January 2017 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

Webhosting/domains
by Bike City 25 Mar '25

25 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 03 May '23

03 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 28 Sep '18

28 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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2017 February Wiki Contest (FREE CHOCOLATE OMG)
by Angel York 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Get your typing fingers ready! It's back! http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2017_Wiki_Cont… Updating/making the wiki page for your own community bike shop is totally ok. I will send one fair trade chocolate bar each to two top editors of the bike collectives wiki in the month of February. Anywhere in the world. I will be considering both the (subjective) quality and (objective) quantity of edits made during the month of February. There is a chocolate bar each for: - top editor of anywhere on the wiki found at http://www.bikecollectives. org/wiki/ - top editor of the main page <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page> And for *anyone* who makes their first 3 edits during the month of February 2017, send me an email with your mailing address and I will mail you an old-fangled handwritten note in a thank you card with at least one doodle on it.

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Ideas for hanging baskets and racks
by Todd Spinner 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

We are having a big shop cleaning party next week. One of the areas that I would like to see us organize better is our Wald style wire baskets and racks. Do any co-ops have ideas on how to hang them in a DIY manner? Pictures would be great and might help more than just our co-op. Thanks, Todd -- Todd Spinner The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign www.thebikeproject.org

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Bike!Bike! Southeast Registration Open
by Andy Bakker 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Hi everyone! Quick announcement that registration for Bike!Bike! Southeast in Alexandria, Virginia is now live on bikebike.org! The regional gathering will be happening from March 16-19. We're excited to welcome all of you cool bike people to our town! Andy

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 124, Issue 5
by Heather Nugen 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

I think it depends on whether or not your organization can get traction with the city/other groups as just a bike organization (in terms of whether or not this type of activity is "the role" of a CBS). In some communities where there is more hype/presence of biking as a day-to-day activity, I don't think you have to grind as hard as a shop to have your work seen as "legitimate". In Detroit at least, many organizations/folks introduced to BAB for the first time were like, "Oh, you do bikes? That's cute."-- on top of there being broader, unaddressed community needs-- so (at least when I was there) it would've really paid off to multitask if the organization was able (we really rarely were able). I think whether it's an appropriate role for your organization would come down to two questions 1) is this a need in your community that another organization or network of organizations is unable to address without your support 2) does your organization have the resources to do that kind of work sustainably and practically? The main thing that I think any community organization/non-profit can run into is the pressure to be *everything* the constituents or community wants/needs. It's better to focus on what your org has (and can get) the resources to do well, rather than trying to fill every niche/meet every need-- even when there's money on the table. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:13 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.org > > 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: Community/Neighborhood clean up programs (wormsign(a)gmail.com) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: wormsign(a)gmail.com > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 05:53:20 -0800 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Community/Neighborhood clean up programs > Being as large as it is we are seldom approached by the city as a whole. > We have provided services to the local council district and the > neighborhood council as well as neighboring Santa Monica for community > events, park(ing) day, and for political outreach but not for clean ups > specifically. > > Loconte > > On Jan 16, 2017, at 11:10, momoko saunders <analyst(a)bikefarm.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > Do any of your cities engage you as community leaders to help coordinate > neighborhood clean up days? > > Bike collectives have the opportunity to be community and neighborhood > centers. Should cities engage us to be more civically involved? Or is that > for other non-profits or organization? > > The first question is what I'd really like to know about. The second is > more a philosophical, what is our mission? > > Thanks for any responses > -Momoko > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank- > bikecollectives.org">Unsubscribe from this list</a> > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- > bikecollectives.org > >

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Community/Neighborhood clean up programs
by momoko saunders 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Hi, Do any of your cities engage you as community leaders to help coordinate neighborhood clean up days? Bike collectives have the opportunity to be community and neighborhood centers. Should cities engage us to be more civically involved? Or is that for other non-profits or organization? The first question is what I'd really like to know about. The second is more a philosophical, what is our mission? Thanks for any responses -Momoko

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Bike!Bike! Winnipeg 2017 August 24-27
by The Wrench 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Hi Everyone! Hopefully many of you have already seen the announcement (and video!) about the dates for Bike!Bike! 2017 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/648758205249998/ In case you haven't... ~Les dates pour Bike!Bike! Winnipeg 2017 sont confirmées! ***24 au 27 août *** Marquez-le sur vos calendriers et venez rouler avec nous!~ ~Winnipeg 2017 están confirmadas! ** Agosto 24 - 27** ¡Marquen sus calendarios y vengan a rodar con nosotros!~ ~The dates for Bike!Bike! Winnipeg 2017 have been confirmed! ***August 24-27*** Mark it on your calendars and come ride bikes with us!~ See you in a few months!

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YBS 2017 // Call for Proposals
by Pasqualina Azzarello 07 Jan '17

07 Jan '17

Greetings Think Tank, We're now accepting proposals for workshops and presentations at the Youth Bike Summit, taking place October 6-8, 2017 in Arlington, VA / Washington, DC. We are also open to proposals for discussion groups, film screenings, exhibitions, and other engaging platforms as well. Here are the links to participate: Call for Proposals <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjTgKJxVy9zFMU1RCMVpPyvaeFHoQOLPy…> Registration <http://youthbikesummit2017.brownpapertickets.com/> Thanks, all! Happy new year! Best, Pasqualina -- *Pasqualina Azzarello* Director, Youth Bike Summit Website <https://youthbikesummit.org/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/youthbikesummit/?fref=ts> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/youthbikesummit> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/youthbikesummit/> @youthbikesummit #YBS17 *SAVE THE DATE! * *Youth Bike Summit* Hosted by Phoenix Bikes in Arlington, VA October 6 - 8, 2017 // Arlington, VA / Washington, DC

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