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.
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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
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
Austin's Yellow Bike Project is going through a governance transition. We
used to be a fairly horizontally organized consensus-run collective of
volunteers who did the day-to-day of what happens at the shop, and our size
wasn't limited. We are becoming an exclusive board of probably 6-9 people.
Some of us are still running shops, but about half are not.
We're currently trying to work out (among many other things) how board
members are (s)elected and to whom the board is accountable. Or more
concretely, how the board is held accountable. We don't have "members," so
the questions of "who gets to vote" is among the ones we're trying to
answer.
If you have thoughts or if your org went through something like this I'm
interested to hear about it. In particular what best practices and pitfalls
you encountered.
The board also has appetite for working through this with a professional.
Some of us are less psyched about people who don't have experience with
groups that have our consensus- / volunteer-run d.i.y. culture, horizontal
organizing history, etc. Many of them have experience only with the more
traditional non-profit board model and struggle to wrap their heads around
how we used to operate and why. Suggestions are welcome.
Feel free to email me privately if you like at thomas.unavailable(a)gmail.com
Or you can reply here.
Thanks
Thomas Butler
he | him | his
Austin's Yellow Bike Project
austinyellowbike.org
¡Hola! Creo que un grupo en CDMX planeaba organizar Bike!Bike! este año. Yo y otras personas hablabamos con ellxs despues de Bike!Bike! Dondequiera! para asegurar que ellxs podian editar bikebike.org y ofrecer apoyo, pero no hemos oido nada desde hace algunos meses. Si conocen a alguien de este grupo, ¿puede pasarles este mensaje? Estamos empezando a planear Bike!Bike! Dondequiera! otra vez, pero no queremos pisarnos los talones.
Hello! I believe a group in CDMX were planning to host Bike!Bike! this year. I and other people spoke with them after Bike!Bike! Everywhere!, to ensure that they could edit bikebike.org and to offer supprt, but we have not heard anything from them for a few months. If you know anyone from that group, can you pass this message to them? We are beginning to plan Bike!Bike! Everywhere! again, but don't want to step on their toes.
¡Gracias/Thanks!
Darin Wick
Hello community bike and bike enthusiastic folks!
A group of us is looking to get Bike!Bike!Everywhere! (it's like
Bike!Bike! but virtual) going again since it was a success last year and
a good opportunity for us to connect again. This email is to see if
people are interested in getting involved organizing the conference. We
have started by going over what was required for last year's B!B!E! and
if you'd like to find out what we've been talking about, click here
<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…>
to take a look at our minutes. If you're wondering what facilitating
this will involve, click here
<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…>
to take a look at volunteer roles.
We're really looking forward to having this year's B!B!E! be a success
and want you to have a chance to be part of it. If you think you've got
the time and flexibility required to help us in organizing please reach
out with your interest at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com
<mailto:bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com>. We're having a meeting next week
and would love to meet and chat with you.
Thanks!
B!B!E! Organizing Commitee
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Hola comunidad,
Junto a un grupo del colectivo estamos organizándonos para realizar
nuevamente Bike!Bike!Everywhere! (Es la versión virtual de Bike!Bike!)
debido al éxito de su primera versión el año pasado y por ser además una
excelente ocasión para volver a conectarnos. Con este email buscamos
convocar gente que esté interesada en involucrarse en la organización de
la conferencia. Ya nos reunimos para revisar que fue necesario para
poner en marcha el anterior B!B!E! y que necesitamos para esta versión
2022. Si quieres saber más de estas reuniones, pincha este enlace
<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…>
para revisar las minutas. Si quieres saber de qué forma puedes
involucrarte, revisa esta descripción de roles
<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…>.
Queremos que este B!B!E! sea un éxito para la comunidad y que tú seas
parte de esto. Si tienes el tiempo y la flexibilidad para ayudarnos,
haznoslo saber escribiéndonos a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com
<mailto:bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com>.. Tendremos una nueva reunión la
próxima semana y nos encantaría que te unieras para conocerte y contarte
más.
Gracias!
Comité organizador B!B!E!
