Collectives,
We work with the Boulder County Jail's work release program where
inmates begin the program at our shop and Earn-A-Bike. This past
weekend we did a bunch of work in our storage where we keep kids
bikes. Three of the work release guys, in their late twenties and
early thirties, found BMX bikes they wanted to keep as their
Earn-A-Bike. Our response was to discourage this as we generally try
to set people up with commuter style bikes. I especially tried to
discourage the six foot two guy from choosing a BMX.
We're aware that some people are more than happy to commute by
BMX but believe that won't work for most people. So the question is
should we allow the work release guys to choose any bike they want
regardless of the practicality? Are we being elitist bike snobs to
make this decision for them? Should we just be happy we got them back
on a bike?
Feedback is appreciated.
--
Rich Points
Community Cycles Director
http://CommunityCycles.org
Rich@CommunityCycles.org
720-565-6019