April 2014 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

Webhosting/domains
by Bike City 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Well, I recently threw together some hand-written HTML and slapped it onto a free (and ad-less) webhost. This seemed great at first, regardless of the weird URL. But after lots of other publicity and potential traffic, I've seen it get hacked twice (by a radical Islamic group after the whole host, nothing personal), and lately it's either painfully slow to load or completely down. So, I haven't done this for about a decade and I'm out of the loop. I'm really not willing to suffer any ads, but since our budgeted is obcenely limited for such fluff, does anyone have recommendations? Are there any more reliable ad-free free hosts? (Probably not, for obvious reasons.) Otherwise, how do you guys handle web hosting? How much does it cost? What's a good balance between reliable and affordable? How much is domain registration nowadays? We don't have our 501(c)(3) status yet so we won't get a deal until later this year, by the way. Anyway, please help. It's rough to find time to FTP an update and find the site's down. Thanks, andrea Bike City Recyclery of Fayetteville, Arkansas http://bikecity.uuuq.com/ (hahaha)

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Reusable Repair Checklist Tag
by director 02 May '23

02 May '23

Hey All, We just spent some time and redid the tag we use to track repairs on a bike. I'm sure your shops are similar to ours in that many mechanics of varying skill levels will work on a single bike before it's distributed back to the world for use. This make it challenging to ensure a standard of quality on any given bike leaving the shop. As we fleshed out the tag we realized that it could function loosely as a curriculum. For most mechanics, especially students we suggest starting at the top and working down the list. I've come to realize that no two mechanics will do things in the exact same way, everyone has their own style. We've been suggesting that folks do the first two items in order and then address the rest of the repairs at their discretion. Of course we couldn't put everything on a half page so we had to make compromises. You'll notice as you get closer to the bottom of the tag the categories are a little more broad and don't get into the finer details. We're working on a final check list that will include finer details like checking bearing play, tire wear, fine tune derailleurs and brakes... The final checklist won't hang on the bike but it'll be around the shop and part of our training. Stay tuned for this. We print these double sided, cut them in half and laminate them. We hang them on the handlebars and fill them out with a Sharpie. When the bike is done and gone we clean the Sharpie off with 90% rubbing alcohol and a rag. This allows us to use one tag over and over and over. We've been using these tags for about 2 weeks now and it's been awesome. Communication between mechanics is much clearer and bikes are getting done faster. It's really helped orient Earn-A-Bike students to what needs to be done next on their bike. Anyway if you think it's a good idea feel free to adapt it to your shops needs. -- Ride On! Rich Points http://communitycycles.org Executive Director (c)303-589-0597 (w)720-565-6019 Community Cycles is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCycles

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no boys allowed zine from bikebike?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

hey all, i'm looking to get in touch with the person who wrote/published the "no boys allowed" zine which was passed out at bikebike in san francisco. it was part of one of the oppression and gender identity issues workshops. we're looking to start a women's night here at community cycles, and i'd like to scan my copy as a pdf and email it to potential volunteers, as well as make some copies to have in the shop... if you're on the list, or if you know the person who wrote it (her name escapes me), please get in touch with me off list... thanks! josh. community cycles boulder

