Bike Fun has a mission to create more joyful bicycle riders in Middle Tennessee. They do this through workshops, small group rides, classes, and one-on-one lessons.
In 2024, Bike Fun expands service offerings to include refurbishment of donated bicycles. These bicycles will be brought back to life and returned to community use, either through donations to larger groups like schools and community centers or to individuals who participate in Bike Fun learn to ride programming.
“Our corporate and community partnerships with Oasis Bike Workshop, the Trek store in Franklin, and REI in Brentwood – as well as numerous individual volunteer mechanics – have made it possible for us to create this pathway to repaired bikes that will find new homes with people, not in dumpsters,” said KJ Garner, founder and board president of Bike Fun.
The first beneficiary of a larger set of Bike Fun donations is Holladay Elementary School in Holladay, Tenn.
Teacher Taylor Wright reached out to a variety of bicycle-related nonprofits and advocacy groups across the state looking for bikes of all sizes for her PE classes. Bike Fun was able to assist with a donation of 22 bikes, repair workstands, bike maintenance supplies, and bike maintenance handouts.
Holladay Elementary School is in Benton County, Tenn. The school has a student population of approximately 125, 70% of whom qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Bike Fun will be at Holladay Elementary in May to assist White Oak Bicycle Co-op with their bicycle rodeo.
Find out how to support Bike Fun in their outreach by visiting our support page.