Back2Bikes

Thanks for dropping by Tim!

Tim Baxter is one of our local Port Phillip councillors and a big advocate of Back2Bikes' sustainable charity work.

Thanks to the , we've been operating on council donated premises since 2017, and have become embedded in the awesome Port Phillip Community.

Cr Tim Baxter

Has your bike been feeling the winter blues?

Swing on by to South Melbourne Market on Saturday and get a free 10 minute tune-up. Our skilled mechanics will be waiting 🚲

South Melbourne Market

🚨Bike Donations from Victoria Police 🚨

Thank you for the recent bike donations.

🤝 We partner with Vic Police to put stolen and unclaimed bikes to good use. We refurbish the bikes and make sure they go back into our community to people in need.

Thanks for visiting 💚

🚴‍♂️ Earlier this month, we welcomed Miguel and James from Specialized Australia to our workshop! 🌟 As one of the world's top bike brands, Specialized has been an incredible partner, donating new and used parts, helmets, and accessories over the years.

A huge thank you to Specialized and all our industry supporters, including Sheppard, Beach Road Cycles, Lekker, Melbourne Bicycle Centre, and Cargo Australia. Your generous contributions help us keep rolling! 💚 Specialized Bicycles

Thanks Josh Burns for taking the time to visit Back2Bikes today 🚲🚲🚲

Pop into Back2Bikes to:

💲Buy a quality refurbished bike
🎁Donate a bike
🔧Service your bike

Looking for your next set of wheels?

🚲 Pop down to our workshop and check out our quality refurbished bikes for sale.

All proceeds from bike sales go straight back into providing quality opportunity bikes to people in need.

📸 Celebrity Sighting 📸

Thanks for visiting us today for a tour of our workshop and to learn more about what we do 💚

Find us behind North Port Oval ->

We've been operating in Port Melbourne since 2017 thanks to .

The impact of secure, council-donated premises has been phenomenal. Each year we:

Donate 250~ bikes to people in need
Rescue 1000~ bikes from landfill
Run 50~ community courses
Run monthly free bike tune-up stations at

Want to get involved? Here's how:

Together with our incredible community, 120+ volunteers, and 50+ charity partners we can make a difference in people's lives one bike at a time.

🚲 BUY one of our quality refurbished bikes today.

🎁DONATE your bike(s), and we'll make it count.

🛠️ SERVICE your bike with our skilled mechanics.

📚LEARN by taking one of our training courses & learn to care for your bike.

City Of Port Phillip

We provide quality bikes to people in need.

Back2Bikes is a committed to uplifting our community and doing our bit for the planet 🌏

As the #1 most affordable and mode of transport, a gift of a quality bike can transform lives.

That's why, with your help, we rescue and refurbish hundreds of bikes each year. Turning them into vehicles of change and opportunity for people in need 💚

Pernod Ricard at Back2Bikes ->

It was great to have the team at the workshop for a day.

They came to learn more about how we refurbish bikes to donate to people in need, to learn some bike maintenance tips and meet our awesome volunteers.

New wheels -> Big smiles 😁🚲

Thanks for buying your new refurbished bike at Back2Bikes 🚲

For every bike that's bought from us, all the proceeds go straight back to providing bikes to people in need 💚

🚴‍♀️🌟 Thrilled to be featured in a recent We Are Explorers article!

Check out how Back2Bikes is turning recycled bikes into new adventures and making cycling accessible for all. 🚲✨

Read the story below 🌍🙌

City Of Port Phillip

Back2Bikes Refurbishes and Donates Bikes to Help People in Need Helping them do good is as simple as buying a new bike.

🚴 Master the Basics of Bike Mechanics! 🚴

Ever been keen to learn the ropes of bike maintenance? Our next batch of bike courses is running soon and covers essential repair skills, knowledge of bike parts, and talking shop with mechanics.

📅 Start: 26th September
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 8:45 PM
📆 Duration: 6 weeks
📍 Location: Port Melbourne Workshop
👥 Only 6 students per class!

It includes hands-on learning, expert instruction and small classes!

👉 For more info and to sign up, head to the courses and training section on our website!

Women's night in full swing 🚲🚲🚲

We run workshops dedicated to teaching women:
🚲Basic bike anatomy
🛞Tire and tube maintenance
🛑Brake adjustments
⛓️Chain maintenance

Keep an eye out on our website for the next instalment and join us

Why all the smiles? 🤔
Our team has done it again! We set our volunteers a challenge to refurbish 30 opportunity bikes in 30 days 🚲🚲🚲

They did it in 14 DAYS!!! 😮🎉🎉

Every bike makes a difference and these bikes are going straight to people who need them most 💚 AND we're on track for a record breaking year for op bike donations 💚🚲

Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers and to one of our charity partners for helping us make it happen.

Pictured: The Back2Bikes and teams with quality, refurbished bikes ready to be transported to their new homes.

