“Nobody wants to hear about the real (things); the stuff that needs to be done. They want to hear about the Disney magic.”

The Richmond Cycling Corps is currently in the process of getting permission from the city to open a small bike rental shop along the Capital Trail where the Lehigh Cement silos stood until they were demolished last year.

The Richmond City Council is scheduled to vote on the project Monday.

Dodson said the rental shop will be housed in a repurposed shipping container, which will also serve as a home base for a safety patrol staffed by members of the corps.

“They’ll just be there as a resource,” Dodson said. “If someone has a mechanical problem that they can fix, they’ll do it. Or they could call it in and we’ll have a bicycle tow truck. They’ll also have extra food, water and first aid.”

In addition to proving a service to trail riders, Dodson said the shop will provide jobs to kids who otherwise might not be able to find them.