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Reviews of the PDW Radbot™ 1000

Friday, May 17th, 2013
By Gwen Koon, Service Mechanic The Radbot™ 1000 has absolutely knocked my socks off for one simple reason: in the two months I’ve had it, the Radbot has yet to spontaneously turn itself on while floating around in my messenger bag. This is huge, folks!  And, unlike most of its competition, the Radbot’s light continues to operate at full power as the battery life wanes, which was great, until the b

In his own words: Dan on earning a bike

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Britt Appleton, Social Media Specialist On December 12, 2010, Dan earned a bicycle through a Create a Commuter workshop at Central City Concern. Since then he started working at Salvation Army, and became an avid bike commuter. Dan takes a lot of pride in his bike. He bought a trip meter so that he could keep up with his mileage, a pannier, and a new bike pump. He is also very proactive with bike maintenance. In

Volunteer Spotlight: Maggie Russell

Monday, May 13th, 2013
By Randi Orth, Volunteer & Outreach Manager Maggie (in yellow) hard at work Maggie is a delight to work with both inside our shop, during community events and in our earn-a-bike workshops. She is a smart, flexible, and fun volunteer, and certainly knows how to have a good time while teaching community members about their bikes. Maggie is a very dedicated Create a Commuter Workshop Assistant. She’s truly one-o

Bicycles are a tool for empowerment in the classroom

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
By Britt Appleton, Social Media Specialist Jon Erickson is doing something incredible with bicycles. As a middle school teacher at Metro Montessori, he is using bikes to teach math and science to his students, helping them run their own business and become a mobile classroom. Jon heard about the Community Cycling Center through friends when he first moved to town, so he started coming to Salvage Sundays. During Sal