March 2016 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

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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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 114, Issue 8
by Henri V 25 Mar '16

25 Mar '16

Thank you for the help! Henri Venable Indiana University | MPA 2015 Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 4:16 PM, < 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. Bike Repair Checklists (Henri V) > 2. Re: Bike Repair Checklists (AMS Bike Co-op) > 3. Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget (Ho?i Vi Nguy?n) > 4. Re: Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget (Josh Bisker) > 5. Re: Bike Repair Checklists (Andy Greif) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:11:33 -0400 > From: Henri V <henri.venable(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike Repair Checklists > Message-ID: > < > CAE-iUH46Gupzb6iLo-tWVHwYrtfykM0j_Xga3UCvGquuJHB6yQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hey all, > > My name is Henri and I'm working with Bike Newport (RI) to create a bike > garage that is more accessible to diverse populations. I would like a bike > mechanics checklist for volunteers to use as they're working on our bikes. > Something that lists most of the required tasks and that they can just move > through on their way to getting it road worthy. > > If you have anything like this I'd appreciate it if you sent it our way! > > Best, > > Henri Venable > Indiana University | MPA 2015 > Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Repair Checklists
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

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Liability Issues
by Sylvie Baele 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hi yall! I am working to revive Holy City Bike CoOp- a bike collective in Charleston, SC. Recently we had a someone voice a concern about liability with repaired bikes. For instance, what if someone is given or purchases a bike that the collective has repaired and it breaks or malfunctions while they are riding it? Is the collective responsible? Do we need liability insurance? Thanks for the help! Sylvie Baele Bicycle Advisor & Event Coordination Trek Bicycle Store of Mt. Pleasant B.A. International Studies, Environmental Studies College of Charleston, Spring 2015 *"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. — Charles Darwin"*

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Volunteers near Frankfort, MI
by Damon Richards 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

A guy walked into our shop in Indianapolis looking for someone with bike skills to volunteer to help out his church camp. They have a riding program as a part of their summer adventure camp. Many people have donated bikes and they don't have the skill to sort and rank and repair them. They'd like some help with this. Frankfort is nearly a seven hour drive from Indy so I told him I'd post his request here in hopes that someone closer might be interested. If you are, please contact Kevin Greenwald: kevingreenwald(a)hotmail.com, or 317-500-6238

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Bike Repair Checklists
by Henri V 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Hey all, My name is Henri and I'm working with Bike Newport (RI) to create a bike garage that is more accessible to diverse populations. I would like a bike mechanics checklist for volunteers to use as they're working on our bikes. Something that lists most of the required tasks and that they can just move through on their way to getting it road worthy. If you have anything like this I'd appreciate it if you sent it our way! Best, Henri Venable Indiana University | MPA 2015 Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com

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Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget
by Hoài Vi Nguyễn 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Hello, I'm writing from Bikes del Pueblo in San Diego. We've been a volunteer run pop-up / mobile bike kitchen for many years with no public storefront. California Bike Coalition has approached us with the possibility of support for finally getting that space. In preparing for our meeting with them, I wanted an idea of what it cost for similar projects to get started. Can folks who have the numbers shoot me a message with how much it cost to get their spaces set up (including insurance) as well as how much it took to operate the space in the first few years? What were the primary components of your budget? These examples would help me paint a picture of what we could create in San Diego. We have been operating on a very small scale, limited storage space, and volunteer staff so it is hard to estimate how "big" we could be if we had support to make this leap. Many thanks, Hoai Vi Nguyen bikesdelpueblosd.blogspot.com

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Re: [TheThinkTank] need examples of expected shop behavior policies
by Sam 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