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Instruction for Marginalized Communities: Women on Wheels and Multilingual Nights
by Lauren Warbeck 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Oh HEYYYY again... It's a double email kinda day. 1) Multilingual Nights We're hosting our first ever multilingual nights YAYYYYY! We now have a posse of rad mechanics who are fluent in English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, and Mandarin and we are planning to hold a series of multilingual instruction nights. We're about to have our first sub-committee meeting about how we're going to go about the planning of these nights (ie: Do we have a strictly Spanish night, or a Spanish & French night? What is the role of Anglo mechanics in these nights? What are the underlying needs of these communities beyond language instruction?), but first I wanted to find out if any of you have feedback or resource materials about your own experiences hosting multilingual nights. What did you set out to do? Did it work? What did you learn? 2) Women on Wheels We're in the process of reconsidering the reach and name of our women's night, Women on Wheels. This name has been revisited several times by our collective, and again we're feeling the need for change. Those of you who commit energy to thinking about providing services across the gender/sexuality spectrum...I'm looking for your input. The key challenges for us, (and maybe all of us?) I think, are two-fold: First, it's about holding space for those who adhere to identity politics (tangible and named - Woman, Lesbian, Dyke, sometimes Transwoman etc) while also holding space for folks who exist all along the gender and sexuality spectrum (intangible and variably named - Queer, Tomboi, sometimes Transwoman, Genderqueer, etc ). As in, how do we hold safer space for butch grandmas and trans women and gender queer folks all at once? Is it feasible or possible to hold safer space strictly around gender variance? Or is it presumptuous as fuck to try to lump these diverse communities together? Or reductionist to assume gender experience is the key connecting factor between these individuals (and not race, or class, or ....)? Second, it's about negotiating the instances of inclusion and exclusion that emerge as a result of differing levels of awareness and knowledge around these varied philosophies and ways of identifying. This is the crux of why we've called it Women's Night for so long. While in practice our "women's night" is attended by trans-women, cis-women, femmes, masculine-identified genderqueers, tombois, etc etc, we have continued to call it women's night to make sure that people who aren't familiar with the world of post-modern gender identity know they are welcome, and cis-men know easily and clearly that it is not for them. I guess, to make it legible to mainstream communities, while still welcoming to non-mainstream communities. Meanwhile, we've also had interest from femme-identified cis-men and trans men in having services for masculine-presenting folks or folks who are presumed masculine (which again, is on a really broad spectrum). We're in convo with folks about their needs and wants, but it would also be great to have input from other shops. Where I'm really seeking is input about how your shops are drawing the lines around participation in nights for marginalized communities (including communities bonded around race, ethnicity, ability, etc) and/or how to meld diverse communities in appropriate and supportive ways. I know that Plan B has Ladies, Trans, and Sissies Night, and BICAS has Women, Trans, and Femme night. Where are folks at with their organizing process around this? What are other shops doing? You are all so great. Lauren

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members and sign up database software
by Jesse Cooper 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Hey Folks! So at Our Community Bikes in Vancouver, we're thinking it's time to set up a proper sign in / sign out system, combined with a membership and volunteer database. Ideally we would like to know what software is out there that can track people coming in and using our space, a simple laptop or desktop kiosk where folks can type in info, and it would enter our database. Also to serve as a database that members can register into, and again wherein volunteers can sign up, and log their hours, and tasks accomplished. sooo.. any ideas? Jesse Cooper

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Earn-a-Bike documentation and reporting?
by Lauren Warbeck 21 Jul '14

21 Jul '14

Hey Folks! When not immersed in planning an Ohio-themed Bike! Bike! fundraiser dance party (!!!), I'm actually doing other for real work. Including the exploration of formats, documentation, and reporting for our youth volunteering and Earn-a-Bike programs. Here in British Columbia, high school students are required to complete something like 30 hours of work experience (ie free labour) to graduate, and we get a lot of youth completing this requirement at our shops. We also run pretty informal Earn-a-Bike programs for youth who are in unconventional education settings, accessing social services, in alternative programs, or can't access our in-school programming for any variety of reasons. Lots of these kids are really focused on getting a job, but we can rarely accommodate that. I'm in the process of creating a checklist/worksheet of mechanical and interpersonal skills acquired by youth as they volunteer in our spaces. The idea is that it would include gradients of skill, becoming increasingly more complex as time goes on. It would be used to guide their time in the shop, and also document what they've learned. It would be the youth's responsibility to fill the checklist out over time and have staff sign off on it, and when it's completed, we would write them a letter of recommendation to be used in applying for jobs, school, whateva. So....do yall have anything like this in place? Or any other relevant Earn-a-Bike or alternative youth programming materials I can creep and reap? SEND THEM TO ME! Thanks buddiez! Lauren @ OCB

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Disabling frames to be scrapped?
by Andrew Shooner 21 Jul '14

21 Jul '14

Our shop recently changed our procedure regarding scrap bikes: any donated bikes that we conclude we will scrap rather than rehab & redistribute are now disabled by cutting the frame of the bike. Recently, some donated bike that had been put in our scrap pile appeared on Craigslist. We had two concerns: first, that donors would be unhappy that their donations were being sold by another party, and second that we could develop a reputation as a source of scrap bikes to be picked and sold elsewhere (and usually those bikes were beyond safe repair). I'd like to hear other perspectives. Is controlling the use of donated bikes (to maintain the integrity of a donation as well as the safety of bikes coming through the shop) worth disabling a bike that might otherwise be reused downstream? Andy Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop Lexington, KY

