[Tfug] OT: Bicycles

[Bexley Hall]

Hi Rich & Robert,

On 6/20/2013 7:05 PM, Rich Smit wrote:
> I second BICAS. I've taken their bike making class a few years ago. They
> teach you all the bits and the tools. You build two bikes: one to keep and
> one for them to sell. The parts they can't use get made into those public
> art installations you haven't noticed yet.

> On Jun 20, 2013 4:52 PM, "Robert Hunter" <hunter at tfug.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for a local charity or
>>> organization that will *give* them to kids in need
>>
>> http://bicas.org/

Hmmmm... I took a wander through their web site and didn't see any
*giveaway* programs.  I.e., it seems as if they would use donated
bikes as salable items (or, as a source for components to assemble
into salable items).

<frown>

I was hoping for a transaction that avoided a monetary exchange
(i.e., put the bike into a deserving child's (?) hands -- instead
of *selling* it to said child).

But, I will keep them in mind.  I left word with a family that
might be able to make use of the bikes ("as is" or after their
repair) and hope to hear from them tomorrow or this weekend.  I'd
much prefer seeing the bikes go directly to someone who can use them
(instead of being converted to cash for someone *else* to use)

Thx!
--don