Love the BikeBBQ concept... awesome. (Thx) On Thursday, December 5, 2013 10:21:20 PM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > Re-purposed Moustache bars, definitely Riv-friendly!!! > http://secondlifebikes.org/moustaches-and-bicycles/ > > And out here in lil' ol' Redlands, we have the Bike BBQ (started out > as an outdoor bike kitchen) which is going strong after three+ years! > 100% volunteer and donation based operation, changing lives one bike > at a time! > > http://www.bikebbq.com/ & > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157631867210347/ > > In the works: The Strada Rossa after-party will be hosted by them, > donations graciously accepted! > > > On 12/5/13, Montclair BobbyB <montcla...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > Hope this is not too OT; I'm sharing this mainly because it IS > > bike-related, and I find it highly inspiring. I know this RBW group > draws > > inspiration from individuals who are worth knowing. And Kerri Martin is > one > > > > such person worth knowing. > > > > Second Life Bikes is a community bike organization in Asbury Park, NJ > (my > > home state) that provides bikes to kids in return for work/"sweat > equity", > > kinda like Habitat for Humanity. > > Some claim that Asbury Park (despite suffering economic decay for years) > is > > > > undergoing a renaissance. The potential is certainly there, but in > reality > > it's still a tough town, and for kids growing up there, it's pretty easy > to > > > > get into trouble. The introduction of bicycles into this community is > > having a dramatic and positive impact, thanks to one brave and visionary > > young lady, who started this idea out of a church garage. > > > > My friends and I are honored to donate time, $ and bikes/parts to this > > organization, and I have even bought (from their store) a used mixte for > my > > > > daughter (which BTW is now on it's "third life" with my friend Tom > > Allingham, following an amazing refurb). I plan to be volunteer > wrenching > > at Second Life for the Christmas holiday. > > > > I recognize there are other organizations (and people) like this around > the > > > > country, but I just wanted to share this story of Kerri Martin... She's > one > > > > extraordinary lady. *(BTW she rides an original SWEET-looking orange > > XO-1)*. > > What other organizations like Second Life Bikes do you have in your > > cities/regions? > > > > CBS news segment: > > http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-nj-some-kids-learn-there-is-no-free-ride/ > > Website: http://secondlifebikes.org/ > > > > Thanks, > > BB > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >
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