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- ↑ "Becker bags new bike after theft".
- ↑ "Riverton teen's charity effort in honor of deceased father brings in more than 500 bikes". 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bicycle Collective - Youth Programs". www.bicyclecollective.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30.
- ↑ "Women's Night at the Bicycle Collective".