Too much for a few
Strive not to be a success but rather of a value. Albert Einstein We struggle to explain to the majority of people on our way that what we do is not for profit. Despite our soon-to-be legal structure we are not working like a standard company. When the bikes are being given away we prepare […]
How to talk to strangers
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken. Fyodor Dostoevsky It was a normal day at The Bikes College– sunny day, a few kids around with typical bike problems: few punctures, few dropped chains… One of the […]
Ownership makes it personal
Nobody washes a rental car. Scott J. Simmerman Ph. D. It takes a lot of bonding to create a possessive relationship known as ownership. The tears, the sweat, the tiredness and the workmanship are required to achieve the end product. Repairing or building a bike is a great example. It is a process which takes […]
Hands-on
It is never too early to involve kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better. Soleil Moon Frye That is what we are trying to do at TBC as much as we can. We support the hands-on experience as much as possible. Take E., in her early teens, who got a […]