MIC Engineering at Dismantle

A small group from the MIC Engineering Team spent a Friday afternoon in the Dismantle bike workshop in West Leederville. Dismantle are a local organisation that focus on empowering at-risk youth through mentoring and bicycle mechanic workshops. A big part of the program is for young people to learn how to repair a bike, and to then donate that bike to charity. At times the students may fall behind, so to ensure the mentees are kept on track their mentors will finish that particular stage of the repair process for them. This has been quite tricky for the mentors who can have several bikes to work on per week and as such the team from MIC team were a godsend as they helped to get the bikes rigged and ready for donation.

 

In the span of a few hours the team had freshened up some bikes by spray painting their frames, and had recabled brakes and gears for a number of bikes to be sent to two schools. The team were lucky to have two Bike Rescue program participants, Blake and Tyler, on hand to help out by providing guidance and tips. It was clear that Blake and Tyler not only enjoyed working on the bikes, but also enjoyed spending time with the team – it was a delight to see the volunteers ask Blake and Tyler for advice and support and work closely with them to achieve the outcomes of the day.

 

One volunteer commented on how they,

“Had never done any bike work before, so everything was a challenge”

 

The day wasn’t just about getting work done though, with one volunteer also saying that they,

“Learnt bike mechanics and met great people”

The team really enjoyed their experience at Dismantle, so much so that some of them didn't want to leave! Lucky for the team, Dismantle run volunteer sessions on Saturdays for anyone to drop in and help out in the workshop.

To see more of the team in action click here!