Share the Ride - Calgary

Jan 25, 2016 at 1:52
by Share The Ride  
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Pinkbike has long had ties with Calgary, with the website taking shape there back in 1998 before eventually moving to B.C., so it was only a matter of time before we took Share the Ride there. With the help of the PushStart Foundation, a volunteer-run initiative that provides kids with access to bikes and the training and skills needed to safely ride and Stephen Exley, who is better known for organizing the Dunbar Summer Race Series and the Love for Lola fund, we were able to bring Share the Ride to Calgary on January 16th 2016. 21 kids from Sacred Heart School in Downtown Calgary were gifted new bikes, new locks, and a new lease on life.

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
  A team of staff from Calgary Cycle volunteered their time to come build all 21 bikes, along with a familiar face to Pinkbike readers, Jason Louden making the trip to Calgary.

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Nicole, a Liv Cycling ambassador for Alberta along with volunteers from Prairie Girls Racing, were on hand to get the kids fitted out with Kali helmets, before heading onto the next step to pick up their bikes from the Calgary Cycle team.

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride relies not only on the Pinkbike user base for donations in order to buy the bikes but also with the support of the cycling industry. We were able to supply the kids with Kali helmets and ABUS locks, while Calgary Cycle donated water bottles and stickers. Who doesn't love stickers?

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..
Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

These children are now well on their way to discovering the freedom and joy that owning a bike can bring. Thanks to the generosity of the PushStart in-school bike safety program, these children will be now be going through the next steps to learn about bike skills and cycling safety.

Share the Ride Foundation hosted at the Sacred Heart Elementary School in DT Calgary. 21 kids received new bikes from Giant helmets from Kali and locks from Abus..

A very special thank-you to the following for working together to make this event a success:
Giant/Liv
Abus
Kali
Stephen Exley - SE Racing
Sacred Heart School
Calgary Cycle
MMTBS - Moose Mountain Bike Trail Society
Loudenterprise
Prairie Girls Racing
PushStart Foundation
Along with all the Pinkbike Users who donated to Share the Ride in 2015

Video: Andrew Young
Photos: Andrew McMillan

Next up, Share the Ride visits India.


MENTIONS: @KaliProtectives / @sexley / @GiantBicycle



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28 Comments
  • 24 3
 Awesome is the easiest word I can think of to describe just how great this program is!! Cheers to all of you at Pinkbike, along with all who donated to this!
  • 11 2
 the smiles on the kids faces (young & old) are priceless... Great work PinkBike and all involved making this come to life
  • 8 3
 I look forward to these reports every year now. Keep up the good work everyone!
  • 9 4
 awesome! I'm so glad people are actually doing some good for their community instead of bickering online!
  • 10 5
 Reg Mullet Fan Club REPRESENT!
  • 1 0
 Hope they have those t-shirts for sale at the MMBTS AGM this year... Wink
  • 1 0
 Always good to see kids being given something positive in their life. Even better when it's a bike. Shame we don't do this in Britain, maybe we should. PB can we make this happen?
  • 1 0
 I believe you do.. Si gives away a ton of new BMX bikes to kids in Britain through this program.
  • 2 0
 We have a distribution in the UK in the works
  • 3 2
 Great stuff. I don't give a damn if those kids get bikes, rollerblades, basketballs or tickets for a rollercoaster - it's great to see them being happy. Thumbs up everyone involved!
  • 2 0
 That was an awesome day, what a great event to be involved with! yeh bikes! A huge thanks to pinkbike and to all who donated to the share the ride foundation this year!
  • 1 0
 Jason (loudenprise) is such an awesome ambassador for mountain biking. he is always a giver at events. And to all the people involved with the kids.........you rock!
  • 3 2
 Give stuff away, it's the only thing that'll make you happy....simple right? keep it up PB.
  • 1 0
 It was an awesome event to he a part of and I'm stoked to do it again soon. T-shirt ideas are percolating...
  • 4 4
 When my favorite website teams up with my favorite bike shop, good things prevail! Nice work folks!
  • 3 2
 So glad I could be a part if this.
Thanks pink bikeSmile
  • 6 5
 Bring back that pinkbike shirt!
  • 1 0
 that kid's Tshirt with Poe Dameron looks pretty sweet, I want one
  • 4 3
 Nice work boys!!!
  • 1 1
 Rasta PB T-shirt and dreds, we get it
  • 1 0
 Like he didn't get EXTRA checked at the airport.
  • 4 3
 Awesome!
  • 2 2
 Nice!
  • 4 0
 I applied to work at CC, and they didn't give me a job because they know what's up. Great company.
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