Children get 300 free bikes in annual giveaway

Font ResizeSuburbsDaily Cameradenverpost.comPosted: 12/16/2012 09:00:06 PM MSTDecember 17, 2012 4:1 AM GMTUpdated: 12/16/2012 09:00:15 PM MST

BOULDER — Silas Zaitzew, at almost 4, is outgrowing his smaller balance bike and needed a bigger bike to keep up with his friends at their playdates at Boulder's bike park.

So his mom, Rollinsville's Danielle Zaitzew, brought him this morning to Community Cycle's annual bike giveaway to look for his next bike — an early present for his birthday that's in a week. They settled on a fast and sturdy Spiderman bike, with Silas giving it a spin through the parking lot at Optibike, 3200 28th St., to check the fit.

"It's a great community event," Zaitzew said. "Recycling bikes is the best."

Community Cycles handed out about 300 children's bikes at its seventh annual Kids Holiday Bike Giveaway. Rosalinda Arellano, 4, rides her new bike for the first time as her mother, Rosa, watches in the background. Community Cycles hosted their seventh annual Kids' Holiday Bike Giveaway on Sunday. ( CLIFF GRASSMICK )Along with a refurbished bike, each child also got a new helmet courtesy of Boulder Community Hospital.

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