April 2019 - 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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Inquiry.
by Judith Feist 30 Apr '19

30 Apr '19

Hello All! My name is Judith Feist. I currently reside in Detroit, MI. During Bike!Bike! in LA this past year I had a few conversations about the possible collaborations that could take place with Bike workshops/coops and artists residencies. I had wanted to work on a database on locations of bike coops in conjunction with artists residencies. During the two presentations lead by Fabian this concept was rekindled and I wanted to actually begin work on this project. I think a first step would be to compile information on locations of different bicycle workshops/coops and then begin pairing them with residencies within a specific distance from those workshops/coops. SO, I am writing to ask you to simply reply to this email with contact information of the coop where you spend time/live. OR coops that you have visited/spent time elsewhere than where you currently reside. It would be greatly appreciated. Also, this is not going to be limited to one specific location. If you have any questions please let me know. This project is very much in it's infancy, but it's something I've been thinking about since I began my graduate studies four years ago and never put time in to it... A secondary thought would be if you are a maker/artists and have spent time at any residencies you enjoyed that information would be greatly appreciated as well. A huge thank you, in advance! Also, I look forward to seeing folks in Tijuana. Unfortunately, I'll not be making it to B!B! NE like previously planned... Be well. Ride on. I hope you are well! judith caroline feist (they/them) https://judithfeist.wordpress.com/ https://www.instagram.com/judithcarolinefeist/ *"*Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'"- Angela Davis "i don't think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony

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Job Posting Bike Works Program Coordinator
by Deb Salls 26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

Hi all I am trying to get this information out to the Think Tank list and I haven't seen it posted yet Can you please post it ti the list for us or let me know if there is some reason it isn't going through --------------------------------------------- Please help us spread the word that we have a Program Coordinator position open at Bike Works in Seattle. A perfect position for someone who likes to ride bikes, repair bikes, and believes in empowering educational programming for youth, adults and the community. Application deadline May 3, 2019 https://bikeworks.org/about/job-opportunities/ Deb -- Deb Salls Executive Director 206-695-2607 bikeworks.org Bike Works promotes the bicycle as a vehicle for change to empower youth and build resilient communities.

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Basic Bike Mechanics en Espanol
by Bici Libre 25 Apr '19

25 Apr '19

Hey folks, I work with a program that connects donated and repaired bikes to migrant farmworkers in and around the Vancouver area. We're sending out toolkits to some of the farms along with the bikes to see if we can make it more possible for workers to keep their bikes running, and I wanted to include some basic mechanical resources in Spanish. After looking through the archives here and finding a lot of broken links, I thought I'd send out another ask. There's a lot out there on the internets about riding safety and some super detailed mechanical guides, but ideally we're looking for a kind of punk, basic tools, DIY with-what-you've-got type of resource in Spanish. Anyone have any leads on anything like that? Would also love to hear from you if you're interested in helping produce something along those lines. Thank you internet bike hive mind, Rachel -- Bici Libre, un programa de/ a program of The Bike Kitchen University of British Columbia unceded Musqueam territory 604-822-2453 | thebikekitchen.ca <http://bikecoop.ca/> | @ubcbike

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Spoke storage solutions?
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Hi Thinkers @ the Tank, At Positive Spin we have collected thousands of spokes that are finally being organizing by size. The next step will be finding a way to store them all for easy access by size, which will translate into significant time savings. Apart from the spoke motel solution at https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Storage#Spokes , what other solutions are your shops utilizing? Thank-you so much, ahead of time, -Jonathan

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Program Coordinator position at Bike Works in Seattle
by Deb Salls 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Dear Think Tank members Please help us spread the word that we have a Program Coordinator position open at Bike Works in Seattle. A perfect position for someone who likes to ride bikes, repair bikes, and believes in empowering educational programming for youth, adults and the community. Application deadline May 3, 2019 https://bikeworks.org/about/job-opportunities/ Thanks so much! Deb -- Deb Salls Executive Director 206-695-2607 bikeworks.org Bike Works promotes the bicycle as a vehicle for change to empower youth and build resilient communities.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 151, Issue 1
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

