In addition, field trips to local bicycle manufacturers and shops give students an understanding of how the industry operates. Each session ends with each student producing a completely restored bike. Students learn CNC operations as well. Oregon Cycling has a circulation of over 15,000 throughout the state. Youth work on all aspects of the publication process, from planning articles and conducting interviews, to developing photographs in CAT's darkroom and producing the final layout with computers.
Youth earn valuable journalism experience while working together as a team to meet deadlines.
Valet Bicycle Parking provides a great service to event-goers who want to guarantee the security of their bikes, and provides youth with an opportunity to work together as a team in a public and professional setting. For years, CAT has been pioneering a presentation that encourages students to analyze and brainstorm solutions to our car-dependent culture, specifically those solutions involving humanpower. Our presentations can be adapted to any grade level and illustrate the unique technical, environmental and cultural roles that bicycles play in the world, in an interactive, seats-on experience with a diverse assortment of bicycles and other human powered vehicles. There are fully equipped work stations for you to fix your own bike. We fix up donated used bikes to sell.