Our first delivery of 50 bikes and cycling workshops resulted in a ripple of happiness around town.

“The kids are happier and that makes the adults happy too” – Benita, parent

Our story

When Chris and Anna cycled over 9,000km from Istanbul to Singapore back in 2014 they were overwhelmed by the kindness of people in every country. One minute they would be cycling down a rough dirt road looking for somewhere to buy food, and the next somebody would walk out of their house with a fresh loaf of bread which would have taken them hours to prepare. Along the way Chris found himself running cycling coaching sessions for children in remote places.

Wind forward 10 years – Chris and Anna found themselves teaching and working in a remote Aboriginal community, and rediscovering the joy of cycling with children that didn’t have bikes. Living there was hard but leaving was even harder. So Chris paid for 50 bikes, tools and lights to be driven 3,300km+ North of the City of Perth, Western Australia and teaching the children how to build, fix and ride their new bikes. Seeing the happiness spread around town was quite emotional.

During Naidoc celebrations the whole town got together to celebrate culture, share food, stories and help fix bikes! Local Paediatrician Jean Bishop had been overjoyed to see children cycling all over town. She said excitedly “this is exactly what the children need – something practical that makes them happy.”

In 2026 Chris is using his long service leave to start building the foundations of a remote cycling charity. Bikes for Humanity WA are supplying the bikes, freshly fixed up by their team of volunteers. This year we’re setting up an East Kimberley base to enable us to deliver bikes, tools and cycling opportunities to children in a number of remote school communities.