Challenge

About the Challenge

$110,000 for the kids of Bike Works!

Community Bike Works' biggest annual fundraising event, the Mileage Challenge, is from September 10th to the 22nd! Our 2025 event will be bigger and better than ever as we celebrate 30 years of our flagship Earn a Bike program!

Over 13 days, teams of up to 8 friends, neighbors, or colleagues will join together to see who can log the most miles and raise the most funds to support the kids of Community Bike Works. Your engagement in the Mileage Challenge will encourage healthy living across our community, while directly supporting our flagship Earn a Bike and other high-quality bike mentoring programs for Lehigh Valley youth in Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton for another 30 years!

Ronny, 12, completed Earn a Bike multiple times at our Franklin Park bike hub, and was proud to speak at our 2024 Challenge finale party. "I’ve made friends here and the best part about coming is being able to spend quality time with them and the teachers here too. Being here I’ve learned how to ride a bike, fix bikes, how to be nicer to people and how to control my emotions.”

Get Involved!

Join top Lehigh Valley companies in our Mileage Challenge! Over 13 days, we’ll showcase your business through creative social media challenges and our sponsor passport (below), ensuring riders see your support for youth bike mentoring programs. It's a unique opportunity to boost your brand while making a lasting impact in our community!

Sponsorship form

Form a team of up to 8 challengers for a fun and rewarding teambuilding experience! Support each other as you rack up miles—whether riding, running, spinning, or walking— while reaching fundraising goals and competing for prizes for the most miles ridden and most funds raised. Of course, the real winners are the kids of Bike Works!

Form a Team

Not ready to hit the trails and still want to support the kids of Bike Works? Donate to your favorite team, including our CBW Student Riders, and help them reach their fundraising goals. Don’t forget to share your support on social media—word of mouth is a powerful tool for Community Bike Works!

Donate to the challenge

We welcome prize and raffle donations of all sizes! During the 13-day challenge, gift cards, baskets, food, and beverages are great incentives to motivate challengers. We’ll make sure your business is recognized for supporting Community Bike Works at the finale celebration and on social media!

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Sponsorship Form

Is your business looking to engage with local, community-driven customers? Join top Lehigh Valley companies in our Mileage Challenge as Community Bike Works celebrates 30 years of Earn a Bike!

Over 13 days, we’ll showcase your business through creative social media challenges and our sponsor passport, ensuring riders see your support for youth bike mentoring programs. It's a unique opportunity to boost your brand while making a lasting impact in our community!

Download Sponsorship PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at jvarrone@communitybikeworks.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.

What is the mission of Community Bike Works?

The mission of Community Bike Works is to teach life lessons through bicycles to the young people of the Lehigh Valley who could benefit most.

When will the finale party be held?

The finale party of our Mileage Challenge is tentatively scheduled for Friday, September 26th. Join us for fun, food, and drinks as we come together as a community to celebrate our accomplishments during the Mileage Challenge. Admission was included in registration costs for the Challenge, so come as you are! More details will be sent out soon. Hope to see you there!

Do I have to connect Strava?

No, you do not. Strava connection is a way to simplify your mileage tracking but you can manually enter your miles.

Can I ride any bike?

You can ride any pedal-assist bike, including certain e-bikes. An e-bike with a throttle control is NOT what we consider a pedal-assist bike, so we ask that you NOT use this type of vehicle as part of your challenge miles. Class-1 pedal-assist e-bikes only.

What's a Micro-donation?

A micro-donation allows your friends and family to contribute a low dollar amount per mile for every mile you ride. For example, if your friends pledge $0.25/mile and you ride 200 miles, you will raise $50 for Community Bike Works from your one supporter. If you have four supports who pledge $0.25/mile, you will raise $200 from your 50 mile effort.

Can supporters put a limit to their donation?

Yes. At the completion of the challenge, every supporter will receive an email confirming their total pledge amount. For example, if a supporter pledges $1.00 per mile, and you ride 400 miles, they will be asked if they want to confirm a $400 donation. If they decide they can only contribute $200, they can make this edit before confirming their pledge.

I run, walk, and cycle using Strava as my activity tracker. Is that ok?

Yes, that is ok with us. Just know that all your activities with mileage will be added to your total. We're all about active lifestyles, so if you want your activities to count towards your fundraising goal, you may leave these in your PledgeIt account. If you would like to only include one type of activity you will have to manually delete these activities from Pledgeit. This will not delete them from your Strava account.

Do I have to be on a team to participate?

No, you can participate as an individual to support the Mileage Challenge and the kids of Bike Works.

Is there a minimum fundraiser amount?

We ask all individuals to set a goal of $300. Teams are asked to raise $1200 which covers the cost of attending Earn a Bike for two students.

Community Bike Works 2025 Mileage Challenge

About the Challenge

$110,000 for the kids of Bike Works!

Get Involved!

Sponsorship Form

Customized Sponsorships Available!

Check out our 2024 Passport to see how last year's sponsors engaged with our Challengers!

Mail in Donation Form

Frequently Asked Questions