Another happy customer! This week we have seen more smiling faces come through our workshop. This includes Peter! With some magic from our amazing volunteer Walter, Peter is now ready to hit the road with style and confidence! Thanks, Walter, for your dedication and expertise. 🚴‍♀️✨

We 💚 our volunteers!

A big thank you to every single one of our dedicated, bike loving 120+ volunteers. Thanks to your help, hundreds of quality refurbished bikes are provided to people in need every year 🚲🚲🚲

It was fantastic meeting up with Kieran from Brainwave Bikes last week! 🚲🚲 Discussing all things bicycle recycling ♻️

We work hand in hand with other recyclers to divert used bikes from landfill, ensuring they find a new lease on life. Brainwave Bikes, a Melbourne-based social enterprise, not only donates, recycles, and reuses bikes but also provides employment and traineeships for people with disabilities, raising funds for Brainwave Australia.

Here at Back2Bikes we’re making a difference, one bike at a time! 🚲💚

Back2Bikes will be holding their monthly pop-up at the Market on Saturday 25 May between 10am – 1pm.

Back2Bikes is Port Phillip’s not-for-profit organisation that provides affordable and sustainable transport to people in need. Thanks to the generosity of the City Of Port Phillip Council, Back2Bikes has been running its essential not-for-profit service since 2017.

Last year, they donated over 200+ like-new bikes to people in need. They are extremely proud of the quality of bikes that they donate; every single bike that leaves the St Kilda workshop is high-quality thanks to their dedicated mechanics.
As the most affordable and sustainable form of transport, a bike changes a person’s day-to-day life, empowering adults and children every day as well as being a positive catalyst for mental health.

All of this is made possible through their community services:
🚲Refurbished Bike Sales: quality refurbished bikes are for sale to the community.
💰Donations: A donation of a bike, parts, time or cash helps others in need of a bike.
🔧Bike Servicing: volunteer mechanics provide low-cost, high quality bike servicing to the community.
👩‍🎓Courses & Training: They offer bike mechanical training to the community and volunteers.

Back2Bikes community services, volunteers and council donated premises are what make it possible for them to donate to over 200 people in need every year. Environmentally, their services divert over 600 bikes yearly from landfill!

Head down to Cecil Street on your trusty steed for a free 10-minute tune-up, Saturday 25 May between 10am – 1pm.

Thanks for dropping by Brainwave Bikes 🚲🚲🚲

Great to reconnect with the incredible team at in Port Melbourne! 🚲 Their dedication to bicycle recycling is certainly inspiring, and their impact on the community is undeniable. Keep up the fantastic work, you're making a real difference!

🚲 Meet Ian and Mike! 🚲
Ian is one of 120+ dedicated volunteers who has been working tirelessly to refurbish bikes for people in need - like the 10 bikes loaded into this trailer 🛠️
With the help of Mike and , these bikes are off to their new homes.

We’re proud to collaborate with WeCycles and more than 50 partners to make a difference!

👀 Local celebrity sighting at Back2Bikes 👀

Robbie Nyaguy is one of our local councillors (Lake Ward). He dropped by our workshop for a tour and to hear more about our operation.

Our site is 100% donated by the . A secure location makes it possible for us to exist so we can continue to donate reliable, quality bikes to people in need.

Thanks for dropping by Cr Robbie Nyaguy 💚

We have 120+ volunteers 💚

It's important to us that all of our volunteers feel happy and healthy at Back2Bikes. One way we do that is by providing lunch, sitting around the table together and chatting. Just like this happy bunch from last Friday

If you'd like to volunteer, check out our website at Back2Bikes.org.au

🌞A gorgeous day for bike donations 🚲🚲

Today, Green's candidate Liliana Carranza and her friend Selena dropped in to donate two bikes. Thank you 💚

Our Chair, Geoff Smart, also gave them a tour of our workshop and some insights into everything we do at Back2Bikes so that we can donate quality bikes to people in need.

**200+ bikes donated yearly, 50+ charity partners, 120+ volunteers, 600+ bikes avoiding landfill yearly**

.wong

🚴‍♂️🔧 Had a blast this Saturday at the continuing a great initiative ⚡️ Our 10-minute bike tune-ups at our pop up store were a hit! Thanks to our amazing volunteers and all the lovely people who swung by.

🙌 🚴‍♀️🔧

💛 We're 's go-to not-for-profit, providing affordable and sustainable transport to people in need 💛

Last year, we donated 200+ quality bikes to marginalised groups including the homeless, refugees, mental health sufferers, victims of domestic violence, and sufferers of substance use disorders.

We consider ourselves an important part in promoting healthy and sustainable lifestyles in the Port Phillip region. 🚴‍♂️♻️🏆

To find out more, head to the “About Us” page on our website 🌐📬 or drop in to our workshop to donate a bike, buy a bike/parts or volunteer!