It costs about $5,000 per container that can carry several hundred bicycles.

And, yes, they are a full line bicycle repair shop with accessories. Bring yours in for a tune up, safety check, new tires/tubes, etc.