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History
In 2011, Stevenson received a National Jefferson Award for his public service, recognized as one of ten GlobalChangers. [1]
In 2010, Stevenson was profiled in a mini documentary Scrapertown, which was part of a larger series of documentaries called California is a place. Stevenson, who claims to have founded the scraper bike movement, says about the practice:
Scraper bikes is a hobby, and as long as you take your time out of your day to make that bike, that you put the correct material on the spokes, and you spray paint your bike a beautiful color . . . or put something that means something to you, you know, in a decorative way on your bicycle, now, that makes you a scraper bike.
— Tyrone "Babye Champ" Stevenson
Stevenson views the scraper bike movement as a way for local youth to stay active and avoid getting caught up in crime or violence. He wants scraper bikes to be a positive alternative to the the struggles which defined his troubled upbringing.[1]
Members of the Original Scraper Bike Team were featured in Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You as background extras.[3]
San Leandro Police Department Conflict
In 2018, young scraper bike users reported being harassed by San Leandro police, as well as sometimes having their bikes taken. SLPD did not respond to requests to comment on the incidents, but the bikers suspected SLPD officers thought they were breaking traffic laws, or that their bikes were stolen. [4]
On February 11th, 2019, rideshare company Lyft invested $700,000 dollars in the East Bay’s public transit system. The deal included a partnership with the Original Scraper Bike Team, funding a free bike sharing program run out of their bike shed at the MLK Jr. Library Branch. [5]
- ^ a b Pamela McDonald, "“Scraper Bikes for Life” Saves Lives in Oakland", Huffington Post, 8/23/2012
- ^ "California is a place". Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "In 'Sorry To Bother You,' an Alternate-Universe Oakland Rings True". KQED. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ Handy, Alex. "When Police Take Kids' Bikes". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Lyft donates $700,000 to bring bikes, free rides to East Oakland residents". The Mercury News. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-03-28.