Your Bike Club

What Your Bike Club does

Your Bike Club is a Cape Town-based community mobility organisation that uses bicycles as a catalyst for social impact in underserved South African communities. It operates a connected 'Ride. Learn. Earn. Belong.' pathway in which participants begin with community rides and bicycle confidence training, progress through the Mechanic Academy, Delivery Academy, and Digital Learning programmes, and emerge as mechanics, delivery riders, tour guides, or bicycle-based entrepreneurs who feed back into the community as mentors. The organisation is anchored by the YBC Hub, a multi-functional physical site that combines a professional bicycle workshop, training academy, community cafe, digital learning space, and retail store in a single location.

Name

Your Bike Club

Legal name

Your Bike Club

Website

https://yourbikeclub.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Your Bike Club is a Cape Town-based non-profit that uses bicycles to create pathways from unemployment to entrepreneurship for underserved South African youth, operating YBC Hubs combining workshops, academies, tourism, and retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mobility and Social Impact Programs

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Bicycle Programs & Bike Share (Parking, Repair, Rentals) (EDALAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cycling & Bike Retail (Sales, Service & Accessories) (CRAMABAH), Bike Rental, Demo & Tour Operators (Retail-Adjacent) (CRAMAHAJ), Cycling / MTB / E-Bike Guiding & Rentals (THAAALAG)

Keywords

• Community mobility programs
• Bicycle skills training
• Youth employment pathways
• Social enterprise tourism
• Community bicycle hubs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: The organization relies on donations from individuals and sponsorship from businesses to fund operations, bicycle acquisition, and program delivery. Sponsors can support YBC Hubs, Bicycle Academies, or Ride My Hood initiatives.
2. Ride My Hood Tourism: Community tourism experiences that generate income for local guides and support neighborhood businesses. Visitors book tours of communities, with revenue supporting the local economy and organizational programs.
3. Partnership Funding: Government and corporate partners provide funding and support for specific programs, hubs, or geographic expansion initiatives.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Your Bike Club builds community mobility pathways using bicycles as tools for social impact, offering community rides, school cycling, bicycle confidence training, the Mechanic Academy, the Delivery Academy, Digital Learning, Ride My Hood tourism, Community Bike Shops, Bicycle Cafés, Corporate Wellness, Entrepreneurship support, and Youth Leadership programs. All programs are anchored in physical YBC Hubs that combine professional workshops, training academies, community cafés, digital learning spaces, and retail stores, serving children, youth, families, businesses, government partners, and schools primarily in South Africa.

Product overview

Your Bike Club operates a multi-layered community mobility platform structured around the 'Ride. Learn. Earn. Belong.' pathway. The platform comprises three tiers of interconnected programmes: Core cycling programmes (Community Rides, School Cycling, Bicycle Confidence Training) that build initial engagement; Academy programmes (Mechanic Academy, Delivery Academy, Digital Learning) that develop professional skills and employment readiness; and Enterprise Support services (Community Bike Shops, Bicycle Cafés, Corporate Wellness, Entrepreneurship, Youth Leadership) that create sustainable economic opportunities. Ride My Hood serves as a tourism product connecting visitors with communities. All programmes are anchored in physical YBC Hubs—community spaces combining workshops, training academies, cafés, retail stores, and digital learning facilities—that serve as the operational base connecting individuals to the next stage of their mobility journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YBC Hub: Multi-functional community spaces serving as bicycle shops, workshops, training academies, community cafes, digital learning spaces, and entrepreneur support centers.
• Bicycle Academy
• Ride My Hood
• Ride My Hood

