Chicago-based nonprofit World Bicycle Relief (WBR) doesn't distribute just any type of bicycle – it distributes bicycles meant to navigate the unimproved roads and rough terrain of developing nations, empowering populations to access healthcare, education and economic opportunities that would…

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Chicago-based nonprofit World Bicycle Relief (WBR) doesn’t distribute just any type of bicycle ??? it distributes bicycles meant to navigate the unimproved roads and rough terrain of developing nations, empowering populations to access healthcare, education and economic opportunities that would???

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
    71·
    6 days ago

    You can already buy bicycles that cheap. Maybe not quite as rugged, but perfectly workable. But I suspect that most people in North America wouldn’t use them even if given free for various reasons (that include urban sprawl and bad weather).

    • Showroom7561English
      5·
      6 days ago

      Inexpensive is a bonus, but a $180 bike that’s easy to maintain, but still versatile and built like a tank would be an incredible investment.

      For a low income family, this would be better than an ebike rebate.

      And for everyone else, it offers a bike that you wouldn’t mind locking up in front of a store.

      I’d get one.