88Bikes

The 88bikes Foundation endows bicycles to heroic women and girls around the world.

08/14/2026

We’re delighted to announce our newest Ambassador, Warren R. Trazenfeld. Warren visited a Moment of Happy a couple of years ago. He brought along a cadre of close friends and their experience was powerful. Since then, Warren has generously helped us grow our programs, provided strategic insight and spread the word among his vast and accomplished friend group. A few LA-based friends of Warren provided the capital to launch our nascent scholarship fund earlier this year. We’ll send the first round of former bike recipients to college, in Cambodia, this fall!

Warren’s relentless generosity coupled with an unquenchable curiosity and empathy for other cultures has touched us deeply. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Warren as 88bikes newest Ambassador. Cheers!

07/25/2026

Dozens of bikes just endowed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia…

04/27/2026

88bikes’ first ever Spring Spanish Guitar Velada was pure magic. Gracias mucho a virtuoso emergente for the enchanting flamenco guitar, stirring the embers of our Mexican chiminea and inspiring us, deep into la noche. Also thanks to .boards for the elegant, Mediterranean spread.

88bikes works in 21 countries and we love celebrating the culture, music and richness of our beautiful world...

04/18/2026

Back in 2007 Sandra Uesugi of Oregon donated one of the first 88 bikes to our first endowment site in Cambodia. Nearly 20 years later, she continues to donate monthly! We followed up with her to get her take on why 88bikes has resonated…

Sandra: “In first learning about 88 Bikes, I leapt at the opportunity to share the joys of riding free through the small act of sharing a bike. I donated that first bike (in 2007) as a gift to my friend Rob and several others to honor his passing as well as being a monthly supporter.

"Even prior to the inception of 88 Bikes, Rob and I were fans (True Fans, you might say) of Dan Austin’s projects. Seeing the documentary of his ride across the US with his brother Jared and friend Clint deeply influenced our cross-country ride on a tandem a couple years later.

"In many ways, 88 Bikes is my present day connection to Rob, always a fighter for social justice. Empowering vulnerable women and children, especially girls, with such a simple yet powerful machine is a no-brainer. My heart swells whenever I receive updates and Moments of Joy, imagining the delight filling the streets, and I am proud to be a small part of such a big impact.”

(This favorite all-time pic is from the first Moment of Happy, January 12, 2007 in Cambodia)

04/15/2026

A beautiful day for a first bike ride... 100s of girls in Cambodia set off on adventures after the Moment of Happy...

04/10/2026

144 bikes just endowed in Cambodia… Great Dreams from the women and girls to receive bikes range from “Governor of the Province” to “Teacher” to “Soldier”.

After nearly 20 years and 12,000 bikes, 21 countries and hundreds of locations, we’ve heard just about every imaginable Great Dream. Professional Ping Pong Player, anyone? It’s inspiring. Also inspiring: going back years later to see if these Great Dreams came true or turned into something else.

A bike doesn’t solve every problem, but it can provide a crucial tailwind to help her go a little farther, a little faster, to overcome doubts, socioeconomic challenges and societal headwinds. Many more bikes to come in the next few months throughout the world...

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http://www.88bikes.org/

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