We at B!KE do get some city funding. It happens in two ways. One way is through the cities granting program. Its a grant we apply for every year called the Community Investment Grant. The other way is by delivering specific programs on a fee for service basis. Our Winter Wheels program has been city funded and we provide workshops, bike checkups, and bike valet as contracted by the city. That funding comes through the Active Transportation Promotion budget of our Transportation Demand Management Planner. If you have someone working on AT at the city level that would be the person to talk to! Best, Tegan On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 4:04 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. examples local gov funding of community bike shops (Gemma Tierney) > 2. Re: examples local gov funding of community bike shops > (Jean-Fran?ois Caron) > 3. Re: examples local gov funding of community bike shops > (Josh Bisker) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gemma Tierney <gtierney(a)udel.edu> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 11:15:21 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike shops > Hi, > > I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering > if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local > or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those > funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our > local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to > what extent it occurs elsewhere. > > For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or > other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, > discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much > has been received? > > My friend already provided me with the following examples (and recommended > I reach out to this mailing list for more info): > > > *I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful group > application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around recycling > bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an > educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant > two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks > like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more > info in their annual report here > <http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Repo…>. > * > > Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks all!! > -Gemma > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Jean-François Caron" <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 11:24:02 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike > shops > In Canada there is the federal "Canada Summer Jobs" program which fully > funds full-time salaries for youth in various projects. Individual > organizations can apply, and the local MP has a say in who gets the > funding. The AMS Bike Co-op in Vancouver and Gear Up! Kingston have used > them successfully. > > https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/can… > > Individual cities may have small funds available, as will universities, > but state/provincial seems to be a "missing middle" level of engagement > with cycling for transportation. Where I've seen it, it tends to be > focused on Cyclo-Tourism. > > Jean-François > > On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:15 , Gemma Tierney <gtierney(a)udel.edu> wrote: > > Hi, > > I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering > if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local > or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those > funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our > local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to > what extent it occurs elsewhere. > > For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or > other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, > discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much > has been received? > > My friend already provided me with the following examples (and recommended > I reach out to this mailing list for more info): > > > *I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful group > application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around recycling > bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an > educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant > two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks > like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more > info in their annual report here > <http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Repo…>. > * > > Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks all!! > -Gemma > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Josh Bisker <jbisker(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 12:24:33 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] examples local gov funding of community bike > shops > PAGING TORONTO > > Josh Bisker > 914-500-9890 > New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> > 596 Acres <http://596acres.org/> > Bindlestiff Family Cirkus <http://bindlestiff.org/> > > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 11:16 AM Gemma Tierney <gtierney(a)udel.edu> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I work in local government and am working on a bike plan. I was wondering >> if folks who run community bike shops that receive funding from their local >> or county (or even state/provincial) government could tell me about those >> funding mechanisms? I would like to address the possibility of funding our >> local community bike shop in the plan, but wanted more info on how or to >> what extent it occurs elsewhere. >> >> For instance, what types of funds are provided (capital or operational or >> other), are the funds accessed through a competitive grant application, >> discretionary funds, or some other type of budget allocation, and how much >> has been received? >> >> My friend already provided me with the following examples (and >> recommended I reach out to this mailing list for more info): >> >> >> *I know that a group of Bike shops in Vancouver created a successful >> group application for Vancouver's "greenest city fund" based around >> recycling bike parts and collecting and rebuilding abandoned bikes, with an >> educational component worked in. As far as I know, they received the grant >> two years in a row. The Bike shop in Peterborough, Ontario (B!ke) looks >> like they have somewhat consistent city funding. There is a tiny bit more >> info in their annual report here >> <http://communitybikeshop.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Annual-Repo…>. >> * >> >> Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks all!! >> -Gemma >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 151, Issue 5
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

