Originally Posted by
smd4
I don't know. I used to work as a bike mechanic back in the day, and thought it might be fun to have a place to help other folks and kids work on their bikes and learn something. I know hardly anyone in the area who are really big into biking. I really enjoy the mechanical aspects, so I don't really ride with a group or anything. Sounds like I would probably be biting off more than I can chew.
Seriously, contact the Queen City Bike Coop I linked to above. You just described what they do to a tee.
The people who started it have done a wonderful job, and managed to keep it going even after the long enforced COVID shutdown.