Please support our volunteer efforts to provide bicycles for people who need transportation in Houston.
In addition to bicycle donations and the work of volunteer mechanics, Freewheels Houston relies on financial support from the community to achieve our mission. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Freewheels.
Our goal is to provide bikes that are useful for recipients riding the streets of Houston. To make sure bikes are safe and as useful as possible, we acquire tubes, tires and other parts and equip each bike with essential equipment–lights, a lock, a bell and a rear rack. Each recipient gets a new helmt.
If you prefer to donate by check, please make it payable to Freewheels Houston and mail the check to 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005.
Hundreds of generous Houstonians have provided bikes for our program.
Our greatest current need is for adult hybrid and mountain bikes, typically with 26-inch and 700c wheels. We will accept 29ers.
Although our goal is to accept all bike donations, our currently capacity to store children’s bikes is very limited.
We receive bike donations during our Friday and Saturday workdays at our shop, which is located at 6020 Jessamine #204, Houston, TX 77081 (southwest Houston near the intersection of Hillcroft and Bellaire).
Please complete the form (below) to let us know when you plan to drop off bikes during our workdays.
Donated bikes are evaluated by knowledgeable mechanics, repaired and cleaned.
If it’s not practical or economic to repair a donated bike, we often reclaim parts and components from it that can be used on other bikes. However, it may not make sense for Freewheels to try to repair bikes that have been stored outside and have extensive rust. The cost of replacement components and the time required for repair sometimes exceed our resources.
Freewheels Houston has received its determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the organization is exempt from federal law under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that donors may deduct their donations under Section 170 of the tax code.