Hello from Oxford, UK! We finalised our Safer Spaces Policy (attached) at the end of last year and display it on the wall in our workshop, asking every workshop user to agree to it upon signing in. The process for its creation involved as many of our workshop volunteers as could attend (I think there were 10-15 in total) along with a few of our workshop mechanics/tutors. The finished document is just one sheet of paper. We do have complaints procedures and the like but wanted our safer spaces policy to be quick & easy to take on board, hence the simple structure and brief wording. Hope it’s useful. Ride on! Sam. -- Sam Chappell Director & Cycle Training Co-ordinator Broken Spoke Bike Co-op www.bsbcoop.org <http://www.bsbcoop.org/> 07817971215 -- > On 4 Mar 2016, at 21:15, 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: need examples of expected shop behavior policies > (Jen Roberton) > > From: Jen Roberton <jenrobs82(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] need examples of expected shop behavior policies > Date: 4 March 2016 05:41:46 GMT > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Reply-To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > Hey Jim, > > At the Bike Co-op and Kitchen we have implemented a safer space policy that directly addresses how to negotiate serving the needs of various users of our space. We assign the obligation to intervene when a problematic situation occurs to our coordinators and managers. Our conflict resolution process involves a 'three strike' system with conversations with the person involved and the potential to ban them for a year. We also have zero tolerance offenses (e.g. physical and/or sexual violence) where we eject and ban the person enacting that behaviour immediately. > > Our policy is attached for further information. > > Would love to hear about how other places are doing this work. > > Best, > Jen > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Jim Sheehan <jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org <mailto:jim@ohiocitycycles.org>> wrote: > Friends, > We have always had a maximally inclusive approach for anyone who wants to volunteer, and have recently opened up public shop-use to walk-ins (after eliminating membership as too exclusive and cumbersome). > > We have worked hard to be directly engaged in each visitor's endeavors to meet their goals no matter their situation, and it has worked out well except for very occasional situations (less than 5 over 10 years) when someone was unruly, combative, or stole things. > > With growing demand still handled by a small staff of employees and key volunteers we need a clear and firm policy to make our expectations (and the consequences for disregarding them) more clear than just explaining our principles of "respect, resourcefulness, and reciprocity." And, as our staff grows, a consistent policy will be even more needed. > > So we're asking for any behavior policies that your organizations have written, and your thoughts on their effectiveness and/or any unforeseen costs or benefits, so that we all can benefit from your collective experience -- and perhaps expand https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules> > > Thanks! > > Peace, > Jim > > Jim Sheehan > Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op > 1840 Columbus Rd > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > 216 830 2667 <tel:216%20830%202667> > OhioCityCycles.org > jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org <mailto:jim@ohiocitycycles.org> > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…>">Unsubscribe from this list</a> > > > > > > -- > Jen Roberton > Master's Student > M.A School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia > <AMSBikeCo-opBikeKitchenSaferSpacePolicyAbbreviatedGuide.pdf> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Scholarships for 2016 Youth Bike Summit
by Jason Tanzman 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Hi all - I wanted to share this with everyone - Cycles for Change is excited to offer at least five $325 scholarships (plus free registration) for youth aged 14-22 from out-of-state to visit St. Paul, MN for the 2016 Youth Bike Summit, which will be held May 27-29! While we understand this might not cover the full amount of travel and lodging costs, it should provide significant support for people wishing to come to the YBS. Youth and/or organizations attending the YBS for the first time will get priority. http://youthbikesummit.org/2016-scholarships/ We also are able to offer ten scholarships, thanks to the MnDOT and MN Safe Routes to School program, for youth within Minnesota, but outside the Twin Cities metro area, to travel to the Youth Bike Summit. Thanks!

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Policies and Procedures
by Jayme Zobrist 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hello, Would any of you or your bike collectives be willing to share your policies and procedures? I'm about to put some together, but don't want to recreate the wheel! Thanks, Jayme Zobrist Board President Columbus Bike Co-op <http://www.bikeco-op.org/>

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Inventory/Members/Sales Tracking System - Anyone???
by Cristian Sandoval 06 Mar '16

06 Mar '16

Any suggestions on a fairly decent system to track, inventory, members and sales? Barcode enabled that integrates to QuickBooks would be ideal. Cristian Sandoval Founder C. (210) 441-9980 <%28573%29%20823-9728> cristian(a)earnabikecoop.org <edithlopezestrada(a)matt.org> http://www.earnabikecoop.org/ https://www.facebook.com/eabcoop https://www.facebook.com/wwnsa

