Providing Low Cost Bikes for People in the Developing World
From the Wheel4Life website:
For us bicycles are recreational equipment, but for some people a bicycle can mean survival.
A bicycle can make all the difference in a persons life. It can be the difference between having a job or not, going to school or not, seeing a doctor or not…
Wheels4Life is a non-profit organization that provides bikes for people in developing countries in need of transportation to get to work or to school, including health care workers. Wheels4life was founded by extreme biking legend and former Mountain Bike World Champion Hans Rey [hansrey.com].
Hans has been a professional athlete for 20 years, he still travels the world promoting biking and riding the unridable. He has been competing and demonstrating his talents in 60 countries, in recent years he been filming documentaries with his ‘Hans Rey Adventure Team’, combining his extreme biking skills with different cultures, always in search of something historical or mysterious.
Wheels4Life is Hans’s way of giving something back to the people he has met on his journeys; Hans remains grateful for the opportunities and career he had through the sport.
I love seeing career mountain bikers giving back when they get the chance. Sometimes we forget how great we really have it, and we need to remember that it is a true gift to enjoy the sport like we do. Hans Rey is arguably the best rider that has ever graced a trail, and he is taking that same dedication and passion to his charity. Help spread the word.