The Wrench preparing to repair bikes for Winnipeg kids [Video]

For 24 hours straight this weekend, volunteers at The Wrench will be sprucing up and repairing kids’ bikes so they can be given back to the community.

The 14th annual event starts Nov. 30 and will wrap up Dec. 1.

“Hundreds of volunteers will come into this building, and they will assemble hundreds of children’s bikes, repairing, tuning up, and getting them ready to get into the hands of children in communities around the city,” said Merrill Grant, the executive director of Wrench.

Grant said this event is a win-win situation—it provides kids with a new bike and also prevents the bikes from becoming waste.

“It’s a way for us to get families bicycles who need them, who might not be able to afford them, and it really sets young people up for a lifelong love of cycling.”

Grant noted this wouldn’t be possible without all the volunteers who put …