Products and services

• Community Rides Group cycling events that build community connections, develop confidence, and improve health through shared riding experiences in local neighbourhoods. Targeted at community members in underserved South African areas.
• School Cycling Cycling programmes delivered in partnership with schools to teach children riding skills, road safety, and the joy of cycling. Targeted at school students in underserved communities.
• Bicycle Confidence Training Practical training sessions that teach participants basic bicycle handling, maintenance skills, and riding confidence in safe community environments. Targeted at community members and youth new to cycling.
• Mechanic Academy Professional bicycle maintenance training programme that equips participants with technical skills to become qualified bicycle mechanics, creating pathways to employment or entrepreneurship. Targeted at youth and aspiring mechanics.
• Delivery Academy Training programme that prepares unemployed youth for careers in last-mile delivery, including licensing, road safety, and employment partnerships. Targeted at unemployed youth seeking delivery employment.
• Ride My Hood Community-based cycling tourism experience that introduces visitors to local neighbourhoods through guided rides led by local residents, with visits to local businesses, historical sites, and cultural venues. Creates income for local guides and supports community economic development. Targeted at visitors, tourists, and businesses seeking community-based experiences.
• Community Bike Shops Retail bicycle shops operated within YBC Hubs that provide repair services, sell bicycles and parts, and serve as entrepreneur launch points for mechanics who complete Academy training. Targeted at local community members and bicycle owners.
• Bicycle Cafés Community gathering spaces within YBC Hubs that combine bicycle culture with café operations, providing additional income streams and community connection points. Targeted at community members and visitors.
• Corporate Wellness Bicycle-based wellness programmes delivered to corporate partners, offering employee cycling experiences, team-building rides, and health-focused initiatives. Targeted at corporate partners and their employees.
• Entrepreneurship Programme Business development support that helps Academy graduates launch their own bicycle-related enterprises, including guidance on starting bicycle shops, delivery businesses, and tour operations. Targeted at Academy graduates and aspiring entrepreneurs.
• Youth Leadership Leadership development programme that trains programme graduates to become mentors and leaders within the YBC community, creating a cycle of knowledge transfer and community empowerment. Targeted at programme graduates.
• Digital Learning Digital literacy and technology skills training offered within YBC Hubs, providing participants with practical computer and internet skills to enhance employment opportunities. Targeted at community members and youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Child at a time discovers confidence through bicycle-enabled mobility and community belonging
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Qhubeka: Qhubeka is a South African bicycle charity that donates bicycles to underserved communities to improve access to education, healthcare, and employment. It is a direct peer operating in the same geography and mission space as Your Bike Club, both leveraging bicycles as a mobility catalyst.
• Bicycles for Humanity: Bicycles for Humanity is a Canada-based non-profit that ships containers of bicycles to African partners, including Namibia and other Southern African countries. Comparable to YBC in mission and target geography, although focused on bicycle supply rather than full pathway programming.
• World Bicycle Relief: World Bicycle Relief is an international non-profit that distributes bicycles and trains mechanics in developing regions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is highly comparable to YBC in using bicycles as poverty-alleviation tools and developing local mechanic capacity.
• Bikes for the World: Bikes for the World collects and ships refurbished bicycles to community development programs overseas. It is a direct peer sharing YBC's focus on bicycle access as a development intervention, although more focused on supply logistics.
• Bicycles Against Poverty: Bicycles Against Poverty operates bicycle distribution and skills programs in Uganda and Kenya. Like YBC, it focuses on mobility as a lever for education and economic empowerment in underserved African communities.

Emerging players

• Re~Cycle: Re~Cycle is a UK-based charity that refurbishes donated bicycles and ships them to partners in Africa. It is an emerging peer addressing the bicycle supply side of the same ecosystem YBC operates in.
• Bambike Foundation: Bambike is a Philippine social enterprise that builds bicycles from bamboo and runs training and tourism programs for marginalized communities. It is comparable to YBC in combining bicycle-based enterprise with community impact and tourism elements like Ride My Hood.

Regional players

• Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator: Harambee is a South African non-profit solving youth unemployment through skills development and employer matching. It is a regional peer addressing the same 'Young People' segment YBC targets, although via non-bicycle pathways.
• Pedal Power Association: Pedal Power Association is a South African cycling advocacy body promoting recreational and utility cycling. It is a regional peer operating in the same geography and cycling-promotion space as YBC.

Others

• Africa Gathering / Sub-Saharan Africa cycling NGOs cluster: Africa Gathering is a community/networking platform for African social innovation initiatives. It is adjacent to YBC as an ecosystem enabler for African non-profits and social enterprises, including bicycle-focused organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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