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City Bike Plans: Do Collectives Connect Community Voices to Planning?
by Adonia Lugo 29 May '14

29 May '14

Dear all, Some Alta Planning + Design consultants who are assisting the City of Columbus, OH on their bike plan update asked me for advice about their communication campaign, such as best practices for outreach. I brought up bike co-ops and told them about Bike! Bike! being held in Columbus this year. I'm wondering what role collectives organizers/volunteers can play or have played as connectors, getting community voices heard that wouldn't otherwise make it to the city level. Or do bike plans seem totally disconnected from co-op concerns? If there's interest in having some kind of community conversation about what role co-ops can play in connecting more people to bike planning, let me know and I'll put you in touch with the Alta folks. They're also reaching out directly to Third Hand in Columbus. Thanks! Adonia -- Adonia E. Lugo, Ph.D. Bicycle Anthropologist www.urbanadonia.com

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Used jersey/apparel value?
by Joshua Goran 01 May '14

01 May '14

Hi all, We have a number of jerseys and other used cycling apparel items which we have received via donation and have available for sale in our showroom. Compared to bikes, parts, and accessories, the apparel sells much more slowly. Does anyone have a system they use for deciding prices on that sort of thing? We often consult and sell on eBay for things like vintage parts, but jerseys and apparel seem less predictable/consistent. Thanks! *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-bike skills documenting
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

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Earn-a-bike skills documenting
by DCoppley＠intercitytransit.com 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Hey Lauren, I was thinking about your idea of documenting skills and progress of youth. I had worked on related ideas at a previous job, but never got to implement them. I really like the idea of having an analog to merit badges and ranks in the boy/girl scouts. It provides youth something tangible to mark their growth and offers a chance to celebrate achievements. Also, by having both individual 'badges' and class/ranks you can bundle skills. Say for example you wanted to move from a green wrench to a yellow wrench, you would have to not only get your 'badge' for brake and derailleur adjustments, but also a social component (Introducing yourself & others) and a general skills (computer related, inventory?). This could capitalize on bike programs as an opportunity to engage in broader education, particularly if you could find community partners willing to donate trainings. David David Coppley Walk n' Roll Program Assistant Intercity Transit 360-705-5817 PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501 dcoppley(a)intercitytransit.com Find us on Facebook! -----Original Message----- From: thethinktank-bounces+dcoppley=intercitytransit.com(a)lists.bikecollectives.org [mailto:thethinktank-bounces+dcoppley=intercitytransit.com@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:57 PM To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 92, Issue 28 Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org You can reach the person managing the list at thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Earn-a-Bike documentation and reporting? (Lauren Warbeck) 2. Instruction for Marginalized Communities: Women on Wheels and Multilingual Nights (Lauren Warbeck) 3. Re: Earn-a-Bike documentation and reporting? (DancesWithCars) 4. Re: Earn-a-Bike documentation and reporting? (Lauren Warbeck) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:35:52 -0700 From: Lauren Warbeck <lauren.warbeck(a)gmail.com> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike documentation and reporting? Message-ID: <CAAr69eVf7QH_toU1Syq6XjFtKKuYZiWtyS+g8YvMxtQoK3xyhA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hey Folks! When not immersed in planning an Ohio-themed Bike! Bike! fundraiser dance party (!!!), I'm actually doing other for real work. Including the exploration of formats, documentation, and reporting for our youth volunteering and Earn-a-Bike programs. Here in British Columbia, high school students are required to complete something like 30 hours of work experience (ie free labour) to graduate, and we get a lot of youth completing this requirement at our shops. We also run pretty informal Earn-a-Bike programs for youth who are in unconventional education settings, accessing social services, in alternative programs, or can't access our in-school programming for any variety of reasons. Lots of these kids are really focused on getting a job, but we can rarely accommodate that. I'm in the process of creating a checklist/worksheet of mechanical and interpersonal skills acquired by youth as they volunteer in our spaces. The idea is that it would include gradients of skill, becoming increasingly more complex as time goes on. It would be used to guide their time in the shop, and also document what they've learned. It would be the youth's responsibility to fill the checklist out over time and have staff sign off on it, and when it's completed, we would write them a letter of recommendation to be used in applying for jobs, school, whateva. So....do yall have anything like this in place? Or any other relevant Earn-a-Bike or alternative youth programming materials I can creep and reap? SEND THEM TO ME! Thanks buddiez! Lauren @ OCB