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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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need examples of expected shop behavior policies
by Jim Sheehan 04 Mar '16

04 Mar '16

Friends, We have always had a maximally inclusive approach for anyone who wants to volunteer, and have recently opened up public shop-use to walk-ins (after eliminating membership as too exclusive and cumbersome). We have worked hard to be directly engaged in each visitor's endeavors to meet their goals no matter their situation, and it has worked out well except for very occasional situations (less than 5 over 10 years) when someone was unruly, combative, or stole things. With growing demand still handled by a small staff of employees and key volunteers we need a clear and firm policy to make our expectations (and the consequences for disregarding them) more clear than just explaining our principles of "respect, resourcefulness, and reciprocity." And, as our staff grows, a consistent policy will be even more needed. So we're asking for any behavior policies that your organizations have written, and your thoughts on their effectiveness and/or any unforeseen costs or benefits, so that we all can benefit from your collective experience -- and perhaps expand https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules Thanks! Peace, Jim Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org

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Speaking & Teaching Tour: Advancing Pedal Powered Technology
by Charlotte Fagan 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Bikes Not Bombs <https://bikesnotbombs.org/> and Bici-Tec <http://bicitec.org/language/en/> are excited to announce the* Advancing Pedal Power **Technology** Speaking and Teaching Tour!* In Fall 2016, we will invite Carlos Marroquin, a world renowned pedal-power innovator, to North America where he will be traveling to speak and teach about his work. Carlos Marroquin is the owner of Bici-Tec, a social enterprise in Guatemala which operates the School of Appropriate Bici-Technology. The school teaches students from all over the world how to design and build bicimáquinas, or pedal powered machines, within the context of rural, indigenous Guatemala. Carlos will be speaking about his 15+ years of experience designing bicimáquinas, as well as teaching workshops about this appropriate technology. If you are interested in having Carlos come speak or lead a workshop at your organization, please email info(a)bicitec.org for more information! -- Charlotte Fagan International Programs Director 617-522-0222 ext 108 she/her/hers (what's this?) <http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/09/correct-gender-pronouns-to-be-trans-all…> <https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon-2014> Register to ride the Bike-A-Thon on June 5th <http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon> Read our 2015 Annual Report <http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/annual-report/2015> Sign up for our monthly email newsletter <https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1>.

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★LOVE our WIKI CONTEST WINNERS★
by Angel York 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

✨THE WINNERS✨ <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2016_Wiki_Con…> *Top Editor*: *Eugene <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Eugene>* raced into the lead halfway through the month and then stayed there. A new editor with a background in wikis, they hopped right in to the thick of things, cleaning up edits, making new pages <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Women_and_Trans_Progra…> (with a focus on gender inclusivity), welcoming new users, and more! *Top Editor *of the* Community Bicycle Organizations <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ…> page*: *Recumbent Rider <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Recumbent_Rider>* took advantage of their time difference to make edits early, January 31st PST but February 1 Australia time, and made the Australia section more comprehensive and up-to-date. BIKERS UP This is a pun on "runners up". It means you didn't win a chocolate bar, but your wiki edits were noteworthy. Thank you for your awesome contributions. - Bikefarm <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Bikefarm&action=e…> for sharing a new sign-in app <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sign_In_App> - DarinWick <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:DarinWick> for updates to the Bike Farm Handbook <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike_Farm_Handbook> - FCCB <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:FCCB> for creating a lovely page for Falls City Community BikeWorks <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Falls_City_Community_B…> - Hajenso <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Hajenso> for creating a lovely page for Bike Concord <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike_Concord> - PositiveSpin <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:PositiveSpin> for welcoming new users and reassuring us that that weird error message was really no big deal - *you*, dear reader AND A BIG OLE THANK YOU to everyone who edited the wiki and/or added to the Community Bike Shops <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ…> page this month!

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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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