This 1-page test is designed to improve your understanding of SF Urban Riders’ volunteer efforts.  Please complete the following in the time provided.  Do not ride your bike while taking the test.  There will be time provided after the test to ride your bike.

Section A – Comprehension: Please read the following paragraph and answer the Questions Below:

Bike Build.  The Rotary Cub of San Francisco, Supported by Mission Creek Parks, Kinders BBQ, Sunset Scavenger, SF Urban Riders,Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco, Variety Children’s Charity and Playworks San Francisco .  All tools will be provided – but feel free to bring a few basics if you have a favorite. There are 100 bikes to build and that says something about what is at hand.

1. The Above Sentence would be improved with:

a) More information about the event

b) More information about the sponsors

c) More information about the bikes

d) Any information about the kids getting the bikes

e) All of the above

2. Pick the word that best completes the following sentence:

Mission Rock Park on Saturday Morning was filled with _________

a) bikes in boxes

b) Kids

c) SF Urban Riders

d) Parents

e) All of the above

3. Finish the following sentence:

SF Urban Riders ____________.

a) need dirt to show their passion

b) like bikes

c) like kids

d) use tools well

e) All of the above

ANSWERS, SECTION A – All, E, all of the above.

Section B: Arithmetic

Please solve the following.  Calculators are not allowed.

4. How many hours will SF Urban Riders need to build 117 bicycles?

a) 5

b) 6

c) 2

d) can’t be done in a day

e) my head hurts

5. (bonus probability question) – Please show your work for full credit.

What is the probability that 117 department store bicycles will have any structural problems beyond SF Urban Rider’s mechanical capabilities?

ANSWERS, SECTION B:

4) SF Urban Riders needs 2 hours to assemble 117 bicycles.  It could not have been done without 24 SF urban riders working hard – the 24 included Brad, Chris, Matt, Dane, Tom, Christy, Dawn, John, Dan, Jason, Wilson, Hector, Matt, Jon, Thomas, James, Zach, Gary, Al, and a few more non mentioned (sorry, we’ll get your name next time)

5) Bonus Answer: 0.854%  Only 1 bike did not go home with a kid.  Yeah…. that’s way, way upper percentile for wrenching on department store bicycles.  We are way above, outside, and backflipping over that curve.

Go ride your bikes now.  Report back Saturday, May 1st at 9am for trail building on Mt Sutro.  Usual Place.  Usual beer and pizza at noon forty five.