[TheThinkTank] parts wanted/available on the wiki?

[veganboyjosh at gmail.com]

I know a lot of the traffic we see in Community Cycles is pretty specific to
Boulder. We can't keep cruiser type bikes in stock, while other shops can't
give them away.

Would it be possible for there to be a place on the wiki or some other spot
on the bcn.org site where shops could list things they're looking for, that
other shops might be looking to get rid of? Granted, we're all in need of
floor pumps and chain tools, but perhaps there's some class of parts of bike
types that one shop gets that another shop needs. It would be nice to see
that in one place.

I've got a road trip to IKEA in SLC soon, and I'd love to check out the bike
shop while I'm there. It occurred to me that the van will be empty on the
way there, so I could potentially load it up with stuff they might need that
we have excess of...since we're driving anyway.

I don't know that a website feature like this would take much
maintenance...I'm thinking it could serve three functions; 1>Those
parts/bikes that your shop is always needing, but cannot keep in
stock--cruiser bikes for us--, 2>parts and bikes that you have an excess of,
and/or wish to pass on...3>specific things you need that another shop might
have, instead of going through QPB or the like. We had a bike come in that
had a smashed derailleur, and needed a specific hanger, which QPB didn't
even sell...granted, this type of thing would be a long shot, but how many
of you would rather order a part like that from one another than from the
big bike distros a lot of us use?

I guess I'm imagining a sort of mini-craigslist, for bike co-ops to post on.


Thoughts? Feedback?
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