February 2016 - 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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Good short bike film recommendations
by LaBikery 05 Mar '16

05 Mar '16

Hello Think Tank, We would like to screen a short bike film or 2 at our upcoming agm. Any suggestions? Ideally films we can get permission to screen, we can afford a bit to cover fees. Cheers, Amanda On behalf of La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* Rental hours/DIY shop hours//Location de vélos/atelier libre: Wed – Sun 10am – 6pm/Mercredi – Dimanche 10 h à 18 h <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE*

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Student interviewing women, trans*, non-binary mechanics
by Lauren Warbeck 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Hey folks! This is a friend of mine from my days in Victoria. If you're interested in talking to a researcher about experiences as a woman, trans* or queer mechanic, this is a cool opportunity. ----- Hi, My name is Courtenay Nielsen and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Victoria. I am also a woman and a bike mechanic; I work and volunteer in two community bikes shops in Victoria. I am conducting research for my graduating project which seeks to explore the experiences of women/trans/non-binary bike mechanics working/volunteering in community bike shops in various locations across Canada. I would like to invite anybody who identifies as a woman/trans/non-binary bike mechanic who is at least 19 years of age to participate in my study. In a nutshell, I would like to ask said mechanics about their experiences navigating bike shops, about the reception they have received from customers and co-workers, whether their bike shop hosts women and trans exclusive hours, and what they notice about the demographics of the shop (who are the customers? Who works there?). Drawing on multiple, varied perspectives, I hope to identify barriers to full participation in this field and to illuminate the creative strategies already being employed by those currently participating in it. Participation in this study will include an audio-recorded interview via skype or telephone with me at a date/time that is most convenient for the participant. I anticipate that the interview will last between 30 and 60 minutes. With the interviews I collect, I will be producing a radio documentary which is to be broadcasted via Uvic’s on-campus radio station, CFUV. If the participant so chooses, I will protect their anonymity through the use of a pseudonym and the removal of all identifying information. Or, if they do not want their voice on the radio, I am happy to read aloud the parts of their interview to be included in the documentary. Alternatively, if they do want their voice on the radio, this is their chance! F.Y.I: Dr. Annalee Lepp in the Department of Gender Studies is supervising my project and you may contact her regarding any questions you may have about the research at 250.721.6157 or at alepp(a)uvic.ca. Any potential participants may contact me directly with their response at cnielsen(a)uvic.ca. Please do consider this invitation :) I would love to hear from you! Sincerely, Courtenay Nielsen

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March TERRIFIC Bike Collection
by The Rockville Bike Hub 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Bike Donation Collection, March 6th, 2016, Rockville Civic Center Park View this email in your browser (http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e682688c30c&id=e37b4e371…) Donate a used children’s bike & Make a Child Smile The Rockville Bike Hub is running a bike donation collection on Sunday March 6^th from 10am until 1pm at the Rockville Civic Park (603 Edmonston Drive). This collection drive is supporting the City of Rockville’s 2016 TERRIFIC Rockville Citizen – Bike Award Program, a program to benefit elementary school students in the City of Rockville. Help us reward a child for good deeds and service. Bikes ranging in sizes from small 14 inch wheel kids bikes, all the way up to bikes with 26 inch wheels and ~13 inch frames are needed. The children, grades 1 through 5, typically range in height from just under 4 foot tall up to just over 5 foot tall. If you cannot make it to the Civic Center on March 6^th, feel free to contact Steve Andruski or Connie Bertka at rockvillebikehub(a)gmail.com (mailto:rockvillebikehub@gmail.com) to donate a bike. The Rockville Bike Hub is a social-profit community bike shop in Rockville Maryland. For more information about us, find us on the Web at www.rockvillebikehub.org. We are also on Facebook and Twitter. Rockville Bike Hub has IRS 501(c)(3) status, so your donation is also tax-deductible. ============================================================ ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e…) ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) Copyright © 2016 The Rockville Bike Hub, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive periodic udates from the Rockville Bike Hub. Our mailing address is: The Rockville Bike Hub PO Box 10696 Rockville, MD 20849 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/profile?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e68268…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

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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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Portland Gear Hub is Hiring
by Brooke Burkett 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Hello! Portland Gear Hub in Portland, Maine is hiring! <goog_799154575> http://www.jobsinme.com/seek/resultdetail.aspx?jobnum=1204080 Thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brooke Burkett Getting Families Outdoors! Camp Ketcha 336 Black Point Road Scarborough, ME 04074 Phone: (207) 883-8977 ext 104 Fax: 207-885-0944 www.campketcha.org <http://www.campketcha.org> Support Camp Ketcha <http://www.campketcha.org>! Shop at the Portland Gear Hub and get outside! Portland Gear Hub 264 St Johns Street Portland, ME 04102 Phone: (207) 761-7632 www.portlandgearhub.org

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Cycles for Change Hiring Youth Programs Manager
by Jason Tanzman 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Hey all - Cycles for Change in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN is hiring a Youth Programs Manager! http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=112017 Jason

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Love the Wiki Contest Update (there's still time!)
by Angel York 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

For the Community Bike Organizations page, we have *Recumbent Rider* in the lead with 8 updates to the Australian section, adding organizations where none were previously listed for their states, and doubling the number listed in Victoria. For general contributions, *Eugene* showed up halfway through the month and raced their way into the lead! With over a hundred edits and comments in less than a week, their contributions so far include Patriarchy and Bicycle Repair <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Patriarchy_and_Bicycle…>, Women and Trans Programs <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Women_and_Trans_Progra…>, and Project Welcome <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Project_Welcome>, in which they've created a template and welcomed loads of new wiki users! Got a hankering for your very own organic, fair trade chocolate bar with a picture of a bike on the wrapper? These are the people to beat! More info (including updated suggestions for where to start) at: https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2016_Wiki_Con…

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