Originally Posted by
ScottCommutes
The sad part of the story is that nobody at the camp (besides me) has the skills/time/tools to fix these bikes. I have the skills and could bring in the tools, but my responsibility in the camp lies elsewhere - I would struggle to find the time. Even doing a 20-minute check per bike that amounted to airing up the tires, changing out tubes as needed, and making some notes about what else was wrong would run me about eight hours.
Thanks for listening. Any advice would be appreciated.
The co-op possibility might be worth pursuing. Given this is for a specific organization (a kids' camp), it might well be that a co-op which has all the tools and some fairly motivated labor could be willing to do a "camp special" fix-it session or two, to whip them back into shape. They're inoperable, currently. So even if they were left with a co-op for a month, and even if it took tossing in a few $bucks to cover replacement parts that'll likely be needed, it might be well worth the effort. (Uncertain what specific options any co-ops near you might offer. But putting a good-sized batch of bikes back into operation might be something they'd willingly assist with.)