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Youth Ride Club - insurance?
by breathingplanet . 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

hey all, we run a weekly 'youthshop' - like open shop for 12-15 year olds one day a week. one of those days per month, we are taking the core youth volunteers and participants on a short ride (on and off street) - approx. 45 min to an hour.... we are calling it Youth Shop Ride Club we have waivers for youthshop, and separate permission forms for the ride. helmets and brakes will be required. bike and safety check will happen before the ride. we own our building and our insurance has liability coverage for in shop activities. any ideas on how to insure the ride portion economically? i have heard that you can get this kind of per participant insurance through the Boy Scouts, but am not sure, and just throwing this out to yall to see if anything comes back. this is aalso what LAB insurance would obviously cover, but since we have building insurance, we we have not gone that route, and as all-volunteer; all donation, our budget is tiny. will also be calling our insurance rep to check in. in the past we have just done permission slips and done rides with no problems,.... and no insurance. Andrew Troy Bike Rescue -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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Operating Agreement between shop (LLC subsidiary) and parent (501c3)
by Aaron Surma 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Hey everyone! I've been lurking on this listserve for a long time, and i'd like to thank you all for the quality conversation. I'm working with a group of people to start a bike shop in southwest Detroit. we are going through the incorporation process right now, and writing the operating agreement between the Shop (to be an LLC) and the parent (501c3) has been difficult. Does anyone have an example of an operating agreement for this type of relationship? I would love to have something to use as a guide, if for nothing else than to make sure we cover everything that needs to be covered in the operating agreement. Thanks! Aaron Surma Southwest Rides: Bikes and Boards facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwest-Rides-Bikes-and-Boards/35913698752…>

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Annual Reports?
by Cassiope Sydoriak 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Greetings from across the Pond! I’m writing from the Broken Spoke Bike Co-op, based in Oxford, UK. At the moment we’re doing a review of our business plan and some of our core activities (especially those that do/don’t make money), and I was wondering if any other shops produce an annual report with a breakdown of their programming? In particular we’re interested in how well a repair/servicing arm financially supports less lucrative activities (or not!). Would anyone be willing to share their annual report? You can find ours (from 2012-13) here: http://bsbcoop.org/the-co-op/why-co-op/ Peace & bike grease (and tea & crumpets), -Cassiope -- Cassiope Sydoriak Co-Founder and Executive Director Broken Spoke Bike Co-op www.bsbcoop.org m: +44 (0)7551 711746 --

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Learn to Ride classes in Grand Rapids, Michigan?
by sheldon mains 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Just got a call (found our website) from someone looking for an organization in Grand Rapids Michigan that offers adult learn to ride classes-- Anyone have any suggestions? .............. Sheldon Mains SPOKES Bike Walk Connect Minneapolis, MN www.SpokesConnect.org www.fb.com/SpokesConnect

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Bike!Bike! 2014 Columbus, OH - Info
by Reda Ashour 22 Apr '14

22 Apr '14

Hey- for everyone that is looking to mark the date on their calendars, we are planning to host Bike!Bike! 2014 in Columbus, OH on *Thursday Aug 28- Sunday August 31*. The following day is Labor Day, September 1st. There will be an optional short and flat (55 miles) tour that will depart Monday, camp out in a hippy town, and return either Tuesday or Wednesday. We are now accepting workshop submissions and any other kind of help. Please send all BikeBike related email to *bikebike2014columbus(a)gmail.com <bikebike2014columbus(a)gmail.com>. * Thanks, Reda THBC

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Bike!Bike! 2014 Columbus, OH - Info
by Reda Ashour 22 Apr '14

22 Apr '14

Hey- for everyone that is looking to mark the date on their calendars, we are planning to host Bike!Bike! 2014 in Columbus, OH on *Thursday Aug 28- Sunday August 31*. The following day is Labor Day, September 1st. There will be an optional short and flat (55 miles) tour that will depart Monday, camp out in a hippy town, and return either Tuesday or Wednesday. We are now accepting workshop submissions and any other kind of help. Please send all BikeBike related email to *bikebike2014columbus(a)gmail.com <bikebike2014columbus(a)gmail.com>. * Thanks, Reda THBC

