Anna Scalera

Kids go back to school in 3 weeks, oh my! The Bicycle Transportation
Alliance (BTA) needs help tuning up the rest of our kids' mountain
bikes used in our Bicycle Safety Education program and after-school
Pedal Power program. A few weeks ago, volunteers (including excellent
OBRA representation) cranked through about half of our fleet; now we
need help getting the other bikes into a 'ready-to-ride' shape.

WHEN: Saturday, August 19
WHERE: NE 17th at NE Davis (between East Burnside and NE Sandy Blvd.)
WHAT: Tuning up bikes to make sure they're safe and ready to roll.
Typical procedures include tightening or replacing cables, adjusting
brakes, adjusting derailleurs and drive train, and fixing an occasional
flat tire.

TIMES: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
DROP BY: feel free to help out for a couple hours or the whole shift
PERKS: knowing you're helping a good cause, playing with bikes, and
consuming free refreshments (including LUNCH!)
SUPPLIES: we have some tools and stands, but plan to bring your own if
you have them

Please RSVP to me at anna@bta4bikes.org or 503.226.0676 x19

Thanks!

Anna Scalera
Youth Programs Coordinator
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
503-226-0676 ext. 19

Anna Scalera

For those of you who know how to work on bikes, please consider lending
a hand to help tune-up BTA's kids' bikes this coming Saturday. This
will be the first of three summer tune-ups (the other two will be in
mid-late August). For this first one, though, our goal will be to get
30 bikes ready to ride for use by Girls, Inc. of Northwest Oregon
(www.girlsinitiativenetwork.org) for a summer biking program they're
running. The bikes will later be used by 100's of kids in our fall
Bicycle Safety Education programs.

WHEN: Saturday, July 29
WHERE: NE 17th at NE Davis (between East Burnside and NE Sandy Blvd.)
WHAT: Tuning up bikes to make sure they're safe and ready to roll.
Typical procedures include tightening or replacing cables, adjusting
brakes, adjusting derailleurs and drive train, and fixing an occasional
flat tire.

TIMES: 9:00-4:00-tuning bikes; 4:00-5:00 clean-up
DROP BY: whenever you can and stay for as long as you want to
PERKS: knowing you're helping a good cause, playing with bikes, and
consuming free refreshments (including LUNCH!)
SUPPLIES: we have some tools and stands, but plan to bring your own if
you have them

Let me know if you can make it, or if you're interested in helping at
one of the August tune-ups. We now have over 130 bikes, so the good
old days of one-shot tune ups are over, but that's a good problem,
right? We're teaching more kids how to bike on the street; that's a
great thing.

Cheers,
Anna Scalera
Youth Programs Coordinator
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
503-226-0676 ext. 19