I would recommend two places to consider for donating decent quality bikes in Minneapolis. One is the "Grease Pit" a volunteer-run cooperative bike space located in the basement below the Bedlam Theatre on the West Bank. Access is in the back behind the building on the west side of Cedar Avenue sort of across from Five Corners Bar. I don't have the exact hours but they are generally open in the afternoons and early evenings. They rehab bikes and either give them away or sell them for a very modest cost. There is also a shop space for the public to work on bikes at low cost and knowledgeable resource people are available to help with advice. There is a great spirit to the place and they do a lot with very limited financial resources and make an effort to reach out to the Somali youth in the area.
Another space is the Hub Bike Co-op on Minnehaha just south of Lake Street, across from the Resource Center of the Americas. The Hub may be able to take a limited amount of bike donations, it depends on how inundated they are. The Hub has made amazing progress in the short time it has been open and is definitely worth checking out if you are in the market for a used,new, or reconditioned bike or for parts and repairs. Interesting, these two ventures are Minneapolis's "real" bike co-ops, Freewheel Bike, despite still having the name "bike co-op" on their painted sign, no longer has a cooperative structure as I understand it (although it is still an excellent bike shop). Bruce Shoemaker Holland Neighborhood > Message: 2 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:46:43 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Can anyone rehab and make use of a bicycle? > > My wife has a couple of slightly busted up, but repairable bikes. They might > fetch a few bucks from a bike dealer, but we would be happy to give one or > both of them to someone who can fix them and put them to use. I think that both > will need some new parts. One is a full sized adult bike and the other is > intermediate size. For more details contact my wife, Linda, who got sick of the > mpls issues list and unsubscribed. The Email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Doug Mann, King Field REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