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Positive helmet psa/campaign?
by Emily Strong 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Hello Bikey Friends, A local healthcare organization just released a helmet PSA<http://www.multicare.org/home/helmetfacts>aimed at parents, highlighting the dangers of riding bikes - brain injuries, fatalities, collisions, and other scary stuff. I sent them an email expressing my concern that this PSA will deter parents and children from riding, and that this will actually decrease the safety of bicyclists, not to mention that bicycling is part of a healthy, active lifestyle, etc., etc., etc. Anyway, they were not very responsive to my message, and I would like to send them examples of effective helmet campaigns that highlight safe behavior and helmet use without talking about dying children. If you know of any examples of positive helmet campaigns, please send them my way! Thanks so much! Emily

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We HeArt Bikes Bicycle Art Show Tomorrow!
by Reno Bike Project 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Austin Yellow Bike's Volunteer/patron logging software
by troyneiman＠myself.com 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

Think I replied to the wrong topic last time, For rentals we use a simple form and have a $20 deposit. It works ok but some of our rental bikes never come home. We would love to hear other options. Not very Tech savey but it works...OK but not great. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Chan > Sent: 03/25/14 10:41 AM > To: The Think Tank > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Austin Yellow Bike's Volunteer/patron logging software > > Hello, > > We're trying to find software to manage sign-in for volunteers and patrons. > I know that Austin Yellow Bike has something, and various other shops use > modified versions. > > Is there some place where it can be downloaded? > > (Don't suppose there's an online version control repository of it, for us > software developers?) > > I'm also starting work on a rental database if anyone is interested. In > addition to other projects, we run a bike rental program, as well as loan > out bikes for special needs kids. This software will be web-based, > mobile-friendly (through a browser, not an app) barcode-scanner friendly, > and will be integrated with Google Calendar and to allow online bookings > and Paypal for deposits/payments, if anyone is interested. > > Thanks, > > Christopher Chan > *Executive Director* > Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society > edmontonbikes.ca > > *BikeWorks North ** 9305 111 Ave * T5G 0A2 * 780-757-9100 > *BikeWorks South ** 8001 102 St * T6E 4A2 * 780-433-2453 > *Cell ** privatecellchan > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > @edmontonbicycle <https://twitter.com/edmontonbicycle> > facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters<https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters> >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Austin Yellow Bike's Volunteer/patron logging software
by troyneiman＠myself.com 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

Hey all, sorry been away from the thread for a while. We use QBP and J&B at BICAS. They have both been great in terms of customer service over the years. We are open 7 hours a day, 6 days a week with a woman trans night on our "closed day". I can see that if you dont have regular hours that it may be a problem as the deliveries come whenever they come. I dont have exact numbers but we spend a couple thousand dollars every 2 months at one or the other. I really cant say that we have had any problems with either company and like I said they have been good to work with. I talked with some folks from QBP at interbike and they seem to be pretty receptive to the idea of community bike shops and pretty supportive to the shops in UT and MN ( where they are located). We only order the basics that are hard to find used and we dont undersell our LBS. By policy we do not do special orders for customers but send them to the LBS if they want product other than what we sell. We do special orders for staff but at this point not even for volunteers. It keeps it a good relationship with the LBS. Its unfortunate that some of you have been having difficulties with the distributors but on their end they are just trying to keep backyard mechanics from getting an account. Keep up the good work all! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lauren Warbeck > Sent: 03/25/14 11:21 AM > To: The Think Tank > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Austin Yellow Bike's Volunteer/patron logging software > > BICAS peops, what do yall use? > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Michael Kirk > <michael.john.kirk(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > Check out sf bikekitchen's Freehub project. > > > > http://freehub.bikekitchen.org/ > > > > And the repo: > > > > https://github.com/asalant/freehub > > > > M > > > > > > On Tuesday, March 25, 2014, Christopher Chan <chris.chan(a)edmontonbikes.ca> > > wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> We're trying to find software to manage sign-in for volunteers and > >> patrons. I know that Austin Yellow Bike has something, and various other > >> shops use modified versions. > >> > >> Is there some place where it can be downloaded? > >> > >> (Don't suppose there's an online version control repository of it, for us > >> software developers?) > >> > >> I'm also starting work on a rental database if anyone is interested. In > >> addition to other projects, we run a bike rental program, as well as loan > >> out bikes for special needs kids. This software will be web-based, > >> mobile-friendly (through a browser, not an app) barcode-scanner friendly, > >> and will be integrated with Google Calendar and to allow online bookings > >> and Paypal for deposits/payments, if anyone is interested. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Christopher Chan > >> *Executive Director* > >> Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society > >> edmontonbikes.ca > >> > >> *BikeWorks North ** 9305 111 Ave * T5G 0A2 * 780-757-9100 > >> *BikeWorks South ** 8001 102 St * T6E 4A2 * 780-433-2453 > >> *Cell ** privatecellchan > >> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > >> @edmontonbicycle <https://twitter.com/edmontonbicycle> > >> facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters<https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters> > >> > >> > > ____________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > <a href=" > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > > from this list</a> > > > > > > >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations
by Vernon Huffman 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

