October 2014 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

women/women identified/trans open shop night
by Judith Feist 18 Oct '14

18 Oct '14

Good Afternoon all, I was just wondering what shops out there have specific shop nights dedicated to a specific group of individuals...Do you have literature you hand out to folks who ask questions about this specific shop night? How do you run it? I would like to host an evening where folks who identify as women/trans are able to come work on/learn about bike maintenance/safety in a welcoming environment... Any info is helpful. Especially concerning how you respond to negative comments pertaining to such evenings... I hope everyone is well and thank you, in advance, for any information. It's greatly appreciated. -- judith caroline feist "i don' think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony

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bike share
by Yvonne Rucker 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

I want to increase the availability and number of bikes in a neighborhoods. I am writing an agreement with a couple of community centers with these requirements: 1.During the winter they have to provide transportation to a build-a-bike class for kids. Hopefully, about 40 kids total will want to do because the centers will have to pay to get a bus. 2. I will give the community centers approx. 15 or 20 bikes. They will have to maintain the bikes, and have weekly rides with adult ride leaders. 3.I will teach ride safely classes 4. I will need them to collect relevant data, which I need to use later. Do any of you see any pot holes I am missing? . -- Yvonne Rucker 248.225.0601 President BikeVON bikevon14(a)gmail.com Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling *Mission: To provide the youth of color an opportunity to learn the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle and exercise, safe cycling and cycling advocacy and the opportunity to participate in the Olympic sport of velodrome cycling.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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Programmer for Volunteer scheduling application?
by Paul Nagel 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

A volunteer began working on a web-based application that I would describe as a combination of Doodle and Meetup. It draws from Google Calendar to create events, which can then be modified with data such as staff requirements. Reminders are emailed to volunteers, who can then click links directly from their email to sign up for shifts and events without having to log in. They can bookmark a link to view their calendar with shifts they've signed up for. Somehow, the volunteer who was working on it disappeared completely and is not responding to any attempts at contact after several months (we're a little concerned). The program seems to be about 75% complete, it functions on a basic level. You can see it at http://volunteer.meinstein.org The code is posted online at https://github.com/jrkoch/volunteer . The programming language appears to be Ruby on Rails 4 (I don't know nuthin about this). I am reaching out for assistance with completing this program because I believe this would be a very useful application for our organization and possibly for others on this list (and beyond). If anyone has alternate recommendations I welcome them. I've already checked out VolunteerSpot and it seems to require entering events manually, and since I'm already doing that on Google Calendar, Facebook, and Meetup, I'd rather not do that, too. Thank you, - Paul Nagel The Bicycle Tree 811 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 760-4681 http://www.thebicycletree.org

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bikebike 2014 inventory discussion handout
by William Wedler 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Hey everyone, Thanks for the great discussion at BikeBike on inventory. Attached is the handout that I had. I am also cc'ing this to the thinktank list. Please send this along to anybody else who may want to see the information. -Will

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Is a date set of 2015 bikebike! ???
by DCoppley＠intercitytransit.com 15 Oct '14

15 Oct '14

Hey everyone, I was bummed to have to miss the 2014 bike!bike! gathering, and am trying to plan ahead for 2015. Does anyone know if a date <tentative is ok> set for the 2015 bike!bike! gathering? David David Coppley Walk n' Roll Program Assistant Intercity Transit 360-705-5817 PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501 dcoppley(a)intercitytransit.com<mailto:dcoppley@intercitytransit.com> Find us on Facebook!<https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCommuterContest> [WalkNRoll_HZ_RGB]

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Fwd: world bicycle summit call for proposals
by momoko saunders 14 Oct '14

14 Oct '14

Is anyone going to the World Bike Forum in Columbia <http://fmb4.org/site/>? Feb 26th to March 1st? I'm considering it and would love to see a crew of people out there. -------------------------- The WBF / Forum Mundial de la Bicicleta is a week-long free, public happening that is democratically organized by volunteers from around the world. It's a place for artists, activists, advocates, and government leaders to get together and talk about how to transform the world's cities through bicycling. We're looking for proposals for workshops, artistic interventions, lectures, and discussions. Also, everyone is invited! Here's the call for proposals: http://fmb4.org/site/?page_id=15075

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Changing Membership rules
by sylvia crum 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

Our bike shop has never paid rent to the church that houses us, in our 12 years of existence. In an attempt to change that, we have just recently changed our membership scheme away from volunteer hours for membership to paid memberships. We're only charging $30/year (and they get a t-shirt). And we're getting lots of new members. But some of the guys who have been around for 3 or 4 years were previously told that they had membership for life due to their many volunteer hours. I don't want to discount what they've done for our shop in the past. But I am also attempting to change some of the culture of our shop, a culture that had become a bit of a boys' club where the old guys got to do exciting stuff like fix bikes and new members got to sort small parts. Any thoughts these free "members for life"? sylvia crumRevolutions Bicycle CoOpMemphis, TN

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Developing a Safe Space Policy for Our Shop
by Andy Bakker 11 Oct '14

11 Oct '14

Hi everyone, Wed like to implement a safe space policy in our shop similar to the one that was developed at Bike!Bike!. Would somebody mind resending the Bike!Bike! safe space policy? Can anyone share a safe space policy that they have in their shop or some general advice on things that work well (or poorly)? Thanks! Andy Bakker VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative 2111 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301 <mailto:andy.bakker@velocitycoop.org> andy.bakker(a)velocitycoop.org | <http://www.velocitycoop.org/> www.velocitycoop.org <http://www.facebook.com/pages/V%C3%A9loCity-Bicycle-Cooperative/36133718151 7> Facebook <https://www.twitter.com/velocitycoop> Twitter <http://www.meetup.com/Velocity-Bicycle-Cooperative/> https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRXABlkUg7p_5AboTBAIld8 ay_hHfPbdFFuO43WK0tMQBFXYsuJ

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Bike collectives in New Hampshire/Vermont areas
by mfen651＠aol.com 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Hi all, quick question - do you know of any bike collectives, organizations in the Brattleboro Vt, Keene New Hampshire area? Could you let me know contact information. I have a young lady friend who I think would like to get tied into a group to learn all aspects of cycling. Thanks in advance. Matt

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Super Advanced Planning for Bike Tour To B!B!15 in Guadalajara
by Erk Magosh 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Hey ya'll, During B!B!14 I had regrets of not biking to Columbus. I started saying that no mater where 2015's conference was I was going to bike (at least some of the way) there. What looks to be the most feasible to me is flying into Mexico City and biking the 350 miles (563 km) to Guadalajara. That might be around 5-7 days. Anyways I wanted to know if other people have interest in touring to Guadalajara, know of any good routes though that part of Mexico, or can help me plan the best trip I can? I would love to be part of a good sized group because to me biking is a social activity. I know it's early, and we don't even know when it's going to happen, but I just want to start thinking about this now, so next year I'm not planning a trip last minute. -erk nashville, tn

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