Formed in 1993, the Community Bicycle Network (CBN) was inspired by the success of the Cabbagetown Bike Club, a bicycle repair and recycling drop-in which operated in the basement of TCRC's Regent Park community centre. CBN has been the starting ground and inspiration for a number of projects over its history, everything from Clean Air Cargo to BikeShare, and from Women's Bike Works to the present Wenches with Wrenches.

CBN has received awards from the Toronto Healthy City Office and the Clean Air Partnership. In 2002 CBN received honorable mention in the prestigious Stockholm Partnerships Award and in 2003 won a Bicycle Friendly Business Award from the City of Toronto in the "Best Skills Development" category.