A well-known fixture in Port Coquitlam’s cycling community has been vandalized.
A free air pump installed outside the Cap’s Westwood Cycle shop on Westwood St. was stolen over the weekend.
Store owner Kelly Hobbis says someone tried to take the entire unit, but it was too heavy to carry away.
Some of the tools on the pump station were damaged though.
Hobbis says the free air pump was an act of good will for the local cycling community.
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“We provided an air repair station for our customers, so that even when the store is closed, our customers can swing by and fill up their air.”
The pump has been in place for a little over a year, and was part of a pilot project at their Port Moody and Port Coquitlam stores.
“We did not think it would happen here,” says Hobbis.
She says the pump looks very industrial and is about three feet tall.
“It is a rather bulky pump, so I can’t imagine someone wanting to ride around on their bike with it,” she says. “It is not a normal pump that you would see in a bike store.”
Hobbis still hopes to see it back, but says they will have to figure out how to secure it better.
Meanwhile, their two other stores won’t be getting a free air pump station, because, Hobbis says, it is just too expensive to replace.
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