Comments on: Biking in Merida http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm Online magazine about living, working and traveling in Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:33:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm/comment-page-1#comment-166432 Working Gringos Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:05:58 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm#comment-166432 GREAT ideas, C.Y.!! Thank you!! GREAT ideas, C.Y.!! Thank you!!

]]> By: CasiYucateco http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm/comment-page-1#comment-166381 CasiYucateco Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:03:57 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm#comment-166381 Rachel, I'd suggest driving on any road around the exterior of Merida around quitting time and looking for people on old, rusty, barely functional bikes. Or any of the small villages around Merida. There are tons of people using barely operable bikes and pedaling wearily home after work. Or look for the poorest hut in a village and if there's a bike out front, they likely need that bike for work. Give a good bike to the poorest folks. Also, if anyone has reflectors for bikes, any village square is full of kids and adults alike who LOVE to receive donated reflectors. They'd like to be safer too, but usually the old bikes they can afford have no reflectors at all. Lots of big smiles from people receiving baggies holding 3-4 reflectors each from Tizimin to Abala to San Ignacio and more. :-) That's one of my pet activities. Many bike shops in the US have excess reflectors and will sell them cheap or donate them. (Racing enthusiasts, mountain bikers, etc, do not want the reflectors that come with every new bike, esp if they are not being ridden on the streets.) Rachel, I’d suggest driving on any road around the exterior of Merida around quitting time and looking for people on old, rusty, barely functional bikes. Or any of the small villages around Merida.

There are tons of people using barely operable bikes and pedaling wearily home after work. Or look for the poorest hut in a village and if there’s a bike out front, they likely need that bike for work. Give a good bike to the poorest folks.

Also, if anyone has reflectors for bikes, any village square is full of kids and adults alike who LOVE to receive donated reflectors. They’d like to be safer too, but usually the old bikes they can afford have no reflectors at all. Lots of big smiles from people receiving baggies holding 3-4 reflectors each from Tizimin to Abala to San Ignacio and more. :-)

That’s one of my pet activities. Many bike shops in the US have excess reflectors and will sell them cheap or donate them. (Racing enthusiasts, mountain bikers, etc, do not want the reflectors that come with every new bike, esp if they are not being ridden on the streets.)

]]> By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm/comment-page-1#comment-166350 Working Gringos Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:12:09 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm#comment-166350 Rachel, that's a good question. Not sure we have a good answer for you... anyone? There's probably four or five kids on every block that would love a bicycle, but we can't think of an organization to give it to necessarily... Rachel, that’s a good question. Not sure we have a good answer for you… anyone? There’s probably four or five kids on every block that would love a bicycle, but we can’t think of an organization to give it to necessarily…

]]> By: Rachel http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm/comment-page-1#comment-166281 Rachel Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:38:05 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm#comment-166281 Hi, I would like to donate a bicycle. Where would be the best place to drop it off? Thanks, Rachel Hi,
I would like to donate a bicycle. Where would be the best place to drop it off?
Thanks,
Rachel

]]> By: Constantino Urzaiz http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm/comment-page-1#comment-159543 Constantino Urzaiz Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:00:35 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/daily-life/biking-in-merida.htm#comment-159543 Great artlicle, You can rent a good bike, at calle 65 #510 por 62 and 64 centro we have and small but good selection..from and hour to a month....is a hammock shop ask for Constantino Great artlicle,

You can rent a good bike, at calle 65 #510 por 62 and 64 centro we have and small but good selection..from and hour to a month….is a hammock shop ask for Constantino

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