“Everyone’s really friendly, including Oscar,” said Gerardo Maldonado, 16. “I’ve learned a lot of things and if I ever need help I always can count on everyone else, and my boss especially.” He hopes to open a bike store of his own one day.
“It’s a good thing to know about bike mechanics, like how to take a bike apart and how to fix it, and it looks great on my resume,” said Javier Escobedo, 16. “If I’m trying to get a job at a bike shop, this could support me a bit.”
“I love this job,” Escobedo added. “Every time I wake up, I’m like, ‘Sweet, I’m going to work.’ It’s not like, ‘Oh man, I have to go to work.’ It’s a positive thing.” He also likes the reaction he gets when he hands a repaired cycle back to a customer. “They’re like, ‘Sweet, you fixed it.’ Because they come in sometimes with bikes that are pretty messed up. We try our best to make them like brand new.”
Source: http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/08/02/sweet-ride-o-mine-bikes-n-roses-youth-program-open-house-this-saturday/
“It’s a good thing to know about bike mechanics, like how to take a bike apart and how to fix it, and it looks great on my resume,” said Javier Escobedo, 16. “If I’m trying to get a job at a bike shop, this could support me a bit.”
“I love this job,” Escobedo added. “Every time I wake up, I’m like, ‘Sweet, I’m going to work.’ It’s not like, ‘Oh man, I have to go to work.’ It’s a positive thing.” He also likes the reaction he gets when he hands a repaired cycle back to a customer. “They’re like, ‘Sweet, you fixed it.’ Because they come in sometimes with bikes that are pretty messed up. We try our best to make them like brand new.”
Source: http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/08/02/sweet-ride-o-mine-bikes-n-roses-youth-program-open-house-this-saturday/
4749 N. Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(773)583-1387 Ext. 200
Chicago, IL 60625
(773)583-1387 Ext. 200