Then it works with nonprofits in the other countries to get the bikes to organizations and individuals that need them the most.

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My bikes wouldn't fetch a nice price and wouldn't be worth trying to sell, but they could be useful to somebody else."

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"I brought in two mountain bikes that my wife and I have ridden for the past ten years.

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Since then it has shipped more than forty thousand bikes to communities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, says director Keith Oberg.

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Bikes for the World partners with nonprofit groups in the United States to collect unwanted bikes.

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For example, the Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia uses the bikes to provide transportation for health workers.

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Mostly they gather dust. But a project based in Washington is putting unwanted bikes from the United States to good use in developing countries.

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It shipped more than five thousand bikes during the first eight months of this year.

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The businesses sell the recycled bikes at low cost and provide repair services.

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Keith Oberg is the director of Bikes for the World.

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Bikes for the World began in two thousand five.

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Stephen Popick recently had two bikes to donate.

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Some bikes never get much riding.

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Johnson says he has learned from mistakes made in Paris, where many of the bikes were stolen or thrown into the river.

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London's overcrowded bus and subway system might also benefit from the bikes.

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"I think you should all have a go on these bikes."

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The bikes are heavy and robust to minimize damage and vandalism.

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Run away! Hurry! Get the bikes!

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"The more people we can get on the roads with bikes the better." There will be 6,000 bikes available, and the mayor hopes once it gets rolling, this system will result in 40,000 bike trips a day.

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