My inclination is to put up a sign, along these lines. "Volunteers worked hard to make these tools available so you can keep rolling. Please leave them for the next cyclist. If you want to help, please contact ____________" You may occasionally lose a little something by trusting too much, but in the long run, you gain so much more. To achieve the gift economy, our communities will become more trusting. On Monday, April 14, 2014 1:11 PM, "thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org" <thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org You can reach the person managing the list at thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: outdoor tool stations (Ron Kellis) 2. Re: outdoor tool stations (Ron Kellis) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:08:56 -0400 From: Ron Kellis <ron.kellis(a)velocitycoop.org> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations Message-ID: <CAFtnyvf4B0x-HOkS2LF1z_zsG2kp1GCygafuHbSmCHeDtKte-Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" You could braid old cables into a stainless steel mesh "Chinese Finger" like what is used used to prevent an electrical cable from being bent at the box or when a cable is suspended from an overhead. You would need to make the bottle sit upright so it wouldn't leak out if left uncapped. I'd use a couple of hog rings to close the end of the mesh. A thief will get what they want, but the hog rings will prevent casual pilfering and can be easily cut to replace the bottle. Or just get a real strain relief like this: http://www.amazon.com/Woodhead-36552-Safeway-Galvanized-Diameter/dp/B002711… Ron On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Bob Giordano <mist(a)strans.org> wrote: > some more info to add to the conversation... > > a few stations are now around Missoula. i think they are working well. > all the different companies have improved the air pump, to be more > durable. air might be the most valuable asset of a fix it station. > > for a few years, we locked a few pumps up around town to bike racks. > they'd last up to a year. we're a big fan of manual pumps instead of > compressors. > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: RE: lube on fixit? > From: "Andy Lageson" <andy(a)dero.com> > Date: Tue, September 20, 2011 11:20 am > To: "'Bob Giordano'" <mist(a)strans.org> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Bob, we will only be able to fasten a cable to something that has a > handle or loop on it. The Triflow bottle won't work. > > Andy Kennedy Lageson > Sales Manager > andy(a)dero.com > Dero Bike Rack Co > 504 Malcolm Ave SE > Suite 100 > Minneapolis, MN 55414 > Tel: 612-359-0689 Ext. 105 > Fax: 612-331-2731 > www.dero.com > ? Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:19 AM > To: Andy Lageson > Subject: RE: lube on fixit? > > Perhaps there is a better way: those little triflow bottles are ideal, as > they can be squeezed to dispense, and can be easily refilled. Have you > ever done lube before on a fixit? What do you think would be the best way > to have lube available? (I'm going to offer our free cycle program service > to people in missoula that get these fixits- we can go around and > refill/replace lube weekly I believe). > > -Bob Giordano, MIST > > Andy Lageson wrote: > > We have added the wrenches before especially the 15mm size. If you can > > source a stainless steel dispenser and send me the weblink of exactly > what > > you want then we can order it and get it added to the fixit for you. We > > would have to send it without lube in it though. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:53 AM > > To: Andy Lageson > > Subject: lube on fixit? > > > > Thanks Andy. Have you added wrenches before for other people? > > > > And, how about adding chain lube? I'm thinking a refillable small > > stainless steel dispenser of some kind, on a cable, like the wrenches. > > > > -Bob Giordano, MIST > > > > Andy Lageson wrote: > >> Hi Bob, the cost is $15.00 per wrench. There is room to expand the tool > >> set on each fixit so it would cost $45.00 total to add all three > >> wrenches. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] > >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:52 AM > >> To: web(a)dero.com; Andy > >> Subject: More wrenches on fixit? > >> > >> I am about to promote your air support and fix it station to many > >> people and groups in Missoula. I talked with a rep of your company > >> about 3 weeks ago and am following up: can you add 13, 14 and 15mm > >> wrenches to the fixit station and how much would it add to the cost? > >> 13mm to adjust seat height, 14mm to adjust seat angle, 15mm for many > >> wheels. Thanks, -Bob Giordano, Director, Free Cycles Missoula, > >> Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation > > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > >

