Bicycle Mechanic/Customer Service/Retail
United States
This was my first job. I learned almost everything I know about hard work and bicycles starting here. I started there assembling bicycles, and doing small repairs throughout highschool. After highschool, it became more of a full-time job, helping in both service and retail. The Bike Rack also introduced me to working in the field of adaptive bikes and helping people with special needs, through their non-profit called Project Mobility. through this, I learned a lot about custom fabrication, and working with people of all different ability levels. Through my employer, I was contracted to work with Wounded Warrior Project on the soldier ride events. I assisted in over 25 of these week long events. The work consisted of tuning a fleet of over 100 bikes, fitting 25-50 veterans to their bike, and making the proper adaptations to fit the needs of the rider. whether they had an amputation, or struggled to balance, myself, along with the team helped to find solutions.