 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
reCycling since 2004 In 2004, Troy Bike Rescue migrated its operations to Albany. With the help and support of the New York Bike Coalition (NYBC), TBR eventually found a home with Trinity Institute, a South End Albany non-profit organization. Trinity donates the space in exchange for allowing their youth to participate in workshops. So, Trinity Basement Rescue is now another name for Troy Bike Rescue, a small but dedicated bicycle collective in the capital district. With an ever-growing and changing stock of donated and "rescued" bicycles, TBR volunteers work with Trinity Insitute to reach out to community members in order to facilitate cycling in Albany, Troy, Schenectady, and the surrounding areas. Current services include youth bicycle maintenance classes and a community bike shop where used cycles are available for adoption. Discounts are taken off adoption fees when the adoptive parents work on the bikes themselves. Children in the bicycle maintenance program receive a free bike at the end of the session. Participants in occasional "monster bike" sessions are able to design new unique bikes out of old frames and parts that are then welded together.
Today, in 2007-2008, TBR operates in both Troy and Albany. We operate separately, but share resources and split donations. In Albany, the workshop is mostly a drop-in repair center which runs earn-a-bike classes from time to time. In Troy, a loose collective meets for informal work sessions, and sells used recycled bikes via the internet and on the street. |
