Sixteen bicycles used for education programs for kids were stolen from the East Austin activity center on Sunday. They were worth about $25,000.
Ingrid Ristroph’s kids knew how to ride a bike, but this summer they learned how to do it safely at the
The bikes were used in multiple cycling education programs for kids ages 8 to 12. The programs include seasonal camps where kids ride from the Camacho Center to Deep Eddy or Barton Springs Pool, after-school classes where kids ride on the Lady Bird trail, and to support kids on a competitive mountain biking team.
“It’s really impactful for kids who don’t have access to bikes otherwise, they get that exposure,” Ristroph said. “To steal a bike is like to steal somebody’s shoe.”
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