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Win A 2026 Marin Rift Zone XR AXS
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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Aim
Win Davi’s 2026 Marin Rift Zone XR AXS and help us get more kids off screens and on bikes!
Bikes Over Likes is a new initiative created by The Ride Companion podcast. The idea is simple... raise money through prize draws, merch and support from the wider bike community, then use that money to provide safe, correctly sized bikes to children who’ll genuinely benefit from them.
For our first fundraiser, you could win Davi’s personal 2026 Marin Rift Zone XR AXS.
The prize
Marin have kindly given us permission to offer Davi’s personal bike as the first Bikes Over Likes prize.
Prize: 2026 Marin Rift Zone XR AXS
Size: Medium / 27.5" Wheels
Condition: Like brand new & with invisiFrame fitted
Approx value: £4699
Entry: £10 (all money goes directly to buy bikes for children)
Collection or delivery: To be confirmed with winner
Please read the full prize-draw terms before entering, including the eligibility requirements, closing date and free-entry route.
Where The Money Raised Goes
All money received from the prize draw will go into the Bikes Over Likes fund and be used to purchase bikes for children.
Our first aim is to get bikes to children in time for Christmas, then keep the project going beyond that with the goal of gifting 100 bikes per year.
The bikes will be donated through trusted charities and community projects, or via verified nominations submitted through the Bikes Over Likes programme. You can nominate over at theridecompanion.co.uk/pages/bikes-over-likes
Why This Is Important
Phones aren’t going anywhere. We use them too. But latest statistics show that children 8-14 are spending more than 25 hours a week online. We hope you feel the same as us and that they should have the opportunity to be outside, getting muddy, learning something new or riding with mates. Often, there's a real reason a child might not have access to a suitable bike.
Bikes Over Likes is our attempt to tip the balance.
A bike can give a child freedom, confidence, independence and a reason to spend more time outdoors. We want to help remove the financial or practical barriers that prevent some children from experiencing that.
Can We Really Make A Difference?
We’ve already seen the difference the right bike can make.
In December 2025, we donated a bike to eight year old Leo. Leo had recently fallen in love with mountain biking. He was watching everything he could online, riding in the woods and absolutely loving it but, his BMX bike wasn’t really up to the job, and buying a new mountain bike was a stretch for his family.
With the help of Marin, we surprised him with his first proper mountain bike: a Marin Bayview Trail 24 just in time for Christmas. 
The aim now is to help more kids like Leo!
Keeping It Transparent
We’ll show you what we raise, what we spend and where the bikes go through our newsletter, social-media channels and updates on The Ride Companion podcast.
We’ll review nominations carefully and work with trusted charities and community projects to help make sure the bikes reach children who’ll genuinely benefit from them.
How You Can Help
- Enter the prize draw.
- Share this campaign with your riding friends and beyond.
- Buy Bikes Over Likes merchandise
- Nominate a child through the Bikes Over Likes website (if necessary)
- Introduce us to a charity, school, community project, bike shop or brand that could support the project
Whether you enter, buy a T-shirt or simply share the idea, you’re helping us turn support from the bike community into real bikes for children.
More riding. Less scrolling... right!?
The winner will be announced on the 11th of December and will be drawn at random from all entries. Best of luck and thanks for reading!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 11th December 2026 at 5:55pm