Savannah Bicycle Campaign launches New Standard Cycles program

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - The Savannah Bicycle Campaign launched the New Standard Cycles program on Friday.

The program reconditions donated bicycles and makes them available to people who need safe, affordable, dependable transportation. The campaign will partner with other nonprofit organizations to identify deserving people who need bikes.

Each bicycle recipient will also receive a light set, lock, helmet and safe cycling education.

“For people economically, transportation costs are a major park of their budget, so if we can give them a way that's safe affordable, then they put that money to invest in other things,” said Savannah Bicycle Program's John Bennett.

A pilot program that started in 2014 provided bicycles to refugees from Afghanistan who have settled in Savannah.