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Rolling with Repair: Encouraging Reuse Culture One Bike at a Time

Bike repair workshop held on October 26, 2025 had repair volunteers that help 16 families repair 24 bikes. These statistics are noted with a person working on a bike in the background.

On Sunday, October 26, 2025, RecycleMore teamed up with Rich City Rides and the North Richmond Mobile Tool Library to host a Free Bike Repair Workshop that brought community members together for an afternoon of learning, sharing, and sustainable repair in West Contra Costa County.

The event was held at the Rich City Rides headquarters at 1500 Macdonald Ave., Ste A, Richmond, CA, 94801, and welcomed residents of all ages to bring their bicycles for basic repairs and tune-ups at no cost.

Community members worked with experienced volunteers and mechanics in a friendly, open environment, with many folks jumping in to not only help repair their own bikes but also assist with the bikes of other attendees.

The event was open to all families and residents of West Contra Costa County, and volunteers worked with care to support everyone who attended. 16 households participated in the event, and 24 bikes were repaired.

RecycleMore staff Reka Abraham, Lisa Borreani, and Rachel Dice attended along with Rich City Rides staff, Najari Smith and Babatunde Odesanya, and North Richmond Mobile Tool Library staff, Jessica Walden and Chayne Zavisza Hollis. For those that attended the event, program information and recycling and organics collection resources were provided at RecycleMore’s information booth, which included free kitchen food scrap pails, reusable water bottles, and educational coloring books. The North Richmond Mobile Tool Library also had an information booth with giveaways.

Immediately following the repair portion of the event, there was a bike giveaway for community members utilizing donated bikes from a bike share company. This enabled residents who couldn’t get their bike fixed or were looking for a new mode of sustainable transportation to take home a working bike as well!

RecycleMore wishes to thank everyone who came out to participate from families bringing in their bikes, to volunteers and mechanics lending their tools and expertise. Together, we’re empowering West County to repair their broken items, one bike at a time.

For more information on upcoming workshops and sustainability programs in West Contra Costa County, visit www.recyclemore.com.

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