Mike and Lorraine, long time friends of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, are undertaking a mammoth bicycle ride across New Zealand – 400km and 6,700m of climbing over gravel roads! While it’s not for the faint-hearted, Mike and Lorraine are doing it for a good cause – to raise funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. So …
Posted: 12 February 2025 by B4H Admin
Bike to Namibia Challenge – 2025
Our virtual ride to Namibia – 11,240km. We are off to Namibia in July to visit the shops we supply and witness the difference you all make by donating money and bikes to B4Humanity Melbourne. In order to prepare for this we have initiated a Strava challenge to see whether we can virtually ride to …
Posted: 1 May 2023 by B4H Admin
Andy and Jacqui fundraising and running 90km in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa
Andy and Jacqui will be putting one foot in front of the other for 90km along the Valley of 1000 Hills in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa 🇿🇦. Andy Gild is co-founder and CEO of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. Andy has been running marathons for several years and has competed in several triathlons. She …
Posted: 22 March 2023 by B4H Admin
Director & CEO Andy Gild’s Ultramarathon Preparation Biking in New Zealand
Our tireless Director, CEO and Co-Founder, Andy Gild, is participating in a 90km Ultramarathon in June where she will be raising funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. To prepare for this Ultramarathon, Andy has done some hair-raising cross-training recently in New Zealand (Aotearoa). Andy ran 26km along the 302km Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail, which …
Posted: 22 February 2023 by B4H Admin
The Bear Essentials – Bike-packing for Humanity
Mike and Lorraine, long time friends of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, are undertaking a mammoth bicycle ride across New Zealand – 400km and 6,700m of climbing over gravel roads! While it’s not for the faint-hearted, Mike and Lorraine are doing it for a good cause – to raise funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. So …
Posted: 8 December 2020 by B4H Contributor
2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge – Final Strava Club Stats and Prize Winners Announced
The final week was our best week of the Pedal for Purpose virtual event with 223 Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Strava club members (runners, walkers and cyclists) completing 676 activities for a total of 29,695km. This leaves us with the phenomenal total of 2,767 activities logged on Strava for over 110,036km which equals 10 virtual …
Posted: 24 November 2020 by B4H Editor
2020 Pedal for Purpose Challenge – Keep Those Wheels Spinning
The Pedal for Purpose Challenge doesn’t end until 4th December, so it’s not too late to get pedalling for a great cause! If you have already joined the challenge, keep those wheels spinning, you’re doing great. However, if you are struggling to motivate yourself to jump on your bicycle as we settle back into normal …
Posted: 7 November 2020 by B4H Admin
2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge – The Brakes Are Off
Pedal for Purpose Help us virtually cover the distance of 11,240km from Melbourne to Namibia by biking, riding and joining our virtual Strava club event. Virtual Challenge Details Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne is excited (wheely pumped) to be launching our annual fundraiser for 2020 the Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge. While it’s been an unusual …
Posted: 3 August 2020 by B4H Admin
2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge Temporarily Postponed
Many of you will no doubt be aware of the Stage 4 restrictions that have come into force in Melbourne and Stage 3 restrictions across the rest of Victoria. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily postpone our 2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge event until the current restrictions in Melbourne …
Posted: 20 July 2020 by B4H Admin
2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge Event
Pedal for Purpose Help us virtually cover the distance of 11,240km from Melbourne to Namibia by biking, riding and joining our virtual Strava club event. Virtual Challenge Details Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne is excited (wheely pumped) to be launching our annual fundraiser for 2020 the Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge. While it’s been an unusual …
Posted: 20 August 2019 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity – Solar Charged Raffle Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who participated in our solar charged raffle competition. We sold 294 raffle tickets and raised $2,395! The funds raised will be used to train two people in one of our workshops in Namibia to be able to convert donated bicycles into solar powered e-bikes. They will be supplied with the 2 …