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| Inmates restore bicycles for charity |
| By eastoregonian.com- Jennifer Colton |
| Published: 04/01/2016 |
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In a small room off a concrete courtyard, two men break down bicycles to the last ball bearing. Salvaged from dumpsters and garage sales, the bikes are cleaned and evaluated by the patient hands of Eric Jimenez and Hunter Nelms. If the duo can restore the bikes, they do. If they cannot, they turn them into parts, carefully cataloged and stored on shelves until needed. A bicycle that had been hit by a car had a frame bent too badly to restore, but the seat, the handlebars, and the wheels were in perfect condition. Both bicycles completed in the session earlier this month used parts from five others. “We will save everything we can,” Nelms said. “We will save the individual ball bearings because we know eventually we will have to put one in.” Read More. |
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