Profits for what? Many have Paid staff, so I guess that's where the Profits could go. Our's, Bike New Britain does not. We use the money we make topay our rent, utilities, and buy new parts for repairs, recycling bikes for sale or donations, and sell parts and accessories to the general public, which are usually people of limited means.That said, I continually ask myself whether a totally volunteer org. can survive in the long run.MarkBikeNB.org
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*Spanish below // espa?ol abajo*
Hi all,
I am involved with a local mobility justice group here in Tucson called FUGA
<https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/bicycle/documents/TTT_Safe_Streets_FUGA_FD.p…>
(Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), which is interested in supporting
a bicycle co-op on Tucson's southside, which is our historically
under-resourced area. BICAS, where I work, is a nonprofit, so I haven't had
a lot of experience on the for profit side. Would any shops out there in
ThinkTanklandia which operate as for profit co-ops be open to chatting with
the FUGistas about your experiences, operations, challenges, etc? Perhaps
even be willing to be part of a group call during which we could do some q
& a with you and other co-op folks? If so, please let me know. Thanks for
considering.
Ride on,
~Carlyn
//
Buenos d?as a todxs,
Estoy involucrado con un grupo local que se trata de las movilidades justas
aqu? en Tucson llamado FUGA (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), que
est? interesado en apoyar una cooperativa de bicicletas en el Southside
Tucson, que es nuestra ?rea hist?ricamente con recursos insuficientes.
BICAS, donde trabajo ahora, es una organizaci?n sin fines de lucro, por lo
que no he tenido mucha experiencia en el lado con fines lucrativos. ?Alguna
tienda en ThinkTanklandia que opere como cooperativa con fines de lucro
estar?a dispuesta a conversar con las FUGistas sobre sus experiencias,
operaciones, desaf?os, etc.? ?Quiz?s incluso estar dispuesto a ser parte de
una llamada grupal durante la cual podr?amos hacer algunas preguntas y
respuestas con usted y otras cooperativas? Si es as?, por favor h?gamelo
saber. Gracias por considerar.
Que sigan rodando,
~Carlyn
--
*Carlyn Arteaga*
*pronouns: they/them/theirs*
Youth Program Coordinator
*BICAS*
2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950
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Hi all,
I am involved with a local mobility justice group here in Tucson called FUGA
<https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/bicycle/documents/TTT_Safe_Streets_FUGA_FD.p…>
(Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), which is interested in supporting
a bicycle co-op on Tucson's southside, which is our historically
under-resourced area. BICAS, where I work, is a nonprofit, so I haven't had
a lot of experience on the for profit side. Would any shops out there in
ThinkTanklandia which operate as for profit co-ops be open to chatting with
the FUGistas about your experiences, operations, challenges, etc? Perhaps
even be willing to be part of a group call during which we could do some q
& a with you and other co-op folks? If so, please let me know. Thanks for
considering.
Ride on,
~Carlyn
//
Buenos días a todxs,
Estoy involucrado con un grupo local que se trata de las movilidades justas
aquí en Tucson llamado FUGA (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), que
está interesado en apoyar una cooperativa de bicicletas en el Southside
Tucson, que es nuestra área históricamente con recursos insuficientes.
BICAS, donde trabajo ahora, es una organización sin fines de lucro, por lo
que no he tenido mucha experiencia en el lado con fines lucrativos. ¿Alguna
tienda en ThinkTanklandia que opere como cooperativa con fines de lucro
estaría dispuesta a conversar con las FUGistas sobre sus experiencias,
operaciones, desafíos, etc.? ¿Quizás incluso estar dispuesto a ser parte de
una llamada grupal durante la cual podríamos hacer algunas preguntas y
respuestas con usted y otras cooperativas? Si es así, por favor hágamelo
saber. Gracias por considerar.
Que sigan rodando,
~Carlyn
--
*Carlyn Arteaga*
*pronouns: they/them/theirs*
Youth Program Coordinator
*BICAS*
2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950
carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram
<http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/>
*Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate in
affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling with
our greater Tucson community.*
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Broke Spoke is a community bike shop in Lexington, KY. We are looking to make our first full-time hire. Attached is the job description. All applicants should email their cover letter and resume to board(a)thebrokespoke.org.
Allen Kirkwood