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outdoor tool stations
by Bob Giordano 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

some more info to add to the conversation... a few stations are now around Missoula. i think they are working well. all the different companies have improved the air pump, to be more durable. air might be the most valuable asset of a fix it station. for a few years, we locked a few pumps up around town to bike racks. they'd last up to a year. we're a big fan of manual pumps instead of compressors. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: RE: lube on fixit? From: "Andy Lageson" <andy(a)dero.com> Date: Tue, September 20, 2011 11:20 am To: "'Bob Giordano'" <mist(a)strans.org> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Bob, we will only be able to fasten a cable to something that has a handle or loop on it. The Triflow bottle won't work. Andy Kennedy Lageson Sales Manager andy(a)dero.com Dero Bike Rack Co 504 Malcolm Ave SE Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Tel: 612-359-0689 Ext. 105 Fax: 612-331-2731 www.dero.com  Please consider the environment before printing this email. -----Original Message----- From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:19 AM To: Andy Lageson Subject: RE: lube on fixit? Perhaps there is a better way: those little triflow bottles are ideal, as they can be squeezed to dispense, and can be easily refilled. Have you ever done lube before on a fixit? What do you think would be the best way to have lube available? (I'm going to offer our free cycle program service to people in missoula that get these fixits- we can go around and refill/replace lube weekly I believe). -Bob Giordano, MIST Andy Lageson wrote: > We have added the wrenches before especially the 15mm size. If you can > source a stainless steel dispenser and send me the weblink of exactly what > you want then we can order it and get it added to the fixit for you. We > would have to send it without lube in it though. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:53 AM > To: Andy Lageson > Subject: lube on fixit? > > Thanks Andy. Have you added wrenches before for other people? > > And, how about adding chain lube? I'm thinking a refillable small > stainless steel dispenser of some kind, on a cable, like the wrenches. > > -Bob Giordano, MIST > > Andy Lageson wrote: >> Hi Bob, the cost is $15.00 per wrench. There is room to expand the tool >> set on each fixit so it would cost $45.00 total to add all three >> wrenches. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:52 AM >> To: web(a)dero.com; Andy >> Subject: More wrenches on fixit? >> >> I am about to promote your air support and fix it station to many >> people and groups in Missoula. I talked with a rep of your company >> about 3 weeks ago and am following up: can you add 13, 14 and 15mm >> wrenches to the fixit station and how much would it add to the cost? >> 13mm to adjust seat height, 14mm to adjust seat angle, 15mm for many >> wheels. Thanks, -Bob Giordano, Director, Free Cycles Missoula, >> Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation

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Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations
by Joshua Goran 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

I would borrow some ideas from this: http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/ I've seen that in person at a local university and it seems pretty well designed for a standalone, durable solution. *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 92, Issue 8
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

