Helmets, tune-ups provided to children at annual Shaler bicycle rodeo
Brian C. Rittmeyer | TribLive
Rachael McDonough of Hampton helps her daughter, Laken, 2, walk a bike she won at a bike rodeo Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Shaler’s Kiwanis Park. Laken won one of 21 bicycles given away at the event hosted by police in Shaler, Etna, Millvale and Reserve along with Shaler Hampton EMS.
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Dave Brunger, a mechanic with Scholl’s Bicycle Center in West View, works on a bike during a bike rodeo Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Shaler’s Kiwanis Park. This bike, Brunger said, needed its front wheel trued and its brakes and shifting adjusted.
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Attendees of the 17th annual Bike Rodeo in Kiwanis Park had the chance to win one of 21 bicycles. The event also included free bike helmets, free bike inspections and tune-ups and an obstacle course.
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Cones are set up for the 17th annual Bike Rodeo in Kiwanis Park. The event was hosted by police in Shaler, Etna, Millvale and Reserve along with Shaler Hampton EMS.
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Heads were protected and bikes were perfected during an annual bike rodeo Saturday, May 17, in Shaler .
Children were fitted for and received free helmets during the rodeo in Kiwanis Park, where a half-dozen mechanics were also on hand to tend to maintenance needs.
Kids also had a chance to win one of 21 bikes, Shaler police Chief Sean Frank said.
More than 120 children were estimated to have attended the 17th annual event. They were able to ride through an obstacle course to learn about safe riding and the rules of the road.
Light refreshments were provided.
The rodeo was sponsored by police departments in Shaler, Etna, Millvale and Reserve and Shaler Hampton EMS.