December 2020 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

Online bicycle education offerings
by Erik Anderson 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Hey all, Sorry if this was discussed already and I missed it, but we are wondering if any of you have made a foray into offering bicycle education online, and what your triumphs and challenges have been. We use google workspace for many things, so we have plenty of presentation tools (meet, slides, classroom) but would love to hear about this community's exploration here. Always, Erik Anderson Staff coordinator Ohio City Bicycle Co-op

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Paying People who Refurbish Bikes
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Hi Folks, B!KE does not currently pay anyone to fix bikes. We do not have any staff members who do repairs for clients or refurbish bicycles to sell. Our hundreds of refurb that get completed each year are currently done by volunteers. We have occasionally talked about how to compensate volunteers who are particularly prolific bike builders. What do other shops do? Do you pay people to refurbish bikes? Is it per bike or per hour? Are all bikes worth the same amount? Are all bike builders compensated equally? If you have a system that is working well for your shop I would be very interested in talking to you about what you do. Please send me an email if this is something you'd be open to talking about. Thanks, Tegan -- Executive Director B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 293 George St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org she/her

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T'Tank friends; please help OCBC win a security system by voting online until Fri.!
by Jim Sheehan 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Friends, Our co-op is a finalist in an online voting contest for a $10,000 security camera system, and we could really use your help to get the votes we need to win. The whole story is here <https://ohiocitycycles.org/2020/12/03/vote-daily-for-ocbc-in-the-security-1…>, but all you need to do is go to this link <https://www.security101.com/cleveland/gift-of-security> and vote for us once a day until midnight Friday! (Note you do NOT have to enter your email to vote, or see the results (just click "Skip"), or to share the poll on your social media (click SKIP another couple times). Thanks everybody, and stay safe! Appreciatively, Jim Sheehan Executive 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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