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<i>(Edoardo)
On youth-run-the-shop day,</i>

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<i>the youth here can fully run the shop,
without any adults being there.</i>

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My role is nothing,
which is awesome

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because they really take ownership of it,

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because they care about it greatly.

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What I'm doing here is
I'm cleaning out the derailleur,

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the jockey wheels--
so, the spinny things.

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I'm 14.

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<i>I ride my bike now to high school--</i>

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<i>which I promoted to high school just now--</i>

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<i>like, freshman year.</i>

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I wouldn't join another program.

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I think Phoenix best suits me.

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<i>It taught me leadership skills,
so I can talk more in public.</i>

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<i>I got to this point by my friend Noe,</i>

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and he's actually the person
that's running the shop day today.

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<i>(Noe)
Today is youth-run-the-shop day.</i>

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We're not working
on any projects or truing wheels.

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Just help out the kids and customers.

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Do you want to be a mechanic today,
or do want to work with the youth?

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<i>Every day, I'm a bike mechanic,</i>

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<i>but I'm also a role model for everyone.</i>

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<i>So for example, with Robel,</i>

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when he first started the program,
he was shy.

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<i>He was afraid of getting out
of his comfort zone.</i>

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<i>That reminded me of me
when I first started out,</i>

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because I was shy.

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He's been a role model for me
since I've gone into the program.

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<i>We get along.</i>

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<i>(Noe)
I just met him like three years ago,</i>

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<i>we used to play soccer.</i>

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<i>And I told him about Phoenix Bikes,
and how you can get a free bike,</i>

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<i>and I think that got him interested.</i>

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-Yeah, yeah, yeah--cut, cut.
-(laughs)

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No, this is not what happened.

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-I never--
-I don't remember.

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<i>(Robel) I usually have him
boss me around all the time.</i>

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<i>Like, "do this, do that."</i>

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<i>And if I don't agree with him,</i>

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then he's going to be like,
"Well, I'm the manager of the shop today."

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"This is youth-run-the-shop day."

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And I'm like, "Okay."
-You're making that up.

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<i>(Edoardo) I've seen Noe grow
in height and also as a person.</i>

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<i>It's really cool to see him</i>

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mentor Robel, and mentor
other youth through the program.

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<i>(Robel)
I've learned from Noe.</i>

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He taught me a different way
of looking at things, I guess.

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<i>At the shop, I would always talk a lot.</i>

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<i>I wouldn't be that productive.</i>

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And then he taught me
how to be productive.

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And I guess that's how
I'm doing sale bikes today,

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and customer bikes today, I'm--

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-Speaking here today.
-Speaking here today.

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<i>If it wasn't for Noe,
I wouldn't be on camera right now.</i>

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<i>It would be somebody
different right here,</i>

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standing right next to Noe.

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<i>(Noe)
As a kid, he was shy here.</i>

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<i>He would be afraid to talk to people,</i>
<i>and lacked confidence with making friends.</i>

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Now that he's in high school,
I know that experience,

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and I can give him hints
and tips about that.

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<i>(Edoardo)
Cycling brings a lot of people together.</i>

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<i>It's a common bond,
it's a common interest.</i>

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<i>Not a lot of these youth
would have the opportunity</i>

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to learn from each other,
meet each other,

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or even be friends, really,
outside of this environment.

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