This works quite well for us. Just plastic tube mounted on a board. On Tue., Apr. 9, 2019, 4:04 p.m. , < 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. Spoke storage solutions? (Jonathan Rosenbaum) > 2. Re: Spoke storage solutions? (momoko saunders) > 3. Re: Spoke storage solutions? (Ainsley Naylor) > 4. Re: Spoke storage solutions? (The Wrench) > 5. Community bike shop in Orlando? (Kim Schaffer) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Rosenbaum <gnuser(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 02:29:40 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Spoke storage solutions? > > Hi Thinkers @ the Tank, > > At Positive Spin we have collected thousands of spokes that are finally > being organizing by size. The next step will be finding a way to store them > all for easy access by size, which will translate into significant time > savings. Apart from the spoke motel solution at > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Storage#Spokes , > what other solutions are your shops utilizing? > > Thank-you so much, ahead of time, > > -Jonathan > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: momoko saunders <analyst(a)bikefarm.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 06:48:39 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Spoke storage solutions? > I don't know that this is the best spoke storage. But it's better than > rubber banding them together and sticking them in a coffee can. > See picture attached > > We use old PVC pipe and cut out about 20 lengths, maybe 9". Then labeled > them for every even spoke length, then used screws to stack them all > together. > > We should have created more than one pipe for common lengths and grouped > some of the scarcer lengths together. > > -Momoko > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 11:29 PM Jonathan Rosenbaum <gnuser(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Thinkers @ the Tank, >> >> At Positive Spin we have collected thousands of spokes that are finally >> being organizing by size. The next step will be finding a way to store them >> all for easy access by size, which will translate into significant time >> savings. Apart from the spoke motel solution at >> https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Storage#Spokes , >> what other solutions are your shops utilizing? >> >> Thank-you so much, ahead of time, >> >> -Jonathan >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ainsley Naylor <needleandthread(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 09:52:20 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Spoke storage solutions? > At Bike Pirates we have a series of PVC tubes for spokes but they are > stored vertically (fixed to a board) at the back of our wheel station. > Spokes are sorted in 5mm increments (260-264, 265-269 etc.) for ease of > locating the appropriate length. > > Unfortunately we also have about 10,000 more unsorted spokes in boxes and > bins UNDER our wheel station that may never get sorted ;P > > Ainsley (Toronto) > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 9:49 AM momoko saunders <analyst(a)bikefarm.org> > wrote: > >> I don't know that this is the best spoke storage. But it's better than >> rubber banding them together and sticking them in a coffee can. >> See picture attached >> >> We use old PVC pipe and cut out about 20 lengths, maybe 9". Then labeled >> them for every even spoke length, then used screws to stack them all >> together. >> >> We should have created more than one pipe for common lengths and grouped >> some of the scarcer lengths together. >> >> -Momoko >> >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 11:29 PM Jonathan Rosenbaum <gnuser(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Thinkers @ the Tank, >>> >>> At Positive Spin we have collected thousands of spokes that are finally >>> being organizing by size. The next step will be finding a way to store them >>> all for easy access by size, which will translate into significant time >>> savings. Apart from the spoke motel solution at >>> https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Storage#Spokes , >>> what other solutions are your shops utilizing? >>> >>> Thank-you so much, ahead of time, >>> >>> -Jonathan >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: The Wrench <info(a)thewrench.ca> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 10:58:37 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Spoke storage solutions? > At the WRENCH (Winnipeg), we have thousands of spokes too. We keep most in > sturdy closed drawers. These are usually bundled in groups big enough to > build a wheel (or half) and sorted by size group eg: 250s, 260s, etc. > > Loose spokes and small groups we've had in a tabletop spoke sorter but > that didn't go well. Right now, they gather in a coffee can until they get > sorted into a tool roll wrap, which is our new solution. > > I'm figuring that the spokes in the tool roll will have a better chance to > stay sorted. That should be the first place to go for replacing a spoke, > while the bundles in drawers will be best for wheel building. > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 1:29 AM Jonathan Rosenbaum, <gnuser(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Thinkers @ the Tank, >> >> At Positive Spin we have collected thousands of spokes that are finally >> being organizing by size. The next step will be finding a way to store them >> all for easy access by size, which will translate into significant time >> savings. Apart from the spoke motel solution at >> https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Storage#Spokes , >> what other solutions are your shops utilizing? >> >> Thank-you so much, ahead of time, >> >> -Jonathan >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kim Schaffer <kim(a)communitybikeworks.org> > To: "'The Think Tank'" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 15:23:23 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Community bike shop in Orlando? > > Hi all, > > > > We have a friend of our program who just moved to Orlando, FL, and asked > if we knew of any Earn a Bike or community bike shops in the Orlando area. > I didn’t find any on a quick Google search…anyone have any leads? > > > > Thanks for any info I can pass along! > > Kim > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Kim Schaffer, Executive Director > > Community Bike Works > > 235 N. Madison Street > > Allentown, PA 18102 > > 610.434.1140 | www.communitybikeworks.org > > [image: 20 years FINAL] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Community bike shop in Orlando?
by Kim Schaffer 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Hi all, We have a friend of our program who just moved to Orlando, FL, and asked if we knew of any Earn a Bike or community bike shops in the Orlando area. I didn’t find any on a quick Google search…anyone have any leads? Thanks for any info I can pass along! Kim * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Kim Schaffer, Executive Director Community Bike Works 235 N. Madison Street Allentown, PA 18102 610.434.1140 | <http://www.communitybikeworks.org> www.communitybikeworks.org 20 years FINAL

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