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Help BICAS win $5000, voting ends Friday!
by troy neiman 18 Sep '11

18 Sep '11

Oooo Dang, The heat is on as Community Cycles and BICAS ride head to head to try and capture the most votes for the Clif Bar Challenge. JK Anyhow, BICAS was also chosen as one of the 15 finalists for this contest. Most votes gets 2.5-5k given to the writers favorite bike charity. *Vote for "Stolen Bike, Answers to Maddie" to make a vote for BICAS. * It only Takes a second, seriously (no signing up or nothin) Here is the link to the post - http://www.good.is/post/ http://www.good.is/post/submissions-share-a-bike-photo-and-your-best-bike-s… May the best story (and photo) win! Good luck CC, and to all the other bike orgs.

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Women's Shop Night
by MoBo Bicycle Co-op 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

Hello Think Tank Collective! We at Mobo are working on trying to get more women to participate in our women's open shop night. We normally have 1 or 2 women or those who gender identify as female come in. Women's night is held once a month, although we are piloting a 2nd day on a weekend to see if we can get more women in. Some of this is a response to request from members to have more weekend shop and a desire to see another women's night. Do you have a lot of attendance at women's open shop (if you have one?) What are some ways that you've reached out to the women riders in your communities? Thank you! Ellie Jones MoBo Board Member -- MoBo Bicycle Cooperative a project of The Village Green Foundation 1415 Knowlton St. Cincinnati, OH www.mobobicyclecoop.org

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Reddit offering free ad space to nonprofits
by Ryan Feller 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

Reddit, a fairly popular online forum/community, is offering $100 in ad credit to nonprofits. They have message boards covering most imaginable topics, including many cycling-related boards (go to http://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling, see list on the right side) and boards for most cities. I'm pretty sure you can set your ads to run on the boards of your choice. It might be helpful if you're looking for a few small donations or more Facebook likes or general buzz for your org. It doesn't explicitly mention that 501(c)(3) status is required to sign up, either. Here's the info: http://blog.reddit.com/2011/09/if-youre-nonprofit-organization-we-have_14.h… Thank you! Ryan Feller, Director Bike Broward (954) 232-3790 www.bikebroward.org ryan(a)bikebroward.org

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Help Community Cycles in Boulder win $5K
by Rich Points 15 Sep '11

15 Sep '11

This takes one second & Community Cycles could make $5000 Vote for Semper Fi by Bicycle #15 * http://www.good.is/post/submissions-share-a-bike-photo-and-your-best-bike-s… PLEASE pass this on!!* -- Rich Points Community Cycles Executive Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) CC is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on FaceBook http://facebook.com/home.php#!/CommunityCycles Volunteer orientations are held 6p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

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Bike Collective Network at Interbike
by Jonathan Morrison 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

The Bike Collective Network will be in booth "L4" (http://ib.goexposoftware.com/2010/goExpo/floorPlan/viewFloorPlan.php) this year for Interbike. Yeah, we got bumped. But it will still be fun. It is that time of year again, where we pack rooms at Circus Circus, ride in crazy alley cat races, attend the NBDA seminars for non-profit applicable nuggets of info, check out the cycling industry's 2011 lines, and... then there are the things that stay in Vegas. A group will be driving out from Salt Lake City, Utah on the 21st. If you are planning on going, need help with badges, rooms, etc.,... please let me know offlist. Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison c: 801-688-0183

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Examples of successful flyers?
by Ryan Feller 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

Hi all! My collective is planning to make 8-1/2 x 11" (or similar size) flyer to post on public bulletin boards and publicize that we collect bicycles and put them to good use. I know at least some other bike collectives use flyers, and it'd be super helpful to see what works and what doesn't in terms of design and what we should say. Would anyone be willing to scan and send over a couple? Thank you! Ryan Feller, Director Bike Broward (954) 232-3790 www.bikebroward.org

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Stolen and Suspicious bikes
by Graham Stewart 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

I'd like to know what policies shops have in regards to bicycles of suspicious origin (possibly stolen). Here at the bike dump we have a strict policy to not trade or buy bikes. But, we also don't ask or check about nice bikes found in alleys, garbage, donated, or pulled out of the river. We don't usually say anything when someone comes in with a nice bike to fix missing the back wheel and seatpost, or tries to sell a Trek 8000 for $20. I know there are lots of stolen bike registries out there, but do any of the co-ops take the time to check? What do you say when someone brings a bike to fix that was likely stolen at some point? Do you ask for or record serial numbers? Obviously, asking where they got the bike from based on profile alone is a really shitty thing to do. Stopping scruffy looking native guys for questioning because they are riding a nice bike is the sort of thing the asshole cops do. Graham at the bike dump in Winnipeg

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by gothicsurf 06 Sep '11

06 Sep '11

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Request for Wiki Articles from August 2011
by Godwin ! 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

Hey folks, I've put together a short list of articles that have stemmed from discussions here over the past month: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Thinktank_Seed… article has a link to the thinktank discussion to help remind you of what we were talking about. I've also made some changes to the bike shop template, it shouldn't take much to update to the current format but it will allow us to better organize and find information about each other, feel free to ask me questions if it's confusing or send me feedback. Please take a quick look at your shop's page, if it isn't using the current template all you need to do is edit it and click "Load" to load the current "Community Bicycle Organization" template. The template is basically a form and the resulting page will look something like this: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Neighborhood_Bike_Works. If you're really keen, I've started making some articles that need more information: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Stubs. Anything you can add to these articles would be much appreciated. Thanks everyone!.godwin

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carbon repair
by karl swanson 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

I was lucky enough to be shown carbon fiber fabrication by Craig Calfee, and used the material for awhile to fabricate recumbent racing frames. Easy to use, relatively inert in the various formats available (in many ways what carbon picks up from the fabricator or tools, namely oils, is worse for it than direct contact is for the fabricator) and used in conjunction with epoxy resins (much less noxious than esthers), carbon can be a pleasure to work with. When sanded or cut, it is another thing. The particles are very small and invasive, cause terrible itching and possible rash, potential respiratory irritation and worse. I am encouraged by any attempt to re-use or recycle the material, but really think that the world doesn't need to be using the stuff, and that is why I no longer do. As for repairs, done correctly they work well. Never as elegant as the original, but nonetheless dependable and trustworthy. I, too, think that nothing works as well, for all effected, as steel. Truth seems to be that if we were a tad more creative/resourceful and a lot less acquisitive of shiny, new objects, then we could never make another new bike and be just fine....keep using, repairing, customizing and reconfiguring what exists. As for the potential danger from handling a damaged frame, I would say just don't inject the frame into your abdominal cavity and you will probably be fine :) Touching the stuff, especially any form other than dust, is not an issue. Karl Swanson Swanson Design Maxwell Cycleworks Santa Barbara

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