Used bicycles get a new lease on life. (Photo by Kathy Bellevin)

By Miriam Boon

You may have noticed that the pink-tagged bicycles around the Lab have disappeared. They were removed for good reason: the Safeguards and Security Department (SSD) has begun an ongoing program in which abandoned bicycles will be collected to be recycled or, where possible, refurbished.

Bicycles around the Lab were tagged months ago as part of the preparations for the 40th Anniversary Celebration. Some of the bicycles had been left untouched for years. SSD began collecting the bicycles in late August. Three bikes were claimed by the Transportation Department, where Alfonso Manuel (SEM) is reconditioning them so that they can be reused around the Lab.

Two of the refurbished bicycles will be available for use by SLAC employees. To request the use of a reconditioned bicycle, anyone can fill out a service request form, and if one is available it will be issued at that time.

A Service Request form is available on the Web at: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/sem/NonSafety/

The remaining ten bikes were passed on to Alan Conrad (PRC), who is making arrangements to sell the bikes to SLAC staff.

"How and when the bikes will be sold has not been finalized, although we’re shooting for early November," said Conrad. "Any money raised from these sales would go to SERA, the SLAC Emergency Relief Association."