4 Rochester

Jason sez: I asked Dan Lill from R Community Bikes in Rochester to tell us about what they do and why. Thanks, Dan! What started out as one man’s offer to fix a flat tire in the parking lot of a homeless shelter has developed into an incorporated, not for profit, volunteer army that provides more [....

Jason sez: Eric Larsson has contributed links to the daily list before. Here’s his first essay. Welcome, Eric! Rochester needs a youth bike program. I like the earn-a-bike model. Kids come to the shop, learn a hands-on repair curriculum working on donated bikes, and ride away on a bike of their...