Free Cycles Pictures
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Anatomy
of a green bike: upright bars, step-thru frame, cushy seat, coaster-brake,
kickstand, welded plate for art and to mark the bike.
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one
of very few male green bikes
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One
of the types of 'in-use' systems we have experimented with: a sliding
piece of inner tube on the handle bar.
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A
vandalized green bike- getting kids involved in the first place can be
good preventative maintenance.
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We
had baskets on the back the first season. These were cumbersome- and too
high to swing a leg over. A small front basket is a better option.
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More
bikes can fit in a trailer (or pickup truck) if you put the front fork
over the side (use a blanket or tarp to protect the side if scrapes are
an issue).
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Many
of the green bikes get a paint job the day of their release- at the annual
Festival of Cycles.
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The
first season (1996) was supported by business sponsors on the welded plate
($50). We have since switched to all community art work- whatever the
expression may be.
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Green
bikes like to hang out just like other bikes.
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3
greens getting dropped off on a random street corner, back in '96- we
find it's better to 'time-release' free bikes rather than have one big
release (although a combination of the 2 might be best).
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