first drop off day

Tomorrow from 10-4 at the Fair Trade Fiesta at the Florence Filberg Centre, just look for the sign...

The Island Word November 2007

Comox Valley Record Friday 9 November 2007

forthcoming events - bike drop off

shelter from the storm

Before it blew in, earlier today we moved the canopy



so now there's a place to drop bikes off, we'll put the walls up once this southeasterly blows through

first collection contained

All of the bikes that have been collected so far are now safely in the container



it wasn't too bad having to move them either...



bring on the next 300

40 or so in

Today we began to pack the container full of bikes ready for their journey south




by the end of the day 40 or so were in




with a few more still to go in and a few that will find new homes nearer home

container arrives

Earlier today the 40 foot long by 9 foot 6 inch high container "Y M Line" was carefully lowered into it's new, hopefully temporary resting place, now there's room to keep them out of the elements, in go the bikes


only 399 more to go...

another pick up closer to filling the container

Today Steve and I managed to add another 20 bikes to the first day's collection by picking up

9 kids bikes
4 mountain bikes
3 ladies bikes
2 vintage/classic bikes
2 road bikes

and a couple sets of wheels and pedals...

1/4 of the way there already!

what an amazing first day!

Andrew and I spent today in a cube van and Gord in his pickup, speeding around the valley visiting as many of the pioneering good folks who responded so quickly to the call and gathering up their donated bikes as we could fit.

By the end of an inspiring day we now have;

17 mountain bikes
17 kids bikes
14 ladies bikes
12 mens road bikes
9 sets of wheels
8 frames
7 classic/vintage bikes, including a 1949 Humber bicycle
4 helmets
1 tricycle

plus loads of tires/saddles/pedals/fenders etc



With those and Andrew's original 4 there's now only another 300 or so and the first container will be ready to go...

Thanks so much to all the generous souls we met, who are trusting us to give their treasured bicycles a new lease of life.

Comox Valley Echo Friday 22 June 2007

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