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It’s funny. Had you told me two years ago that the first B’n’C Community Bicycle Workshop would be held in a remote Aboriginal Coummnity I would not have believed you.<\/p>\n
Spool the tape back 24mths.. Mischa and I were having a sunday morning coffee at a South Hobart cafe when the discussion turned to community bicycle workshops. We talked about renting a space, restoring discarded bicycles, creating a bicycle library of velo-loaners and offering a free labour to those needing assistance in getting their pushies running again. Due to all the usual bullshit we wade through daily in our lives (working long hours to pay for stuff we dont really need and booze mostly), Mischa and I let this beautiful plan slide into the realm of ‘one-day’.<\/p>\n
So how did a section of Mischa and my dream come into fruition in the Northern Territory? I dunno really, it kinda just happened. Jacob from Mission Australia offered me a trailer filled with new tires, tubes and some basic kit. Some friends offered me their labour and I had some tools. Between us we could work out which way to turn a wrench.<\/p>\n
We set up shop in the dirt in front the Rec Centre in Mutitjulu. No advertising, no fanfare,\u00a0just\u00a0us and\u00a010 or so\u00a0broken-down bicycles.\u00a0\u00a0It was amazing, within minutes about 20 kids were helping. Within the hour about 40 people had rocked-up with long forgotten frames and a willingness to learn. We worked all day. We worked hard. We shared our knowledge and the community shared theirs. One young fella showed me how to run a chain through a derailleur (I’m a pure-bred singlespeeder, derailleurs are\u00a0alien to me) and I taught him how to use a chain breaker.<\/p>\n
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I dont know how many bikes we worked on, but it was lots. LOTS and LOTS. Kids were zooming around on bikes left, right and centre. The day was a total sucess. We’ll run another next month. B’n’C out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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