St. Louis BWorks

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Louis BWorks, was founded in 1988 with the idea that everyone deserves the chance to pursue their dreams. Louis Bicycle works is our Earn-a-Bike program, which gives kids the chance to earn a free bike while they learn about bicycle safety and maintenance from our volunteers. About 50 kids graduate from the program every year, earning their own bike, helmet, light and lock. Through our Earn-a-Bike

program and other work, we have provided over 10,000 bikes to inner-city kids over the past 24 years. Louis Bicycle Works also features a bike shop where anyone can purchase fully refurbished bikes, with all proceeds benefitting St.

Weekly recap: May 16 to 22The past seven days are a bit of a blur, and it’s good to stop and reflect on all the good eff...
05/22/2026

Weekly recap: May 16 to 22

The past seven days are a bit of a blur, and it’s good to stop and reflect on all the good effort by our students, teachers, mechanics, partners and supporters of all sorts. So here are some of the wonderful developments we’re savoring as we head into the holiday weekend (and yes, we are closed on 5/23 for a much-needed pause for our crew!).

Last weekend, current groups of Earn-A-Computer and Learn-To-Ride students in Soulard and north county made huge strides on everything from programming to pedaling practice, and we also celebrated our latest Madison County Earn-A-Bike graduates in Hartford, Illinois (big thanks to the Agency for Community Transit and Hartford Public Library for making this east-side cohort possible the past six weeks!). Then we took to the Mississippi riverfront with 12 bike program alumni and their family members for a wonderful pedal/paddle under the care of Big Muddy Adventures river guides. By Tuesday our volunteer crew at our soon-to-be new headquarters had pushed through various plaster, priming and concrete projects. On Wednesday our village was up bright and early to guide over 50 City Garden students to and from school on their bikes ( !), while back at the shop our bike mechanics and computer refurbishment team prepared for a very busy summer all about St. Louis youth. And yesterday held two more class sessions, including our first-ever Earn-A-Bike launch at Bellefontaine Rec (shout out to Great Rivers Greenway for supporting this Maline Greenway-adjacent class, and to the entire rec center team for being so welcoming!).

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: It takes a village! Thanks for being a part of ours.

05/21/2026

THE RIDE OF SILENCE WILL NOT BE QUIET — except in St. Louis.

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the Ride of Silence, the one event dedicated to remembering people killed by traffic violence. Yet somehow, in STL advocacy circles, acknowledging fatal crashes has become “controversial.”

Apparently whether your death matters depends on what street it happened on. If it fits the preferred narrative, there will be statements, graphics, hashtags, and funding pitches before sunrise. If not? Silence.

People in this region are killed every single week while biking and walking. Too often, these tragedies are treated less like human loss and more like material for grant applications. Meanwhile, families are left navigating police reports, courtrooms, medical bills, and trauma while organizations debate messaging strategy.

Every victim deserves to be acknowledged. Every family deserves support. Until we stop treating traffic deaths like selective political currency and start treating them like human beings, don’t confuse performative advocacy with progress.

We hope people will use the silence in our region to question the status quo. To ask why there is so little public outrage when a cyclist is intentionally killed in South City, or when someone riding to work is left to die on a North County street.

Patrick Van Der Tuin, director of BWorks.

What a day! 12 amazing BWorks youth, 5 awesome moms, 6 trustworthy river guides, 3 dedicated BWorks crew members ... tha...
05/18/2026

What a day! 12 amazing BWorks youth, 5 awesome moms, 6 trustworthy river guides, 3 dedicated BWorks crew members ... that's what we call a successful pedal/paddle! We're so proud of this group of Earn-A-Bike alumni and family members and helpers for biking 10 miles up the riverfront today before hopping into canoes for some incredible paddling miles, plus an island lunch stop. Everyone did an amazing job, even amidst some challenging wind on the water. Big thanks to the entire Muddy Adventures team for going above and beyond to introduce this group to the Mississippi River in such a memorable way today and to keep us safe along the way. Truly a memorable day.

Big congrats are in order for our Carondelet Park-based Earn-A-Bike grads, who wrapped up six weeks of lessons last nigh...
05/13/2026

Big congrats are in order for our Carondelet Park-based Earn-A-Bike grads, who wrapped up six weeks of lessons last night with their graduation ride! This fantastic group of BWorks students and teachers made the most of every spring evening in and around the park, and now the students have taken home their bikes, helmets, locks and lights to keep! Thank you to Great Rivers Greenway for funding this particular greenway-adjacent cohort and to everyone involved in making this cohort a success. Also: We still have a few spots open in some upcoming summer park-based classes (from Francis Park to Boulevard Park to Bellefontaine!). Learn more and register at https://www.bworks.org/classes/

Heads up to those of you on the Illinois side of things! We have a month long collection happening with our friends at M...
05/11/2026

Heads up to those of you on the Illinois side of things! We have a month long collection happening with our friends at MCT! Drop off those unused bicycles for reuse.

What does it mean to give at BWorks? So many things! On this Give STL Day, we’re savoring:> how our amazing students giv...
05/08/2026

What does it mean to give at BWorks? So many things! On this Give STL Day, we’re savoring:

> how our amazing students give it their all (including two graduating Earn-A-Bike groups at SLPS elementary schools yesterday, one group at International Institute today, and a new group of Learn-To-Ride students at our headquarters tonight) for many weeks at a time

> how our volunteers and staff give of their time, expertise and energy, again and again and again (jumping in at our current digs, future home and community partner locations in huge, myriad ways of late)

> and how our donors and funders give critical support that keep BWorks rolling and dreaming big, all with the goal of serving even more eager kids and families.

Thank you, BWorks village, for all you give to our youth, our organization and our shared community. We need you and appreciate you. Here are a few pictures from the past few days. 💙

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2414 Menard Street
St. Louis, MO
63104

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Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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+13146640828

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