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Bikes-for-homeless program accepting flawed specimens
September 1st, 2010, 3:02 pm · 6 Comments · posted by Barb Cotter
Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission has gotten less picky about the bikes it’s accepting for its program to provide wheels to the area’s homeless residents, but it’s not out of desperation.
A local mechanic who donates his time to fix bikes for the homeless and has been working with PPJPC said he’ll start taking less-than-perfect specimens for their parts.
Of course, PPJPC still wants people to donate used bikes that are in good condition so they can be handed off quickly to people who rely on them to get to doctor’s appointments, therapists, the soup kitchen and other places critical to their well-being.
So if you have a used bike in great condition or one that would be better used for its parts, drop it off across the street from the Wednesday farmers market at America the Beautiful Park. The market runs from 3-7 p.m. through Oct. 13.
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My lord man, what do you want — brand new bikes? If the bike is functional and you are getting it for free there should be no gripping about it.
I was posted at Fort Carson twice. I can’t imagine trying to manage Colorado Springs on ANY bike!
Hey Neil. Who said anyone was gripeing?
I am a avid cyclist and nothing is more dangerous than a person weaving down the wrong side of the street straight at you.
If you’re going to give them free bikes how about a little training on bike laws.
If you want to see some of the bikes that were previously donated, visit the Pawn Shops on Platte, within walking distance of the Aztec Motel and the liquor store – they have many.
Perhaps PPJ&PC could mark the frames and buy them out of pawn for a good price to save the mechanic’s time.
Benjamin Franklin said the more we do for the poor, the less motivation they have to do for themselves.
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