Thank You

Fellow bmxers,

All this hard work is finally starting to come together, and I am glad to see all of you donate. For that I Thank You. SoI am in need of some advice. How should we pick our kids? I was thinking of having you guys find someone who really needs a bike and send a short letter on why he or she wants a bike, or needs a bike. Then me and Rick and the ladies can pick the best letters, and send bikes out random. What are your ideas and thoughts. I want these to go to someone interested in getting into the sport and being serious. Alot of people have donated there time, $ and alot of money in parts. One bike we want to do local, the others would and could be shipped all over the USA.I just want to make sure they go to a loving home, some of these bikes will be worth quite a bit of $ and dont want some guy pretending he is a kid to get a free bike. I want to see these go to a kid who has no bike at all, hangs out at tracks, skateparks, shops, exc.... I know alot of you are on hard times yourself, and cant afford to give your son or daughter a bike due to the BS economy, so hey send a letter. So I need advice from all of you to make this happen. It will still be a bit before bikes are given away. I am awaiting loads of parts, and more donations for odds and ends. My goal was 5-6 bikes which i think we should be able to surpass with a little more help.I am glad I can do this, and would like to do it yearly or just keep it going. Trust me, there is not a better feeling then making someone else happy if you dont even have alot yourself. Your $5.00 donation, or even a pair of grips make a big difference. All I can say is Thank You to those that have donated and those that are working on donating. We cant wait to give these bikes to kids that need them.

Update Donations

Well folks the donations just keep coming in. Its like Christmas here at our house. Thank you to porkchopbmx.com, SUN-RINGLE, and the davenport police dept. We got alot this week. Here is some of the photos of what we have. Thank you to those that are so giving to help out these kids.

Just some of the donations so far

Here is just some of the donations so far. Thank you to those that have donated. We still have a lot left to do. This is just the start. The pictures will keep coming as we work on them and get them put together. I cant wait to see them finished. Hope to recieve more stuff this week . I will keep you posted on whats to come.

Newspaper Article

There's nothing quite like a smile stretched across a child's face, and Nick Ziegler is on a mission to deliver some happiness.Pairing his love for helping others with his passion for BMX (bicycle motocross), the Moline man has sent out letters and e-mails, made dozens of phone calls and spent countless hours building or refurbishing bikes to give to kids who can't afford one. Because of the downturn in the economy, "I would like to get some donations to make a few complete bikes for a few families who just have fallen on hard times and who honestly can't afford a brand new bike," Mr. Ziegler said.Now 30, Mr. Ziegler said he's been interested in BMX since he was 12. He said he was "in and out of it for a very long time," and is getting back into it. He's teamed up with several donors from around the country, even someone from the U.K., as well as his old friend and BMX legend Rick Moliterno, owner of locally made Standard Byke Co. and Goodtimes retail bike equipment store in Davenport."It's gratifying to see a kid get a hand up. Maybe it'll be a spark the kid needs to do better in life," Mr. Moliterno said. Mr. Ziegler said years ago he used to ride at Mr. Moliterno's Rampage skate park in Davenport, and recently hooked back up with Mr. Moliterno. He said, now that he has a family and is building his daughter a Standard bike, "I'm trying to get back into the hobby strong and help others out." Organizing and running the bike drive hasn't been easy, Mr. Ziegler said. "I work full time, do stuff for Standard on the side and have a new baby. But I'm always looking for ways to help others. "When a kid receives one of these bikes, the smile on his or her face will make it all worth it."Mr. Ziegler hopes to have five or six bikes completed by Christmas. "If I have any bike frames left over, I will re-do them and send frames only," he said, adding that the frames are the "expensive part" of the bike, starting at $150 to $1,000 for a good one. "So if someone doesn't get a complete bike, we will make sure they have some sort of a good start in BMX," Mr. Ziegler said. "My goal is to donate complete, ready-to-ride race and freestyle bikes." He said BMX helps "keep kids out of trouble, and racing for a trophy or money is a major goal."By gathering and building bikes, it gives "kids a chance ... You never know; we could donate a bike, and that kid could become the next X Games pro rider or a national champion and be sponsored by some big names in the future. "This hasn"t only been local. So far, (it's) global," Mr. Ziegler said. "But we need all the help we can get."

Welcome

Welcome to our first post. I just want to get everyone up to speed as to what this blog is all about if you dont already know. I wanted to do a blog so that everyone can follow along with the progress of the bikes up until the day that they are given to the kids that recieve them. This is what got everything going. My first post on http://www.vintagebmx.com/ this got the ball rolling.

Due to the way the economy and the loss of jobs in the USA. I would like to get some donations to make a FEW complete bike's for a few families who just have fallen on hard times and who honestly cant afford a brand new bike. I want to make these bikes as like new as possiable. We willl figure out what families these go to when they are done, one at a time. These are going to children in need and ones who want to race and cant afford one. freestyle also welcome and would ATLEAST like to due one of each!!!We are looking for cranks, frames, wheels, and misc, helmets, gloves, gear, jerserys.. all donations welcomed from business and private donations welcome.If this is something your intrested in. Id love to do the leg work. I will ask Mike to come up with the idea. I just need to know if we have anyone interested in this at all? All donars will be listed when the bikes are given away. This is a GREAT MORAL BOOSTER for the VBMX community!

Next thing I knew we had bike parts coming in. Thank you to those of you who have donated so far heres a list of those that have.

STANDARD BYKE COMPANY - 125R CRUISER -FLAT BLACK (THANKS RICK AND JESS)RICK MOLITERNO - DK FURY COMPLETE

WWW.PORKCHOPBMX.COM -JUSTIN ( MASSIVE LOADS OF PARTS)

GOODTIMES SUPER STORE -DAVENPORT IOWA

STANDARD BYKE COMPANY'S "CUSTOM" POWDER COATER-SHAWN

BMX RACING ZONE- EAST MOLINE

ILDK BMX PRODUCTS- BOX FULL OF STEMS, SEATS, BARS, MISC..

BRANDON002- NOS HYPER BOXTER

NVMYSLOWRIDE- TIME, MATERIALS, HYPE, BUILDING AND REFERBING.

JEFF ZIEGLER" MY LIL BROTHER" -REDLINE FRAME-FORK (MOLINE IL)

UK DANNY HARRIS - $ PAYPAL

CRISCOBATH- NOS Skyway Tuff Wheels

BRAD SHIMMIN- Black redline flights/ redline black pedalsI

NTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS - DISCOUNTED SHIPPING OF FRAMES AND PARTS

RANDY YATES- www.YatesEFI.com (LS1 ENGINE SWAPS) - PAYPAL $

Chris Moeller & S&M BIKES- SECRET UNKNOW

Nmxer746 - MISC PARTS BOX

bmxmom730 - MINI PARTS

Mr. Smith - NOS HYPER FRAME & MISC

Redline fan - NOS HARO MASTER

Thank you for the donations