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The Hub of Detroit Newsletters are back!
by The Hub of Detroit 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

First Hub Newsletter of 2011! Is this email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser. [2]Friend on Facebook [3]Follow on Twitter [4]Forward to a Friend Links: 1. http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54ec0b9493… 2. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 3. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 4. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54e… FINALLY A NEWSLETTER! Hey Everyone: You may be like me where you once got an email newsletter from the Hub and then one day it disappeared. I was disappointed but eventually I started working here. However, many of you don't work here and I want you to know what is going on, so the newsletter is back! Look forward to seeing this newsletter in your inbox at least monthly from here on out. We hope to use this newsletter template to give you programming, events, shop and other news that you need to know. If you have an event or something that needs to go in the newsletter, please email Joey (at) thehubofdetroit.org and he can add your info to the next newsletter. You can also email him ideas for what you would like to see from the newsletter. The more info you have, the better you can get connected to what we do. see ya'll soon, Jason x Sneak Peek _Other upcoming events to watch for:_ Come this September we are going to have our first ever _progressive dinner bike ride_ with food made by OrganaMan, Neighborhood Noodle and Suddenly Sauer. Registration will begin soon so keep an eye out for that. In October as things slow down at the shop, we are going to clean out the warehouse and have a _benefit concert surrounded by all our bikes_. People seem to like hanging out in our warehouse, hopefully they like rock and roll as well. Look out for that. 3rd Annual Safe Streets Youth Ride Save the Date: Sat. August 20th Hey everyone! It is time to get energized for our big annual ride. There are many more people riding in Detroit now than have in recent memory. There are also many more groups doing rides together. On August 20th we will be gathering in our back alley at noon for our big annual ride. What makes our ride different? Well, the primary focus is our youth. We are inviting all our Youth that have completed the Earn-a-Bike program in the past year to bring those bikes out and ride with us. We hope they bring their families with them so they can all ride together. This will be a slow ride so people of all ages can keep up. Afterwards we will have a parent appreciation BBQ. So what if you didn't participate in Earn-a-Bike? Well, that is the other part that makes our ride unique - it is a fund-raiser to continue the programming that we provide here in the Cass Corridor. If you would like to ride with our youth, please register [5]at our Wepay.com site. Registration is $25, _but if you register before August 13th - registration is only $10._ Again, Youth Earn-a-Bike participants and their families ride free. Links: 5. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… Any questions? Let us know. We hope to see ya'll out there on the 20th! Program Update _News from Earn-a-Bike: _I added this news to [6]our website but I wanted to put it in here too. As of the beginning of August, _our youth programming has gotten over 160 bikes out to kids in Detroit._ Of course, this would never be possible without the over 160 people who donated bikes to us and all the volunteers that have helped out. We still got some time to go and we got a bunch of donations in this week. We'll see how high we can get that number by the end of the year. [7]follow on Twitter | [8]friend on Facebook | [9]forward to a friend _Our mailing address is:_ The Hub of Detroit 3611 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 [10]unsubscribe from this list | [11]update subscription preferences Links: 6. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 7. Twitter Account not yet Authorized 8. # 9. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54e… 10. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 11. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b… Sent to thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org — [12]why did I get this? [13]unsubscribe from this list | [14]update subscription preferences The Hub of Detroit · 3611 Cass Avenue · Detroit, Michigan 48201 Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&afl=1 Links: 12. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd5… 13. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 14. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b…

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How Lithuania deals with cars blocking bike lanes
by james bledsoe 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

holy broken spokes if we only could afford the gas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fWN0FmcIU _______________________________________________ Bicipandilla mailing list Bicipandilla(a)bicyclekitchen.com http://nine.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/bicipandilla

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Does anyone have a copy of the discussions about being selective about bike donations?
by ryan＠bikebroward.org 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

As referred to by Godwin. I joined the Think Tank after they took place, but I'd love to see them. Thank you! Ryan Bike Broward

