July 2021 - 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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Service Tickets and Bike Tags
by Amanda Chilson 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Good Afternoon, I am wondering if bike collectives and shops could share what they are using for service tickets or slips when a bike is being purchased, when preparing a bike to sell, when people drop off a bike to be fixed/tuned and/or a bike that was donated? Thank you so much for your help! Amanda Chilson Health and Wellness Coordinator Northern Berkshire Community Coalition 61 Main St. Suite 218 North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-7588 Ext. 16 www.nbccoalition.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 178, Issue 3
by Adam-Phoenix Mitchell 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

We definitely are. I'd be happy to chat with you about it. Phoenix Freeride Montpelier On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 4:39 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. Airtable, Anyone? (Josh Bisker) > 2. Re: Airtable, Anyone? (maggie(a)river2sealoop.org) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Josh Bisker <jbisker(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:21:45 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Airtable, Anyone? > Anyone using Airtable to do volunteer management, including signing up for > (and into) work shifts? > > Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 | Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike > Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> > Summer Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! > <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> > Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on > Maker Park Radio > <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <maggie(a)river2sealoop.org> > To: "'The Think Tank'" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:08:14 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Airtable, Anyone? > > I would be interested in knowing people that use Airtable for anything > related to nonprofits for cycling and/or trails including volunteer > management. We use Airtable but not in a very sophisticated way – I know > it has much more power & capability than just a coded contact table but we > haven’t taken full advantage of it yet. > > > > *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> *On > Behalf Of *Josh Bisker > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 14, 2021 6:22 PM > *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > *Subject:* [TheThinkTank] Airtable, Anyone? > > > > Anyone using Airtable to do volunteer management, including signing up for > (and into) work shifts? > > > Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 | Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike > Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> > > Summer Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! > <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> > > Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on > Maker Park Radio > <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/> > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Airtable, Anyone?
by Josh Bisker 14 Jul '21

14 Jul '21

Anyone using Airtable to do volunteer management, including signing up for (and into) work shifts? Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 | Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> Summer Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on Maker Park Radio <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 178, Issue 1
by Stuart Nottingham 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

The world could use more Paul Hammers. > > > 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. RIP Paul Hammer (MARK) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:52:32 +0000 (UTC) > From: MARK <mhoffman0(a)snet.net> > To: "thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org" > <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] RIP Paul Hammer > Message-ID: <714512967.280863.1625093552981(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Peace Prophet Paul Hammer Dies At 64 | New Haven Independent > > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > Peace Prophet Paul Hammer Dies At 64 | New Haven Independent > > Paul Hammer jumped to his death from the Air Rights Garage. I think he?d > be comfortable with that fact leading h... > | > > | > > | > > > Mark HoffmanBike New Britain (CT) >

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