B!KE installed four Dero Fixit Stations in 2012. We have had a great response from the community about them but have had some problems too. I would be happy to chat with anyone about what I would want to see done differently if we were to design our own. 705.775.7227. Cheers, Tegan On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:36 AM, < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: outdoor tool stations (Joshua Goran) > 2. Re: outdoor tool stations (Angelo Coletta) > 3. Re: Kalamazoo, MI shops (Chris Janik) > 4. Re: outdoor tool stations (sheldon mains) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joshua Goran <josh(a)ohiocitycycles.org> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:17:25 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations > I would borrow some ideas from this: > http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/ > > I've seen that in person at a local university and it seems pretty well > designed for a standalone, durable solution. > > > > *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* > 1840 Columbus Rd > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > 216 830 2667 > OhioCityCycles.org > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angelo Coletta <summitcyclingcenter(a)yahoo.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 13:49:09 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations > Yes the Dero product is similar to what I have seen. If I were going to > design one, it would be like this. You indicated semi- portability. I > would use a heavy base, such as a truck rim and an upright member set in > concrete. Attach a pair of wheels from a hand truck/dolly to an axle welded > to the back side so that it could tipped and pulled into the shop. Weld a > member at 90 degrees (parallel to the ground) at the top of the upright > member. Now you have a gallows shape. On the end of this second member, > weld a 3rd member to form a tee. Put in hardware so that one can suspend > a bike from the "tee" member. Attach selected basic essential tools to > lengths of chain or aircraft cable. Fabricate and weld a tool rack that the > tools are attached to and stored in. Weld the rack to the upright member. > As far as air supply, if the upright is of a large diameter, it could be > hermetically constructed to serve as an air tank. A heavy tube could be > fabricated into a pump and welded to the base. That is my design vision. A > little scrapyard and thrift store shopping could bring this down to a low > cost. > On Monday, April 7, 2014 4:05 PM, breathingplanet . < > breathingplanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > i think we want to kind of create something like this: > http://www.dero.com/products/tool-kit/ > > but on our own.... aircraft cable and crimps and a way to lock and unlock > it from the front of our building. > > i guess i am looking more more specs on cable size and crimp styles.... > Angelo's Lexco lead was a good one, but the options are a bit overwhelming. > > andrew > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Ryan Sharpe <sharpe(a)sacbikekitchen.org>wrote: > > Something more secure http://www.dero.com/public-bike-repair.html, then? > > --Ryan > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 11:18 AM, breathingplanet . < > breathingplanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > we are looking to (re)build an outdoor tool station. are there any good > example of this? with pictures? this is for during shop hours (not > necessarily all the time), so it would be great if tools could be easily > removed and then put back... but secure. > > > andrew > Troy Bike Rescue > > -- > ------__o > ----_`\<,_ > ---(_)/ (_) > andrew lynn 518-573-7947 > > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > > > > -- > Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen > http://sacbikekitchen.org/ > 1915 I Street, Midtown Sacramento > Open Tu 6-9p, We 6-9p, Th 6-9p, Fr 10a-2p (kids 6-8p), Sa 10a-2p > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > > > > > -- > ------__o > ----_`\<,_ > ---(_)/ (_) > andrew lynn 518-573-7947 > > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chris Janik <chrisjanik(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 18:40:12 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Kalamazoo, MI shops > Judith, > > Check out http://openroadsbike.org/ they run a program for youth in > Kalamzoo. > > Chris > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Judith Feist <judith.feist(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Good afternoon, All! >> >> I was just wondering if there are any collectives in the Kalamazoo, MI >> area. Specifically, any that have any programs dedicated to youth so that >> they are able to work on their own bikes. I have a friend living there and >> he'd like to bring his daughter in so she can learn about working on her >> bike...any info is appreciated, thank you! >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sheldon mains <sheldon(a)spokesconnect.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 10:31:10 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations > We have an old version of the Dero outdoor repair stand outside our shop. > (Dero donated it to us when we were just starting up--it was their > discontinued model THANK YOU DERO!!!!) We put a roof over it and a light > above it. It is available 7/24 all year (we do shovel the snow for easy > access). No security cameras or anything. In an industrial area on a > route to a major bike trail to downtown Minneapolis. > > We have had minimal vandalism. For about the first 15 months, the only > vandalism was some kid coming by and braiding the cables together. This > winter we lost two tools (cables were cut). No other problems. > > > > .............. > Sheldon Mains > SPOKES Bike Walk Connect > www.SpokesConnect.org > www.fb.com/SpokesConnect > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Joshua Goran <josh(a)ohiocitycycles.org>wrote: > >> I would borrow some ideas from this: >> http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/ >> >> I've seen that in person at a local university and it seems pretty well >> designed for a standalone, durable solution. >> >> >> >> *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* >> 1840 Columbus Rd >> Cleveland, Ohio 44113 >> 216 830 2667 >> OhioCityCycles.org >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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