Freewheels welcomed a group from AIG to build bikes that we will give to young people in Alief, refugees and veterans emerging from homelessness. Bike builds at the Freewheels shop in southwest Houston or at your location offer a unique volunteer experience that engages employees and complements corporate social responsibility…
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Fleeing their home in Kyiv after the Russian invasion, Tetiana Nykyforuk, Yan Pomerantsev and their daughter arrived in Houston about four months ago after they were admitted to the United States through the Biden administration’s Uniting for Ukraine program. As they settled into an apartment chosen for its proximity to…
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With Veterans Day around the corner, we learned a lot about John Carter when he visited Freewheels Houston. His cap has the seal of the 101st Airborne. Patches mark his participation in Operation Desert Storm and other deployments. Like many veterans, John’s life got more complicated back home. Today, he’s…
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Susan B. Anthony, abolitionist, reformer and leader of the long battle to gain the legal right to vote for women, saw bicycles as a way to give women freedom and self-reliance. “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling,” Anthony told journalist Nellie Bly. “I think it has done…
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