Bike Box of the Blue Ridge

12/02/2022

10/28/2022

Everyone needs HUGS: Hats, Underwear, Gloves, and Socks. Bike Box is working with The LifeWORKS Project to help our neighbors in need as cold weather approaches.

05/10/2022

Stay tuned for details next week!

02/19/2022

Gene Ramsey gets ready to take nine bikes to Charlottesville for Afghan families who have settled there. These will be important transportation for them. They need another seven bikes quickly and more in the future. Please let us know if you have an older MTB bike or other adult bike you'd like to donate.

08/27/2021

Come out and join the fun this evening or tomorrow!

Today's the day for the start of our tactical urbanism project to paint a mural at the crosswalk for Kate Collins Middle School. We're starting around 4:30 p.m. today and will resume tomorrow morning around 9 a.m. We welcome your help - hope to see you out there!

06/30/2021

Here's a brief summary of the important new bike safety laws that go into effect on July 1, 2021:
https://fb.watch/6snbPmUT1r/

06/15/2021

A quick story while helping the Safe Routes to School program at William Perry Elementary school yesterday. A fourth grade girl shared she didn't know how to ride a bike. I showed her the balance/strider bikes we had and got her going on that. In ten minutes or so she was doing well, I let her know we could switch to a peddle bike when she was ready to try. A few minutes later she asked to try. We worked on getting started, the power stroke start. Looking where she wanted to go, not down at her feet or front wheel. I steadied her a few times and she started to get the feel. Within 30 minutes she went from a non-rider to a bike rider. The fastest I've ever been part of. I shared this with her classmates and they applauded her achievement. Again, the smile on her face was the reward.

06/09/2021

Thanks for dropping these great bikes off. They will find a new home in no time.

05/19/2021

Come join us for our first River Ride & Ramble during Groovin' on the Greenway this Thursday, May 20th from 6 -7 p.m.
Look for our tables near the Pinewood Derby Car for free giveaways for all ages and a great game for kids offered by the YMCA.
Randall Wolf and the Bike Box will be on the old Invista parking lot with a fun and informative bike safety course, along with basic bike maintenance.
Join us on your bike or with your walking shoes for a short social walk or ride around 6:30 p.m.
And Rockfish Gap Outfitters will be having a drawing for a free give-away.