Brian Lopes, a four-time mountain bike world champion, and several sixth graders at RF Hazard Elementary School in Santa Ana, were surprised.
On Tuesday, February 15, about two dozen students gathered in the school’s multipurpose room to assemble 50 bikes with Lopes.
The Strider balance bike, which started off without pedals to help young children learn to ride, along with 50 helmets were donated to the school by the All Kids Bike Preschool program, using money donated by Lopes.
The students worked in pairs as Lopes showed how to install the front wheels and handlebars.
“Bicycles have been a part of my life since I was 4 years old. It has given me so much,” said the Laguna Beach resident who grew up in Mission Viejo. He was invited to be the international ambassador for the show two years ago.
While the show may not be aiming to create as many mountain bike legends as Lopes, it is showing a younger generation “the freedom two wheels can give and help them get off the iPad and TV,” he said.
Lucia Munoz 5, right, RF Hazard Elementary School kindergarten student, reacts after seeing bicycles donated to her school through the All kids Bike Kindergarten Program. Professional mountain biker Brian Lopes, All Kids Bike’s national ambassador, helped raise money for a giveaway on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Santa Ana. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Brian Lopes, a world champion cyclist and Laguna Beach resident, helps with bike insurance for kindergarten students at RF Hazard Elementary School in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Feb. 2022. They were donated through the All Kids Bike program for which he is the country’s ambassador. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
RF Hazard TK and kindergarten teacher Jeanette Davert take her strut bike around after students were given bicycles through the Kids Bikes program in Santa Ana on Tuesday, May 15. 2, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG )
RF Hazard Elementary school kindergarten students react after seeing bicycles donated to their school through the Kids Cycling Kindergarten Program. Professional mountain biker Brian Lopes, All Kids Bike’s national ambassador, helped raise money for a giveaway on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Santa Ana. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG
Sixth grade students at RF Hazard Elementary School in Santa Ana assemble strut bikes to surprise their kindergarten class on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. The school, one of only two in Southern California , has been selected to receive bicycles through the All Kids Bike Program. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
RF Hazard TK and kindergarten teacher Jeanette Davert and her students test ride their new Strider balance bike that was donated through the Kids Bikes program in Santa Ana on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
RF Hazard teacher Jeanette Davert encourages Lucia Munoz 5, after her preschooler expressed disappointment while trying out her new Strider bike given to school by the Kids Bike program on Tuesday, 15 February 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)
Teacher Jeanette Davert, who has taught at the school for 29 years, explains how she applied for a grant to give the school one of two bicycles in Southern California.
After all the bikes were assembled, they were covered with a multicolored parachute, and the kindergarten classes were led into a single brochure in the room for the big discovery session.
The children shouted with joy, then they put on their helmets and whirled around, following the teacher around the room like ducklings.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/15/bike-donation-to-santa-ana-school-gets-young-kids-moving/ Donating bicycles to Santa Ana school for children to move – Orange County Register
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