Originally Posted by Myosmith

I haven't been as active at the bike co-op as I would like during the past year. There are plenty of rebuild horror stories and cool vintage bike stories, but there is one incident that stands out in my mind.

We had a boy about 10 years old who came to the shop regularly with a "big brother" type whom I think must have been a family friend. This kid did a good job cleaning the shop, sorting parts, and generally helping wherever he could. After putting in the required hours for the earn-a-bike program I took him and his big brother to the bike storage area to pick something out. There were lots of BMX, MTBs, and the like that would have fit him, but he walked right past them to the adult commuter/fitness bike section and picked out a Schwinn women's cruiser that he could fix up as a birthday present for his mother.

That is why I support the local bike co-op.