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Dreams For Kid's "Street Dreams" Program
by Eric Kufta 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Good Morning, Dreams For Kids is biking across America to raise awareness for the growing epidemic of youth homelessness. Our Street Dreams Campaign” will send one passionate man, Alex Petrou, cycling across the country to increase awareness for the 1.5 million children currently living in poverty in the U.S. He will ride from Los Angeles to New York in two months, sleeping in homeless shelters and stopping at bicycle collectives, schools and universities to educate the country on the increasing number of homeless youth in the U.S. We are looking to partner with bicycle collectives due to your unrelenting support for sustainable, educational and egalitarian programs. Our aligning interest and values are present in both Dreams For Kid’s and bicycle collectives’ passion to empower, sustain and take responsibility for the future human condition. Homelessness is a product of the way cities, administration and individual lives are structured. We have chosen to partner with the cycling community because it aims at disrupting these habitual attitudes towards transportation and customary routines. We believe this can consequently lead individuals out of homelessness. We have contacted you to invite you to participate in our Street Dreams project through various different avenues. The simplest way to get involved is to call us at 231-557-9422. We would love to hear more about your organization and how you could potentially get involved in the Street Dreams Initiative. Here are a few ways you and your organization can get involved with the Street Dreams Project; 1. Provide Alex a place to stay while he is travelling across the country. A place to stay has not been secured in a majority of the 52 cities Alex is staying in. Offer your couch to Alex and keep him from sleeping outside! Attached is a list of cities he is staying in with dates. 2. Put us in touch with others affiliated with your organization. Simply forwarding this information to individuals who are passionate about our values can be extremely powerful. 3. “Like” Street Dreams Project on *Facebook*: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Street-Dreams-Project/152908178113999 and * Follow* @StreetDreamsPro on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/StreetDreamsPro 4. Sign the petition at http://www.streetdreamsproject.com/ to pledge your support of the campaign. 5. Host a community event. Alex would be thrilled to come to your shop to hear about what you are doing to promote your passion and vision as well as speak on the Street Dreams Project. 6. Alex would be happy to just come in for a chat if you are available. Check his riding schedule attached, reply back to this email address or call 231-557-9422 for more info. Thank you for taking the time to read this note and I appreciate any time you can take to circle back. I am available by phone anytime to speak with you about what your organization is doing as well as how we could potentially partner to advance our goals. Best, Eric -- Eric Kufta Project Manager Dreams For Kids 231-557-9422 www.DreamsForKids.org/dc <http://www.dreamsforkids.org/dc> 926 N St., Studio 3 Washington, DC 20001 Sign up for Dreams For Kids bi-weekly newsletter to stay up on events, incredible stories and all things Dreams For Kids! http://dreamsforkids.org/dc/newsletter/

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Request for wiki articles
by Godwin ! 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hey folks, I'd like to make a request for some articles to be created or improved based on the discussions that we've had here over the past month: Donations: Bikes & Parts (based on the discussions about how to be selective about bike donations)Tools: Necessary Shop Tools (based on the "Start-up inventory" discussion)Liability In addition it would be a good time to check you shop's page to see if updates should be made (see suggested outline) and if you have any more information or notes about Bike!Bike! that would be a great help too. If you're unsure about editing, take a look over the help section and rest assured that everything is backed up and can easily be reverted if need be and that someone will come along to improve you're writing or syntax if it needs work. If you're really unsure about it you can send content directly to me, just keep in mind I may have to make modifications myself. Thanks everyone!.godwin

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Liability
by Andrew Fansler 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

Hello, We're organizing a bicycle collective here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I was curious about liability? If we're doing events and helping folks tune up their bikes, what's the extent of us being liable for the rider we help out? Does anyone use a disclaimer kind of situation? Thanks, Andrew@Winston-Salem Bicycle Cooperative

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hiring through ThinkTank?
by Dave Bourgeois 01 Aug '11

01 Aug '11

Bici Centro of Santa Barbara is considering hiring a shop manager. Traditionally we have hired from within our volunteer community, but nobody has all the skills we seek. I've seen a number of similar jobs offered on this list. To those of you posting, has this been an effective way to advertise the position? Do you recommend other methods? Dave Bourgeois Treasurer, Bici Centro

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Start-up inventory
by Aasim Shabazz 31 Jul '11

31 Jul '11

Good evening, All: I am currently developing a bike shop in Minneapolis and looking for some documents on the start-up inventory needs in the form of a word or excel document. any suggestions Regards, Aasim (Venture North Bike Walk Center Implementation Team Operations + Program Development Leader)

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Wheel Rack
by Ron Kellis 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

I noted the use of a 2" x 4" as a fork rack and that looks like a good idea. I tried to do a search of the archives for ideas on wheel racks and the query failed. So other than hooks from the ceiling, what ideas have folks seen for storing wheels? I am working on improving my emt handlebar rack, will post a picture of it when it is completed. Here is how the work benches turned out. I wasn't quite done but you get the idea. I photocopied the tools then used polyurethane to seal the picture to the pegboard with a description printed out above them. I also got hooks with a security pin from McMaster-Carr and secured them with a hook holder from Hartville Tool. Bailing wire also works. Be sure and twist the wire tail under so one one gets perforated: [image: Yellow_Bench.jpg] [image: Gray_Bench.jpg] TIA Ron

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ceiling ideas
by andrew 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

hi friends, i am wondering if anyone out there bike space builders or otherwise have heard of or used any creative alternatives to sheetrock on the ceilings of industrial, loft, or community bike spaces. we want to insulate to R60 if possible. we have one example of what appears to be foil-backed attic batting stapled to the joists to create an insulated, reflective, and easy/inexpensive solution, but dont have any details or specs on the materials. we are dealing with a 15 foot ceiling that is currently uninsulated tin, and is in bad shape. thanks for reading and shoot me an email if you have any ideas! this for a future-phase of renovation at the new Troy Bike Rescue space in Troy, NY, but we need to figure out the cost now. heres some pics of the space in action Before (when we got the building in January for $5000 from the city): https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/WheelhouseBefore After (we opened June 2 with a youth shop and open shop twice a week) https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/Wheelhouse_Summer11 Andrew Lynn http://www.troybikerescue.org

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