RecycleWorks:BikeRe-UseEventResidentsdroppedofftheiroldbikesatninelocationsthroughouttheCounty,whileSamTrans,thePoliceActivitiesLeague,andseveralcitypolicestationscontributedlargenumbersofusedbicycles.OnSaturday,October19,thebicycleswereshuttledtotwolocationswheretheywerefixedupbyvolunteermechanics.InSanMateo,sixtyvolunteersincludingmechanicsfromPacificBicycles,BikestationPaloAlto,ChainReaction,REIandTheBikeHutspentthedayfixingup160bicycles.Thevolunteerssharedtoolstheybroughtfromhome,andscavengedpartsfrombicyclesdestinedformetalrecyclingtouseforrepairinghigher-qualitybikes.AmongthevolunteerswerethirteenmenfromProjectNinety,adrugandalcoholrehabcenter,whoeachtookhomeabicycleattheendoftheday.TheotherrestoredbikesareheadedfortheSamaritanHouseandtheChildren'sFundintimefortheholidays.InEastPaloAlto,MajorTaylorCyclingClubmembersandotherassortedvolunteersworkedalongsidechildrenfromtheHumanServicesAgencyandClara-MateoAlliancetofixup60bicycles.EachchildparticipatedintheSheriff-sponsoredbikerodeoandwenthomeattheendofthedaywitharecycledbicycleandbrandnewhelmet.Overall,theBicycleRe-UseEventresultedin280bicyclesbeingrepairedandmanyframesandpartsrecycledformetal.TheremainingunfinishedbikeswillbefunneledtoMajorTaylorCyclingClub,theMt.ViewCommunityServiceAgencyBikeExchangeandtheBikeHutforfurtherrepair.EventPhotosMichaelAyala,PacificBicyclesRegionalBicyclerepairinprogress.Manager,doesqualitycontrolonakid'sbike.ChildrenlearnbikingbasicsattheSheriff-sponsoredbikerodeo.PoemsfromtheEventPoemsbyyouthswhoparticipatedattheMajorTaylorCyclingClubevent:BikesarefunTorideinthesunItcanbeevenfunnerIntherainpuddles.-RawenaBikesaregoodtoride&itgivesmesuchagoodvibegivemeoneplease&youmightseemeoutside.-QuintonTemonGipsonBikesaretight&whenI'mdowntheymakemefeelalrightifyougivemeoneitwillgivemesomethingmorepositivetodothanfight.-anonymous
