If your kids have outgrown their bikes or you’ve got an unused bike that’s been taking up space in your garage, mark your calendar for Thursday, September 22.  That’s the date of Corvallis’s first annual Bike Swap/Sale, to be held in conjunction with World Car Free Day.

Donations and/or consignments of ride-able child and adult bikes, tricycles, trailers, etc., may be dropped off at Central Park (across from the library) on September 22^nd between the hours of 11 am and 6 pm.  The sale will begin at 12 noon and continue until 7 pm, overlapping with the World Car Free Day Festival in Central Park from 4 to 7 pm.

The Corvallis Bicycle Collective (CBC) is spearheading the Swap/Sale in collaboration with the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition’s Transportation Action Team, organizer of World Car Free Day in Corvallis.  The CBC will help participants assess the value of their bikes and will keep 15% of the sale price to handle transactions, enabling them to use this event as a fundraiser. 

The CBC is a non-profit organization, comprised entirely of volunteers and dedicated to making safe, affordable, working bikes accessible to people in our community.  They also educate bikers about bicycle maintenance, repair, and safety.

Don’t miss this great opportunity!  Help turn your old bike into someone else’s “new” bike – and find another one for yourself in the process.  For more information about the Bike/Swap Sale, contact Rose Clarke atrose.madeline89@gmail.com or 541-224-6885.

To take the Car Free Day pledge or to learn more about what’s happening on World Car Free Day in Corvallis, go to www.sustainablecorvallis.org or call 541-230-1237. Sponsors of Car Free Day include the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, City of Corvallis, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT),  Cascades West Rideshare, Corvallis Bicycle Collective, Corvallis Clinic, Corvallis Cyclery, First Alternative Natural Food Co-op, Footwise, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Oregon State University, Peak Sports, Safe Routes to School, Sedlak’s Shoes, and the OSU Student Sustainability Initiative.